May 25, 2022

Discussion with Professor Cass Sunstein

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Behavioural Science
In this session, Professor Cass Sunstein discusses the topic of "sludge" - friction that separates people from what they want - and how it applies to the programming and organisational work of the UN. He also discusses judgement bias and noise and how decision hygiene can lead to improvements in a variety of areas relevant to the UN.
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