Using People's Irrationality To Do Good by Leslie John

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:10:35 +1000

Submitted by Utopiah • 2 votes • 2 comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyRPL-QoZG8

Official description:

Identifying effective obesity treatment is both a clinical challenge and a public health priority. Can monetary incentives stimulate weight loss? Leslie John presents a study that examines different economic incentives for weight loss during a 16 week intervention.

Leslie John presented at the "The Science of Getting People to Do Good" research briefing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, co-sponsored by the Center for Social Innovation.

Related Links:
http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/special-event-science-getting-people-do-good

http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=ovr&facId=589473

Simply sharing this resource here as it could start interesting discussions on moral and rationality.

2 comments

atorm on Using People's Irrationality To Do Good by Leslie John

2012-04-17T12:13:40.317021+10:00

Summary would be nice.

Anatol on Using People's Irrationality To Do Good by Leslie John

2013-04-18T18:33:39.368671+10:00

Very thrilling. But I need more informations and on the given links there is nothing useful. Even here http://www.shoppharmacycounter.com/t-phentermine.aspx you can find more researches

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