Behavior Change

Do Anti-Tobacco Ads Work? Ask a 'Neural Focus Group'

Wray Herbert | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Smoking, Behavior Change, Tobacco, Anti-Tobacco Ads Success, Anti-Tobacco Ads, Anti-Smoking Ads Success, Anti-Smoking Ads, Science News
Wray Herbert

Wouldn't it be helpful to have a simple, objective assessment of anti-tobacco messages, one that predicts how large numbers of people will respond? Well, psychological scientists are working on just that, and indeed may have identified a neurological predictor of mass behavior change.

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I Think, Therefore I Eat Junk Food: Philosophy and Health

Wray Herbert | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mind-Body Connection, Dualism, Philosophy, Behavior Change, Cognitive Psychology, Nutrition, Exercise, Health Psychology, Health, Priming, Social Cognition, Science News
Wray Herbert

So are you a dualist? Most scientists reject the notion that the mind has an immaterial substance that's unlike the physical world. Instead, they argue that the mind somehow emerges from the squishy matter called the brain -- a philosophy called physicalism.

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3 Tiny Habits to Enhance Your Mindfulness Practice

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Habits, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Behavioral Psychology, Behavior Change, Mbsr, Mindfulness, BJ Fogg, Mindfulness Tips, Meditation Tips, Gps-Soul, Meditation, Healthy Living News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

All the hype around mindfulness -- being aware of the present moment, on purpose and without judgment, has gotten many people interested in giving it a try. The big challenge for most has been how to sustain their practice past the initial excitement.

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Changing Whole Towns to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes: Itamar Raz

Riva Greenberg | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Professor Itamar Raz, Diabetes, Behavior Change, Diabetes Research, Health Care, Leadership, Blood Sugar, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

In addition to being close to preventing Type 1 diabetes, Professor Itamar Raz is working to protect the heart and kidney from diabetic complications, educating doctors how to treat patients with diabetes and changing towns across Israel to improve lifestyle behaviors.

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Science Can Help

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Computer Power, Clean Energy, Smart Meters, Behavior Change, Science News
Bernie Bulkin

Science helps. It makes change easy. And, by the way, this is a really good use of scarce resources, because by bringing computer science into critical home and business functions we create the infrastructure for the 21st century.

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What the Struggle Against Obesity and HIV/AIDS Have in Common

Ross Szabo | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Michael Pollan, Diet, Behavior Change, Peace Corps 50th Anniversary, Peace Corps, World AIDS Day, Impact News
Ross Szabo

Behavior change is impossible without the cultural, economic and gender role assistance to put people most at risk on equal footing.

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Why New York City's Public Service Announcement Is Bound To Fail

Riva Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Service Announcements, Weight Loss, Diabetes, NYC Health Department "Pouring on the Pounds", Obesity, Health, Cutting Down on Sweet Drinks, Diabetes Myths, Fear, Behavior Change, Motivation, New York City, New York News
Riva Greenberg

Remember how "shock and awe" was going to end the Iraq war in 2003? Well the New York City Health Department thinks this same tactic, alright "shock a...

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When Talking to Yourself Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychotherapy, Unconscious Mind, Positive Thinking, Behavior Change, Hypnosis, Negative Thinking, Mental Health, Healthy Living News
Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D.

There is clearly something to be said for a more mindful state while one is eating. Choking is almost always caused by a wandering mind during an internal dialogue.

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Melissa And Joan Rivers Demonstrate How To Live With Difficult People

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Difficult People, Melissa Rivers, Eli Davidson, Behavior Change, Joan Rivers, Dealing With Difficult People, Family Relationships, Relationships, Communication Tips, Communication, Mother Daughter Relationship, Mother and Daughter, Family, Healthy Living News
Eli Davidson

Who is the most difficult person in your life? What are some of the ways that you deal with difficult people? What advice do you have to help others with an "irritant"?

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Do You Find Yourself Reverting Back To Your ‘Behavioral Mean’?

Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self Improvement, Behavior Change, Health, Regression From Mean, Regression, Self Help, Extraordinary, Mean, Average, Average Behavior, Mean Average, Healthy Living News
Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D.

It is only when we begin to explore the realm of statistics that "average" becomes both very interesting and very powerful.

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Realizing Your New Years Resolution To Quit Smoking

Dr. Daniel Seidman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quit Smoking, New Years Resolution, Behavior Change, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Home News
Dr. Daniel Seidman

Just slap on a nicotine patch and stop smoking. Right? Well, not exactly. See the video that goes with this piece called Smoke-Free in 30 Days: The Pr...

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Pieces of the Behavior Change Puzzle

Gary Slutkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Molly-Melching, Peace Summit, Tio Hardiman, World Health Organization, Behavior Change, Behavior, Chicago, Uganda, Ceasefire, Dr. Slutkin, Chicago News
Gary Slutkin

Skeptics may say that violence is too culturally ingrained, that it cannot be reversed in 100 years, or 200 years, if at all, but CeaseFire's methods are proving otherwise.

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A Brain-Based Solution To the Obesity Epidemic?

Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Obesity Crisis, Health Behavior Change, Mental Health, Behavior Change, Brain, Health, Cognitive Dissonance, Brain Training, Brain Exercises, Cognitive Dissonance Theory, Healthy Living News
Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D.

Maybe the answer to the current health crisis lies in not just eating and exercise recommendations, but in thinking about one's thinking more intelligently.

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Empowering a Climate Change Movement, Part 6: Cities Step Up and Help Citizens Cut Carbon 25%

David Gershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Low Carbon Diet, Ecoteam, Cool Community, Winchester, Carbon Reduction, Behavior Change, Green, Green News, Rochester, Newton, Green Living, Social Change 2.0, Global Warming, Davis, Green News
David Gershon

This is the last installment in my six-part series excerpted from chapter 11 of my book Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World. It ...

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Empowering a Climate Change Movement, Part 5: Taking a Cool Community to Scale

David Gershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ecoteam, Cool Community, Climate Change, Global Warming Cafe, Behavior Change, Nike, Social Change 2.0, US. Conference of Mayors, Cool Corporate Citizen, Seventh Generation, Cool Community Corps, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Empowerment Institute, Green News
David Gershon

This is the fifth of a six-part weekly series excerpted from chapter 11 of my book Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World. It shows ...

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Empowering a Climate Change Movement, Part 3: Instead of Cursing the Dark, Light a Candle

David Gershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interfaith Power and Light, EcoTeams. Climate Change Movement, Vermont, Going Green, Social Change, Low-Carbon-Diet, Empowerment Institute, Twitter-Green-Newsfeed, Green Living, Carbon Reduction, Cool Community, Carbon Fooptrint, Social Change 2.0, Behavior Change, Green News, Community Organizing, Green News
David Gershon

The purpose of a Cool Community campaign is to empower residents through local organizations across all sectors to reduce their carbon footprint by 25 percent through participation in the Low Carbon Diet program.

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Oprah Takes On Diabetes -- I Still Have a Request

Riva Greenberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dr. Oz, Emotions, Blood Sugar, Preventing Diabetes, Oprah Winfrey, Behavior-Change, Diabetes Is Treatable, Oprah Winfrey Show, Cardiovascular-Disease, Exercise, Reversing Diabetes, Diabetes Educator, Bob Greene, Diabetes, Diet, Amputation, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

People are dying, literally, to have their health care providers help them with the emotional stamina needed to live well with diabetes.

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Empowering a Climate Change Movement: Low Carbon Diet and the Cool Community

David Gershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Social Change, Social Change 2.0, Global Warming, Climate Change, Low Carbon Economy, Behavior Change, Neighborhood Livability, Community Organizing, Low Carbon Lifestyle, Grassroots Climate Change Strategy, Ecoteams, Green News
David Gershon

This is the first of a six-part weekly series excerpted from chapter 11 of my book Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World. It descri...

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