Image source: Pixabay Project Drawdown is a non-profit organization that recently published a book titled ‘Drawdown’ (2017) which features a detailed list of solutions to the problem of global warming. They define drawdown as:  ‘the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping catastrophic climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.’  The Project Drawdown list places emphasis on solutions that would be practically feasible today, with existing technology, rather than focusing on ..read more

Author: Judson Bonick Editor: Kahini Shah In our final Black History Month blog post, the Center for Advanced Hindsight continues its celebration of the important work of Black Psychology and the influential individuals who have contributed to this field. As you may recall, our first post introduced the three schools of Black Psychology: traditional, reform, and radical. In the following two weeks, we examined the lives and works of two psychologists who helped build the field of Black Psychology, Dr. Kobi K. K. Kambon and Dr. William E. Cross. In this post, we would like to delve into the thr ..read more

Author: Shaye-Ann Hopkins Editor: Maximiliano Bernal Temores In this week’s Black History Month blog post, the Center for Advanced Hindsight continues to share the history and contributions of Black psychology. In our first post, we introduced the three schools that make up Black psychology (i.e., traditional, reform, and radical), while last week, we focused on Dr. Kobi K. K. Kambon’s work in the Radical school. We will use this week’s post to highlight the work of William E. Cross, Jr. in the Reform School of Black Psychology. Reform School proponents strongly critiqued the limits of White ..read more

In the early 1970s, the newly-formed Association of Black Psychologists had quite a job in front of them. Decades of research conducted by the primarily White and Eurocentric scientific establishment had conceptualized any differences between Black and White people through a deficit lens—that is, as signs that Black people were in some way inferior to White people. As we discussed in our first Black History Month post,  Black Psychologists can be loosely divided into three groups based on their answer to the question of how to grapple with the legacy of White psychology: The traditionali ..read more

Author: Shanta Ricks Editor: Mikalyn Rush   Black History tells us many stories of Black achievements, accomplishments, and contributions; however, some of these stories are untold or go unnoticed. For Black History Month, The Center for Advanced Hindsight would like to use our voice to share a significant piece of Black history that forever changed the way in which psychology works; the creation of Black psychology. Each week we will post mini blogs that each connect to the history of Black psychology and prominent figures within the field. For today’s blog post, let’s start from the be ..read more

Author: Shanta Ricks Editors: Nina Bartmann and Jan Willem Lindemans   The holiday season is here. And with it, all the added stress and activity brought on by work and family gatherings, gift buying and home decorating. For many people, juggling this increase in personal demands with work can be overwhelming. These five behavioral science hacks can help you maintain a healthy work-life balance throughout the holidays. Your holiday needs to be “JOLLY”: J: Joyful, by jumpstarting your day with joy, O: Organized, by organizing tasks by prioritization, L: Liable, by holding yourself liable ..read more

Author: Shanta Ricks Editors: Jenna Clark, Judson Bonick & Shaye-Ann Hopkins   What is DEI? “Diversity,” “Equity,” and “Inclusion” (DEI) have been popular buzzwords within many businesses and organizations for the past few years. The question is what do companies mean when they say they are striving to have “diversity,” “equity,” and “inclusion”? People use these words interchangeably, but they are different things. Diversity Let’s say an organization is composed of all White males. The company decides to be more intentional about unbiasedly hiring based on merit – hoping to employ a ..read more

As we’ve celebrated Black History Month, we’ve shed light onto historical Black figures who made significant contributions to behavioral science. However, we should not only think about historical figures, but those in the present moment. There are so many Black scientists in the making who are currently publishing papers, launching projects, and teaching classes, and Black History Month is a chance to amplify their voices as well. For our final Black History Month blog post, I had the honor of interviewing Kiana Bess, a fourth-year doctoral student studying Public Health at the University of ..read more

In the third week of celebrating historical black scholars for Black History Month, we will share the story of one of the key pioneers of the field of social economics: Linda Datcher Loury. Loury’s unique, evidence-based approach helped shape the development of social economics as a field from the 1980s onwards. She helped shed light on how race, background, and familial and social relationships influence educational and job attainment. Linda Datcher Loury (1952-2011) was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her B.A. in economics, with a concentration in Black Studies from Swarthmore Colleg ..read more

Today, the Center for Advanced Hindsight continues our celebration of Black History Month by highlighting another African American scholar whose work has been foundational in psychology and behavioral science: Dr. Robert Lee Williams II. You may not have heard of Dr. Robert Lee Williams II (1930-2020), but you have almost certainly heard of his work.  Born in Arkansas during the Jim Crow era, he had to overcome considerable obstacles to become a psychologist. His mother, Rosie Lee Mitchell, had received no more than a few years’ schooling. All the same, she knew the value of formal educa ..read more