Tales of Psychological Science from City Hall to Oval Office

A unique attempt is emerging from within government itself to integrate the insights and experimental methods from the psychological sciences directly into day-to-day governance. David Yokum, a founding fellow of former President Barack Obama’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Team, will talk about the latest work emerging from the front lines, most notably a new initiative, The Lab @ DC, from the District of Columbia Government as part of the Goldstone Forum on Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room of Claudia Cohen Hall. As part of exploring the unique roles that social scientists can play in experiment-based policy-making, he’ll touch on examples ranging from a randomized controlled trial of police body-worn cameras to a “form-a-palooza” that aims to systematically improve every government form based on psychological insights. He will also describe a novel effort underway to integrate open science principles and political process. For more information, visit: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/events/2017/tales-psychological-science-from-city-hall-oval-office

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