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theconversation.com > nudge-theory-was-all-about-taking-responsibility-but-it-allowed-big-business-to-look-the-other-way-278357

Nudge theory was all about taking responsibility – but it allowed big business to look the other way

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (900+ words) Feelings of despair at the state of the world can be overwhelming. Social and environmental problems persist, but political discourse is polarised, divisive and often ineffective. A couple of decades ago, some behavioural scientists – ourselves included – began to think there…...