We are glad to announce that applications for our Master's programme, the Master of Science in Behavioural and Implementation Sciences in Health (#MScBIS) are now open! Shape the future of healthcare through Behavioural and Implementation Sciences.

How social norms evolved over time and differ across countries phys.org/news/2025-10-s…

Ever wondered why some behaviour change interventions work in one setting but not another? Behavioural pluralism—a multi-theory approach—helps design interventions that work across contexts. 📅 12 Nov, 12.30–1.30pm (SGT) 🔗 nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #NUSBISI #BehaviourChange

Dall’evidenza alla implementazione: il motore mancante della policy comportamentale, by Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri open.substack.com/pub/giuseppeav…

Inflation of the journal impact factor - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…

Heat impacts college student grades even in rich Singapore - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper: Think your choice of statistical model drives your RCT results? Think again. Using a multiverse analysis that preprocessing decisions (standardisation, outlier removal, etc.) can inflate or shrink treatment effects by over 90%, while model choice barely registers.

The Effects of Data Preprocessing Choices on Behavioral RCT Outcomes: A Multiverse Analysis: Multivariate Behavioral Research tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Can models learn realistic human behavior, such as #PedestrianDynamics? This new study applies #AdaptiveGeneticProgramming within #InverseGenerativeSocialScience to evolve stochastic rules in #AgentBasedModels. Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/1.html

Tomorrow SG time

Night chat with Michael Hallsworth about its new book.

L’innovazione didattica all’Università: cosa dicono gli studi?open.substack.com/pub/giuseppeav…

🚀 Announcing CS2Italy 2026! Join Italy’s premier conference on Computational Social Science at the historic OGR Torino, from 19–21 May 2026. 🔗 More info & submission link: cs2italy.org Looking forward to seeing you in Torino! 🇮🇹✨

Dalla Topologia Psicologica ai Sistemi Dinamici: L’Eredità di Kurt Lewin, by Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri open.substack.com/pub/giuseppeav…

Rethinking Behaviour Change: A Pluralistic, Mechanistic Approach for Rea... youtu.be/3tGV08deYOw?si… via YouTube

Fascinating. phys.org/news/2025-11-y…

I 5 migliori strumenti di produttività per Mac per accademici nel 2025, by Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri open.substack.com/pub/giuseppeav…

Do “novel contributions” to research mean anything anymore? - Impact of Social Sciences blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…