Discover the fascinating and surprising world of behavioural insights. Find out how understanding the ways people really think and behave through behavioural science can help deliver a fairer society for us all. Brought to you by the Behavioural Insights Team.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDiscover the fascinating and surprising world of behavioural insights. Find out how understanding the ways people really think and behave through behavioural science can help deliver a fairer society for us all. Brought to you by the Behavioural Insights Team.
Recent episodes include "Rethinking approaches to tackling violent crime" (27 August 2025, 41 minutes), "Why society changes: behavioural science explains social norms" (1 July 2025, 26 minutes), and "What makes nations succeed? Insights from Nobel Laureate Professor James Robinson" (4 June 2025, 53 minutes).
The BIT podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 18 episodes.
Booking probability for The BIT podcast is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The BIT podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The BIT podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The BIT podcast are Business & Management Consulting and Scientific Research & Development. The BIT podcast has a science audience.
The BIT podcast is a science show with 18 episodes published.
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Episode #17
<p >In many countries, the approach to tackling violent crime has been dominated by two ideas for generations. On the one hand, use bigger sticks, like longer prison sentences; on the other, use bigger carrots, like...
Episode #16
<p >Social norms can change rapidly — sometimes sparked by viral moments, other times by subtle cultural shifts. Can behavioural science not only explain these changes — but help shape them?</p> <p >Recorded at the...
Episode #16
<p >Global inequalities are widening and the Covid-19 pandemic, polarisation, geopolitical conflicts and technological disruptions have exposed institutional fragilities worldwide. Understanding what drives successful...
Episode #15
<p >Behavioural science is constantly evolving. But what are the latest developments, who is at the forefront of this work and what questions are they raising?</p> <p >Recorded at the Behavioural Exchange conference...
Episode #13
<p >The Behavioural Insights Team have spent the last 10 years developing solutions that are informed by behavioural science. These insights do not emerge overnight. Instead, they are grounded by a firm understanding of...
Episode #14
<p >A decade ago, BIT's EAST® framework made applying behavioural science Easy, Attractive, Social, and Timely. Now, just like the field itself, it's evolved.</p> <p >Join Michael Hallsworth, BIT's Chief Behavioural...
Episode #12
<p>Behavioural science has made a major impact on important issues over the past decade, such as antimicrobial resistance, educational attainment, and sustainability. But it's also clear that applied behavioural science...
Episode #11
<p>New research in BIT's 'How to build a Net Zero society' report finds that most people find it hard to make more sustainable choices in their own lives, despite 9 in 10 wanting to do so. They want to see strong...
Episode #10
<p>This episode looks at recent work from the team in the areas of road safety, online fraud, conflict resolution and synthetic data.</p> <p>Over the past decade, car crash death rates in the US for pedestrians rose by...
Episode #9
<p>In the second of a two-part climate change special, BIT's Head of Energy & Sustainability, Toby Park, sits down with Cambridge University's Professor Theresa Marteau, Moira Nicolson from the Cabinet Office and...
Episode #8
<p>In the first of a two-part climate change special, BIT's Lis Costa sits down with Nobel Prize Winner Professor Richard Thaler, Cambridge University's Lucia A. Reisch and, BIT's former CEO and now President Emeritus...
Episode #7
<p>On Christmas Eve December 2020, the World Health Organisation named Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and health inequities as 2 of the 10 global health threats to track in 2021. In 2019, we worked with the Health...
Episode #6
<p>In this latest episode BIT's Aisling Colclough and Lis Costa look at two more major areas of work by the team around the world. First they are joined by colleagues Dr Vera Newman and Monica Wills Silva to explore BIT...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode BIT's Lis Costa and Aisling Colclough look at two major pieces of work by the team. Firstly there is a discussion with Carolina Toth from BIT's New York office who has been working with mayors across...
Episode #4
<p>The second and final part of a very special episode , recorded to tie in with the recent 10 year anniversary of the Behavioural Insights Team. Join BIT's former CEO and now President Emeritus, Professor David...
Episode #3
<p>Part 1 of a very special episode , recorded to tie in with the recent 10 year anniversary of the Behavioural Insights Team. Join BIT's former CEO and now President Emeritus, Professor David Halpern, with the founders...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode, BIT's former CEO and now President Emeritus, Professor David Halpern, speaks to the New South Wales Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello. David and Victor cover a wide range of topics...
Episode #1
<p>While the use of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in government was historically slow. Over the last 10 years, the Behavioural Insights Team has aimed to popularise the use of the RCTs and to support the work of...
Recent guests on The BIT podcast. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Chief Behavioural Scientist, The Behavioural Insights Team
General and Artistic Director of Seattle Opera, The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts
Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
law professor, former administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, co-author of Nudge, Harvard Law School
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