Stories by Katy Milkman

Katy Milkman is a behavioral scientist and James G. Dinan Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also author of the book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, host of the podcast Choiceology and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. Follow Milkman on Twitter @Katy_Milkman.

To Fight Bias, Consider Highlighting Your Race or Gender

When networking, women and people in racial and ethnic minority groups can benefit from calling out their identity

You can change your behavior in lasting ways by changing how you frame your situation, explains behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach in her new book

Management researcher Modupe Akinola explains on how stereotypes hurt Black Americans and what we can do to counter them

Behavioral scientist Oleg Urminksy explains why you work harder when you get close to achieving a goal

Computational and behavioral scientist Sendhil Mullainathan describes how to avoid a common fault in reasoning

Research shows that a quirky, well-placed physical reminder can do wonders