Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Over the past few years, behavioural science has been in the midst of a crisis. A surprising proportion of published studies have failed to replicate when the interventions were repeated. In this session, Ben Goldacre and Professor Dean Karlan explore what has happened since the crisis struck and whether we have fully learnt the lessons from this period.
Chair: Sir Kevan Collins - CEO, Education Endowment Foundation
Dr Ben Goldacre - Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Professor Dean Karlan - Professor of Economics and Finance, Northwestern University
Over the past few years, behavioural science has been in the midst of a crisis. A surprising proportion of published studies have failed to replicate when the interventions were repeated. In this session, Ben Goldacre and Professor Dean Karlan explore what has happened since the crisis struck and whether we have fully learnt the lessons from this period.
Chair: Sir Kevan Collins - CEO, Education Endowment Foundation
Dr Ben Goldacre - Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Professor Dean Karlan - Professor of Economics and Finance, Northwestern University
