Long Live Television?
Suppose you want to run an awareness campaign for, say, methods that prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in a sub-Saharan country. Suppose you want to reach the widest possible...
View ArticleClosing the Gap Between Climate Change Science and Public Opinion
The global policy community seems unlikely to take drastic steps with regard to climate change any time soon. Politicians remain hesitant about taking action, although scientific consensus on climate...
View ArticleLet's KONYIfy Development through Virtual CDD (KONY 2012, Part 2)
In my last blog, I spoke about how a simple video message about a warlord who lives thousands of miles away from most of the video’s viewers, created by Jason Russell, inspired millions to “make Kony...
View ArticleHuman Nature is Not Always Rational- How Behavioral Science can Aid Development
I am not sure if I was more surprised, glad, or excited to see the recent 2015 World Development Report published by the World Bank Group. Knowing well this institution, I admit I did not expect to see...
View ArticleHow do media tell us whom to blame for social problems?
Let’s consider these questions… Should the poor be blamed for their poverty? Should the government or citizens be responsible for the cost of health care? Shall we expect only developed countries to...
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