If your well-being has taken a hit due to the pandemic, you’re not alone. Fortunately, a wealth of research in behavioral science points to strategies that can help you feel a bit better. 

Behavioral science has much to say about the passage of time in the coronavirus pandemic, where routines have been disrupted and people’s lives turned on their heads.

If you want to get out of your quarantine funk, insights from behavioral science can help you achieve a fresh start.

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the financial security of Americans, particularly those on the lower end of the income ladder. A universal basic income could help.

You might be surprised that many people are making better financial decisions during the coronavirus pandemic than they do in normal times.  

One key behavior in preventing the spread of the coronavirus is handwashing. Behavioral scientists weigh in on strategies to promote better hygiene through handwashing. 

One major difference between Hong Kong and the United States is the relative popularity of masks in Hong Kong. To get Americans to wear masks, we should do three things: Make wearing a mask easy, understood and expected.

The global effort to create a coronavirus vaccine is unprecedented, but behavioral scientists worry that uptake will not be high enough even if a safe, effective vaccine is created. 

Humans have a difficult time understanding risk, and an even more difficult time grasping exponential growth. This fundamental aspect of human nature has contributed to a poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and could foreshadow similar challenges with the impact of climate change.