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Breaking the Code

Havas Medical Anthropology

Behavioral science is a cornerstone of modern marketing practice, but much of what passes itself off as behavioral science is just bs. Good social science gives us the insights and roadmap we need to change behavior, but bad social science just muddies the water and tarnishes the social sciences. As behavior change is a core objective of marketing, getting behavioral science right is crucial. Join us as two behavioral scientists sound off on what is, and isn't, good social science, from a variety of disciplines covering new topics every podcast.

Your hosts: Brad Davidson, PhD and Sonika Garcia, MPH - Medical Anthropology Strategists at Havas Health & You.

Uncomfortable Conversations Save Lives: The Surgeon General Weighs In On The Risks of Social MediaJune 28, 2024
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This is not a Drill: Cervical Cancer is Curable, but Treatment is Often Too Painful to Survive June 13, 2024
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If Everything is 'Healthy', Nothing isMay 29, 2024
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Ensuring the Customer is Always Right: A Brand's Role in Consumer Health DecisionsMay 14, 2024
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Skip the Chocolates, Bring out the Blindfold: ParkinSex & Putting Intimacy At the ForefrontApril 16, 2024
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The Pain We Feel: Culture in Storytelling and The Learned Expression of EmotionsApril 02, 2024
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Nurses are HCPs too: Honoring the Beating Heart of the Healthcare SystemMarch 19, 2024
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A Chance to Stand Out: Does The SAT Do More Good Than Harm?March 04, 2024
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Do Superbowl Ads Do the Job?: Singing Busts, Resilient Athletes, & Family Photos with the Visually ImpairedFebruary 20, 2024
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Let's Think Zebras: Understanding Rare Disease Through the Lives of Those it AffectsFebruary 05, 2024
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Uncomfortable Conversations Save Lives: Gardasil, "The Sex Vaccine"January 22, 2024
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Medicine at a Crossroads: Doctor Distress, Medical Culture, And "Healing The Healers"January 08, 2024
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"I Think I'm Turning into my Parents": A Celebration of Life Stage Similarities and Generational DifferencesDecember 11, 2023
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Uncomfortable Conversations Save Lives: Shame, Stigma, and TaboosNovember 13, 2023
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"Your Hair Makes Me Look Like a Bad Mom": A Brief Review of the Semiotics of HairOctober 30, 2023
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Task Overload in Healthcare: When the Provider is Overwhelmed, The Patient Can't Be In FocusOctober 16, 2023
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How Can We Sell the Idea of "Less" When We Are Wired to Want "More"?October 02, 2023
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Speaking Around Death: Communicating About The End of LifeSeptember 05, 2023
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Between Doctors and Patients:The Cultural Dynamics of the Medical InterviewAugust 21, 2023
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The Truth, The Half Truth, and Flat-out Lies: Dishonesty is About Intention, Not Being FactualAugust 07, 2023
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Uncomfortable Conversations Save Lives: The Future of Inclusive DesignJuly 24, 2023
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Gaslighting: Do We Really Think Doctors Are Trying To Make Patients Crazy? July 07, 2023
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Incoherent Behavior Makes Us HumanJune 21, 2023
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Let's Be Real About What Doctors Feel Ft. Andrew GardnerJune 06, 2023
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Just Because You Built a Website Doesn't Mean It's Actually A "Community"May 18, 2023
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