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By: sezg | 7 Dec 2017

Cristina Bicchieri contributes as an expert speaker to edX’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Protecting Children in Humanitarian Settings.
Cristina Bicchieri speaks about why harmful norms stick in an interview with Dope Magazine.
Professor Bicchieri was interviewed by Revista Arcadia during La Fería del Libro on the polarization of society.
Professor Bicchieri’s Social Norms Coursera was highlighted by Coursera as a recommended course to “learn skills that make a difference” – August 2018.
The Behavioral Ethics Lab is happy to announce the 2018 Norms and Behavioral Change Workshop. This two-day workshop brings together researchers studying the relationships between social norms and behavioral change. Registration information can be found here. Interested applicants should register by May 31st, 2018.
On March 3rd, 2018, Cristina Bicchieri’s research is highlighted in an article published by the World Bank on how to use behavioral science to foster equity
On December 12/13, 2017, Penn SoNG’s Raj Patel presented on social norms surrounding corruption and conducted a workshop at “Everybody Does It: Understanding Honesty and Transgression from Social Norms,” a conference hosted by Corpovisionarios in Colombia.
On November 8, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri, discussed her new book, published by Oxford, Norms in the Wild, as a part of Penn’s Library Research Tea series.
On October 13, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri spoke on Behavioral Change in Sanitation: Ending OD in India at the Penn India Research Symposium.
On November 9, 2017, PPE Post Doc, Cristina Bicchieri, Eugen Dimant, and Erte Xiao, published a discussion paper, Deviant or Wrong? The Effects of Norm Information on the Efficacy of Punishment, in Nottingham’s CeDEx working paper series.
On August 19, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri was featured in the Coursera Blog in a post on World Humanitarian Day.
On April 20, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri’s research in her new book, Norms in the Wild: How to Diagnose, Measure, and Change Social Norms, is profiled in the Penn Current article, A Penn philosopher’s five-step guide to changing ingrained societal behaviors.
On April 1, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri was interviewed by Robert Talisse from newbooksnetwork.com about her latest book, Norms in the Wild from Oxford University Press, 2017.
On March 16, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri gave a keynote address on “Norms, Networks, & Sanitation” at the PPE Society Conference in New Orleans.
On March 3, 2017, Cristina Bicchieri spoke on a Social Norms Panel at the American Philosophical Association’s Central Division 114th Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
On December 9, 2016, Cristina Bicchieri gave a talk on “Scripts, Schemata, and Social Norms” at the Social Philosophy & Policy Conference: Learning and Changing Norms at the University of Arizona’s Center for the Philosophy of Freedom.
On October 23, 2016, an interview with Cristina Bicchieri about her work on social norms was published in an articleon Avvenire.
On September 14, 2016, Cristina Bicchieri discussed forced marriage and what happens when people in such a position decide to leave on PBS Newshour. This PBS Segment is also featured on Penn News Today.
On August 28, 2016, Cristina Bicchieri was quoted in the Health and Science article Using psychology to change deadly bathroom habits in India on Philly.com.
Cristina Bicchieri and Philosophy Graduate Student Thomas Noah were featured in the Penn News for their work on morality and social norms.