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02 Dec 2014

Future Forward: Future Societies

In the Channel NewsAsia programme Future Forward, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed issues concerning the…

14 Nov 2014

More SG50 books in the works

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan is the editor of an upcoming book “50 Years of Social Issues in Singapore”. The book…

18 Oct 2014

Why bronze medallists are happier than silver winners

In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed why people often think how things could have…

23 Aug 2014

A paradoxical approach to policymaking

In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained how a paradoxical approach to policymaking can…

07 Jun 2014

Democracy of deeds and voices

In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the nature of a negativity mindset and how to…

14 Apr 2014

Integrating Safety and Health is Key to Business Excellence: A Holistic Approach Helps to Keep Employees Safe and Healthy at Work

Commenting on how to integrate safety and health in business, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan said: "Leadership…

08 Apr 2014

Technology can identify outliers at early state, says panel

Panellists at the recent Institute of Service Excellence at SMU panel discussion said that technology allows us to identify the outliers who have…

08 Apr 2014

Forum told: Know your clients' expectations

Speaking at a recent forum on productivity and service excellence, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan pointed out that…

05 Apr 2014

Strike the right balance to make Singapore a 'city in a country'

In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the tensions between Singapore’s goals to become…

02 Apr 2014

BSI Conference 2014

In this Special Issue of our BSI-NEWS, we provide you the summaries of the presentations and visual highlights at the BSI Conference 2014 on "…

28 Mar 2014

The Social Experiment (Episode 5)

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained the design, results and implications of a scientific experiment on the…

21 Mar 2014

The Social Experiment (Episode 4)

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained the design, results and implications of a scientific experiment on the…

14 Mar 2014

The Social Experiment (Episode 3)

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained the design, results and implications of a scientific experiment on the…

09 Mar 2014

Liveability Standards Need to Take in Residents’ Social and Emotional Needs, Say Experts

At a Behavioural Sciences Institute (BSI) conference on liveability held on Monday, SMU BSI Director Professor David Chan noted that research,…

07 Mar 2014

The Social Experiment (Episode 2)

In the second episode of the “Social Experiment”, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained the design, results and…

28 Feb 2014

The Social Experiment (Episode 1)

In the debut episode of the “Social Experiment”, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained the design, results and…

27 Feb 2014

The Social Experiment

In an interview on Channel NewsAsia, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute (BSI) Director Professor David Chan provided an overview and the rationale…

20 Feb 2014

131 honoured at MSF Volunteer Awards

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan is one of the seven recipients of the Outstanding Volunteer Award. He received the…