In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the importance of fostering positive attitudes and experiences in communities and at workplaces amid COVID-19 challenges.

In an invited live studio interview, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the issue of psychological fatigue due to constraints brought about by measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.

In an interview, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director and Professor of Psychology David Chan commented that US economist and 2017 Nobel Prize winner Richard H. Thaler’s contribution to the world of economics was to establish a choice architecture – where people make their choices based on emotions, and not out of economic rationality. Citing the example of the US pension programme “Save More Tomorrow”, where one gets enrolled in the programme by default unless they choose to opt out, Prof Chan noted that this leverages on the common mentality of status quo bias.

In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director and Professor of Psychology David Chan discussed the psychology of decision-making and how people can become better at making decisions under time and conflicting pressures in a crisis situation.