Press coverage



CNN

Fitness Trackers: One Easy Way to Get Moving Again, According to Science

Jan 2022
CNN

This Simple Text Message Can Encourage People to Get Vaccinated

Jun 2021
Boston Globe

COVID Vaccinations Could Use a Nudge

Sep 2020
CNN

What Apple Watch Can Teach You About Your Heart

Nov 2019
CNN

Tracking Your Exercise More Effective with Competition, Study Says

Sep 2019
Reuters

Yes, Counting Steps Might Make You Healthier

Jun 2019
Wired

The Apple Watch is Now the Control Center for Your Health

Jun 2019
New York Times

Don’t Visit Your Doctor in the Afternoon

May 2019
LA Times

Want to Reduce Opioid Use? Nudge the Doctors who Prescribe Them

Jan 2019
Reuters

Fitness Trackers’ Accuracy Varies Widely for Calories Burned

Oct 2018
Harvard Business Review

Using Behavioral Nudges to Treat Diabetes

Oct 2018
Popular Science

Fitness Trackers Turn Health into a Game that Users Rarely Win

Sep 2018
Bloomberg

Two Small Nudges Help Cut Back on Opioid Prescriptions

Aug 2018
ABC News

Can We Nudge Our Way to Responsible Opioid Prescribing?

Aug 2018
The Economist

Hospitals are Learning from Industry How to Cut Medical Errors

Jun 2018
Wired

The AI Will See You Now - How Cognitive Computing is Transforming Medicine

Jun 2018
ABC News

Cold, Hard Cash and a Fitness Device Could Help Motivate People to Exercise

Jun 2018
U.S. News & World Report

Money Spurs Those With Heart Disease to Step Lively

Jun 2018
Harvard Business Review

The Best Flu Prevention Might Be Behavioral Economics

Apr 2018
PC Magazine

Fitness Trackers Changed My Life

Mar 2018
The Verge

What Happens When You Try to Change Behavior Without Behavioral Science?

Jan 2018
Philadelphia Inquirer

As Addiction Crisis Grows, Penn ‘Nudges’ Doctors to Limit Opioid Prescriptions

Jan 2018
The New Yorker

The Apple Store of Doctors’ Offices?

Jan 2018
Shape

This Could Finally Be the Secret to Committing to Your Fitness Tracker

Nov 2017
MedCity News

New Wellness Study Shows Just How Sticky Wearables Can Be, Even Among Seniors

Oct 2017
U.S. News & World Report

Online Game Could Boost Family Fitness

Oct 2017
Wired

Bored With Your Fitbit? These Cancer Researchers Aren’t

Sep 2017
New York Times

There’s No Magical Savings in Showing Prices to Doctors

Jun 2017
NPR

Fresh Food By Prescription: This Health Care Firm Is Trimming Costs — And Waistlines

May 2017
Reuters

Pedometers Tied to Less Fatigue for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Apr 2017
CBS News

Don’t Bank on Heart Rate Accuracy From Your Fitness Tracker

Apr 2017
CNN

Here’s an Exercise Incentive that Really Makes People Exercise More

Feb 2017
Time

This is the Best Way to Get People to Exercise More

Feb 2017
NPR

The Perplexing Psychology Of Saving For Health Care

Feb 2017
Forbes

Here’s A Smart Belt That Tells You If You Eat Or Sit Too Much

Jan 2017
MIT Technology Review

For $149 a Month, the Doctor Will See You as Often as You Want

Jan 2017
USA Today

Your New Fitness Tracker Will Not Work Miracles

Jan 2017
Time

Is It Worth Paying $369 for the New Apple Watch

Nov 2016
Men's Journal

Do Fitness Trackers Actually Help You Get Fit? What the Science Says

Oct 2016
CBS News

How Accurate are Fitbit, Apple Watch Heart Monitors?

Oct 2016
Modern Healthcare

Aetna Makes Large Bet on Wellness with Apple Watches

Sep 2016
NPR

Weight Loss on Your Wrist? Fitness Trackers May Not Help

Sep 2016
New York Times

How a Fitbit May Make You a Bit Fit

Mar 2016
Wall Street Journal

Employees Get Apple Watch for $25 (But There’s a Catch)

Mar 2016
Inc

A Simple Trick May Boost Your Motivation by 50 Percent, Courtesy of Science

Mar 2016
Men's Fitness

Here’s How You Should Pay Yourself to Workout

Feb 2016
Fortune

How to Actually Motivate Employees to Exercise

Feb 2016
Glamour

Is This the Secret to Workout Motivation?

Feb 2016
New York Times

Getting People to Exercise Requires the Right Incentive

Feb 2016
CNN

Why a $550 Incentive to Lose Weight Failed

Jan 2016
Washington Post

What Would Happen If Someone Paid You to Lose Weight?

Jan 2016
Washington Post

The Mistake You’re Making With Your Fitbit

Jan 2016
NPR

Why Employers’ Incentives For Weight Loss Fall Flat With Workers

Jan 2016
New York Times

Assessing the Fitness of Wearable Tech

Nov 2015
Washington Post

How Zombies Might Help Me Lose Weight

Sep 2015
CNBC

Target’s Fitbit Offer to Workers May Miss Its Mark

Sep 2015
New York Times

What I Learned While Wearing a Heart Monitor

Sep 2015
New York Times

The Real Problem With Medical Internships

Jul 2015
CBS News

Do Fitness Wearables Live Up to Their Promise?

Jun 2015
CNN

How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy School Lunches

Mar 2015
Wired

Can Apple’s ResearchKit Really Change Medical Research

Mar 2015
New York Times

Better Fitness Through Your Phone, New York Times

Feb 2015
CNN

Your Best Weight Loss Tool May Already Be In Your Pocket

Feb 2015
Self Magazine

The 4 Biggest Problems With Your Fitness Tracker, According To Scientists

Jan 2015