600 scientists oppose UK’s use of behavioral science to fight coronavirus

600 scientists oppose UK’s use of behavioral science to fight coronavirus

4 years ago
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https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/03/26/600-scientists-oppose-uks-use-of-behavioral-science-to-fight-coronavirus/

The UK government’s handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic has come under serious criticism, not just from citizens, but from leaders around the world. One of the reasons for this is because the government is using behavioral science to decide how to coordinate its response to the pandemic.

In fact, more than 600 academics recently signed an open letter “expressing concern” about the UK government’s use of behavioral science in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. This letter did not reject the use of behavioral science as part of the response, but simply called for the government to release the behavioral evidence it was using to determine policy.