A Load of BS on Sport: The Behavioural Science Podcast with Daniel Ross and Liam Botham
A Load of BS on Sport: The Behavioural Science Podcast dives deep into the psychology of what makes elite performers tick; how they think about success and failure, how they find and maintain peak performance, how they manage fear and adversity, how they make decisions under pressure, how they deal with risk and uncertainty.
Daniel is a behavioural science and sports fanatic while Liam is an ex-professional Rugby Union and cricket player, part of a family dynasty of sporting greatness. Together, we talk to top athletes, coaches and psychologists.
Daniel is a behavioural science and sports fanatic while Liam is an ex-professional Rugby Union and cricket player, part of a family dynasty of sporting greatness. Together, we talk to top athletes, coaches and psychologists.
A Load of BS on Sport: The Behavioural Science Podcast with Daniel Ross and Liam Botham
055: David Thomson on behavioural science for sustainability
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Daniel Ross
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Season 1
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Episode 55
I welcome David Thomson, VP and Head of the Sustainability Practice at BEworks. Dave is a cognitive experimental psychologist working with large multinational corporations and governments on behaviour change challenges such as electricity consumption reduction, adoption of energy efficient technology and food waste reduction; all of which we touch on in the podcast.
Show notes
- How do we bridge the values-action gap in sustainability?
- Who’s responsibility is it – companies’ or consumers’?
- The Tesla status symbol
- Giving immediate benefits to solve a long-term problem
- How prevalent is corporate greenwashing?
- How to help people reduce domestic electricity consumption
- Moving from small, isolated experiments to impact at scale
- What makes great experimental design?
- What mistakes has Dave made?
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