COVID-19
The latest thoughts and expertise on the coronavirus pandemic
Behavioural science is not good enough for building rockets, but still useful in crisis
• Van Bavel et al. expressed their faith in social and behavioural science.
• IJzerman et al. questioned van Bavel et al. conclusions.
• We discuss these two views by defending maturity of behavioural science.
• We conclude that social science is largely beneficial in times of a crisis.
On the alleged unsuitability of behavioural science for fighting COVID-19
A recent paper questioned the suitability of the whole discipline to provide evidence for policy. The claim is unjustified and unworldly.
