Solving society‘s most difficult challenges with Robert Beiser
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This episode of the BEworks Conversation series features a discussion with Robert Beiser.
In our latest BEworks Conversations episode, we explore how behavioral science is being applied to the challenge of human trafficking.
Robert Beiser, Director of the Strategic Initiative on Sex Trafficking at Polaris. The team turned to BEworks to help them uncover the psychological factors that might drive indviduals to human trafficking.
In this conversation, Robert and Kelly go deep into the nuances of human behavior and how it relates to decision making in the context of sex trafficking. We look to understand both the victim and the perpetrator to uncover the patterns in motivation from both sides. His goal? To become better interventionists by discovering the tell-tale signs of sex trafficking.
This podcast episode covers:
- How behavioral science can inform our understanding of human trafficking
- How structural inequalities create predictable risks
- How knowledge of hot and cold states changes how we think about behavior
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