Making the World a Safer Place

About this episode

<p>All of us want to feel safe in our daily lives. Yet when we think about crime, our first response is often a blanket approach: find the bad guys, and punish them. But what if there were another way? This week on the show, researchers <a href="https://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/people/profile/1387/Sara_Heller">Sara Heller</a> and <a href="https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/christopher-blattman">Chris Blattman</a> explore how technology and psychology can be used to radically transform our approach to crime. </p><p><i>Don't forget to check out the episodes in this year's You 2.0 series, including </i><a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/the-easiest-person-to-fool/"><i>last week's conversation</i></a><i> with Adam Grant about how to open your mind and question your own assumptions. And if you like our work, please consider supporting it! See how you can help at support.hiddenbrain.org.  </i></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>