Adrian Ward
@adrianfward
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Asst professor @ UT-Austin. I explore how our social/technological worlds shape our decisions, and how we can live life better. I love jokes, dogs, and queso.
Austin, TX
Joined May 2013
@LaurenGrewal I teach Consumer Behavior in a Digital World, which blends consumer psych, behavioral research, and tech/digital. We also have Amit Kumar’s Science of Good Business (heavy behavioral focus) and Julie Irwin’s Behavioral Econ.
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RT @UTexasMcCombs: 💡 Big Ideas: Sharing articles on social media can lead us to believe we're experts on a topic, according to new research…
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@TopeImade @UTexasMcCombs Congrats, Tope! I am amazed by your perseverance, and know you will (continue to) be a force for good in the world!
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RT @kurtjgray: Academics: I spent 7 years on this paper and it's lovely and I really really want it to be perfect and get accepted. Also ac…
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I spoke with @TimHerrera of the NY Times' Smarter Living section about my research on smartphones, cognitive performance, and why you should probably hide your phone when you’re trying to work. (Seriously.)
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RT @JCHartzell: New research from Assistant Professor Adrian Ward @adrianfward explains one reason why couples struggle so often with finan…
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RT @morewedge: Digitized Behavior (6.7.2018): A one day conference on how #digitization is changing behavior and business in Boston at @BUQ…
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RT @DianaTamir: Don't take a picture, it won't last longer. New work with @etemp17 @adrianfward @zakijam finds that using media to capture…
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RT @zakijam: New lab paper: when people use technology to record and share experiences, they ironically remember those experiences less wel…
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Double wow! The latest video by @missmayim talks about our recent "brain drain" paper AND earlier research with Dan Wegner on the "Google effect." (So happy to contribute to the conversation about smarter smartphone use!)
A recent study said that the average person uses their phone every five mins..but I think I use mine about 5 times a minute! What happens to our brains when we use smart phones? Turns out: a lot. Check it out my neuroscientific phone-addicted take on it:
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Wow! Our paper on smartphones and "brain drain" made the list! (I would've tweeted about it sooner, but I'm trying to stay away from my phone.) #smartphones #braindrain #attention
The Altmetric Top 100 2017 is here! Check out this year’s list of the most talked about articles. #altmetrictop100
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RT @JCHartzell: .@PoetsandQuants makes the case for #WhyMcCombs and why Austin. Terrific feature of the @UTexasMBA class of 2019. https://t…
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