Series
Ethics and Social/Corporate Responsibility Speaker Series
Ethics and Social/Corporate Responsibility Speaker Series - Mar 2021
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SMU Community
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Synopsis
The figure above demonstrates the Müller-Lyer illusion, where equal-length lines appear different due to cognitive processing, illustrating how perceptions can mislead us – a key concept in Behavioural Economics. This field explores how psychological attributes affect economic decisions. Our lecture will first examine examples of how these attributes lead to seemingly irrational decisions. Then we will discuss leveraging an understanding of behavioural biases to subtly influence decision-making contexts, nudging individuals towards more desirable choices.
Speaker
Speaker Details
Fleur Johns
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Fleur Johns is Professor of Law at UNSW Sydney and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, working in the fields of international law, legal theory, law and society, and law and technology. Fleur is a graduate of Melbourne University (BA, LLB(Hons)) and Harvard University (LLM, SJD; Menzies Scholar; Laylin Prize). Her publications include four books: The Mekong: A Socio-legal Approach to River Basin Development (Routledge, 2016, with co-authors Boer, Hirsch, Saul and Scurrah); Non-Legality in International Law: Unruly Law (Cambridge, 2013); Events: The Force of International Law (Routledge, 2011, with co-editors Joyce and Pahuja); and International Legal Personality (Ashgate, 2010). |
Friedhelm Weinberg
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Friedhelm Weinberg is the Executive Director of HURIDOCS, an organization that helps human rights defenders utilize information and technology to shine a light on abuses and advance justice for both victims and perpetrators of human rights violations. In 2019, HURIDOCS was awarded the Google AI Impact Challenge, a grant of 1 million USD to recognize and further HURIDOCS’ pioneering work to leverage artificial intelligence for human rights defenders. In 2017, Friedhelm was awarded with the Open Society Foundations’ New Executives Fund. |
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