Hansika gave a talk at an Online Masterclass on Dark Patterns, organized by the Behavioural Intelligence Collective of the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) on dark creativity on September 19th, 2026.
The Asian Guilt Code - An Emotional Blueprint
Hansika was featured in a documentary, ‘The Asian Guilt Code - An Emotional Blueprint’ by CNA. Check it out here!
Why do people with great ideas sometimes do bad things?
Network Shutdowns Reach Record Levels as Vodafone Calls for Stronger Safeguards
Anirudh’s case study has been published as part of a new Vodafone report: Network Shutdowns in a Connected World. Read more here!
Why cash continues to thrive even as India's digital payments grow
Anirudh was quoted in the article ‘Why cash continues to thrive even as India's digital payments grow.’ Read more here!
Dark Patterns: The Psychology, Technology and Future of Digital Influence
Hansika will be giving an online talk on ‘Dark Creativity: The Psychology behind Good Ideas That Go Bad’ at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) on 19th September, 2026. Read more here!
Are We Asking the Wrong Questions About Women’s Work and Falling Fertility?
Rage Bait: An Angering, Yet Original Engagement Hack
Hansika wrote an article about how posting enraging content fuels engagement through dark creativity. Read more here!
Mapping creativity in the PISA 2022 student and context questionnaires: An expert evaluation of content validity of the creativity self- and other-report scales
Hansika co-authored a paper on the content validity evaluation of the “creativity” scales in the PISA 2022 student and context questionnaires. Read more here!
Cash Persists: Payments Preferences and Currency Holdings in India
Anirudh co-authored a paper on ‘Cash Persists: Payments Preferences and Currency Holdings in India.’ Read more here!
The Psychology of Institutional Erasure
What We Lost When We Lost the Veranda
Hatoon Abu Al-Ghaith translated the article titled ‘What We Lost When We Lost the Veranda’ written by Sarah and Komal in Arabic. Read more here!
Why the Supreme Court’s Observation on Child Labour is a Timely Reminder
Monk Prayogshala’s study “Child Artists in India: An Exploratory Study in Mumbai,” funded by CRY - Child Rights and You was featured in the article ‘Why the Supreme Court’s observation on child labour is a timely reminder’ in The Week. Read more here!
Predicting Creativity from Personality Traits and Overexcitabilities: Cross-Cultural Evidence from Lebanon and the United States
Hansika co-authored a paper titled ‘Predicting Creativity from Personality Traits and Overexcitabilities: Cross-Cultural Evidence from Lebanon and the United States.’ Read more here!
Development and Behavioral Validation of the Dark Creativity Deception Battery (DCDB)
Hansika, Sarah, Apoorva, and Tithi co-authored a paper titled ‘Development and Behavioral Validation of the Dark Creativity Deception Battery (DCDB)’ with Corinna and James. Read more here!
Dissecting the cost of peering: Global evidence from internet exchange points (IXPs)
Anirudh co-authored a paper ‘Dissecting the cost of peering: Global evidence from internet exchange points (IXPs)’ with Amreesh Phokeer. Read more here!
Decentralized Health Governance, Private Action, and Welfare: Evidence from India
Anirudh co-authored a paper ‘Decentralized health governance, private action, and welfare: evidence from India.’ Read more here!
What We Lost When We Lost the Veranda
What Is the Nature of the Creative Person?
Sarah and Hansika co-authored chapter 2, ‘What Is the Nature of the Creative Person?’ of the book ‘The Seven C’s of Creativity.’ Read more here!
