Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CogSquared – identify and run behavioural science experiments launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Designing for Behavior Change▲71

   Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Love Your Work w/ David Kadavy – The Behavioral Revolution (Not The Information Revolution)▲56

   How technology can shape behavior

   2016 · delivery-edge.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Distill▲200

   An interactive, visual journal for Machine Learning research

   2017 · distill.pub · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mental Models▲75

   Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

   2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

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   Invisible Influence▲69

   The hidden forces that shape behavior

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PredictionIO▲172

   Open source machine learning to predict/learn user behavior

   2014 · prediction.io · its alternatives →

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   OpenScience▲75

   The open-source AI workbench for scientific research

   26d ago · openscience.sh · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

   (and how to build them)

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TidePool▲63

    Personality insights via scientific games

    2014 · tidepool.co · its alternatives →

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    Rio Behavior Design▲59

    A personalized web experience.

    2016 · rio.rodolfo.se · its alternatives →

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    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Invisible Influence▲66

    The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

    2016 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Probably Approximately Correct▲53

    Nature's algorithms for learning and prospering in a complex

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Algorithms to Live By▲75

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Reframer▲81

    Qualitative research tool for discovering patterns/themes

    2015 · optimalworkshop.com · its alternatives →

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    a16z - The Data Science of Food and Taste▲62

    With Ooshma Garg

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Pheebs▲95

    Measure how engineers and teams actually work with AI

    23d ago · eversynced.com · its alternatives →

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    Bayes Theorem▲65

    A beginners visual approach to Bayesian data analysis

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Algorithms to Live By▲70

    The computer science of human decisions

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Machine Learning▲77

    A visual guide for beginners

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing?▲68

    A digest of four books about brains

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    99% Invisible - The Magic Bureaucrat▲62

    How overgeneralized correlational data influenced US welfare

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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