Content Type: Feature
A Model Could Help Food Processors Operate More Efficiently
Managing production with the declining potency of a catalyst
A Tool to Make FDA Drug Approval Practices Transparent
Researchers aim to help the agency, drug companies and patients better understand the complex authorization process
Advancing the Study of Using Future-Self Images to Alter Behavior
Successful projects suggest a more thorough cataloging of how “vividness” nudges can help us delay gratification
An Aerial, as Opposed to Ground-Level, View of Time
A novel framework proposes to reduce angst over schedules and lives
Are Americans Really Annuity-Averse? Clear Thinking on Retirement Income
A monthly check, not just a pile of cash: Studies demystify the instruments too few are using
At Last, the Momentum Investing Puzzle Solved?
The simplest explanation — “I can’t believe you know something I don’t” — may trump all the rest
Behavioral Nudges Timed to Certain Days are Effective Motivator
Dates of milestones — major and minor — can spur us to action
BRCA Mutation: New Model Quantifies How Surgeries Reduce Cancer Risk
Informed by personal experience, a researcher parses data to help those mulling mastectomy and gynecological surgeries
Campaign Contributions Swayed by Neighbors’ Politics
A field experiment using public donation data indicates peer pressure matters
Co-Worker Schmoozing Rises as Salaries are Thought of as Hourly Pay
Putting a value on networking becomes implicit
Collaboration’s Downside: Individuals Take Too Much Credit
Not just the office jerk. Even good colleagues overclaim. Managing around this destructive dynamic isn’t straightforward
Creative People Really Do Think Differently
Employing a distinct part of the brain, they’re better at imagining a distant future and seeing others’ points of view
Curbing Over-Prescription of Antibiotics: Ranking Clinicians Is a Nudge That Sticks
Peer ranking might cut dangerous antibiotic overuse
Do Body Cams Give Police an Unintended Break?
Video from officer-worn cameras is judged less negatively than footage captured on dashboard cameras
Do Surgeons Win or Lose When Medicare Bundles Payments?
A model separates potential profits or losses for hospital, doctors and other health care providers when insurer pays in lump sum
Entering the Job Market in Recession: The Prognosis Worsens
New research suggests increased risk of illness and death in middle age, on top of longer-lasting income penalty