Maximizing Life Saving through Better Placement of Defibrillators
Just putting one where the last cardiac arrest occurred isn’t optimal — more calculations to get to fewer steps
Employees Are OK with Unequal Pay — If They Have a Say in It
Workers involved in compensation decisions might accept a co-worker’s better deal if management didn’t unilaterally decide
Online Reviews: Should Sellers Show All or a Subset Relevant to You?
Most sellers do one or the other, but giving shoppers both might lift sales
How White Men, Discussing Race and Gender Inequities, Can Gain Credibility
Adding a note of personal advocacy to any factual statement helps a lot
More Staffers: More COVID-19 Exposures and More Nursing Home Deaths
Reliance on part-timers raises headcounts and dangers to patients
When Homeowners Confide in Google, Forecasters See Clues to Mortgage Defaults
Researchers developed an index that warns earlier than others about approaching home loan problems
What’s Behind the Broadening of Diversity Statements?
Also: feelings about lending to a friend; how consumers react to practice aimed at manipulating buying decisions
Matching Algorithms Work Fine — Until Bypassed By External Links
How to rebalance supply and demand amid today’s chaotic internet traffic
Uber’s Conundrum: Retaining Drivers as it Builds an Autonomous Fleet to Replace Them
During a lengthy transition, customer service — and driver income — could suffer significantly
Equity-Rich Homeowners Overpay for Their Next House
Less diligent as shoppers, such buyers help drive up home prices
Long Before COVID-19, School Summer Breaks Disrupted Women’s Careers
Households with kids ages 6 to 12 feel the interruption most
The Low-Paid Workers Who Make AI Go
Also: A bot lets young adults text with their 60-year-old selves; when nonprofits should let volunteers call dibs on tasks; and how hard times affect political beliefs and preferences
Improving Airlift Schedules with Algorithms
Splitting complex problems into parts simplifies and greatly speeds the task
$52.6 Billion: Extra Cost to Consumers of Add-On Drug Patents
The figure is a subset, not covering huge expense of extended patents on high-priced biologics like Humira
Quick Quiz — Then Impress Your Friends With These Factoids
Fake Amazon reviews, cultural norms around gender, and stocks held in Robinhood accounts