by david allan van nostrand | Mar 26, 2018 | Human Behavior, Items in the News
An excellent article by Steve Lohr in The New York Times tells us False News Spreads Faster and Wider, and Humans Are to Blame. He cites a study by Sinan Aral from MIT’s Sloan School of Management that analyzed ten years of Twitter stories spread by three million...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 19, 2018 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Surveys
More than half of dog owners share their beds with their dogs, about the same number who regard the dog as a member of their family. Size matters. According the America Pet Products Association, 32% of large dogs sleep with their owners, compared to 41% of...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 12, 2018 | Items in the News, Unintended Consequences
United Airlines announced last week it would stop giving bonuses to its employees. Individual bonuses would be replaced by a lottery that would give a few big prizes to a few lucky winners. The stated purpose was to increase motivation, build excitement, and...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 5, 2018 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Research, Surveys
USA Today says 90% of Americans don’t like to cook. A Harris poll says 80% do. Harvard Business Review says 10% love to cook and 45% hate it. Why the disparity? Some is due to samples and methods, and some is due to using terms that are closely related but not the...
