The web’s “face-sucking” potential
Stanford professor Brian Knutson describes the way the internet has changed his thinking: In terms of how I think, I fear that the Internet is less helpful. Although I can find information faster, that...
View ArticleUnderachieving multitaskers
Stanford researchers ran a series of experiments, hoping to find evidence that people who multitask have enhanced cognitive abilities that allow them to juggle multiple media effectively. Instead, they...
View ArticleDo we overexpose ourselves to temptation?
If you have any patience at all for academic articles, you’ll find this one captivating. Three researchers find that when we are confident about our impulse-control abilities, it backfires on us,...
View ArticleThe Art of Choosing
If you’ve ever read research about “choice paralysis” you’ve probably been reading about the work of Sheena Iyengar (we talk about her speed dating and 401k studies in Switch). She has a beautiful new...
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The Birth of a Sticky Idea
Our latest Fast Company column was sparked by a provocative public health ad: In the piece, we wonder whether sugary sodas will be the next cigarettes…
View ArticleU.S. cigarette labels: Now Elephant-friendly
The FDA’s new cigarette warning labels, which will appear on packs produced after September 2012, are admirably shocking – a great improvement over the old labels, which were heavy on factoids. (E.g.,...
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