Knee-jerk reactions to information overload

August 13, 2008

I Drink to Make Other People More Interesting

Filed under: beer, science, sex — Gary Hilson @ 2:23 pm
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THE next time you hear someone blaming “beer goggles” for their behaviour, you may have to believe them. People really do appear more attractive when our perceptions are changed by drinking alcohol. [New Scientist]

June 24, 2008

Phew… That was keeping me up at night.

Filed under: science — Gary Hilson @ 3:51 pm
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May 9, 2008

More decision-makers bring less efficiency

Filed under: Uncategorized — Gary Hilson @ 2:13 pm
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This reminds me of a client who let every member on its board of directors have input into every press release.

It’s the other Parkinson’s: the progressive degeneration of a committee’s ability to make decisions as the committee adds more members.

[via ScienceNews]
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