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The Role Plants Play In Productive Office Life

The Horizons Tracker

Plants have a strong and enduring reputation as a positive influence on our mood and behavior, and so a recent Japanese study from the University of Hyogo should perhaps come as no surprise. It found that even a small plant can have a positive impact on the stress levels of workers. Stress reduction. Something to care for.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business Review

Uber has been using similar insights to influence drivers’ behavior. ” One such approach, according to Scheiber, compels drivers toward collecting more fares based on the insight from behavioral sciences that people are highly influenced by goals. They found the rate of death for patients undergoing surgery fell from 1.6%