The hit TV series “24” always got my attention. Yes, I am a sucker for shows about spies, undercover cops and counter-terrorists. But in addition to all of the shoot-em-up theatrics, I could always count on that...
I recently had the good fortune to speak briefly with Pamela Ritchie of Bloomberg TV Canada about prescription drug pricing. My message? The US approach works when three features are in place: A robust regulatory pathway that...
Tonight millions and millions of Americans will be waiting to find out whether they won the whopping $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. And almost all (or maybe even all) of them will be disappointed. The chance of winning...
Josh Barro at NY Time’s ever interesting TheUpshot offers some advice to the next Powerball winner(s): take the annuity, not the lump sum. He makes good points about tax implications that might advantage the annuity. He...
It’s that most wonderful time of the year: a week or two after making those New Year’s resolutions. About half of us make resolutions, but by various measures most of us will have abandoned them by the Fourth of...
Piggybacking is one of the seven “fifty bits” design strategies. It works by making the desired behavior a side effect of another behavior that’s inherently fun or attractive. YumIt is using piggybacking to try...
I’m guilty, although thankfully I’ve not caused an accident (yet). The NY Times’ Jane Brody does a good job marshaling the evidence to prove what most of us already know: staring at your smart phone while...
Sounds a tad crazy, but there’s now a device that shocks you whenever it detects that you’re engaging in a habit you want to break. Here’s the pitch: MEET PAVLOK: THE FIRST DEVICE THAT BREAKS HABITS BY DELETING...
Here’s a great way to get your brain around how little time our brains have been around. (It also helps explain why many of our instincts are adapted to a different time and place… and our brains have yet to catch...
Tavis Coburn over at Wired notes that his playlists back in “the day” were far superior to those he hears today via streaming services. He chalks up the change to today’s overtly designed tunes, asserting Pop...
