Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on an Express Scripts study of GlowCaps, an integrated system for monitoring and improving medication adherence. Why are we excited about this study? A few important reasons: Non-adherence...
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Prof. Brian Wansink the other day. He’s the food genius who’s done all those funky experiments that remind me of something out of Willy Wonka (e.g., bottomless soup bowls). ...
An interesting article in The Wall Street Journal says that tech giants Intel and Microsoft are teaming up to bring us interactive signs: Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are promoting the idea of advanced digital signs in...
The New York Times reports on an audio nudge to reduce injuries from electric vehicles: Safety experts, worried that hybrids pose a threat if pedestrians, children, and others can’t hear them approaching, want automakers to...
Nick de la Mare over at frog design recently underscored the interesting distinction between tools and machines: While tools offer a clear linkage between user and task, the machine offers an advantage in functionality with the...
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued a warning to consumers “not to use body building products marketed as containing steroids or steroid-like substances.” The public health advisory also stated that a...
There’s an interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal underlining the interest of the Obama administration in harnessing the power of behavioral economics for positive behavior change. One key reason for the...
The Wall Street Journal reports a trend by employers to reduce the company match rate in 401(k) plans. The surveys varied widely in the magnitude of the fraction of employers eliminating or reducing the company match: T. Rowe...
