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Feedback prompts pilots to cut carbon emissions
Giving airline captains tailored monthly information about fuel efficiency—along with targets and individual feedback—can save significant amounts of carbon emissions and money, report economists. The...
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Volume discounts don’t work on Candy Crush players
The idea that people will purchase more if offered a volume discount doesn’t pan out, according to a study of 14 million players of mobile games by King Digital Entertainment, maker of Candy Crush...
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A little eBay experience makes selling less painful
Experience in trading may change how the human brain evaluates the sale of goods, muting a well-established economic bias known as the endowment effect. The findings, published in the Proceedings of...
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Close-knit communities can lead to suicide clusters
A new study illustrates how the homogeneous culture and high degree of social connectedness of a community can increase suicide risk, particularly among teenagers. These kinds of conditions can...
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50 million sessions show why Uber is so popular
Economists used data from almost 50 million Uber sessions to figure out just how much customers are benefiting from the ride-sharing service. The results show the company’s main service generated $6.8...
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High school isn’t too late to get teens into STEM
Parents can increase their high schooler’s competency and career interest in STEM fields by talking to them about the relevance of math and science, new research shows. The findings, published in the...
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Anxiety can even stymie math whizzes
Even students who perform extremely well on math exams can suffer from anxiety. And the better a student does at math, the more strongly anxiety will drag his or her performance down, new research...
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