Archive for November 20th, 2008
links for 2008-11-20
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We found that as long as the task involved only mechanical skill, bonuses worked as would be expected: the higher the pay, the better the performance. But when we included a task that required even rudimentary cognitive skill, the outcome was the same as in the India study: the offer of a higher bonus led to poorer performance.
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After studying e-mails sent and received from more than 3,000 e-mail accounts at a European university during a three-month period, they created a mathematical model that shows people send e-mail randomly, but in cycles.
Before You Hit the “Forward” Button
Dorte Toft tells you that you shouldn’t.
Also: Wired Safety on chain e-mails.
Mammoth
Given that experts say we are in for an era of global warming, I find the idea of resurrecting the woolly mammoth slightly weird.