Monthly Archives: September 2020

Incentive issues

Posted on September 25, 2020 by koenfucius

(featured image: Ian Kennedy CC BY) A simple instrument to influence behaviour has a huge potential for unintended consequences Imagine you are a dentist (unless you actually are one, of course). To a large extent, your income is paid for … Continue reading →

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Big-endian and little-endian choices

Posted on September 18, 2020 by koenfucius

(image: Alexander Lesnitsky/Pixabay) Common dilemmas often pitch the small picture against the big picture, and the right choice is not necessarily obvious Have you ever had a really bad hangover? If so, did, at the time, the thought cross your … Continue reading →

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The trials of retailing

Posted on September 11, 2020 by koenfucius

(featured image via YouTube) Musings about a puzzling notice on a box of breakfast cereals Just recently, I noticed that the breakfast cereal I often eat carries a notice on the box, saying ‘Try me!’. It expresses a strong conviction … Continue reading →

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The third state

Posted on September 4, 2020 by koenfucius

(featured image credit: Daniel Orth CC BY) An old popular TV show offers an alternative to binary thinking Once upon a time, there used to be a BBC TV show called Juke Box* Jury (there was a similar programme on … Continue reading →

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