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How Herbert Simon's 'Good Enough' Rule Stops You Over-Researching Everything

Every tab you open past the fifth one is working against you. Herbert Simon, the economist and cognitive scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1978, spent decades studying how people actually make decisions rather than how textbooks said they should. His conclusion was blunt: the human mind does not…

Times Life · Oct 31

How cutting the number of choices you make in a day could be good for your brain

It’s not always the case that more options is better

The Independent UK · Jul 18

Pacers owner Herbert Simon is chartering a plane for all full-time employees to attend Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals.

Pacers owner Herbert Simon is chartering a plane for all full-time employees to attend Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals

Sports Lens · Jun 4, 2025

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AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?

Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google’s California headquarters to celebrate

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

AI was born at a US summer camp 68 years ago. Here’s why that event still matters today

Imagine a group of young men gathered at a picturesque college campus in New England, in the United States, during the northern summer of 1956.

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2024

Why everyday decisions feel so stressful – and what to do about it

Almost every morning I face the same dilemmas. Whether I should wake up my wife with a kiss or let her sleep longer. Should I get out of bed or just press the snooze button? And that is even before I have had my first cup of coffee.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Nobel prizes most often go to researchers who defy specialization – winners are creative thinkers who synthesize innovations from varied fields and even hobbies

Experts often recommend that people specialize in one field of work or research to maximize their chances of success. Yet our recently published research indicates that successful innovators take a broader path.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

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