Taking More, Now

More Intervention Now!

Techniques for characterizing performance and diagnosing problems typically endeavor to minimize perturbation by measurements and data collection. We are making a call to do exactly the opposite. In order to characterize the behavior of a system and to perform root-cause analysis and answer what-if questions, we need to conduct active and systematic experiments on our systems, perhaps at the sa...

Taking More, Now: The Optimality of Impulsive Choice Hinges on Environment Structure.

Impulsivity is a stable personality trait associated with myopic choice behavior that favors immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards and is often characterized as maladaptive inside and outside of the laboratory. An alternative view suggests that the consequences of trait impulsivity depend on the nature of the task environment. On this view, the optimal level of impulsivity varies acros...

Taking National Courts More Seriously ?

Opinion 1/09 on the draft agreement for a unified patent litigation system reveals a degree of scepticism and distrust on part of the ECJ when it comes to the European Union’s international co-operation, especially its participation in international frameworks for dispute settlement. The Opinion not only made it far more complicated to achieve the aim of a unified patent litigation system in Eu...

Now more than ever, nurses need resilience.

I have been heartened over recent weeks by the many nurses and healthcare staff who have led the care of those caught up in the terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, as well as the catastrophic fire in London's Grenfell Tower.

Replication: Needed Now More Than Ever.