I just saw a nifty little study that looked at how doctors prescribed antibiotics as a function of meal time distance.
When it comes to #antibiotics for viral infections, less is usually best; however, research suggests doctors prescribe inappropriate antibiotics with frightening frequency, especially in the late morning/afternoon. #fatigue @jeffreylinder @forbeshealth https://t.co/NV0A4FzwHQ pic.twitter.com/gsLdkH7TXz
— Peter Ubel (@peterubel) April 10, 2018
This reminded me of the 2011 study that looked at judges sentencing decisions:
Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel and Columbia University examined more than 1,000 decisions by eight Israeli judges who ruled on convicts’ parole requests. Judges granted 65 percent of requests they heard at the beginning of the day’s session and almost none at the end. Right after a snack break, approvals jumped back to 65 percent again.
So as a society, do we need more hobbits in highly complex decision making roles?