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Catheter-related infections caused approximately 30,000 deaths annually in the United States prior to procedural improvements.
A simplified five-step checklist for catheter insertion, developed by Peter Pronovost at Johns Hopkins University, successfully reduced patient deaths from related infections.
In a 2021 study published in Nature, Leidy Klotz and his team found that when volunteers were asked to make a digital grid of colored squares symmetrical, most chose to add squares rather than remove them.
In an experiment conducted by Leidy Klotz, only 17% of participants chose to subtract words when asked to improve a short essay.
In a study by University of Michigan psychologist Stephanie Preston, participants chose to virtually acquire dozens of objects for which they had no use, including empty bottles and used sticky notes.
Neuroscience research indicates that acquiring things activates the brain's reward pathway, the same neurochemical system stimulated by cocaine.
When the University of Virginia solicited 750 suggestions for improvement, fewer than 10% of the ideas involved removing something.
After the Embarcadero Freeway in San Francisco was torn down following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the area experienced an increase in housing and jobs.
The hollow building block, invented by Anna Kytlein, uses approximately half the material of a solid block and provides superior insulation due to its air voids.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight licensed Marion Rudy's air cushioning technology after personally testing it on a run.
The Nike Air Max 1 was one of the first shoe models to feature a visible window in the sole to display its air cushioning technology.