Counterintuitive physics may help everyone drive home quicker
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 09:14
in Mathematics & Economics
If you're trying to drive to a destination as quickly as possible, you might think that knowing the traffic conditions would help you choose the quickest route for yourself. Traffic reports and new GPS technologies that provide traffic data are based on this assumption - but scientists have found that knowing this information may do more harm than good.