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Re:Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence... by rrauenza on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @11:34AM (#15442651)
Do you have a better pointer to that study about air conditioning? I'd like to read more.
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Re:Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence... by b0rsuk on Friday October 13, 2017 @12:52AM (#15463351)
This is a better pointer (not necessarily a good one, but it makes it easier to google for): http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39735802 (The article was linked from Hacker News).

From the article: '''The boom in air conditioning is good news for many reasons.

Studies show that it lowers mortality during heat waves. Heat makes prison inmates fractious - air conditioning pays for itself by reducing fights.

When the temperature exceeds 21C or 22C in exam halls, students start to score lower in maths tests.

In offices, air conditioning makes us more productive: according to one early study, it made US government typists do 24% more work.

Economists have since confirmed that relationship between productivity and keeping cool.'''

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