Compostmodernist » science http://www.compostmodernist.org decomposing community for easy assimilation Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:09:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 decomposing community for easy assimilation Compostmodernist no Compostmodernist danielsteinbock2@gmail.com danielsteinbock2@gmail.com (Compostmodernist) Compostmodernist. All rights reserved. decomposing community for easy assimilation community, sustainability, diy, design, collaboration, how to, green, compostmodernist Compostmodernist » science http://www.compostmodernist.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.compostmodernist.org Solving the Dirty Dish Dilemma http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/11/solving-the-dirty-dish-dilemma/ http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/11/solving-the-dirty-dish-dilemma/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:12:40 +0000 compostmodernist http://www.compostmodernist.org/?p=20 This episode was lovingly produced by Charlie Mintz. Hit play to listen.

This week we offer up an interview of Daniel Steinbock who “is taking on one of the biggest foes of community”: dirty dishes. Daniel has formulated a scientific theory of how and why dirty dishes pile up despite our best intentions. He also proposes a solution to what he terms the “Dirty Dish Dilemma.” Wait for it….

U + 1 = clean

After proving that the policy of “everyone clean your own dishes” is insufficient to prevent a dirty dish disaster, Daniel shows that a trivially small amount of altruism on everyone’s part is more than enough to save the day. The answer: 1. clean your own dishes (of course), and 2. if there are dirty dishes in the sink, clean one extra. U + 1 = clean. If everyone does this, the sink will stay clean, dishes won’t pile up, and – here’s the best part – most of the time, there won’t be any extra.

The interview is an excerpt from a recent Stanford Storytelling Project episode on the subject of “Community” and aired live on KZSU 90.1 FM on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. The piece was lovingly produced by Charlie Mintz, who also hosted the episode on the air.

]]> http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/11/solving-the-dirty-dish-dilemma/feed/ 2 Community,Cooperation,dirty dish dilemma,dirty dishes,modeling,science,simulation Daniel Steinbock solves the Dirty Dish Dilemma This episode was lovingly produced by Charlie Mintz. Hit play to listen. This week we offer up an interview of Daniel Steinbock (http://steinbock.org) who "is taking on one of the biggest foes of community": dirty dishes. Daniel has formulated a scientific theory of how and why dirty dishes pile up despite our best intentions. He also proposes a solution to what he terms the "Dirty Dish Dilemma." Wait for it.... U + 1 = clean After proving that the policy of "everyone clean your own dishes" is insufficient to prevent a dirty dish disaster, Daniel shows that a trivially small amount of altruism on everyone's part is more than enough to save the day. The answer: 1. clean your own dishes (of course), and 2. if there are dirty dishes in the sink, clean one extra. U + 1 = clean. If everyone does this, the sink will stay clean, dishes won't pile up, and – here's the best part – most of the time, there won't be any extra. The interview is an excerpt from a recent Stanford Storytelling Project (http://storytelling.stanford.edu/) episode on the subject of "Community" and aired live on KZSU 90.1 FM (http://kzsu.stanford.edu/) on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. The piece was lovingly produced by Charlie Mintz, who also hosted the episode on the air. Compostmodernist no 12:00