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The Naked Scientists Podcast

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Will It Work in Humans?

Combs University's Brendan Burtchel talks to James Sitco about a four day week trial. The goal was to boost productivity by 20% from Monday to Thursday so staff could have Friday off. If anything the performance tends to go up not down despite the cutting hours, he says. But will it work in humans because that's obviously the critical question? We'll circle back later to find out.

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