Numerous media carried reports on research by Concordia psychology alumnus Richard Ling on how pedestrians can be convinced to make healthy choices when an escalator seems so much faster and more convenient than a staircase.
The study, conducted with John Zacharias of Peking University, shows that you just have to make sure that the stairs are far, far away from the escalator — 100 per cent farther away, in fact.
The news was picked up by Millenium Post, Radio Canada International, Panorama (in Italian), Toronto Telegraph, Medical Daily, Big News Network, South Asian Media, Med India, HT Syndication, diabetes.co.uk, The Express Tribune, 985fm.ca, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, Science World Report, Business Standard, Press-News, Journal Métro, La Tribune de Sherbrooke and fm93.com.