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		lincolnq on Jan 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sal Khan explains SOPA / PIPA The Nobel Prize has a famous chilling effect on actual productivity. It's good to give people recognition for their work but I would be wary of giving them too much.

rhizome on Jan 19, 2012 [–]

That's an excellent point, one that is illustrated in the book, "Punished By Rewards."

http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm

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