Language Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English languageThe Guardian - David ShariatmadariThe 21st century seems to present us with an ever-lengthening list of perils: climate crisis, financial meltdown, cyber-attacks. Should we stock up on canned foods in case the ATMs snap shut? Buy a shedload
News (U.S.) Germany’s economy is now shrinkingThe Economist THE MOOD music had grown so ominous that the shock was somewhat muted. After weeks of dismal survey and industrial-output numbers, it was little …
News (U.S.) Why widely spoken languages have simpler grammarThe Economist STALIN SPOKE Russian as a second language. The Georgian dictator of the Soviet Union had a noticeable accent and is said to have mumbled his …
Bees Berlin's bumbling beekeepers leave swarms without homesThe Guardian - Kate Connolly in BerlinHumans are not the only ones in Berlin struggling to find accommodation. A beekeeping boom has led to swarms of bees forming novel new hives using anything from motorbikes to balconies in the German capital.
News (U.S.) America is the only rich country that has frequent mass shootingsThe Economist Mass shootingsAmerica is the only rich country that has frequent mass shootings THE TWO mass shootings within 24 hours of each other last weekend, one …
Inflation How shrinkflation is playing havoc with economists' modelsThe Economist In a world of sticky prices, firms use other means to respond to market conditions TWO YEARS ago British chocoholics felt the pinch from the decision …
Opinion (UK) Sucking carbon out of the air is no magic fix for the climate emergencyThe Guardian - Simon LewisNegative emissions technologies are deployed as a weapon to avoid taking serious action on climate The Arctic is on fire, hot on the heels of the latest scorching European heatwave. As the impact of the
Xinjiang Chinese actions in Xinjiang become a matter of international disputeThe Economist International reactionsChinese actions in Xinjiang become a matter of international dispute European countries defend the Uighurs of Xinjiang, Muslim …
Communist Party of China How the state runs business in ChinaThe Guardian - Richard McGregorWhen Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he extolled the importance of the state economy at every turn, while all around him watched as China’s high-speed economy was driven by private entrepreneurs. Since
Play buttonCambridge Analytica The Great Hack review – searing exposé of the Cambridge Analytica scandalThe Guardian - Peter Bradshaw‘Data rights are human rights” is the rallying cry of this gripping, challenging documentary by Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, about the biggest scandal of our time: the gigantic question mark over the
It’s not that we’ve failed to rein in Facebook and Google. We’ve not even triedThe Guardian - Shoshana ZuboffSurveillance capitalism is an economic logic that has hijacked the digital for its own purposes In a BBC interview last week, Facebook’s vice-president, Nick Clegg, surprised viewers by calling for new
Will a robot really take your job?The Economist A notorious forecast about the automation of jobs has been hugely misunderstood, says one of its authors IT IS ONE of the most widely quoted …
Work-life Balance Work-Life Balance Is a Myth. Do This InsteadTIME - Marcus Buckingham and Ashley GoodallBuckingham and Goodall are the coauthors of Nine Lies About Work. A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World. If you think about it, work-life balance is a strange aspiration for a fulfilling life.
World’s biggest investor accused of dragging feet on climate crisisThe Guardian - Jasper JollyWhen a letter from BlackRock’s founder and chief executive, Larry Fink, landed in inboxes in January saying that the world’s biggest investor would no longer invest in companies that are not compliant
DeepL: Cologne-based startup outperforms Google TranslateDW News - Natalia Smolentceva A translation startup from Germany is surprising many users by how well it translates texts. It is now offering two more languages: Russian and …
Exercise officially makes you happier than money, according to Yale and Oxford researchbusinessinsider.de • Researchers at Yale and Oxford say exercise is more important to your mental health than your economic status. • The scientists found that while people …
I spent 53 minutes in Amazon Go and saw the future of retailCNN - By Matt McFarland, CNN BusinessSeattle (CNN Business) — If you want to glimpse the future of retail, check out an Amazon Go store. They're sleek and modern, with a minimalist vibe. Black merchandise racks. Wood veneer. Polished concrete.
What Gen Z Can Teach About The Collapse Of Work-Life BalanceForbes - Josh LevineWork expands to fill time, which means the time you have to complete a task will be the time it takes. But what happens when the time you can work is all the time? In the 90s, location and the "business
Leadership How to write a resume that will impress a botFast Company - Stephanie VozzaCrafting a resume that will impress artificial intelligence takes a totally different approach than writing for a human hiring manager. Getting hired used to mean writing a resume that stood out to the
5 Things You Can Learn About Body Language From the Second Most Popular TED Talk of All TimeInc Magazine - John BrandonAmy Cuddy had more points to make in her TED talk abotu body language than just making the superman pose. Amy Cuddy is known as the champion of the superman pose. Her TED Talk from 2012 has racked up 52
Short story vending machines to transport London commutersThe Guardian - Alison FloodThe machines, made by French company Short Édition, will dispense free one, three and five-minute stories … with the first penned by Anthony Horowitz Weary city workers will have a new way of passing time
Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions?bbc.co.uk - Dearbail Jordan This week has been a momentous one for the US stock market.
How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find UsNPR - Nell GreenfieldboyceMosquitoes searching for a meal of blood use a variety of clues to track down humans, including our body heat and the carbon dioxide in our breath. Now, research shows that a certain olfactory receptor
Why the world’s first robot hotel was a disasterThe Economist Computer says noWhy the world’s first robot hotel was a disaster Not all jobs in the travel industry can be replaced by a robot—yet A TRAVELLER enters …
Airbnb Has a Hidden-Camera ProblemThe Atlantic - Sidney FussellThe home-rental start-up says it’s cracking down on hosts who record guests. Is it doing enough? When Max Vest shook hands with the host of his Miami Airbnb back in January, the man introduced himself
Bitcoin Flaws in Bitcoin make a lasting revival unlikelyThe Economist Can cryptocurrencies recover?Flaws in Bitcoin make a lasting revival unlikely The latest boom and bust invite comparisons with past financial …
The paranoid person’s guide to online privacyFast Company - Michael GrothausBust out the tinfoil hats and follow these 8 steps if you don’t want to be tracked online. This story is part of The Privacy Divide, a series that explores the fault lines and disparities–economic, cultural,
War for Talenthbs.edu Les Wexner is an extraordinarily talented and multifaceted man. He is a merchant, a lover of history, a philanthropist, and a devoted family man. …
5 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed by Your WorkloadHarvard Business Review - Alice BoyesDo your to-do lists stretch on and on — and on? Do you dread checking email on Friday afternoons, worried about seeing messages piling up when you’re just trying to get out the door? Or maybe you’ve noticed
