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Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

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What could be so bad about answering a few emails in the evening? Perhaps something urgent pops up, we are tidying up an issue from the day, or trying to get ahead for tomorrow. Always […]

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Why women need male allies in the workplace – and why fighting everyday sexism enriches men too

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Women and groups advocating for gender equality are increasingly urging men to become allies in the fight. Research has shown that in the absence of male support, women have to shoulder the burden of battling routine workplace sexism such as misogynist […]

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Telecommuting can reduce congestion, but might create other traffic problems

The Conversation

Telecommuting has the potential to reduce traffic congestion, but other factors, such as increasing the distance between home and work or adding new trips, can contribute to producing more congestion. Studies conducted prior to the […]

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Factories of the future: we’re spending heavily to give workers skills they won’t need by 2030

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“This government is obsessed with skilling up our population,” said Boris Johnson in his recent speech on “levelling up”. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty about exactly what the UK prime minister’s plan to level up the […]

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Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges – COVID-19 could threaten revenue

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Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation’s top football recruits, with some schools having boosted their recruiting budgets by more than 300% in the last five years. These budgets can surpass US$2 million […]

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6 ways recent college graduates can enhance their online job search

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When recent or soon-to-be college graduates begin to seek employment, many inevitably turn to job-search and networking platforms on the internet. The platforms include some that are college-based – such as Handshake, Symplicity GradLeaders and 12twenty – as well as networking […]

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  • Playbook developed to help businesses survive social media firestorms

    Sexist. Dystopian. This was how critics labeled a 30-second Peloton holiday ad in 2019 that featured a man giving a woman an exercise bike as a gift. Backlash was so severe that Peloton’s stock fell [...]
  • The most rigid crisis protocols tend to be the least efficient

    A study conducted by the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) concludes that effective adaptation in crisis and emergency situations requires teams to accurately understand unfolding events and flexibly use different coordination processes. Paradoxically, the [...]
  • Australians are rethinking inner city living

    In a post-COVID world, CBD living is losing appeal with Australian residents opting for lower-density housing, according to new research from Adelaide University. Published in Regional Studies, the research examined the future direction of population [...]

Highlights

  • Flood losses often come every five to 20 years; here’s how insurance could adapt
  • Scent vs. brand image: What an EEG study reveals about luxury marketing
  • Playbook developed to help businesses survive social media firestorms
WHAT’S NEW
  • Industrial research labs were invented in Europe but made the U.S. a tech superpower
  • Can childhood obesity limit the American dream? Study links it to lifelong mobility penalties
  • How shaming unethical brands makes companies improve their behavior
  • Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices
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  • Social media advertising suppresses voting in targeted communities, research shows
  • Trust in elections declines across party lines ahead of 2026 midterms, survey finds
  • Interplay of class and gender may influence social judgments differently between cultures
  • Report: US history polarizes generations, but has potential to unite
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