The bright tones of country singers are marked by their twang, a vocal quality that makes voices easier to understand in noisy environments

Beijing’s massive manufacturing investments have driven the costs of clean energy down

At companies big and small, employees have feared being replaced by AI. The new threat: Being replaced by someone who knows AI. Related Also related Quick Summary to first link above Companies like IgniteTech are cutting staff who resist AI adoption. Accenture has trained about 70% of its 779,000 staff in generative AI fundamentals. A Gallup survey indicates over 40% of US workers not using AI believe it cannot help their work, and 11% resist changing their methods.

Metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions

Why we may be investing too much importance in the role of technology

Too many leaders pursue projects and investments that veer from their organization’s overall strategy. Artificial intelligence could flag such disconnects. Quick Summary Organizations often struggle with aligning their strategy with the execution of that strategy, which is referred to as coherence. An AI tool, a coherence prompt, might be able to help organizations stay aligned by flagging drift and pointing out disconnects in decision-making, says a former CEO. Implementing

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From the Protestant work ethic to ‘rage quitting,’ American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature

DM With hot apple cider in hand I ask, what are optimal terms to define a functional "A.I.<>human<> organization relationship" (both personal and collectively) within organizational work dynamics; and what might the designs thereof include, or entail, for optimal relational efficacy and risks mitigation? Keep in mind: organizations and human have very different parameters as to "optimal"and "efficacy;" and IMPO from a moral and pragmatic POV, "work should fit well into life,"

The practice of ‘labor hoarding’—holding on to employees for fear of not being able to get them back later—has reached its end

Anthropic, backed by Amazon and Google, is focusing on corporate customers rather than the mass market

Episode 1: And So It Begins. President Trump is compelling universities across the country to adopt a more conservative agenda in exchange for access to federal funds. Episode 2: The Harvard Plan - our collaboration with the Boston Globe, is back! In episode one, we hear what unfolded at Harvard from Donald Trump’s inauguration to convocation 2025. Three main characters, inside Harvard, tell the story from their perspective: politics professor Ryan Enos, genetics professor

Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.

Amazon is cutting jobs in an efficiency drive and Walmart says its headcount will stay flat as artificial intelligence disrupts some roles.

True AI literacy isn’t about mastering the latest tools—it’s about creating space to ask questions, admit gaps, and learn without shame.

It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.

It can be frustrating when people do things we don’t want them to do. A friend cancels plans at the last minute. A child refuses to get dressed for school. Before long, our resentment builds, and we’re tempted to issue more rules, reminders, and consequences. But the techniques we use to get people to alter their behavior are often strikingly ineffective. This week, psychologist Stuart Ablon explains why these methods fail, and offers better ways to help the people we care ab

DM Good morning! What do you consider to be the differences, and demarcations of, and between: apathy, indifference, ambivalence, disinterest, inattention and overt absence of curiosity? Good morning! What a wonderfully nuanced question. These terms dance around each other in interesting ways, and understanding their distinctions requires us to look at both what's happening emotionally and what's happening cognitively in each state. Let me walk you through these one by one, a

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AI holds the power to accelerate innovation in R&D, but realizing its potential will demand that organizations rethink how they work and overcome the barriers to adoption.