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Esther Perel has a warning for executives: your workforce is suffering from social atrophy and AI is making it worse
Now, the psychotherapist is shifting her attention to the workplace, where AI, hybrid working, and declining engagement are reshaping how colleagues connect. Europe has the lowest employee engagement of any region in the world at 12%, according to Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report. This compares with the global average of 20% that is itself at its lowest point since 2020.
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Neither Confirm Nor Deny
Whether it comes from government spokespeople or celebrity publicists, the phrase “can neither confirm nor deny” is the perfect non-denial denial.
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10 hours ago1 min read
Radiolab's "Life Kit" (podcasts for wonder)
Practical science for your everyday life, that finds wonder and thrill in the seemingly mundane.
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10 hours ago1 min read
Cultivate Your Critical Inquiry Skills
Professor Alex Edmans emphasizes that understanding cognitive biases, rather than statistical expertise, is key to identifying misleading information, and he encourages viewers to leverage their innate tools for critical thinking to counter these biases.
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The Fight Over Humanoid Robots Has Shut Down a Car Factory for the First Time
Auto workers for Hyundai Motor in South Korea are on a partial strike worried about their future job prospects
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10 Practical Ways to Improve Happiness
For when you need advice that goes beyond “Be Danish” Related
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2 days ago1 min read
A tale of two ways to think about climate change
A sweeping philosophical history reveals two groups at odds on the relationship between nature and the economy.
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2 days ago1 min read
War Risk for Businesses Will Mean Higher Prices No Matter What Happens
Doing business in a more dangerous and unpredictable world will cost more, pushing up the price of everything from food to electronics.
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3 days ago1 min read
Twenty Years From Now, You Won’t Just Watch Sports—You’ll Enter Them
Viewing games will be more personalized, interactive and immersive. But something may be lost along the way.
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3 days ago1 min read
Equality Is the Core of American Identity
It’s at the heart of antidiscrimination efforts and populist political uprisings Related
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3 days ago1 min read
The Price of Politicizing the Supreme Court
The Justices need more protection as politicians demonize them.
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3 days ago1 min read
Can Hedging Make You a Better Communicator?
Hedging can make us less persuasive, but new research from Wharton’s Jonah Berger shows how communicators can use hedging to their advantage.
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3 days ago1 min read
AMERICAN LONELINESS
It’s not an epidemic—it’s an immune system.
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4 days ago1 min read
THE SEE-NO-EVIL SUPREME COURT
The majority refuses to see evidence of racism.
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4 days ago1 min read
‘Speed’ Review: The Future Is Gridlocked
The world in some ways has slowed down. More congestion means that cars travel less quickly through cities than they have in recent decades.
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4 days ago1 min read
Forget Wall Street. Elite Students Are Spending Their Summers on Startup Dreams.
As AI disrupts traditional career paths, these college students are skipping corporate internships for San Francisco hacker houses and incubators
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4 days ago1 min read
More U.S. Workers Are Testing Positive for Marijuana. Fewer Employers Are Concerned.
As cannabis use grows, employers are rethinking pre-hire screens to avoid recruiting challenges
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4 days ago1 min read
PUNCTUATION: A GENERATIONAL DIVIDE
Can parents ever learn to text like their kids? Should they even try?
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4 days ago1 min read
The AI Superfans Companies Count On to Convert the Skeptics
Companies are increasingly mobilizing internal groups of AI ‘champions’ as a way to sell their more reluctant colleagues on the technology’s benefits
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5 days ago1 min read
There’s an Ancient Solution to Our Modern Crisis of Attention
About 2,000 years ago, the Roman philosopher Seneca warned of a crisis of attention. The problem wasn’t caused by smartphones or TikTok; it was because papyrus had become more widely available.
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6 days ago1 min read
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