The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-da...
These companies tried a 4-day workweek. More than a year in, they still love it
Most of the companies in a U.K. trial were so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they've made the four-day workweek permanent.
The wealthy are cutting the line at the airport, Disney World and ski resorts | CNN Business
Cutting in front of someone who’s been waiting patiently in line used to be unethical, bad manners, taboo. Now, businesses are letting people pay for the privilege of skipping the line.
Mass Production Process of Making Wooden Shovels. Steel Plate Factory in Korea.
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Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain US economy’s surprising resilience
The result has been an unexpected productivity boom, which helps explain a great economic mystery: How has the world’s largest economy managed to remain so healthy, with brisk growth and low unempl…
STERLING HEIGHTS — During a Jan. 30 strategic planning session, Sterling Heights city officials were invited to “Think Sterling Green” in fresh new ways, including a plan to start reforesting the city’s tree canopy.
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How do people across the world spend their time? How do daily activities differ across countries, and how do these differences matter for people’s lives? Explore data and research on time use.
Brickit — Build new things from your good old bricks
Brickit is an app that scans your pile of bricks, identifies every piece in it, gives you ideas what to build with them with step-by-step instructions and lets you share the things you make with other enthusiasts.
Tesla Cybertruck is here: electric truck will start at $60,990 and get up to 340 miles of range
Tesla finally delivered the long-awaited Cybertruck to the first batch of customers. But there’s still a long road ahead for the angular, polarizing truck.
Why Are Taxpayers Paying For Stadiums? - Long Story Short | The Daily Show
"The Yankees pledged to donate $40 million to the affected areas, but the immediate community has barely seen a dime from the team. And more importantly, the...
Economic Reasoning Principles - Foundation For Teaching Economics
PEOPLE FACE TRADEOFFS Scarcity exists and it doesn’t go away. Because resources are limited, people must make choices. PEOPLE ECONOMIZE People choose the alternatives that they perceive to offer the greatest excess of benefits over costs. ALL CHOICES INVOLVE COSTS The opportunity cost of a choice is the foregone alternative, the (benefits of the) alternative […]
Updated timeline of the most visited websites on the Internet from 1995 to 2023. Two major updates: added more accurate and complete data from 1990s, added m...
Weight-Loss Drugs Estimated to Save Airlines Millions
Airlines and planemakers obsess about reducing jet-fuel consumption by constantly finding new ways to reduce aircraft weight. They may have new allies in Ozempic and other similar slimming medications.