Insights from behavioral economics and other fields suggest strategies that could increase participation in mass screening programs. In October, Dr. Folasade May, an internist and public health researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, began a new workplace routine. Once a week, she would make the three-minute walk from …
Read More »How Kurt Davis quit the tech life to help people in Africa for a year
The power of audio From podcasts to Clubhouse, branded audio is more important than ever. Learn how brands are increasing customer loyalty and personalization with these best practices. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Kurt Davis worked for over …
Read More »Some LGBTQ People Are Saying ‘No Thanks’ to the Covid Vaccine
Evidence suggests that some sexual and gender minorities — especially people of color — are hesitant to get vaccinated due to mistrust of the medical establishment. At her last doctor’s appointment, Erica Tyler, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., joked that she didn’t want to get vaccinated for Covid-19 “because another …
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When it comes to celebrating diversity and unity, it’s likely we’d be hearing “I don’t see colour” comments among Malaysians. For Faye, Rachel, and Jon, however, celebrating the multiculturality of Malaysians with colour-blindness did not sit right with them. “To us, the beauty of being a multicultural Malaysia shouldn’t be …
Read More »Clubhouse grows to 8 million downloads for people starved for audio conversations
Data: Meet ad creative From TikTok to Instagram, Facebook to YouTube, and more, learn how data is key to ensuring ad creative will actually perform on every platform. Register Now Clubhouse has exceeded 8 million downloads worldwide since launch, according to mobile insights and analytics firm App Annie. The audio …
Read More »Despair Deepens for Young People as Pandemic Drags On
Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus. Life seemed promising last year to Philaé Lachaux, a 22-year-old business student in France who dreamed of striking out on her own in the …
Read More »10 Things Frugal People Never Buy
Alliance Images / Shutterstock.com Those of us who are frugal know deep in our bones that there are things we would never, ever pay for. Ever. If you have the tightwad gene, you can probably feel your skin crawl at the mere thought of plunking down hard-earned cash on certain …
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Photo by Elnur / Shutterstock.com Natural, inexpensive and versatile, vinegar is a great all-purpose cleaner. Wait … scratch that. Vinegar is a great most-purpose cleaner. Vinegar’s cleaning muscle comes from acetic acid, a powerful cleaning agent that can remove grease, dirt and mineral deposits, and even kill some bacteria. But …
Read More »Why More People May Buy Life Insurance in 2021
Photo by Juergen Faelchle / Shutterstock.com A federal law passed at the end of 2020 has made permanent life insurance more attractive to some people. The law essentially tweaks the tax code to allow owners of permanent policies to put more money into the savings portion of their policy. As …
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