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  • Warehouse workerSuccess

    The idea of a meaningful job, or a ‘calling,’ was invented by Christian reformers 500 years ago, religion professor says

    By Garrett Potts and The Conversation
  • The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant makes its way across the globe.Health

    How worrisome is Omicron offshoot ‘Pirola’ BA.2.86? 4 questions answered

    By
  • Jimmy BuffettLifestyle

    Jimmy Buffett, the ‘Parrot Heads’ and the ‘Escape to Margaritaville:’ A pessimistic 19th century outlook on hedonistic 20th century life

    By Drew M. Dalton and The Conversation
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    How Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is pumping $60 billion into the IRS and giving it a much-needed tech facelift

    By Erica Neuman and The Conversation
  • Kamala HarrisSuccess

    New research reveals storied HBCU Howard University has been known as ‘The Mecca’ of Black education for over 100 years

    By Jamaal Abdul-Alim and The Conversation
  • Job interviewSuccess

    Entrepreneurs not wanted: Research suggests hiring managers discriminate against small business founders

    By Jacob A. Waddingham, Miles Zachary, and others
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    The economy isn’t out of the recession woods yet—a lot of the new jobs data show a continuing slowdown

    By Christopher Decker and The Conversation
  • Michael OherSuccess

    The ‘Blind Side’ scandal highlights how the Tuohys chose not to adopt Michael Oher and entered a ‘conservatorship’ instead, family lawyer says

    By Naomi Cahn and The Conversation
  • Michael OherSuccess

    The Michael Oher ‘Blind Side’ scandal shows that Hollywood studios are just pretending to follow the law when they buy ‘life story rights’

    By Jorge L. Contreras, Dave Fagundes, and others
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Ron DeSantis’ campaign is struggling because he’s an ‘imperial governor,’ says former 27-year director of National Governors Association

    By Raymond Scheppach and The Conversation
  • Three firefighters rest in the shade of a truckEnvironment

    People are literally dying because it’s so hot outside—turns out machines aren’t doing so great either

    By Matthew T. Hughes, Srinivas Garimella, and others
  • Narendra Modi, Joe Biden

    India shocked the world with its moon landing, but it’s only one of 7 missions currently operating in lunar space

    By Mariel Borowitz and The Conversation
  • A businessman looking at his smartphoneFinance

    There’s a totally legal type of insider trading and directors all the way up to the C-suite consistently beat the market, research finds

    By D. Brian Blank, Dallin Alldredge, and others
  • Success

    Over 300,000 workers have gone on strike this year, but don’t be fooled—Unions are still a dim shadow of the midcentury glory days

    By Judith Stepan-Norris, Jasmine Kerrissey, and others
  • BEIJING, CHINA – AUGUST 17, 2023 – A spectator takes photos of a humanoid robot at the 2023 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Tech

    An A.I. model faced off against 24 graduate students in a test of creativity—here’s how it scored

    By Erik Guzik and The Conversation