Egalitarians are more aware of inequality
Some of our disagreements about inequality come from people's failure to notice it. Enlarge / Do you notice the homeless person's tent or the city's skyscrapers? (credit: Wally Skalij / Getty Images) The COVID-19 pandemic has helped draw atte.....»»
Research indicates gender disparity in academic achievement and leadership positions
New research on gender inequality indicates that fewer leadership prospects in the workplace apply even to women who show the most promise early on in their academic careers......»»
People become less likely to contribute to a virtual public good like Wikipedia if they know many others are doing it
While people tend to contribute more to a virtual public good if they see others doing the same, this effect reverses if they become aware too many people are participating, according to research that I conducted over the summer. Public goods are thi.....»»
People"s acceptance of inequality affects response to company wrongdoings
People who do not accept inequality are more likely to negatively evaluate companies that have committed wrongdoings than people who do accept inequality, and this response varies by culture, according to researchers at Penn State. The team also foun.....»»
Crowdfunding? Check the weather forecast first!
Investors' moods are affected by gloomy weather. New research from Copenhagen Business School recommends entrepreneurs looking for finance should be aware of the weather forecast at the time they want to launch their crowdfunding campaigns......»»
Meet "baby" Claire, explorer of Antwerp"s bad air
Out for an afternoon hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down to their map, suddenly aware they have taken a wrong turn......»»
Inequality in medieval Cambridge was "recorded on the bones" of its residents
Social inequality was "recorded on the bones" of Cambridge's medieval residents, according to a new study of hundreds of human remains excavated from three very different burial sites within the historic city centre......»»
Women mentoring men could help solve workplace gender bias, inequality
A University of Michigan business professor proposes a potential remedy for the difficult issue of workplace inequality: more women executives mentoring men......»»
U.S. was left ‘not aware" of ex-VW exec"s early release
Oliver Schmidt was paroled last week by a German court, less than halfway through his seven-year sentence from the U.S. for his part in Volkswagen's global emissions scandal......»»
Shining a HOT light on optomechanics
Hybrid Optomechanical Technologies is developing a new generation of technologies that use light and motion to create and process signals We all use micromechanical devices in our daily lives, although we may be less aware of them than electron.....»»
Keeping nurseries open helps in the fight against inequality but ignores a low-paid and anxious workforce
The current lockdown in England has seen schools closed, but—in a notable shift from the first lockdown in March 2020—nurseries and other venues looking after young children have been told by the government to keep their doors open. To understand.....»»
Ubiquiti Tells Customers To Change Passwords After Security Breach
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Networking equipment and IoT device vendor Ubiquiti Networks has sent out today notification emails to its customers informing them of a recent security breach. "We recently became aware of unauthorized.....»»
Ubiquiti says customer data may have been accessed in data breach
Ubiquiti, one of the biggest sellers of networking gear, including routers, webcams and mesh networks, has alerted its customers to a data breach. In a short email to customers on Monday, the tech company said it became aware of unauthorized access t.....»»
Bose answers call for safety-minded buds with $200 new Sport Open Earbuds
Bose's new true wireless earbuds are aimed at runners, cyclists, and other fitness buffs who want to stay aware of traffic and other hazards while working out......»»
Fluoride to the rescue? Addressing the challenge of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Scientists have long been aware of the dangerous overuse of antibiotics and the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant microbes that have resulted. While over-prescription of antibiotics for medicinal use has unsettling implications for human heal.....»»
One CMO’s journey with risk management and compliance
Without active involvement from business unit leaders across the company in marketing, human resources, sales and more, a company can never have a healthy risk-aware culture. Gina Hortatsos Contributor.....»»
Remote physical gaming site Surrogate.tv raises a $2.5M seed round
I was made aware of Surrogate.tv’s work earlier this year when the site released a Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit tournament. Nintendo’s IRL take on its popular racing title was a great showcase for the technology — though, admittedly, there.....»»
New study measures neighborhood inequality and violence based on everyday mobility
A new study looking at the patterns of movement from 400,000 people offers fresh insights into how a neighborhood's economic conditions mixed with the mobility patterns of its residents and visitors relates to the well-being of the neighborhood and c.....»»
New report: Who is most impacted by inequality in Australia?
UNSW Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) have released the second part of their analysis of inequality in Australia pre-COVID. Using Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data (2017–18), the report.....»»
This VC introduced Palantir’s first business hire to its earliest engineer, then his business took off
You might not know yet of XYZ Venture Capital, a four-year-old, Bay Area-based seed-stage venture firm, but many veterans of Palantir are surely aware of it. XYZ says it has already backed 22 startups whose founders came out of the data analysis comp.....»»
New research points to effective ways to increase support for addressing economic inequality
Researchers at NYU and the University of California, Irvine have found that information about economic inequality focusing on the disadvantages facing people from the lower-socioeconomic class, as opposed to messages highlighting advantages the upper.....»»