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Seal tags allow scientists to track ocean currents and climate change
A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It’s tagging seals. Several species of seals...
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When John Florence paddles out for the surfing competition of the Olympic Games Paris, which starts this weekend, he’ll be more than 9,000 miles away from the host city. That’s because the surfing...
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As extreme heat threatens its future, the Olympic Games has become the...
Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games might be spared the worst of it, the weather will still be hot. As global temperatures have risen,...
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A loneliness expert reveals the one question that prompts rewarding connections
When Monika Jiang set out to explore modern loneliness she asked a radical question: What if our experience of loneliness is our path back to each other? She took the leap—leaving her role as the head...
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Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which is the better app in 2024?
This week Apple brought Apple Maps to the web in beta, bringing it one step closer to parity with Google Maps, which has long been available via web browsers. Of course, iPhone owners will still turn...
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7 surprising tricks from an Olympic gold medalist that will make you more...
The 2024 Summer Olympics are here, baby. The swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha is hovering in the Seine River, ready to glide. The cyclist Tadej Pogačar is clipped into the pedals of his bike, poised to ride....
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Housing market hack: How this family just got their dream home at a 2.5%...
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View ArticleWhy the 2024 Olympics TV ratings won’t matter
As the 2024 Paris Olympics kick off this weekend, the cloud left by the 2020 Tokyo Games’ viewership flop still casts a shadow. Headlines declaring the death of the Olympics have become a quadrennial...
View ArticleHey Auntie! is a new social support network for Black women
Despite all our digital connections, we are in the midst of what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described as an epidemic of loneliness. That sense of isolation is what Nicole Kenney wants to...
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How the UPC barcode revolutionized global commerce over the past 50 years
The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer—on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going strong....
View ArticleThis is the kind of leader we need right now
This column is not about politics. It’s about a type of leader. It’s about how a leader who communicates honestly, inspires trust, and models integrity achieves enduring success while promoting...
View ArticleBillie Jean King says Paris Olympics shows progress in women’s sports
The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women’s sports, tennis champion and pioneer Billie Jean King told Reuters, as organizers trumpet...
View ArticleWhen should you let someone ‘pick your brain’?
Ever had someone ask to ‘pick your brain’? When you do something notable or have position others might want someday, too, you’ll get an occasional request from someone who wants to buy you coffee in...
View Article3 money tips for empty nesters
The period after your last child leaves the nest is often described as “bittersweet”–which generally means you’re singing Sunrise, Sunset while turning their game room into a home gym. But in addition...
View ArticleWhat happens when you get put on a performance improvement plan
Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. After the death of his father, Owen...
View ArticleThis AI tool is perfect for making short videos
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. Hypernatural is one of the best new tools for making...
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5 free Chrome extensions to take your searches to the next level
There’s a fine line between searching and searching well. And if you’re tired of sifting through countless search results to find exactly what you need, look no further. These powerful, free Chrome...
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The sticky geniuses behind Post-Its and Scotch Tape made a polar bear tracker...
In order to protect animals like polar bears from certain threats, whether pollution, climate change, or people, we have to know their behavior. And in order to learn where polar bears live, how they...
View ArticleWant to help employees up their game? Try these 3 science-based hacks
If you’ve never worked out in your life and set a New Year’s resolution to exercise every day at 5 a.m, you might make it to mid-January. It takes time to build better habit. It’s incredibly easy to...
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How this Paris arena transformed from a Taylor Swift concert into an Olympic...
As the Paris Olympics kick off, much of the attention around water sports has revolved around the attempt to make the long-polluted Seine River clean enough for competition. But inside La Defense...
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