Are big tech monopolies ruining American capitalism?
Listen to this podcast to hear an economist explain how big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon are threatening capitalism.
U. Chicago | Jan. 15, 2020 | futurity~2 mins
Tags: featured society-and-culture business competition economics facebook google united-states
The history of bagels is an American tale
Check out this video to learn the history of bagels, including why one expert says no one's had a real New York bagel since 1967.
Jorge Corona-NYU | Jan. 15, 2020 | futurity~1 mins
Tags: featured society-and-culture business food history immigration judaism united-states
There’s lots of ‘hidden’ innovation in rural areas
A new way to measure innovation finds lots of it in rural areas of the United States.
Kristen Devlin-Penn State | Jan. 3, 2020 | futurity~6 mins
Tags: science-and-technology business innovation rural-communities
Marketing tool measures PR in good times and bad
A new tool can help organizatons check up on their relationships with public stakeholders, which can help public relations and marketing in times of crisis.
Matt Shipman-NC State | Jan. 3, 2020 | futurity~3 mins
Tags: society-and-culture business communications marketing public-relations
Tracking emissions in China
Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns.
Nancy Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative | Dec. 30, 2019 | mit~13 mins
Tags: mit-energy-initiative sloan-school-of-management energy china emissions economics policy pollution research government business-and-management
Congress and climate news spark oil company ads
When climate change is in the news or a focus of Congress, oil companies spend more money on advertising, new research shows.
Jill Kimball-Brown | Dec. 17, 2019 | futurity~4 mins
Tags: earth-and-environment advertising business climate-change energy government journalism money united-states
‘Dark patterns’ trick you into spending more online
Researchers have created a website to call out the "dark patterns" internet-based retailers are using to get people shopping online to spend more.
Robert Mitchum-Chicago | Dec. 12, 2019 | futurity~5 mins
Tags: featured society-and-culture business consumers internet money
Businesses need to rethink where they put cell towers
"...there are ways for us to have our cell phones and minimize potential risk without waiting to find out that putting a cell tower on top of a school was a bad idea."
Allison Mills-Michigan Tech | Dec. 4, 2019 | futurity~4 mins
Tags: featured health-and-medicine business communications mobile-devices radiation
MIT conference focuses on preparing workers for the era of artificial
As automation rises in the workplace, speakers explore ways to train students and reskill workers.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Nov. 22, 2019 | mit~10 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail sloan-school-of-management technology-and-society jobs economics policy artificial-intelligence machine-learning innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie business-and-management manufacturing careers special-events-and-guest-speakers
Diverse corporate boards still have glass ceilings
White men still dominate leadership positions on corporate boards, research finds. "Simply adding diversity does not automatically remove the glass ceiling."
Austin Fitzgerald-Missouri | Nov. 12, 2019 | futurity~4 mins
Tags: society-and-culture bias business diversity gender race-and-ethnicity
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