What’s going on with the potential rail strike?

A labor expert explains what's at stake in the federal government's intervention in a potential strike of rail workers.

Steven Flamisch-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 6, 2022 ~5 min

Plastic pledges from top companies don’t mean much

"Three-quarters of the world's 300 largest companies made at least one commitment that was neither time-bound nor measurable."

Duke University • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~5 min


How will holiday shopping be different this year?

Experts have tips for your holiday shopping, including how to save some money, what'll be different this year, and what to get Gen Z.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 23, 2022 ~8 min

Expert: Musk’s engineer ideas can’t fix Twitter

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, "My expectation was that it would eventually kill the platform," says Cliff Lampe.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 ~4 min

Is the digital dollar the future of money?

With the US considering a digital currency, an expert explains how it could help consumers and businesses and concerns the idea raises.

Heather Stephenson-Tufts • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 ~14 min

Expert: Musk’s engineer ideas can’t fix Twitter

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, "My expectation was that it would eventually kill the platform," says Cliff Lampe.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 ~4 min

How to design clean energy subsidies that work – without wasting money on free riders

Start high, drop fast and avoid the free-riders: How to design subsidies that can boost clean energy in the US and elsewhere.

Tiruwork B. Tibebu, Ph.D. Student, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 ~8 min

Study: Automation drives income inequality

New data suggest most of the growth in the wage gap since 1980 comes from automation displacing less-educated workers.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Nov. 21, 2022 ~8 min


Should stores crack down on ‘serial returners’?

Big retailers could save money by tightening their return policies. But how to do it without lots of customer backlash?

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 ~8 min

Job seekers like companies that say Black Lives Matter

Prospective employees are drawn to businesses that publicly declare support for Black Lives Matter, research finds.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~5 min

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