Restarting the economy too soon could damage it more

Preventing people getting sick with COVID-19 and saving lives is better for the economy than reopening businesses too soon, a new paper finds.

Lawrence Goodman-Brandeis • futurity
April 15, 2020 ~6 min

Bandwagon effect beats advice from human experts and A.I.

AI experts can sway our opinions as much as human ones, new research shows. But when the crowd goes the other way, we're more likely to follow.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
April 14, 2020 ~6 min


7 things ease the switch to remote-only workplaces

An abrupt transition to a remote-only workplace poses challenges to both management and employees. Two experts explain what it takes to get it right.

Edmund L. Andrews-Stanford • futurity
April 10, 2020 ~7 min

When will social distancing end? It may be a while

A new report suggests a plan for getting through the COVID-19 pandemic and opening things up again. It looks like a long road ahead, experts warn.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
April 9, 2020 ~1 min

People think ‘fake news’ works more on others

The "third-person effect" may account for why people think they aren't as influenced by fake news as other people, researchers say.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
April 8, 2020 ~4 min

Even now, the grocery supply chain gets a ‘Triple-A’

"The fact that you are able to go to the store and find 75% of your grocery list is a testament to the agility of grocery supply chains."

NC State • futurity
April 7, 2020 ~6 min

7 tips to get your small business through COVID-19

Making these choices may help a small business get during the COVID-19 crisis, experts say.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
April 3, 2020 ~5 min

Faster recalls when medical companies have women directors

A study on product recalls finds "a difference in real and important safety outcomes for consumers, between firms that have women on their boards and those who do not."

George Vlahakis-Indiana • futurity
April 3, 2020 ~3 min


Opinion: Coronavirus: five ways to be a better manager when working from home

Everyone is adjusting to life during the coronavirus pandemic. For many, working from home is the new normal and poses all sorts of new challenges. Anyone in a position of management has, overnight, lost many of the tangible aspects of doing their job – particularly the non-verbal aspects of communication and how we interact in space, in person. Here, Dr Thomas Roulet from Cambridge Judge Business School offers some advice for managers as we all adjust to new ways of working.  

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 25, 2020 ~5 min

A business edge that comes with age

Economist Pierre Azoulay answers three questions about his finding that middle-aged entrepreneurs fare better than twentysomethings.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 19, 2020 ~4 min

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