Big businesses say they are helping to restore ecosystems – but proof remains elusive

The world’s ecosystems need to be restored – and fast. Large corporations are well-placed to do so.

Tim Lamont, Research Fellow, Lancaster University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Big businesses say they are helping to restore ecosystems – but there's little evidence

The world’s ecosystems need to be restored – and fast. Large corporations are well-placed to do so.

Tim Lamont, Research Fellow, Lancaster University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 ~7 min


Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.

Shital Thekdi, Associate Professor of Analytics and Operations, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 4, 2023 ~8 min

How to get federal disaster aid: FEMA is running out of money, but these strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster

An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.

Latisha Nixon-Jones, Associate Professor of Law, Jacksonville University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 ~9 min

Lower wages come back to bite prestige brands

Prestige brands that leverage their "resume power' to pay lower wages ultimately hurt their own profits, research finds.

Duke U. Fuqua School of Business • futurity
Aug. 29, 2023 ~6 min

What’s at stake in UAW negotiations with automakers?

An expert clarifies what's at stake for the United Automobile Workers, or UAW, in their contract negotiations with automakers.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Aug. 25, 2023 ~4 min

Supporting sustainability, digital health, and the future of work

The MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology selects three new research projects to support.

School of Engineering • mit
Aug. 24, 2023 ~8 min

There’s racial bias in lower-level NFL coach hiring and promoting

“These data analyses show where biases are hiding, and once we know that, we can think about interventions..."

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 21, 2023 ~6 min


A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute – a new analysis shows why

Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst • conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and quickly make it less profitable to pollute − here's why

Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst • conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

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