Nosy coworkers can spike your stress levels

Do you have a nosy coworker? New research finds snooping colleagues send stress levels rising.

Boston University • futurity
July 1, 2025 ~9 min

Some bosses thrive on abusing employees

"I think we assumed that if managers engage in these behaviors, they'd feel bad.... But that's not the case."

J. Merritt Melancon - U. Georgia • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~6 min


Electronic forehead tattoo tracks stress on the job

"We've long monitored workers' physical health, tracking injuries and muscle strain. Now we have the ability to monitor mental strain..."

UT Austin • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~6 min

Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans

AI’s advantage over humans comes down to 4 dimensions: speed, scale, scope and sophistication. Whether AI can replace you depends on how much one or more of the S’s matter in what you do.

Nathan Sanders, Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • conversation
June 16, 2025 ~10 min

Compassion helps people deal with broken promises at work

New research indicates that compassion makes employees more resilient when employers behave badly.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
May 28, 2025 ~7 min

Emotional expressions affect how coworkers see helpful acts

"In the workplace, we often encourage helping behaviors, but not all help is perceived the same way."

Washington State • futurity
May 27, 2025 ~5 min

MIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing

The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
May 27, 2025 ~9 min

MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work

With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.

Department of Economics • mit
May 13, 2025 ~7 min


Where tomorrow’s scientists prefer to live − and where they’d rather not

A survey of graduate students found that California and New York are the most desirable destinations. Over half of survey-takers said they’d be unwilling to move to Alabama, Mississippi or Arkansas.

Taylor Remsburg, Graduate Research Assistant in Sociology, West Virginia University • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

Pay transparency can come with unexpected consequences

Is it good to know how much your co-workers make? A new study finds unintended consequences with pay transparency.

David Danelski - UC Riverside • futurity
April 25, 2025 ~6 min

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