Working odd hours can take a serious toll on health by age 50

People who work a job with nonstandard hours are more likely to report sleep issues, poor health, and depression symptoms by age 50.

Robert Polner-NYU • futurity
April 11, 2024 ~6 min

Employees get better feedback when senior staff are in the same office

Senior workers are more likely to provide coaching and on-the-job training to junior staff when it's in their own best interest, researchers say.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
April 9, 2024 ~5 min


Why are nurses quitting health care?

At a time when hospital executives cite staffing issues as their most pressing concern, new research digs into why nurses are quitting.

Ed Federico-U. Pennsylvania • futurity
April 9, 2024 ~4 min

Ignoring boredom at work hampers your productivity later

"Like whack-a-mole, downplaying boredom on one task results in attention and productivity deficits that bubble up during subsequent tasks."

Shannon Roddel - Notre Dame • futurity
April 1, 2024 ~5 min

Most work is new work, long-term study of U.S. census data shows

The majority of U.S. jobs are in occupations that have emerged since 1940, MIT research finds — telling us much about the ways jobs are created and lost.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2024 ~9 min

Does technology help or hurt employment?

Combing through 35,000 job categories in U.S. census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2024 ~8 min

Working memory keeps you focused with distractions from home

"...working memory is required to ensure that if distractions intrude, individuals can maintain focus amidst those distractions."

Jared Wadley-U. Michigan • futurity
March 29, 2024 ~4 min

MIT launches Working Group on Generative AI and the Work of the Future

New initiative is convening leading companies and nonprofits with support from Google’s Community Grants Fund.

MIT Industrial Performance Center • mit
March 28, 2024 ~6 min


Conspiracy theorists seem to favour an intuitive thinking style – here’s why that’s important

The pros and pitfalls of this type of thinking

Darel Cookson, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~7 min

Study finds workers misjudge wage markets

Employees underestimate salary levels in their own industry, leading them to spend less time exploring the job market.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
March 14, 2024 ~7 min

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