Work requirements for SNAP don’t get people into jobs

Work requirements for SNAP benefits don't boost employment, a study finds. Instead, they have adverse effects on homeless people.

Karen McCally-U. Rochester • futurity
July 3, 2023 ~7 min

Feeling ‘called’ to your job can hide mistreatment

Feeling "called to work" or a sense of tikkun olam or zakat can bring motivation to your job, research finds.

Amy Hodges-Rice • futurity
June 21, 2023 ~5 min


Percentage of women in federal STEM jobs has stalled

"We are not making a great deal of progress in bringing women into STEM jobs in any sort of equitable numbers."

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
June 6, 2023 ~6 min

How AI and other technologies are already disrupting the workplace

ChatGPT may change the workplace but there are plenty of other disruptions coming.

Martin Spring, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University • conversation
May 26, 2023 ~5 min

AI could threaten some jobs, but it is more likely to become our personal assistant

AI is definitely going to change the workplace, but don’t get too worried about your job.

Jonathan Aitken, Senior University Teacher in Robotics, University of Sheffield • conversation
May 25, 2023 ~7 min

AI is changing how Americans find jobs, get promoted and succeed at work

Software you may already use every day can track your productivity for your employer.

Catherine Rymsha, Visiting Lecturer of Management, UMass Lowell • conversation
May 22, 2023 ~7 min

People don’t ask for more pay when company is ‘good’

Do job seekers really forego pay to work at companies with social impact, or does that mission prompt self-censoring in negotiation?

UT Austin • futurity
May 8, 2023 ~4 min

Report: 25 Percent of Jobs Will Change in the Next Five Years

VOA Learning English • voa
May 6, 2023 ~3 min


We need to discuss what jobs robots should do, before the decision is made for us

Robots and AI could transform our lives, so we must decide how we want to use them.

Thusha Rajendran, Professor of Psychology, The National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
April 27, 2023 ~7 min

Report: Laid off fossil fuel workers need support

As the energy landscape shifts toward renewables, a survey of laid off fossil fuel workers documents the challenges they face.

UC Berkeley • futurity
April 27, 2023 ~8 min

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