7 fixes to fight burnout among doctors and nurses

"The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already existing problem within our health care systems." Here's what doctors and nurses need to combat burnout.

Texas A&M University • futurity
May 14, 2020 ~6 min

Survey: Small business owners see very grim future

About a third of small business owners believe they have a 50% chance of going bankrupt or out of business within the next six months because of COVID-19.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
May 5, 2020 ~7 min


Pandemic work/life balance burden falls more on women

With more people at home balancing family, work, and school, women are bearing the brunt of responsibilities, a sociolgist argues.

Sandra Feder-Stanford • futurity
May 4, 2020 ~10 min

Will the pandemic shore up inequality or bring change?

Historian Walter Scheidel identifies pandemics as one of "the four horsemen" of major economic leveling. Will COVID-19 level inequality or shore it up?

Stanford • futurity
May 1, 2020 ~8 min

Ethicists: COVID-19 shows inequities in structure of society

Three ethicists argue that the moral dilemmas that the coronavirus puts in front of Americans result from longstanding inequality. Here's their case.

Kathleen McGarvey-Rochester • futurity
April 28, 2020 ~13 min

Those without ‘seamless’ job histories face hiring bias

A new book delves into how atypical job histories, such as part-time work or resume gaps, intersect with the race and gender bias of hiring managers.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
April 27, 2020 ~7 min

Why COVID-19 is tough for undocumented immigrants

The COVID-19 pandemic puts undocument immigrants at risk in a range of ways, including work, access to health care, and fear of deportation.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
April 24, 2020 ~6 min

Your personality shapes how music affects your focus

Whether music will fuel or distract you depends on the type of song, your personality, and what you're doing, particularly if you're working from home.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
April 23, 2020 ~4 min


The green gig economy: precarious workers are on the frontline of climate change fight

During California's deadliest wildfire season, 2,000 prison inmates fought the flames on USD$1 a day.

Benjamin Neimark, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University • conversation
April 21, 2020 ~6 min

When Americans go back to work, things won’t be the same

Americans will have to change how they do business to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Here's what it could look like.

Jason Maderer-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
April 20, 2020 ~7 min

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