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

Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance

Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared with athletes sleeping more than 8 hours.

Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~10 min

I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning

Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.

Sarah Nance, Assistant Professor of Integrated Practice in Art and Design, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 • ~8 min

Turning annual performance reviews into 'humble encounters' yields dividends for employees and managers

Do you dread delivering or receiving feedback at work? Two organizational behavior experts describe a better way to have these difficult conversations.

Taya Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics, Carnegie Mellon University • conversation
Dec. 8, 2023 • ~8 min

What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams

Synchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive tasks − and even influence diagnosis of cognitive disorders.

Cindi May, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston • conversation
Nov. 6, 2023 • ~8 min

How Sunak's back-pedalling on net zero could damage efforts to decarbonise Britain's homes

The government’s unpredictable approach to energy-efficiency has cost progress to net zero before.

Ludovica Gazze, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Warwick • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 • ~6 min

The allure of the ad-lib: New research identifies why people prefer spontaneity in entertainment

Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic self.

Katherine Du, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • conversation
June 2, 2023 • ~5 min

One in four homes is 'hard to decarbonise' – without help their inhabitants could get stuck in fuel poverty

Existing decarbonisation measures are often unsuitable for the least efficient homes – failing to improve their performance will trap vulnerable people in fuel poverty.

Rokia Raslan, Associate Professor in Building Performance Simulation, UCL • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 • ~7 min

Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a genetic mutation in one key protein may increase athletic performance

The discovery of the role that the protein Piezo1 plays in touch and body awareness won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Piezo1 may also be a significant player in motor function.

Ryo Nakamichi, Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute • conversation
Sept. 28, 2022 • ~6 min

‘Vicious cycle’ found between excessive napping and Alzheimer’s

In a study of older adults, excessive daytime napping predicted an increased future risk of Alzheimer’s.

Manisha Vadali • harvard
March 17, 2022 • ~5 min

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