These self-employed jobs face highest risk of A.I. takeover

Artificial intelligence could put self-employed people working jobs with routine tasks that don't need technical expertise at risk of displacement.

Kevin Manne-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 30, 2019 ~3 min

Your pay and work schedule affect your health

There are several factors about our jobs that can have major effects on our health, from how much we make to when we work.

U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 30, 2019 ~5 min


Stealing at work can be contagious

Stealing at work can spread among resturant employees, research finds.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 27, 2019 ~4 min

Watch a roofing drone fire its nail gun

A drone called an octocopter is learning to do roofing work, including firing an electric nail gun.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 25, 2019 ~4 min

A small perk at lunch may cut depression at work

An apple (or banana) a day left bus drivers in China feeling less depressed and more capable, researchers find. What small gesture would improve your day at work?

Sara LaJeunesse-Penn State • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~4 min

Algorithm would warn warehouse workers about risky motions

Warehouse workers risk workplace injuries from awkward postures or body movements. An algorithm could warn them before they get hurt.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Aug. 23, 2019 ~5 min

Professional investors favor white-led venture capital funds

The better black-led venture capital funds perform, the more bias they encounter from professional investors, report researchers.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 20, 2019 ~7 min

Your brain doesn’t recharge if you use your phone on break

"...the phone may carry increasing levels of distraction that make it difficult to return focused attention to work tasks."

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 19, 2019 ~3 min


Police officers get less proactive when they feel scrutiny

When police officers and firefighters feel that the public doesn't understand what they do, they're less likely to be proactive in building community ties.

Molly Dannenmaier-UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 16, 2019 ~3 min

Fewer health troubles for older workers with the right job

When an older worker's cognitive abilities and the demands of the job don't suit each other, early retirement becomes more likely.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Aug. 14, 2019 ~3 min

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