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Stop sending these 10 unnecessary email responses, and you can help reduce carbon emissions

Did you really need to write that LOL?

Stop sending these 10 unnecessary email responses, and you can help reduce carbon emissions

How to volunteer to help the Georgia Senate runoffs: 12 things you can do for voter outreach right now

These pivotal races may well come down to how many local voters get registered between now and the voter registration deadline.

How to volunteer to help the Georgia Senate runoffs: 12 things you can do for voter outreach right now

Neuroscientists have finally figured out why speaking a new language is so hard for adults

If you’re trying to speak a new foreign language, your adult brain is working against you.

Neuroscientists have finally figured out why speaking a new language is so hard for adults

An ethical argument for sex robots as a human right

A professor of bioethics at the University of Washington makes a compassionate case for sex robots as companions for the socially vulnerable.

An ethical argument for sex robots as a human right

Stimulus update: What can Joe Biden do to push second checks and extra unemployment before 2021?

Short answer: He can set the right tone but not much else.

Stimulus update: What can Joe Biden do to push second checks and extra unemployment before 2021?

Trump may never give a concession speech. Has that happened before?

Concession is about letting go. We already know that’s not President Trump’s strong suit.

Trump may never give a concession speech. Has that happened before?

A new study on ‘super-spreader’ COVID businesses is more bad news for restaurants

A study in Nature found that blanket lockdowns are less effective than restrictions on occupancy for certain types of businesses.

A new study on ‘super-spreader’ COVID businesses is more bad news for restaurants

No, this pizza is not healthier because it’s pretty. That’s your beauty bias showing

A new study from the University of Southern California finds that we perceive attractive food to be healthier. Spoiler: It’s often not.

No, this pizza is not healthier because it’s pretty. That’s your beauty bias showing

5 reasons why a COVID-19 vaccine won’t fix the economy any time soon

Someone tell Wall Street. The recovery could take a while.

5 reasons why a COVID-19 vaccine won’t fix the economy any time soon

Go ahead and stare at your smartphone during live events. You’ll enjoy them more, says NYU study

Participants who created social media content during events consistently felt more immersed and engaged in their experiences. That doesn’t mean tune out.

Go ahead and stare at your smartphone during live events. You’ll enjoy them more, says NYU study

Stimulus update: What the election could mean for second checks and extra unemployment

Americans have been waiting months and months for relief. The presidential race is over, but now the Georgia runoffs loom on the horizon.

Stimulus update: What the election could mean for second checks and extra unemployment

How to donate to the Georgia Senate runoff election: 8 ways to help the races before January

Who will control the Senate next year? These runoff races (and lots of money) could decide.

How to donate to the Georgia Senate runoff election: 8 ways to help the races before January

What the hell is happening in Georgia? Senate race runoff rules explained as vote count continues

Georgia is about to be on everyone’s mind.

What the hell is happening in Georgia? Senate race runoff rules explained as vote count continues

You’re going to have to go to bed at some point on Election Night: Here’s how

We’ve got three ideas to help you calm yourself down . . . when you’re ready.

You’re going to have to go to bed at some point on Election Night: Here’s how

Surprise finding: Streetlights don’t cause much light pollution. Here’s what does

New research from Tucson might lead to some bright ideas for tackling light pollution.

Surprise finding: Streetlights don’t cause much light pollution. Here’s what does

Second stimulus checks, extra unemployment update: How soon after the election could a deal happen?

With COVID-19 cases rising, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants to push a comprehensive stimulus package in the lame duck session.

Second stimulus checks, extra unemployment update: How soon after the election could a deal happen?

Bad news if you were planning to achieve career greatness later in life

Passion, grit, and a positive mindset, three key traits for success, begin to fall off in our 50s, according to a new study from Norway.

Bad news if you were planning to achieve career greatness later in life

How did music evolve? Harvard study reveals a surprising theory. No, it’s not a sexual mating call

Musical anthropologists have been missing a beat this whole time.

How did music evolve? Harvard study reveals a surprising theory. No, it’s not a sexual mating call

You won’t believe these COVID-19-themed fundraising products

Desperate times bring desperate measures.

You won’t believe these COVID-19-themed fundraising products

Why did COVID-19 hospital death rates drop? A new study from NYU offers several clues

Researchers looked at 5,263 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and found that death rates averaged 27% in March and just 3% in August.

Why did COVID-19 hospital death rates drop? A new study from NYU offers several clues

Impact

10 lessons from CEOs on how to manage corporate reputation in a new era of activism

Watch the mind-blowing skills of the farmworkers harvesting your Thanksgiving dinner

This Gates-backed, MIT-based biotech company solves a key vaccination problem

News

Elon Musk passes Bill Gates to become the second-richest person on the planet

Netflix’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ audaciously decides who deserves empathy

Post-COVID-19, remote work won’t be the norm in India and China

Co.Design

Too many designers worked for free in 2020

This new book on the Sistine Chapel costs $22,000

Why this Vancouver suburb is putting 950 new homes right next to a farm

Work Life

As COVID-19 surges, families anticipate a different sort of holiday season

5 ways remote work can make you more creative

The psychological benefits of writing by hand