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CEO Picks - The best that international journalism has to offer!  S9Stop Believing in Free Shipping - The Atlantic (No paywall)   It was a pair of feather earrings that helped Ann Miceli get out from underneath strangers’ cars. For years, Miceli had worked as an auto mechanic and picked up shifts in her spare time at Indianapolis restaurants. One day, she came across those earrings, and “it kind of sparked something.” Miceli bought a pair, and then some supplies to make her own. She listed some of her creations in a shop on Etsy and named it PrettyVagrant.That was in 2011. In the intervening years, Miceli has sold nearly 30,000 of her handmade earrings and feather hair extensions, all of which she assembles by hand at home. After a couple of years, Miceli quit her job as a mechanic. Etsy “has given me the opportunity to work from home and watch my grandkids,” she told me. Everything was humming along nicely until last summer, when the site began implementing a new search algorithm that gives priority to sellers who guarantee free shipping. Those who charged even a few dollars, like Miceli, were removed from their spots on the first page of search results. In August, Miceli’s revenue was down 40 percent from the previous year—a huge dip that she blames on the free-shipping finagling.
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S10The Truth About Dentistry - The Atlantic (No paywall)  In the early 2000s Terry Mitchell’s dentist retired. For a while, Mitchell, an electrician in his 50s, stopped seeking dental care altogether. But when one of his wisdom teeth began to ache, he started looking for someone new. An acquaintance recommended John Roger Lund, whose practice was a convenient 10-minute walk from Mitchell’s home, in San Jose, California. Lund’s practice was situated in a one-story building with clay roof tiles that housed several dental offices. The interior was a little dated, but not dingy. The waiting room was small and the decor minimal: some plants and photos, no fish. Lund was a good-looking middle-aged guy with arched eyebrows, round glasses, and graying hair that framed a youthful face. He was charming, chatty, and upbeat. At the time, Mitchell and Lund both owned Chevrolet Chevelles, and they bonded over their mutual love of classic cars.Lund extracted the wisdom tooth with no complications, and Mitchell began seeing him regularly. He never had any pain or new complaints, but Lund encouraged many additional treatments nonetheless. A typical person might get one or two root canals in a lifetime. In the space of seven years, Lund gave Mitchell nine root canals and just as many crowns. Mitchell’s insurance covered only a small portion of each procedure, so he paid a total of about $50,000 out of pocket. The number and cost of the treatments did not trouble him. He had no idea that it was unusual to undergo so many root canals—he thought they were just as common as fillings. The payments were spread out over a relatively long period of time. And he trusted Lund completely. He figured that if he needed the treatments, then he might as well get them before things grew worse.
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S20This Legendary Steve Jobs Mantra Foreshadowed the Biggest Challenge Apple Faces Today  Apple has had a rough time the past few months. First, it was passed by Microsoft as the most valuable company on earth--a title it had held for a decade (other than brief periods in 2018 and 2021). Then the European Commission's Digital Markets Act went into effect, forcing Apple to open the iPhone to both third-party app marketplaces, and side loading. Interestingly, one of Steve Jobs' most famous mantras explains both the reason Apple was the most valuable company in the world, as well as the reason it's getting sued today. Surely you've heard one of the many times Jobs stood on a stage, describing some kind of new product or feature, when he uttered his legendary catchphrase: "It just works."
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S8How China Will Be Challenged By a 100-Year Storm  A few years ago, President Xi Jinping started warning that a 100-year big storm is coming. As is typical of the early days of a hurricane, one can now feel it. The circumstances and the mood in China have indisputably changed to become more threatening. These changes are mostly due to big cycle forces.The most joyous and productive environments are ones that have freedom, civility, and creativity, and ones in which people can make their dreams into great realities with prosperity that is shared by most people. This happened in China from around 1980 until around five years ago. It is quite typical for such booms to produce debt bubbles and big wealth gaps that lead the booms to turn into bubbles that turn into busts. That happened in China at the same time as the global great power conflict intensified, so China is now in the post-bubble and great power conflict part of the Big Cycle that is driven by the five big forces that have changed the mood and the environment. In this piece, I will first describe in brief how the Big Cycle has transpired over roughly the past century, and then I will explain the current picture of what is happening today, with a focus on the challenges that China is facing. This history and these dynamics are complex and important to world history and the global order—everything I write here is how I see it based on my own experience, relationships, and research.How the Big Cycle in China Transpired to Create the Conditions from the Beginning of the PRC Through the Current ConditionsIn the 1930-45 period, there was the last 100-year big storm, which was driven classically by the confluence of 1) a debt bust that triggered a global depression, 2) a civil war in China between the rich rightist-capitalists and the poor leftist-communists (which ended in 1949 when the Communists won), 3) an international great power conflict-war that ended in 1945 when the United States (and, to a much lesser extent, Great Britain and Russia) won, creating the American-led world order, 4) many disruptive acts of nature, and 5) big technological changes. That period ended in the classic ways they end, with a debt and economic collapse, one side winning over the other in the great international war and the new world order beginning (in 1945), and one side winning over the other in the civil war and the new domestic order beginning (in 1949).
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S18Decode Your Workplace Culture for Extraordinary Success  We've all heard about the importance of workplace culture and how the right culture can lead to success, while the wrong culture can tear an organization apart--leaving behind a smoldering wreck on the side of the road. It's true that every workplace has a distinct culture, and this culture shapes how employees interact, the decisions they make, and how they approach challenges. So, having the right organizational culture is absolutely key to getting great things done.I was recently working on a client project when I ran across an idea that a management consultant had presented to them: Ron Westrum's Three Cultures model. This idea was new to me, and I immediately wanted to know more.
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S19Boeing's Management Shakeup Is a Powerful Lesson in What Leaders Should Never, Ever Do  First, there was the tragic crash of a Lion Air 737 Max aircraft in October 2018, killing all 189 passengers and crew. That was followed by the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max plane in March 2019, killing all 157 passengers and crew--another tragedy. The FAA grounded the 737 Max shortly after that.In an attempt to put a stop to its ongoing problems with the 737 Max, in September 2019, Boeing's board set up a permanent safety committee tasked with overseeing aircraft development, manufacturing, and operation. And then in October 2019, the company fired Kevin McAllister, president and CEO of Boeing's commercial aircraft unit. Finally, in December 2019, Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing's president and CEO, was ousted with David Calhoun taking his place.
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S26Unlock Your Personal and Professional Potential  Have you ever considered whether you're truly living and working with passion or what that even means? I've been deeply reflecting on this lately. Despite being generally happy and busy, I wasn't sure if I was engaging with my life's true passions. This journey of introspection has been transformative for me, particularly as I explored the concepts presented by Richard Rohr in Falling Upward (Jossey-Bass, 2011). His insights helped spotlight why embracing our passions, especially in the latter half of life, is essential for a life that resonates with meaning and vibrancy--both personally and professionally. Rediscovering my passions--and yes, there's more than one--involved recognizing the joy I find in everyday life, such as playing tennis with friends, the serenity of waterfront living, and spending time on work activities that have the biggest and most positive professional impact. Â
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S21Emotionally Intelligent People Use a Simple 5-Letter Word to Understand Themselves and Read People  For example, I had always thought I was an extrovert, as I was relatively good in social situations and felt reasonably comfortable around others. But the results of the assessment showed I actually leaned towards introversion, meaning I got energy from being alone and having time to think.It was true. I enjoyed being around my friends, but I always found I needed time to recharge afterwards. And I enjoyed going to a movie theater or out to eat by myself, things my wife says she couldn't imagine doing herself.
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S28S7In Countries Facing Scorching Heat, Shade Trees and Cheap Cooling Strategies Gain Traction - Scientific American (No paywall)  Freetown’s tree-planting is among a host of actions communities around the world are taking to prepare for and respond to record-breaking heat driven by human-caused climate change. Many were on display Thursday at the virtual summit hosted by the United States and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world’s largest humanitarian organization.Countries from India to Mexico to the U.S. are increasingly aware of the toll extreme temperatures are having on people’s health, livelihoods and local economies. But each faces its own challenges in responding, including a lack of money, resources or policies to ensure rising demands for energy to cool homes and businesses don’t add to climate-warming emissions.
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S11How to Resist the Temptation of AI When Writing - WIRED (No paywall)  After a visit to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Malia, whose books are set in Philadelphia, found multiple resources online and on the museum site that gave her the history of the Bone Wars, information on the exhibits she saw, and the scientific names of the dinosaurs she was inspired by. She also used the Library of Congress’ website, which offers digital collections and links to the Library of Congress Newspaper Collection.Your local public library is a great source of free information, journals, and databases (even ones that generally require a subscription and include embargoed research). For example, your search should include everything from health databases (Sage Journals, Scopus, PubMed) to databases for academic sources and journalism (American Periodical Series Online, Statista, Academic Search Premier) and databases for news, trends, market research, and polls (the Harris Poll, Pew Research Center, Newsbank, ProPublica).
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S12S44Photos of the Week:  A wildfire in Venezuela, cherry blossoms in eastern China, a deadly terrorist attack in Russia, a surf competition in Australia, Holy Week processions in Spain, a full moon above Istanbul, a vast solar-power farm in Texas, and much more An aerial view of the cargo vessel Dali, seen after it had crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse, in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024 #
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S50Zyn Was 100 Years in the Making  For something that isn't candy, Zyn nicotine pouches sure look a lot like it. The packaging, a small metal can, looks more than a little like a tin of mints. The pouches come in a wide variety of flavors: citrus, cinnamon, "chill," "smooth." And they're consumed orally, more like jawbreakers or Warheads than cigarettes.America has found itself in the beginnings of a Zyn panic. As cigarette and vape use have trailed off in recent years, Zyn and other nicotine pouches are gaining traction. The absolute pouch-usage numbers are still not that high, but sales have more than quadrupled from late 2019 to early 2022. Although only adults 21 and older can legally purchase themâa fact that the product's website directly points outâthey are reportedly catching on with teens. "I'm delivering a warning to parents," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in January, calling for a crackdown, "because these nicotine pouches seem to lock their sights on young kids." Earlier this month, a group of plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI), which also makes Zyn, of purposefully targeting kids. ("We believe the complaints are without merit and will be vigorously defended," a PMI spokesperson told me over email, adding that Zyn offers "adult-orientated flavors.")
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S14Wearable AI: will it put our smartphones out of fashion?  Imagine it: you’re on the bus or walking in the park, when you remember some important task has slipped your mind. You were meant to send an email, catch up on a meeting, or arrange to grab lunch with a friend. Without missing a beat, you simply say aloud what you’ve forgotten and the small device that’s pinned to your chest, or resting on the bridge of your nose, sends the message, summarises the meeting, or pings your buddy a lunch invitation. The work has been taken care of, without you ever having to prod the screen of your smartphone.It’s the sort of utopian convenience that a growing wave of tech companies are hoping to realise through artificial intelligence. Generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT exploded in popularity last year, as search engines like Google, messaging apps such as Slack and social media services like Snapchat raced to integrate the tech into their systems. Yet while AI add-ons have become a familiar sight across apps and software, the same generative tech is now making an attempt to join the realm of hardware, as the first AI-powered consumer devices rear their heads and jostle for space with our smartphones.
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S15Could weight-loss drugs eat the world? - The Economist (No paywall)  The Gila monster is a poisonous North American lizard that measures around 50 centimetres and sports a distinctive coat of black and orange scales. This lethargic reptile, which mostly dwells underground and eats just three to four times a year, is the unlikely inspiration for one of pharma’s biggest blockbusters: a new generation of weight-loss drugs that has patients—and investors—in a frenzy. Originally made for diabetes, evidence is growing that they also have benefits in diseases of the heart, kidney, liver and beyond.Since the late 1980s scientists believed that a gut hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which is secreted by the intestines after a meal, could help treat diabetes. GLP-1 increases the production of insulin (a hormone that lowers blood-sugar levels) and reduces the production of glucagon (which increases blood-sugar levels). But GLP-1 is broken down by enzymes in the body very quickly, so it sticks around for only a few minutes. If it were to be used as a drug, therefore, patients would have faced the unwelcome prospect of needing GLP-1 injections every hour.
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S17Google's AI can create a video game based on a napkin drawing  When the video game No Man’s Sky was first released in 2016, it boasted a universe containing more than 18 quintillion planets. Granted, it took another six years of additional development to make any of those planets worth exploring, but this enormous, virtually limitless universe was created using a development method called “procedural generation.” Procedural generation allows computers to create video game content by combining human-made assets (such as textures and prefabricated objects) with those generated by an algorithm. Other popular games have utilized this method to either ease the strain of manually constructing vast gaming worlds (Skyrim and The Witcher III) or to generate unique worlds for each new play session (Minecraft and Dead Cells).
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S25You May Not Care That the 'Buffett Indicator' Is  Now known as the Buffett Indicator, the metric takes the total value of all publicly traded U.S. companies (measured using the Wilshire 5000 index) and divides them by the previous quarter's gross domestic product estimate. The result is a simple gauge of whether the market appears to be over- or undervalued relative to economic output.If the ratio stands at 100 percent, stocks are fairly priced. At 80 percent, stocks are undervalued. At 120 percent, stocks are overvalued, since the market is growing at a faster rate than the economy on which those stock prices are based.
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S27How Broadway Super Fans Can Help You Engage Your Audience  During our staycation, my family and I immersed ourselves in the electric world of Broadway. Not just one but two captivating productions--first Henrik Ibsen's classic drama The Enemy of the People, adapted by Amy Herzog, starring Succession's Jeremy Strong. Then we saw Stephen Sondheim's iconic Sweeney Todd, where the incomparable Sutton Foster graces the stage alongside a constellation of musical and TV luminaries. Now, I'm not here to incite envy. Instead, I want to unravel a fascinating aspect of human behavior--the intricate dance between authentic brand offerings and audience dynamics. Our foray into the realm of Broadway wasn't just entertainment; it was a lens through which we glimpsed the intricate interplay of consumer choices and fandom, a lesson that applies to any business or brand.Yes, indulging in these productions was undoubtedly enjoyable. Yet, let's not forget the backdrop against which these theatrical marvels unfold--the fiercely competitive world of Broadway, where audiences are not merely spectators but connoisseurs with discerning tastes and high expectations. Amid this sea of cultivated theatergoers, there exists a unique breed of fans--über-fans. These individuals don't just watch a performance, they immerse themselves in it, queueing up to purchase merchandise, waiting for autographs, listening to soundtracks and interviews, and forming an almost religious bond with the brand. Engaging these über-fans requires a different playbook altogether, for they demand more than just a stellar performance--they crave an experience that resonates with their deepest passions.
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S41Sam Bankman-Fried's Losing Game  He made wild bets during his time at the top of the crypto industry. Now he's facing consequences for treating it all like a game.This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.
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S42Why Did The U.S. Navy Kill Arizona's Housing Bill?  When a controversial housing bill dies in a state legislature, you don't expect to find the U.S. military holding the gun. But earlier this month, when Katie Hobbs became the first governor in recent memory to veto a major bipartisan bill to address the housing shortage, the Arizona Democrat pointed to the military's opposition. The Arizona Starter Homes Act would have prevented cities with more than 70,000 residents from using home- and lot-size minimums to prohibit the construction of houses for first-time homebuyers. A few days before she announced her veto, Rear Admiral Brad Rosen, the commander of Navy Region Southwest, sent her a letter expressing vague concerns that the bill might fail to "protect areas in vicinity of military installations" and would instead promote "incompatible development."Rosen was speaking for all branches of the military; part of his job is to act as a regional environmental coordinator for the Defense Department, which involves working with state lawmakers and federal regulators to protect military interests. His worries about the starter-home bill, despite their lack of specificity, were apparently enough for Hobbs, who cited the Pentagon's concerns at the top of her veto letter.
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S43Evan Gershkovich's Year in Captivity  The U.S. journalist is in prison because Vladimir Putin has made no pretense about using Americans as human bargaining chips.This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.
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S35How to Back Up Your Android Phone (2024) ![]() Your phone is the guardian of your digital life. It has that video of your child's first words, the heart-warming message from your significant other that never fails to cheer you up, and the latest save from your favorite mobile game. You have invested time in getting it just the way you want, and there are irreplaceable memories onboard. Spending a couple of minutes backing up is a small price to pay to ensure you don't lose it all.We will show you how to back up your Android phone in a few ways, so pick the one that appeals. We have separate guides on how to back up your iPhone and how to back up your computer.
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S367 Best Cloud Storage Services (2024): Apple, Google, and More ![]() If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDWhether you want to back up your files, share them with other folks, or collaborate on a piece of work, cloud storage services are perhaps the easiest way to do it. Stick that old screenplay in a digital filing cabinet and pop your photos into a digital shoebox, where they will remain safe, shareable, and easily accessible.
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S29You Should Update Apple iOS and Google Chrome ASAP ![]() It's time to check your software updates. March has seen the release of important patches for Apple's iOS, Google's Chrome, and its privacy-conscious competitor Firefox. Bugs have also been squashed by enterprise software giants including Cisco, VMware, and SAP.Apple made up for a quiet February by issuing two separate patches in March. At the start of the month, the iPhone maker released iOS 17.4, fixing over 40 flaws including two issues already being used in real-life attacks.
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S30Scientists Are Unlocking the Secrets of Your 'Little Brain' ![]() In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains a mystery. I am referring to the cerebellum, so named for the Latin for âÂÂlittle brain,â which is situated like a bun at the back of the brain. This is no small oversight: The cerebellum contains three-quarters of all the brainâÂÂs neurons, which are organized in an almost crystalline arrangement, in contrast to the tangled thicket of neurons found elsewhere.Encyclopedia articles and textbooks underscore the fact that the cerebellumâÂÂs function is to control body movement. There is no question that the cerebellum has this function. But scientists now suspect that this long-standing view is myopic.
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S31Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Review: Too Dang Expensive ![]() If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDLenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon line dates back to 2012, and now, in its 12th incarnation, the laptop has reached a level of maturity few other brands can boast. Today's X1 Carbon has been honed to a fine pointâyet it would be legitimately difficult to distinguish from the original. I'd know, because I reviewed it for WIRED way back when.
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S45The Everyday Indignity of Dining Out  Like anyone who has ever navigated a high-school cafeteria, I can instantly clock the merits and demerits of a given restaurant table. Is it tucked into a sad corner for the socially dispossessed? Should I be proud of where I've been seated, accept it grudgingly, or make a play for something better? I perform this silent psychodrama in the desperate moments as the host walks me over, while there's still time to objectâthe kind of neurotic calculus that Larry David understands deeply and pays tribute to in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled "The Ugly Section."As its title implies, the possible existence of a "hot or not" policy for the sorting of restaurant patrons is the central plot of "The Ugly Section." Larryâwho created Curb and stars as its lightly fictionalized antiheroâvisits a voguish "kitchen ⢠bar ⢠market" called Tiato in various social combinations, attempting to get a seat among the attractive people near the windows. Even a good-looking date doesn't sway the smug maître d', played by an extra-punchable Nick Kroll, who consigns both her and Larry to the ugly section when he realizes they're together. At one point, Larry yells, echoing the anguish of many a diner, "How did I wind up here?" Meanwhile, the episode's other storylines include a death by suicide and a robbery at gunpointâdramatic developments that in any other show would be the main event.
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S46The CDC Is Squandering the Breakthrough RSV Vaccine  New RSV shots could make winter much safer for infants, but experts think current guidelines may be too strict.When a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people arrived last fall, Sarah Turner, a family-medicine physician at Lutheran Hospital, in Indiana, couldn't help but expect some pushback. At most, about half of her eligible pregnant patients opt to get a flu vaccine, she told me, and "very few" agree to the COVID shot.
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S32How to Back Up Your Digital Life (2024): Hard Drives, Cloud-Based Tools, and Tips ![]() Making backups is boring, but the alternativeâlosing your dataâis the kind of excitement no one wants. March 31 is World Backup Day, which is lame, but why not use this as the impetus to get those backups going? Don't be like me. I once lost 80 pages of a novel to a bad hard drive. I had no backups. While most of the world is thankful to have been spared those 80 pages, if that hard drive had lived, who knows? I might be sipping a mai tai on a Maine beach with Stephen King right now.Nowadays I back up my data at least three times, in three physically separate places. I know what you're thinkingâwow, he is really bummed about missing out on that mai tai. It may sound excessive, but it costs next to nothing and happens without me lifting a finger, so why not?
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S48The Real Adeel Mangi Is Nothing Like the Caricature GOP Senators Have Invented  Just more than half a century ago, Thurgood Marshall, whom I later had the privilege of serving as a law clerk, was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be the first Black American to sit on the Supreme Court. The nomination triggered an outpouring of racist opposition from the southern members of the United States Senate. Yet the nomination survived the hatred, and Marshall was confirmed.Last fall, President Joe Biden nominated Adeel Mangi, my friend and longtime partner, to be the first Muslim American to sit on a federal appeals court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Just as with Marshall, Mangi's nomination has triggered an outpouring of opposition grounded in hate, this time on the basis of religion, not race.
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S49The Greatest Contribution of Christianity  Nearly 15 years ago, I had the chance to ask Christopher Hitchens, one of the world's most prominent critics of religion, a simple question: "What do you think is the greatest contribution of Christianity, either writ large in terms of society or writ small in terms of individual lives?"To which Hitchens, an atheist who grew up as a nominal Christian, replied, "The greatest contribution of Christianity in my life is the reminder of the complete ephemerality of human power, and indeed of human existenceâthe transience of all states, empires, heroes, grandiose claims, and so forth. That's always with me. And I daresay I could have got that from EinsteinâI would haveâand from Darwin, too. But the way I got it and the way it's implanted in me is certainly by Christianity."
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S6The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long - New Scientist (No paywall)  I WAS going to start this article another way. But that was before my 10-year-old daughter intervened. In fact, I had already begun writing when she bounced up and tried to scam me. She offered to bet me £10 that she could make an ordinary pencil write in the colour red. Alas for the budding entrepreneur, I refused the bet: she was too confident, so I suspected she had something up her sleeve. But I did let her reveal her trick. She took a lead pencil and wrote “in the colour red”. Then she laughed like a hyena and went off to try scamming her mother.Our bright little spark has opinions about everything from video games and sports to books. She is learning basic algebra and coding, and her Taylor Swift expertise vastly outstrips mine. Yet, despite all this knowledge, she has years to go before adulthood. If she lives an average lifespan, a quarter of her years will be spent underage.
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S13The secret to good relationships? Accept family and friends for who they really are  My friend’s small daughter was in a state of utter devastation. She desperately wanted to take her toy car into the bath with her. But – and this is key – she equally desperately did not want her toy car to get wet. There was no way to get what she wanted and she was forced to accept the unflinching reality: water is not dry. It hurt, and she wailed.I can relate. There have been times, mostly when realising that my husband will not do or say or feel the thing that I want him to do or say or feel, when I have wanted to wail, just like that little girl. I have had to acknowledge – again and again – that he is who he is and not who I want him to be.
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S22Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown Just Joined the Kansas City Chiefs. Travis Kelce's Exuberant Reaction Is a Lesson in Leadership  Three-time Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs have a new wide receiver, Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, formerly of the Arizona Cardinals and before that, the Baltimore Ravens. The signing met with vocal approval from Chiefs fans, as well as the team's quarterback Patrick Mahomes and its head coach Andy Reid. And Chiefs tight end and Travis Kelce, perhaps best known for his romantic relationship with Taylor Swift, put into words exactly why Brown may be such an asset to the Chiefs--not only because of his considerable athletic talents, but because of "the person he is." Kelce's take on Brown is a great reminder for every entrepreneur and business leader about what's really important when hiring a new member for your team. From an athletic point of view, the main reason the Chiefs are so happy with Brown is that he's fast. He was a track star in high school before playing football in college. He ran a 40-yard dash in 4.27 seconds as a college student in 2019, which is just 0.06 seconds slower than the NFL record set earlier this month. Mahomes, who's worked out with Brown, noted that he really flies even when he's not trying to run that fast. Mahomes also noted that Brown is "hungry" and clearly wants to be "part of greatness." Which is a good quality to have when you've just joined a team that's hoping for the first-ever three-in-a-row wins in Super Bowl history.
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S233 Signs That Quickly Identify Someone With Bad Leadership Skills  It's important to realize that not all managers are created equally, and many must learn how to lead effectively. Through my experience, I've noticed three common toxic behaviors in management that can really hurt a team and damage a business.Don't underestimate the power that comes from recognizing high performers who are intrinsically motivated by their work. In fact, Gallup has surveyed more than four million employees worldwide on this topic. They found that people who receive regular recognition and praise:
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S24These Are the Benefits Employees Want in 2024  An impressive employee benefit package can have a huge impact on recruitment and retention. In a competitive market, it's not surprising to hear that potential employees may be weighing multiple job offers--and the deciding factor could be what benefits are being offered to them. As the owner of a recruitment agency, it's imperative that I am aware of not only what the top-ranked benefits are but also what is persuading top candidates to make a decision. Having had so many conversations with people across the country looking for new opportunities, I have a unique insight into what makes unicorn employees sign on the dotted line.Â
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S33How to Back Up Your iPhone to iCloud, MacOS, or Windows (2024) ![]() Your iPhone is so much more than just a screen for texting. Smartphones are how we get work done, stay on top of the crazy news cycle, rock out, keep in touch with friends and family, and capture life's most important moments. Carrying all of that information in our pockets is incredibly powerful, and it makes getting through our days a little easier. It also means that your most important data can get lost when you forget your phone on the train or have an unfortunate spat with the sidewalk.If you want to avoid frantically trying to recover the best shots from a friend's wedding, you must back up your iPhone. It's an especially good idea if you plan on updating to a new iPhone. There are a few ways to do this, depending on your needs and habits. After you're all backed up, check out our guide to choosing the Best iPhone.
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S40Joe Lieberman's Parting Gift  A serious policy debate with the late senator could veer sharply into a one-man Borscht Belt on the Potomac.Say what you will about Joe Lieberman, the self-described "Independent Democrat" senator from Connecticut and onetime Democratic vice-presidential candidate. He was many thingsâhonorable, devout, sanctimonious, maddening, and unfailingly warm and decentâall of which have been unpacked since his death yesterday, at 82. He elicited strong reactions, often from Democrats, over his various apostasies to liberal orthodoxy.
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S2Human Brains Have Gotten Astonishingly Bigger Over the Last 75 Years  The human brain is one of the most impressive organs in the animal kingdom. By far the most advanced cerebrum nature has ever produced (at least, as far as we know), the brain consistently confounds scientists who are trying to understand its many mysteries—and those mysteries can even extend to its very size.Over the course of human biology—measured in millions of years—some scientists have put forward the idea that the human brain is actually shrinking, fueled in part by the knowledge that human bodies have shrunk in size. Some research even posits that a warming world could be an engine behind brain change.
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Editor's Note: Increased brain size could also help explain why the incidence of dementia is decreasing, as bigger brains offer a buffer against 'late-life effects' of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's. |
S16Why Do We Age? Scientists Are Figuring It Out.  Scientists are working to understand the biological causes of aging in the hope of one day being able to offer tools to slow or stop its visible signs and, more important, age-related diseases. These underlying mechanisms are often called “the hallmarks of aging.” Many fall into two broad categories: general wear and tear on a cellular level, and the body’s decreasing ability to remove old or dysfunctional cells and proteins.So far, the research has primarily been conducted in animals, but experts are gradually expanding into humans. In the meantime, understanding how aging works can help us put advice and information about the latest “breakthrough” into context, said Venki Ramakrishnan, a biochemist and Nobel laureate who wrote about many of the hallmarks of aging in his new book, “Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality.”
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S34The 30 Best Family Board Games (2024): Cascadia, Labyrinth, Catan ![]() If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDIt's good to take a break from screens every now and then. The great outdoors has plenty to offer, but there are times when you're stuck inside for one reason or another. Board games are a fun way to gather everyone around the table to engage in some group escapism.
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S3716 Best Gaming Headsets (2024): Wired, Wireless, for Switch, PC, Xbox, PS5, and PS4 ![]() If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDThoughtful sound design is a touchstone of modern gaming, and one of the best ways to improve your experience is with a better pair of headphones. Plenty of headsets are designed just for this task, with mics for team chat, wired and wireless options, and comfortable designs for hours of play. We've rounded up the best wireless gaming headsets, no matter what your needs are.
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S47Americans Really Don't Like Trump's Health-Care Plans  Expanding access to health care has been a shared policy priority for Joe Biden and the former Democratic presidents who joined him onstage at a lucrative New York City fundraiser last night, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But the politics of health care look very different for Biden than they did for his two predecessors.Clinton and Obama faced widespread public resistance to their health-care plans that forced them to play defense on the issue. Biden and his campaign team, by contrast, see health care as one of his best opportunities to take the offensive against Donald Trump and the GOP.
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S4Which U.S. College Major is the Worst for Finding a Job?  We visualize the top 10 U.S. college majors, ranked by their unemployment rate, including their underemployment rate for additional context. These figures are of recent college graduates (those aged 22–27 with a bachelor’s degree or higher) and are sourced from the New York Federal Reserve, current up to February 2024.However, aerospace engineering jobs tend to be clustered around the big companies in an otherwise small industry, with additional requirements for security clearances. Tellingly, the underemployment rate for aerospace engineering graduates is less than 20%, which is the best out of this list.
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S5Between Psyche and Cyborg: Carl Jung's Legacy and the Countercultural Courage to Reclaim the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age  “To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances… that’s what life is all about, that’s its task,” the young Dostoyevsky exulted in a letter to his brother just after his death sentence was repealed — death, that great clarifying force for what it means to be alive, what the stakes and sanctities of living are.In the two centuries since, our understanding of what it means to be human, to be mortal and imperfect and ablaze with feeling, has altered dramatically as we have entrusted the cold logic of computation with answering the soul’s cry for connection, for creativity, for meaning — something Dostoyevsky’s contemporary Samuel Butler anticipated in his far-seeing admonition against the dehumanization of humanity in the hands of our machines, something that has metastasized in today’s technocratic cult of posthumanism.
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S38S39Sam Bankman-Fried's Dream Came True  The crypto mogul, now sentenced to 25 years behind bars, is leaving behind an industry that has started to grow up.If there's a single image that defines the crypto frenzy of 2021 and 2022, it's that of the actor Matt Damon, calm and muscled, delivering the immortal proverb "Fortune favors the brave." It was part of an ad for Crypto.com, yet it somehow captured the absurdity of what the crypto industry promised at the time: not just a digital asset, but a ludicrously magnified vision of the future.
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S3Ayn Rand on Why Philosophy Matters  Ayn Rand is a controversial figure. Responses to her ideas seem to land on extremes. The problem with this kind of discourse is that it prevents dialogue. We encourage taking advantage of grey thinking and trying to avoid viewing people and ideas as good/bad binaries. We can learn from people we both like and dislike. We can agree with one idea from someone without having to buy into all their ideas. There is no doubt that Rand’s essays are polemic. Her writing, like all recorded knowledge, needs to be understood in context. The 1970s saw the height of the Cold War, when capitalism versus communism was set as a battle that would decide the fate of humanity. One need not agree with her political and economic prescriptions to get something interesting from her writing. Accepting this complexity is aligning with the complicated nature of the world. With this in mind, let’s continue!
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