Should Heat Waves Be Named like Hurricanes?

California is launching a heat wave ranking system, but its unclear how well such efforts actually inform people about heat risks

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Neanderthal child may have had Down's syndrome

A fossil bone displaying features consistent with Downs syndrome belonged to a Neanderthal child who survived beyond 6 years old, adding to evidence that these extinct humans cared for members of their community

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The universe is built a lot like a giant brain - so is it conscious?

Research has found the universe is remarkably similar in structure to the human brain. But does this mean the cosmos has a consciousness of its own?

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Samples From the Moon's Far Side Have Just Arrived to Earth

In a push to ascertain the moons uncharted secrets, progress on exploring the far side has accelerated in recent years. In early June 2024, China made the news as its newest space probe, Change 6, landed on the moons far side, marking a bold direction for future lunar exploration.China launched the Change 6 probe on May 3, 2024 with the intent of collecting samples of lunar regolith (a surface layer of dust, sand, and rock fragments) on the moon's far side. A similar mission occurred in 2020, when China's Change 5 probe retrieved samples from Oceanus Procellarum the largest of the lunar maria, which are basaltic plains mostly on the moons near side that were formed by lava flows.

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Cleaning Up Cow Burps To Combat Global Warming

In the urgent quest for a more sustainable global food system, livestock are a mixed blessing. On the one hand, by converting fibrous plants that people cant eat into protein-rich meat and milk, grazing animals like cows and sheep are an important source of human food. And for many of the worlds poorest, raising a cow or two or a few sheep or goats can be a key source of wealth.But those benefits come with an immense environmental cost. A study in 2013 showed that globally, livestock account for about 14.5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than all the worlds cars and trucks combined. And about 40 percent of livestocks global warming potential comes in the form of methane, a potent greenhouse gas formed as they digest their fibrous diet.

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See the future through the eyes of 6 Indigenous artists

Based in Glorieta, New Mexico, Luger places an optimistic emphasis on Native peoples proven ability to adapt to a changing world. He delves into speculative fiction to present a future where were in right relationship with our environment and our kin. The work shown here is part of a series that uses installation, video, and performance art to tell an ongoing narrative about combating societal ills. Among these, according to Luger, are capitalism and colonialism, which manifest as corporeal monsters. Set in an undetermined time, the video shows heroic monster slayers bringing water to a barren landscape. The desert reciprocates, providing tools for confronting the evil forces.Drawing inspiration for this painting from the dynamic movements and gestures of powwow dancers in colorful regaliaas well as the Teton mountains Teewinot peak and even Scandinavian floral elementsWallowingBull blends cultural symbolism and futurism. In this way, the Fargo, North Dakota, resident reminds viewers that the traditional and the technological belong together.

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How 'Reservation Dogs' sparked a Native filmmaking boom in Tulsa

Tims Midtown Diner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, used to be just the local greasy spoon where I could get a big waffle and a hot coffee any day of the week. But since appearing on FXs Peabody Awardwinning series Reservation Dogs, its become a bit of a pilgrimage spot. (FX and National Geographic Partners are part of The Walt Disney Company.) In one memorable scene, actors Ethan Hawke and Kawennhere Devery Jacobs (Mohawk) sit across from each other at a table a few feet from where I was dining. It brings a lot of people in, my server said of the show.Co-created by the Tulsa-based showrunner Sterlin Harjo (Muscogee, Seminole) and Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi (Mori), Rez Dogs tells the story of four Indigenous teenagers coming of age on a reservation in northeast Oklahoma. After a local red-carpet premiere, the series debuted in August 2021, and then suddenly on my TV screen there were Native kids I could have hung out with in high school, in a neighborhood that could be the one outside my window. It was authentic and heartfelt and a world away from the stereotypical depiction of Natives living in tipis and riding horseback. Rez Dogs proved that Native stories told by Native storytellers could succeed on a pop-culture scale: Two months later my social feeds were filled with images of kids and teenagers dressed up as the shows characters for Halloween.

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The Greatest Generation Had Queer Veterans, Too

It has been nearly three decades since Tom Brokaws book, The Greatest Generation, cemented the fame of the World War II generation. Popular screen adaptationssuch as Band of Brothers and The Pacifichave perpetuated an idealized image of bravery, masculinity, and virtue. It is easy for the United States to wander into the nostalgia trap of what Elizabeth Samet calls the good war. Fewer and fewer veterans of the good war are still with us, and the imagined past and presumptions increasingly shape our image of the war and the lessons that we draw from it.It has been nearly three decades since Tom Brokaws book, The Greatest Generation, cemented the fame of the World War II generation. Popular screen adaptationssuch as Band of Brothers and The Pacifichave perpetuated an idealized image of bravery, masculinity, and virtue. It is easy for the United States to wander into the nostalgia trap of what Elizabeth Samet calls the good war. Fewer and fewer veterans of the good war are still with us, and the imagined past and presumptions increasingly shape our image of the war and the lessons that we draw from it.

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How the World Is Reacting to the U.S. Presidential Debate

Former President Bill Clinton once said that Americans prefer strong and wrong over weak and right. If hes correct, then an overwhelming majority of his fellow citizens will have settled for former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in Thursday nights presidential debate on CNN.Former President Bill Clinton once said that Americans prefer strong and wrong over weak and right. If hes correct, then an overwhelming majority of his fellow citizens will have settled for former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in Thursday nights presidential debate on CNN.

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Blind employee takes VA to court saying new EHR from Oracle is inaccessible

A clinical social worker, Laurette Santos has worked for the VA for a decade, but when the agency switched to Oracle Healths Cerner EHR in 2022, her productivity plummeted. Sighted people had to help her complete basic tasks like reading her clients files because the new system could not accommodate the Jobs Access With Speech software the most commonly used screen reader for federal employees.Her struggles with accessible technology may soon spread. After pausing the rollout of Oracles EHR system due to numerous issues, the VA is slated to deploy it to the rest of the country next year. Thousands of federal employees with disabilities may soon have to wrestle with a system that has also stymied disabled patients.

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Will Medicare finally begin covering weight loss drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy?

The House Ways & Means Committee just passed four important federal health reimbursement bills. Among them was new legislation that would expand Medicare coverage of obesity drugs, which until now has been prohibited. The bill would only cover certain of obesity patients, however paying for patients who were taking weight loss drugs before transitioning to Medicare.Despite an advisory committee overwhelmingly rejecting a bid from Lykos Therapeutics to use MDMA as a treatment for PTSD, founder Rick Doblin has remained optimistic. At a recent psychedelics conference, he said he believed there was substantially more than a 50/50 chance that the FDA would approve the psychedelic.

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Coldplay Debuts New Song With Little Simz at Glastonbury

We Pray is slated to appear on their upcoming album, Moon Music.

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Your Brain Is Hardwired to See Faces Everywhere--Even on Mars

The human brain loves seeing patterns, even when they arent really there

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The Increasing Attacks on Kamala Harris

The Vice-President is trying to cast herself as a leader and connect with voters who are not excited about the Democratic ticket.

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Britain Awaits a Wipeout Election

After fourteen years of Conservative rule, how will Labour pick up the pieces?

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The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks

The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry. The aim is to integrate commercial equipment into military space operations, including satellites and other hardware. This would enhance cybersecurity for military satellites.As space becomes more important to the worlds critical infrastructure, the risk increases that hostile nation-states will deploy cyberattacks on important satellites and other space infrastructure. Targets would include not just spy satellites or military communications satellites, but commercial spacecraft too.

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Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business

Everybody poops, including astronauts. In fact, the first picture Neil Armstrong ever snapped from the surface of the moon shows a jettisoned waste bag that may well contain poop. The Apollo crews left a total of 96 bags of waste, including urine and feces, across their six landing sites, which are still sitting there to this day: a celestial reminder that wherever humans go, we bring our shit with us.These Apollo jettison bags, sometimes shorthanded as the poo bags, have been the subject of much interest and speculation since they were deposited on the moon more than 50 years ago. Human feces is packed with microbial life, which means that the moon hosted life on its surface for an unknown period of time after each Apollo landing. Learning how long those microbes survived in the extraterrestrial excrement would reveal tantalizing insights into the mystery of lifes origins on Earth and its potential existence elsewhere. The bags also raise questions about our cultural heritage and environmental impact on the lunar environment, while underscoring the intractable problem of managing and disposing of off-Earth biological waste.

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How gamification took over the world

Gamification was always just behaviorism dressed up in pixels and point systems. Why did we fall for it?

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CEOs, Is Your Business Strategy Bold Enough?

There has never been a more difficult time to be a CEO the urgency for bold and transformative leadership echoes louder than ever. In an environment where the stakes are high and the competitive landscape is rapidly evolving, complacency is a risk few can afford. In PwCs 27th Annual Global CEO Survey, 45% of CEOs said they do not believe their companies would survive more than a decade if they remain on their current path. This means that a large number of companies are possibly at risk of being lapped by competitors or disruptors. CEOs need to better understand whether their strategy is bold enough to position them for future growth. This article covers four actions that CEOs should be taking now. Business model reinvention demands courage, but with the right team willing to make bold moves, you can propel your company to new and unimagined heights.

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6 Common Leadership Styles -- and How to Decide Which to Use When

Research suggests that the most effective leaders adapt their style to different circumstances be it a change in setting, a shift in organizational dynamics, or a turn in the business cycle. But what if you feel like youre not equipped to take on a new and different leadership style let alone more than one? In this article, the author outlines the six leadership styles Daniel Goleman first introduced in his 2000 HBR article, Leadership That Gets Results, and explains when to use each one. The good news is that personality is not destiny. Even if youre naturally introverted or you tend to be driven by data and analysis rather than emotion, you can still learn how to adapt different leadership styles to organize, motivate, and direct your team.

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A loophole in U.S. tariffs on Chinese EVs has allowed a flood of golf cart imports, and domestic producers are asking Biden for help

Club Car LLC and Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., both based near Augusta, Georgia, asked the Biden administration this week to slap a 100% tariff on golf carts and other low-speed, often battery-powered personal vehicles made in China putting them on par with the US tariff on regular Chinese electric automobiles.US imports of Chinese golf carts and other recreational buggies have increased sixfold since 2020, partly because theyre shipped under a product classification where the tariff is lower than those coded as normal-sized EVs. The Chinese carts often avoid higher levies by crossing the border at the lower tariff rate and then undergoing modifications in the US, according to the American companies attorneys.

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The shocking $4.7 billion ruling against the NFL could disrupt the balance of power between the league and its teams

The judge could potentially slash the verdict or even throw it out entirely and rule in the NFLs favor. He didntlook favorablyon the fans arguments during the trial, and he dismissed the case back in 2019 before it turned into a class action. Post trial motions are set for July 31.Its a real serious problem, but theres a long way to go, said Patrick Crakes, a media consultant and former Fox Sports executive who helped to negotiate the networks deals with the NFL. As far as the bigger picture goes and the NFLs place in the media landscape and their value, its not going to stop them. They are going to keep rolling on.

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A Psychologist Reveals The 6 Signs A Marriage Will End In Divorce

Marital dissolution happens for a lot of reasons. Here are six of the most common reasons, according to psychological research.

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Thai Billionaire Saraths Gulf Energy Steps Up Digital Infra Investments With Google Deal

Billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi's Gulf Energy is stepping up digital infrastructure investments as it partners with Alphabet's Google to build artificial intelligence-powered cloud facilities in Thailand.

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Ranked: The Most Endangered Animals in the World

There are only about 75 Javan Rhinos left in the wild. Once found between the eastern edge of the Indian subcontinent all the way to Indonesia, their numbers have been steadily reduced by hunting and encoraching human settlements. Now they can be found only at the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.

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Mapped: Abortion Legality by U.S. State

Views on abortion in another 11 states are considered restrictive, meaning the states have indicated a desire to ban abortion and have no protections in place. Large variability, however, exists among these states. For example, Florida has restricted abortion after 6 weeks, except in cases where the womans life is at risk, whereas Arizona has restricted abortion after 15 weeks.Conversely, 11 statespredominantly located on the East and West coastshave moved to increase access to abortions and associated care in the wake of the decision to overturn Roe. Again, variability among this group exists. Oregon and New York have no restrictions based on gestation time. California and Hawaii restrict abortion access at fetal viability (24-26 weeks). Also, states in the expanded access category tend to have a higher concentration of abortion clinics, making care more readily accessible.

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Is Your Company Inclusive of Neurodivergent Employees?

The numberofpeople with autism entering the workforce in the next 10 years and beyond is on the rise, with the growth cuttingacross racial, ethnic, and geographic lines. Currently, the unemployment rate among people with autism remains high, with some estimates coming in at over 80%. The heightened profile of disability, equity, and inclusion functions in major employers is already leading companies to think about forms of diversity beyond race and gender. Since the early 2010s, a network of major employers has developed targeted employment initiatives and protocols to better integrate this workforce into their companies. But the number of companies involved in neurodiversity hiring initiatives is modest today, as is the number of participating workers. What can we learn from the companies that have integrated these programs successfully, and how can companies without the resources for dedicated programs make real progress in bringing neurodivergent employees into their organizations?

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Achieving Gender Balance at All Levels of Your Company

Its common for organizations to have gender parity or close to it in entry-level roles, only to see the percentage of women employees decrease as you get closer to the top.A deeper dive into the data reveals that the drop-off of women is primarily driven by gender disparities in promotion rates, not gender differences in hiring or retention. To address this challenge, the authors have identified a simple and straightforward concept: the gender proportionality principle (GPP), which stipulates that a given level in an organization should aim to reflect the gender composition of the level immediately below it. They have worked with several organizations that report that the GPP has helped achieve sustainable and predictable improvement in gender equity across ranks.

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No, SCOTUS Did Not Make Your Company's DEI Programs Illegal

The most effective approach to DEI is also the best for controlling legal risk: Focus your DEI program on interrupting the bias thats constantly transmitted through basic business systems. This is how most corporate DEI programs, which typically focus on trainings and tweaks to organizational systems to level the playing field, already work.

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Family Businesses Have a Talent-Acquisition Advantage

As family businesses look to prioritize growth, they must remain laser-focused on levers that will move their businesses forward, even in the face of economic uncertainty and global challenges. For these leaders, talent will play a key role in long-term success, and leaders must lean into the cultural values and integrity inherent to family businesses to help rise above and successfully attract and retain the talent they need to thrive in any market environment. This article covers four ways to turn trust into a competitive advantage.

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Platforms and Consumers: Four Relationship Styles

Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.

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How to Scale Local Innovations in Big Companies

All too often innovations including new products, new HR policies to attract and retain talent, and new production processes developed in one part of a business stay there. Other groups that could benefit from them dont know they exist. This leads to lost revenues and higher costs, since teams around the world often end up duplicating (or triplicating, or quadruplicating) investments in solving common problems. This article identifies three common obstacles to scaling innovations and describes a way to overcome them.

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4 Conversations Leaders in the #MeToo Era Should Be Ready For

As more and more people share their experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace, leaders must be prepared to navigate several kinds of difficult conversations with their teams. Specifically, leaders should consider how they will respond if an employee discloses an incident, how they will intervene if they see inappropriate behavior taking place at work, how they will proactively build a culture of respect, and how they will respond if an employee shares a past experience of harassment. In the #MeToo era, good leadership means not just responding to problems when they occur, but actively initiating the uncomfortable conversations that are essential to build a safe organization.

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Is That Conflict with Your Colleague Really About Age Difference?

When you and a colleague are from different generations, its easy to assume that any disagreements between you are due to the age gap. But how can you be sure that youre having a generational conflict? And if you are, how should you address it? The first step is to steer clear of stereotypes. There is little evidence to support the assumptions we often make about people younger or older than us. Ask yourself what else might be going on between you and your coworker, recognizing that common and productive tensions often come up between people from different age groups. Then address the specific problem and focus on a shared goal that you both care about. And take the time, even though it might feel arduous, to be explicit about how youll collaborate to avoid misunderstandings and misperceptions.

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5 Ways a Crisis Can Help You Cultivate a Growth Mindset

While the Covid-19 crisis presents a variety of new challenges, it also creates new opportunities for leaders to cultivate a growth mindset. In this piece, the authors share five ways managers can leverage the crisis to build a culture of learning and self-improvement, including modeling a growth mindset to encourage others, revisiting established business practices, and better connecting with teammates. With the right mindset, leaders can make the best of these difficult times and seize the opportunity to improve both themselves and their teams.

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Inside a violent gang's ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree

Cryptocurrency has always made a ripe target for theftand not just hacking, but the old-fashioned, up-close-and-personal kind, too. Given that it can be irreversibly transferred in seconds with little more than a password, it's perhaps no surprise that thieves have occasionally sought to steal crypto in home-invasion burglaries and even kidnappings. But rarely do those thieves leave a trail of violence in their wake as disturbing as that of one recent, ruthless, and particularly prolific gang of crypto extortionists.

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DNA from mammoth remains reveals the history of the last surviving population

A small group of woolly mammoths became trapped on Wrangel Island around 10,000 years ago when rising sea levels separated the island from mainland Siberia. Small, isolated populations of animals lead to inbreeding and genetic defects, and it has long been thought that the Wrangel Island mammoths ultimately succumbed to this problem about 4,000 years ago.

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30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive

The first is that Microsoft released MS-DOS version 6.22, the last version of its long-running operating system that would be sold to consumers as a standalone product. MS-DOS would continue to evolve for a few years after this, but only as an increasingly invisible loading mechanism for Windows.

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