What would asteroid mining do to the world’s economy
About a decade ago, the prospect of “asteroid mining” saw a massive surge in interest.
Elon Musk: how being autistic may make him think differently
The business magnate and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the...
Robots are taking over jobs, but not at the rate you might think
It’s easy to believe that robots are stealing jobs from human workers and drastically disrupting the labor market.
After all, you’ve likely heard that chatbots...
Can Elon Musk right the ship at Twitter by tapping into users’ pockets?
Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 27, speculation about how the short-form text-based platform will change has run wild.
Will Musk...
How likely is a US recession? About 75 percent
“My estimate is that the probability of a US recession is more than 50 percent: about 75 percent,” Professor Saxena says.
In stressful jobs, depression risk rises with hours worked
Depression is more than just feeling down or having a bad day.
When a sad mood lasts for a long time and interferes with normal,...
You may pay more with an Amazon discount, shows study
More than a quarter of vacuum cleaners sold on Amazon has at some point pretended to offer a discount when they had actually just...
Does Buy Now, Pay Later still work if costs keep rising
With a cost of the living crisis on the horizon, what does this mean for Buy Now, Pay Later?
Most of us will know the...
Social mobility across generations may be substantially overstated, study shows
New research measuring resources passed from parents to children shows that current estimates of intergenerational mobility may be substantially overstated.
The study from Nobel laureate...
What is the impact of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan?
President Joe Biden recently announced a sweeping package of student debt relief that forgives as much as $20,000 in loans for some recipients.
Biden also...