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Groundhogs are bad at predicting weather, but they’re valuable animal engineers
Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, or whistle-pig, or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s premier animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as...
Why an all-foods-fit approach to nutrition is better than dieting, according to a dietitian
Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food...
Why we need more older female role models at work
There is a deeply unsettling paradox in how aging women are represented today. The louder the discourse on inclusion and diversity becomes, the fewer women we see who actually...
Want your team to come up with better ideas? Try this
Have you ever watched someone try to come up with a creative idea: Post‑it notes, coffee, laptop, a determined glint in their eye and a solemn expression on their...
The rise of the always-on economy: subscriptions beyond streaming
We are all familiar with the subscription economy, and it certainly works as a reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all hooked on our TVs watching Netflix...
Why a Tennessee proposal to ban sports betting on campus is too little, too late
In the months after a 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the door for states to legalize sports betting within their borders, giddy lawmakers across the country couldn’t move quickly...
Buyer’s or seller’s housing market? Zillow’s updated regional ratings for over 400 markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists use an economic model they call the Zillow Market Heat Index to gauge the competitiveness...
Inside Apple’s Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show strategy
When Roc Nation and the NFL decided that Bad Bunny would be their Super Bowl headliner, the next step was for Apple, the show’s sponsor, to set the strategy...
When to invest in your solo business
Though I long resisted the label, I have been a solopreneur ever since I started working as a freelance writer in 2010. As the owner, manager, and only employee,...
TikTok’s odd behavior was caused by a tech issue—but users’ response indicates the app has a trust problem
Anyone wanting to get their TikTok fix in the United States recently had a rough time. The app went haywire, kicking off early on the morning of January 25,...
