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This overlooked personal finance tip can help your loved ones
Thinking about your own death is not something most people enjoy doing. However, if you plan to pass on savings or assets, like a home, having a will is...
Van Life 2.0: Gen X is tricking out vans for road tripping’s next era
While not everyone bought a camper van during the COVID-19 pandemic, we all probably know someone who did. As people with money suddenly found themselves with time on their...
How leaders can change the ‘mattering deficit’ at work
Zach Mercurio is a researcher who specializes in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He works with hundreds of organizations worldwide, and some of his clients...
The art of caregiving can strengthen leadership
Caregiving is often viewed as a personal duty separate from our professional lives, instead of another layer of that life, one that can strengthen and improve how we live....
3 ways brands can win back consumer confidence
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of...
Thanks to bans and fees, there are fewer plastic bags littering beaches
It turns out eliminating the “paper or plastic” question through plastic bag regulation is effectively reducing the number of bags found in shoreline litter across the United States.  A...
Neuroscientists find brain cells that explain why stress keeps you up at night
If your anxiety before a big test or a high-stakes presentation has ever kept you up at night, you can rest easier knowing that scientists are trying to get...
Astroworld is back in the spotlight and survivors are sharing haunting stories on TikTok
Astroworld is back in the news, and social media has some thoughts. In November 2021, a deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival claimed the lives of...
‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary: How to watch the movie that launched blockbusters
The summertime beaches of 1975 were empty, but the movie theaters were full thanks to Steven Spielberg’s thriller Jaws. Considered by film historians to be the first-ever summer blockbuster,...
Optimize messaging to stand out during a chaotic news cycle
In today’s media environment, even the most compelling stories risk being drowned out by the sheer volume of breaking news, commentary, and developments. Each hour seems to bring a...
The grid may fail, airports shouldn’t
The power always comes back on. It did at London’s Heathrow Airport earlier this year after a fire at a substation disrupted some 1,400 flights at the global hub,...
ICE’s new rules for Congress: 72 hours’ notice or risk arrest
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed new restrictions on congressional visits, a policy change that is likely to escalate tensions between the controversial federal law enforcement agency...