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Four staffers who worked for Vice President Kamala Harris talk about the leadership lessons they learned. https://bit.ly/4fuKaHW

These four employees worked for Kamala Harris. What they learned about leadership will inspire you. Four staffers who worked for Vice President Kamala Harris talk about what leadership lessons they have learned.

A sneaker designer is turning a thrifted pair of SeaVees into the next big legacy brand.

This iconic sneaker brand disappeared for 40 years. Now it's making a comeback A sneaker designer found a pair of vintage SeaVees in a thrift shop. Now he's on a mission to turn them into the next big legacy brand.

Cement is the most consumed ingredient after water. Here’s how it can save the planet.

Cement could save the planet What’s holding green cement back are the industry’s standards and subsidies.

With about 15 million Snickers bars made each day, getting every detail just right requires a lot of scientific understanding and engineering precision.

A look at the food science behind a classic Halloween candy: the Snickers bar The milk chocolate coating on the Snickers bar happens through a process called enrobing.

We use enthusiasm as the metric for determining whether those people will actually come out and vote.

Here’s what this eerily accurate presidential election simulation told me about who will win the 2024 election In every presidential election since 2004 The Political Machine game has offered insights that pollsters miss. Here’s what its players have discovered about this year’s election.

"It’s poor marketing, calling it a heat pump."

Should 'heat pumps' be renamed? Readers sent in new names for heat pumps.

NASA’s branding for its Artemis mission to the moon is unlike anything the agency has previously done. For the first time, here’s the story behind it.

Inside NASA’s branding for its biggest mission in years From bold gradients to angular type, the branding for NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon is unlike anything the agency has created before.

Graduating this year? Expert tips for using LinkedIn to land your first job

Graduating this year? Expert tips for using LinkedIn to land your first job Experts weigh in on how to use LinkedIn to find your first job, from building your profile to adding keywords to building a network.

Why we can’t afford to ignore the “missing middle” (aka the global majority).

The global majority may be the key to addressing top global challenges There are 3 billion people in the ‘missing middle’ who global leaders don’t account for, but need to.

Start using Apple Intelligence with these six new productivity hacks.

Start using Apple Intelligence with these 6 new productivity hacks Apple Intelligence offers several new tools to help you write, edit, and summarize text. Here are six productivity hacks to try now.

Musk's blackletter MAGA hat is drawing comparisons to N**i lettering from the 1930s. Was it an accident or a troll?

Did Elon Musk really wear a MAGA hat with a N**i font to Trump’s MSG rally? Musk's blackletter MAGA hat is drawing comparisons to N**i lettering from the 1930s. Was it an accident or a troll?

Daylight saving time results in a 37% reduction in deer-vehicle accidents during morning commuter hours, since fewer commuters are on the road before sunrise, but a 72% increase in accidents during evening commuter hours.

How daylight saving time raises your risk of hitting deer on the road Deer-vehicle accidents occur most frequently at dusk and dawn, when deer are most active and drivers’ ability to spot them is poorest.

"This shouldn’t have happened. But the fear, the love-of-money-above-all-else, and the abandonment of that singular goal of making outstanding art, no matter the emotional or financial cost, caused the whole magic web of scaffolding to fall."

Hollywood is dead, according to Justine Bateman. Here's what comes next Justine Bateman proclaims Hollywood is dead and predicts the future alongside gen AI.

Even as wildfires worsen, federal firefighters are poorly compensated—and Biden-era raises are about to expire.

If Trump wins on Tuesday, firefighters fear their pay will get slashed Even as wildfires worsen, federal firefighters are poorly compensated—and Biden-era raises are about to expire.

Past shifts in food habits suggest there are two paths to the adoption of new foods: One relies on familiarity and safety, the other on novelty and excitement.

Here are 2 ways to convince people to eat unusual foods without getting the ‘ick’ Disgust and food neophobia—a fear of new foods—are often cited as obstacles to adopting new, more sustainable food choices.

There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power.

The disturbing link between climate change and authoritarianism There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power.

Restaurant chain TGI Fridays has been shuttering locations in multiple states amid rumors that it may seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

TGI Fridays list of closing restaurants keeps growing as store locator keeps shrinking Restaurant chain TGI Fridays has been shuttering locations in multiple states amid rumors that it may seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

In her new book, a neuroscience researcher breaks down how to structure your work sessions and increase your productivity.

How to work more efficiently, according to a neuroscientist In her new book, neuroscience researcher Mithu Storoni breaks down how to best structure your work sessions and increase your productivity.

The potential strategic moves come as the pay-TV industry is navigating the challenges posed by cable TV cord-cutting.

One of America's biggest cable TV companies wants out of the cable TV business Philadelphia cable and broadband giant Comcast is looking to spin off NBCUniversal's linear cable TV networks in the cord-cutting era.

Under the watch of environmental warrior Bill McKibben, the Silver Wave Tour is canvassing for climate votes in swing states.

These fed-up senior citizens are fighting to make sure Pennsylvania goes blue Under the watch of environmental warrior Bill McKibben, seasoned political canvassers are pushing to engage climate voters in swing states.

It does not seem to have gone over the way he intended.

How Trump’s garbage truck stunt became a dumpster fire online The former president put together a splashy stunt to highlight Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe. It does not seem to have gone over the way he intended.

Why businesses shouldn’t concede to partisan demands.

Conceding to extreme partisan demands is a losing bet History shows that businesses that don’t stand up to political leaders suffer the consequences.

Deep work—and thinking—is where real change happens through focused attention on a problem.

Thinking should be a priority, not a day-off activity Real change happens through focused attention on a problem. We need deep, uninterrupted thinking time if we want big breakthroughs.

Please don’t say the company is trying to fix healthcare. But it’s melding its pharmacy, in-person, and virtual services into something that feels, well, Amazonian.

Amazon’s health business is coming into focus Please don’t say the company is trying to fix healthcare. But it’s melding its pharmacy, in-person, and virtual services into something that feels, well, Amazonian.

Is the new dating app Cheers the future of dating?

This new dating app is inspired by Instagram. Online daters will love it. Think Instagram meets Hinge.