When it comes to the fundamentals of making better materials – stronger-but-thinner glass for televisions or phone screens, for example – it almost always comes down to the building blocks of science. […]
Scientists learn how to make oxygen “perform” for them: New method will allow better understanding of structure around this common element
“We proved that women could certainly stand the rigors of Antarctica” Byrd Center celebrates 50th anniversary of pioneering scientists
Fifty years ago, Terry Tickhill Terrel was an undergraduate at The Ohio State University, majoring in chemistry, when she realized she didn’t want to spend her life in a laboratory. Tickhill Terrel […]
Numbers limit how accurately digital computers model chaos
Digital computers use numbers based on flawed representations of real numbers, which may lead to inaccuracies when simulating the motion of molecules, weather systems and fluids, find UCL and Tufts University scientists. […]
More Than a Paycheck: Research Shows Businesses Need to Create Meaningful Jobs to Motivate Employees
Columbia Business School Article Adds “Work Meaning” as Critical Component to Equation for Calculating Work Productivity In the current “always on” work culture where employees are tethered to their jobs through their […]
November 28, 2019: The Future Leadership Cigar Tasting
The Future Leadership Institute presents a unique opportunity to explore the world of cigars with the CEO of J. Cortès Cigars. During a delicious meal, prepared for us by the Condacum-team, we […]
October 16, 2019: The Future Leadership Virtual Reality Exploration
The Future Leadership Institute presents a unique exploration of the Virtual Reality as a technology and as a business opportunity. On this evening attendees will be challenging each other in a thrilling […]
New survey finds majority of internet users have a positive experience online, but potential for digital divide to widen
Research from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, has revealed a rapid increase in use of the internet for commercial, banking and entertainment purposes. The number of […]
Sunday Strategist: Your Company Should Let You Work From Anywhere
Today there are about 44 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S., about the same number of people who watched the final Game of Thrones season. But over the next two decades that number is expected […]
How Brexit uncertainty is hurting the UK economy in four charts
Each day brings with it new drama in UK politics and the course of Brexit and it’s playing havoc with the UK economy. The following four graphs show the extent that the […]
Increased social spending is generally not associated with lower health care costs
Countries that spend more on social provision such as care for the elderly and unemployment support also tend to spend more on health care, according to a new study from the London […]
Digital games may beat mindfulness at relieving stress
Digital games, typical of those used on smartphones, may relieve stress after a day’s work more effectively than mindfulness apps, according to a study by UCL and the University of Bath. In […]
European heatwave made up to 100 times more likely due to climate change
Record-breaking July 2019 heatwave would have been extremely unlikely without human-induced climate change in many parts of continental Europe, shows a near real-time analysis from World Weather Attribution and partners including Oxford’s […]
Expressing religious identity at work good for staff wellbeing
When employees are provided with a supportive environment to express their religious identity in the workplace they experience increased wellbeing and work more efficiently, according to a new research review from the […]
Governments are failing to understand global catastrophic risks and need to take urgent action, says new report
Governments are failing to understand the human-driven catastrophic risks that threaten global security, prosperity and potential, and could in the worst case lead to mass harm and societal collapse, say researchers at […]
