Tag: Work
At work, women and people of color still have not broken...
Tesa Rigel Hines, Purdue University Northwest
Did you notice the race of your barista this morning? What about the sex of your mechanic?
I have observed...
Retailers like Walmart are embracing robots – here’s how workers can...
Beth Humberd, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Scott F. Latham, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Walmart recently said it plans to deploy robots to scan shelves,...
Skilled blue-collar jobs are growing – though women aren’t getting them
Eric Hoyt, University of Massachusetts Amherst and JD Swerzenski, University of Massachusetts Amherst
In the press, the phrase “blue collar” is often used as shorthand...
Four common mistakes that can ruin your chances in a job...
Janina Steinmetz, City, University of London
If you make it to the job interview stage of an application process, the prospect of a new job...
Why the war on poverty in the US isn’t over, in...
Robert L. Fischer, Case Western Reserve University
On July 12, President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers concluded that America’s long-running war on poverty “is largely...
Why child care costs more than college tuition – and how...
Taryn Morrissey, American University
Amid the continually rising cost of tuition, the idea of free college has received growing attention over the past few years....
Young doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery – so they are...
Matt Beane, University of California, Santa Barbara
Artificial intelligence and robotics spell massive changes to the world of work. These technologies can automate new tasks,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
