Why did East Asia’s economy grow so rapidly in recent decades and Africa’s so slowly? How might Africa replicate East Asia’s success? A vast literature addresses these questions, but new books keep ...

People with narcolepsy often need to take medicines to manage their symptoms. Many of these medicines carry a high risk for abuse or misuse, so there are restrictions on how they are prescribed and ...

Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work—drafting routine documents, summarizing information, and ...

The Winter Olympics are officially underway, and that means it’s time for more curling. One of the most unique and oldest sports in the world, curling has a rich history that dates all the way back to ...

Curling, as is the tradition every four years, becomes a beloved sport for Olympics viewers who fall in love all over again with the sport played on ice with giant stones from Scotland and brooms. But ...

When it comes to saving for retirement, a 401(k) plan is one of the smartest financial products you can utilize. Contributions to these employer-sponsored plans are tax-deferred, so they lower your ...

A high-specification, 209,319 sq ft 'last-mile' logistics unit is being developed at Axis Works in Avonmouth. It follows a freehold turnkey transaction secured by Canadian real estate firm Epta ...

Life is full of annoyances and sometimes you just don't have the energy to deal with everything thoroughly. That's when you decide to give 35% and just do something almost halfway. However, that doesn ...

Start by thinking about the dilemmas your people will face. by Erin Meyer At the beginning of my career, I worked for the health-care-software specialist HBOC. One day, a woman from human resources ...

Increasing the number of axes in CNC machines raises the risk of vibration, especially with toolholding flaws like poor grip and high runout. High-precision toolholders significantly reduce runout, ...

A broad low in Earth’s gravity field beneath Antarctica, known as the Antarctic geoid low, is not a sudden oddity. New reconstructions suggest it has persisted for about 70 million years and has been ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.