Enlarge (credit: TEK IMAGE / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) Matthew Cobb is a zoologist and author whose background is in insect genetics and the history of science. Over the past decade or so, as CRISPR was discovered and applied to genetic remodeling, he started to get concerned—afraid, actually—about three potential applications of the technology. He’s in…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
If you’re a business owner or leader thinking about bashing the “metaverse” button, you’re in luck. New research appears to suggest many workers are willing to embrace the concept, despite often not being able to say why the metaverse at work should exist, how it will improve their working lives, or even exactly what it…
Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore. Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Maryland gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore is seeking to reshape how patriotism and service are discussed in the public arena. Moore, a Democrat, told Insider he won’t cede the definition of patriotism to any one group or movement. The former nonprofit executive has proposed…
Courtesy of Asonta Benetti Asonta Benetti purchased an iPhone 13 Max Pro in January after avoiding Apple products for 10 years. Benetti tired of the constant issues with her cheaper Android devices and made the switch to Apple. After months of use, she breaks down the things she likes and could do without, on the…
Damola Adamolekun. Courtesy of Damola Adamolekun Damola Adamolekun is CEO of P.F. Chang’s and based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He spends an hour working from home each day before heading to the office for in-person meetings. He uses a Word document to track priorities and measure progress on the year’s action plan. This as-told-to essay is based on…
reklamlar/Getty Images Tech heavyweights like Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft flopped this past week, while Apple reported mixed results. Experts explain the obstacles in front of Big Tech, and what the takeaways from earnings are. “It’s clear that there are headwinds for the industry after a period of unsustainable growth coming out of the pandemic.” Big…
President Joe Biden speaks about student-loan-debt forgiveness at the White House on August 24. AP Photo/Evan Vucci College enrollment has fallen in recent years, part of a broader trend over the past decade. High tuition and wide availability of jobs that don’t require degrees are keeping students out. President Joe Biden’s student-debt reforms could make…
Elon Musk said Twitter will have a “content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.” Susan Walsh/AP Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover sparked a surge in the use of the N-word on the social media platform. A social media research group told The Washington Post the use of the slur increased by nearly 500%. Musk said that…
MJgraphics / Shutterstock A slew of factors weighing on the global economy has sparked comparisons to 2008, with dire predictions for stocks. Credit Suisse briefly shook markets on fears of collapse, spiking anxiety over another Lehman Brothers moment. Here’s how bad a the next downturn could hit the stock market, according to five top experts. …
The body was discovered in the landing gear of a plane at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Airport workers found a body in the landing gear of a Lufthansa plane on Thursday, police told CNN. The Airbus jet had arrived from the Iranian capital of Tehran, police said. Iran has been gripped by…