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October 11, 2016
For Kids Too Young For YouTube, Toca TV Offers Video Training Wheels
Toca Boca's digital playgrounds have charmed families around the world. Now it's offering kids ages 5 to 9 a new video service.
Toca Boca's digital playgrounds have charmed families around the world. Now it's offering kids ages 5 to 9 a new video service.
At first, it's a familiar scene: three girls curled up on a sofa after school, watching cartoons, with their backpacks dumped in the corner. But there's no actual TV to complete the picture. Instead, each girl holds an iPad loaded with Toca TV, a beta version of a new video product developed by app maker Toca Boca. They giggle as the chronically stymied "evil genius" on screen fails once again—and then move on to the next short video. On either side of the room, in Toca Boca's Brooklyn offices, two user experience researchers take notes.
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Emails Reveal Her Stance On Wall Street And Saudi Arabia
The newly revealed emails, published in batches by WikiLeaks, are a window into the campaign's strategizing over controversial issues.
The newly revealed emails, published in batches by WikiLeaks, are a window into the campaign's strategizing over controversial issues.
On Friday and Monday, WikiLeaks published more than 30,000 emails revealing the inner machinations of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, especially as she sought to outmaneuver Bernie Sanders on trade and Wall Street during the contentious primary.
If Corporations Are People, Why Not Nature?
One of New Zealand's sacred forests has been given the legal status of a person because of its cultural significance. Where's next?
One of New Zealand's sacred forests has been given the legal status of a person because of its cultural significance. Where's next?
In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has solidified the concept of corporate personhood. Following rulings in such cases as Hobby Lobby and Citizens United, U.S. law has established that companies are, like people, entitled to certain rights and protections.
Cancer Survivors Share Hard-Won Lessons On Managing Time Well
No one lives forever, but these cancer survivors describe how the diagnosis changed their mind-sets.
No one lives forever, but these cancer survivors describe how the diagnosis changed their mind-sets.
Time is ultimately a limited resource. No one is going to live forever, even if most people don't walk around thinking about that fact.
Beyond Awareness Campaigns: Innovative Approaches To Close The Tech Gender Gap
A look inside innovative new programs that aim to shift the gender balance in tech.
A look inside innovative new programs that aim to shift the gender balance in tech.
The leadership team at Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) was well aware of data illustrating the gender gap in tech employment. According to their data, more than 5.1 million people worked in core technology jobs in the U.S. at the end of 2015, but just 25% of those jobs were held by women. But the heads of the nonprofit simply had to look around its industry events to see the anecdotal evidence, too. Most of the attendees were men.
Your Next Job Interview May Not Be With A Human, But Here's How To Nail It
Some companies are swapping the live format with one-way, recorded interviews. Can that give job seekers a leg up?
Some companies are swapping the live format with one-way, recorded interviews. Can that give job seekers a leg up?
Imagine a job interview with no interviewer—it's just you, a computer, and a webcam, getting to know each other. Sound a little too futuristic to be true?
Four Counterproductive Myths About Conflict
Nate Regier grew up the son of Mennonite missionaries over the border from apartheid South Africa. Here's his take on productive conflict.
Nate Regier grew up the son of Mennonite missionaries over the border from apartheid South Africa. Here's his take on productive conflict.
Conflict has a bad rap. Just think of the word. Ask people the first things that come mind when they hear it, and they'll often say things like, "run away," "somebody gets hurt," "I hate it," "fighting," or "war." Most peoples' negative associations with conflict come from personal experience.
You're Actually A Terrible Lie Detector, But Here's How To Get Better
We're actually told the truth more often than we realize, and liars' usual "tells" are red herrings.
We're actually told the truth more often than we realize, and liars' usual "tells" are red herrings.
Lies are hard to detect, and you're probably worse at catching them than you think. Psychologically speaking, lies are like needles in haystacks. Human communication relies on cooperation, so most of the things people tell you have to be true most of the time—probably more than you realize.
I'm A CEO--Here's How I Decide Whether To Give You A Raise Or Lay You Off
This exec reveals the arithmetic companies typically use to assess employees' value.
This exec reveals the arithmetic companies typically use to assess employees' value.
Employee compensation can be an emotional subject, especially if you're the employee. It is often daintily tiptoed around in interviews and loudly complained about in bars. Personally, I'm a firm believer that compensation is a reflection of an employee's value to a company. As value goes up, so does pay.
October 10, 2016
The Rise Of "Biorights": Patients Demand Cash, Control For Donating DNA
Push comes as medical researchers need more biological samples in genetic age.
Push comes as medical researchers need more biological samples in genetic age.
Mary O'Connor had long wanted researchers to decipher her genetic code to better understand a deadly heart condition that runs in her family. But the 52-year-old woman balked at providing a saliva or blood sample to researchers because they would neither promise to give her the results nor pay her for her trouble.
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