advertisement advertisement advertisement This story is part of Doubting the Dose, a series that examines anti-vaccine sentiment and the role of misinformation in supercharging it. Read more here . advertisement advertisement It takes about three taps on Instagram to find numerous sources of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. The problem has been well-reported. And Facebook, which owns Instagram, has made several rounds of changes to discourage the spread of vaccine misinformation on its platforms. Facebook says it’s already removed millions of Facebook and Instagram posts containing false information about COVID-19 and the vaccines. But anti-vaccine content remains a pervasive presence on one of the most popular social networks. Vaccine misinformation that spreads on social platforms like Instagram is one component of the ongoing “infodemic,” a dimension of the crisis that’s impacted how people think about the … [Read more...] about Why anti-vaccine propaganda still runs rampant on Instagram
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How This Anti-Stress Expert Gets Workaholics To Chill Out
advertisement advertisement advertisement Most of us are aware of how important it is to regularly unplug. But, over time, through the rise in popularity of the work martyr, a person who sacrifices a healthy family life for their work life, many of us forget that an always-on, workaholic lifestyle actually makes you less productive. advertisement advertisement As a result, learning to decompress needs to be relearned over and over again. That’s where Jeanette Bronee, self-nourishment counselor, emotional eating expert, and founder of health consultancy Path for Life comes in. “In high-stress careers, the job is to catch the fire before it happens,” says Bronee. In a former life, Bronee was a fashion executive enjoying the excitement that comes from being in a fast-paced, high-stress, and always-connected industry. That all changed when both her parents passed away from cancer just a year apart from one another. In the … [Read more...] about How This Anti-Stress Expert Gets Workaholics To Chill Out
Herman Miller’s new office line is the anti-cubicle
advertisement advertisement advertisement COVID-19 changed everything about work. And no one knows exactly what the office of tomorrow will look like—not even the storied American design brand Herman Miller, a company that has been furnishing offices for decades. Which is why the Herman Miller’s latest furniture collection is designed precisely for uncertainty. advertisement advertisement Called OE1 , the new line is colorful, modular, and adaptable. Instead of being prescriptive, with interlocking pieces that are architected to convince people to work one way, just about everything in OE1 is made to move. The collection is available now. The ideas behind OE1 predate COVID-19. The collection is the result of two years of development, driven by an international research project, in which the team interviewed everyone from office managers to sci-fi writers about the future of work. But as the collection came to a crest in 2020, … [Read more...] about Herman Miller’s new office line is the anti-cubicle
This startup ships one of Eastern Europe’s most delicious comfort foods right to your door
advertisement advertisement advertisement Ariana Tolka’s childhood Thanksgiving memories involve turkey, stuffing—and burek. She remembers the smell wafting from the kitchen for hours while her Albanian grandmother’s traditional savory hand pies baked to a perfect golden brown. advertisement advertisement A burek is a hearty, handheld phyllo pie, a beloved street food in the Balkans and parts of the Middle East (in Turkey, it’s known as börek). To preserve her late grandmother’s Albanian recipe, Tolka and her aunt, Alida Malushi, began perfecting their own on the weekends. Through the process, Malushi—a former Kosovo-based journalist turned pastry chef—lamented with her niece about the lack of high-quality, frozen, pre-made burek available at stores. Tolka, who has a background in marketing and partnerships, saw an opportunity. Balkan Bites , which sells handmade, frozen bureks, was born in 2019. Balkan Bites began to gain … [Read more...] about This startup ships one of Eastern Europe’s most delicious comfort foods right to your door
How Tesla Protects The Romance Of Driving While Disrupting The Industry
advertisement advertisement advertisement It’s one thing to design a car. It’s another to create the first vehicle for a brand founded on the goal of making electric cars sexy, mainstream, and a threat to the rest of the automobile industry. “No pressure,” said Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer of Tesla Motors. “Just hit a home run on your first swing.” advertisement advertisement In 2008, von Holzhausen was designing concept cars for Mazda North America when Tesla founder and tech visionary Elon Musk asked him to create the Model S, Tesla’s first generation electric sedan that has since been lauded by everyone from Motor Trends to Consumer Reports . Musk’s primary goal with Tesla is to ween vehicles off fossil fuels, but he also saw an opportunity to also change manufacturers’ current approach to car-making. And von Holzhausen, who was interviewed at GigaOm’s Roadmap conference yesterday, plays a crucial role in both … [Read more...] about How Tesla Protects The Romance Of Driving While Disrupting The Industry