The letter also cites statistics that have overwhelmingly devastated the professional lives of female parents: More than 2 million women have left the workforce, and millions of others have had to work fewer hours or must work around the clock to stay employed and be full-time caregivers. In September, the rate of women leaving the workforce was four times higher than the rate for men. … [Read more...] about Amy Schumer, Eva Longoria, Tarana Burke, and others say Biden stimulus checks should go monthly to moms
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Scientists can hack your nerves so artificial limbs feel lighter
How much lighter? As much as 23% in testing. That number doesn’t just look big; it made a world of difference to how people felt while wearing the prosthesis. Some 36% of subjects reported feeling more confident, and more than half reported that the prosthesis felt more like it was actually part of their body. … [Read more...] about Scientists can hack your nerves so artificial limbs feel lighter
This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks
An airplane flying with the fuel will still emit CO2, but because the fuel was made with captured CO2, the process is net-zero, meaning it doesn’t add new gases to the atmosphere. To begin with, Infinium is buying waste CO2 from facilities like ethanol production plants. But it eventually hopes to work with direct air capture plants that can pull CO2 from the atmosphere. “When direct air capture is commercialized and it hits the cost targets for CO2 into our plant, we see that as a fantastic feedstock source, which really allows us to be anywhere on the globe and not co-located next to some of these CO2 sources that we’re working with today,” Schuetzle says. … [Read more...] about This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks
Credit Karma weighs in on why its scores are different after viral Twitter discussions
Moreover, different scores are generated using different scoring models. Credit Karma scores use models from VantageScore, which is not as widely used as the market dominant FICO. This is not to say that the score you receive from Credit Karma is inaccurate, but it might very well be different from the score a lender would actually use to assess your creditworthiness. As CNBC reported, it’s not uncommon for consumers to receive a higher score from a service that provides free scores only to be shocked to learn that their FICO score is lower than they expected. … [Read more...] about Credit Karma weighs in on why its scores are different after viral Twitter discussions
3 ways communication will change after the pandemic
As we begin to meet new people and see coworkers again, we will all come together having a shared experience. This is one of several unique things about a global pandemic. While tragic, it is a shared experience. Besides being alive, there are few instances where everyone has a shared experience. We will want to speak about this experience together—the new hobbies we’ve developed, the losses we have suffered, the myriad home remodeling projects we’ve tackled, etc. While sharing these is important, you’ll need to be mindful of the fact that some of your work time will be compromised. … [Read more...] about 3 ways communication will change after the pandemic