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Is the end looming for Canada’s border pre-clearance program with the United States?

At a testy meeting in Banff recently, the American ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, mused about the future of pre-clearance in Canada. Cross-border travel numbers are down, he complained, which makes the cost of the […]

Four clashes all leaders need to balance

Leaders in business and society will need to manage four clashes of competing priorities to navigate this decade of disorientation, according to a new report from the University of Sydney Business School.This article is brought […]

Black hats, cauldrons and broomsticks: The historic origins of witch iconography

Whether they’re knocking at your door trick or treating, or hung as decorations in shop windows, witches are rife at this time of year. They’re easy to recognize, wearing tall, pointed hats, carrying broomsticks, or […]

Should parents allow their children to go online? All the inflammatory coverage makes the decision far harder

Young teenagers on TikTok can easily access hardcore porn content, a new study has found.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Five years later, investigation finds COVID’s impact on student performance persists

During the COVID-19 pandemic, over 500,000 K-12 students in Connecticut had to rapidly pivot to remote and hybrid learning. Now, after five years, schools have reestablished their regular rhythms, and it’s easy to imagine that […]

Women’s retirement savings run out faster under traditional investment plans, new study finds

A new Monash University study found that women were at higher risk of exhausting their retirement savings than men when relying on the traditional 60/40 investment mix of equities and bonds for a comfortable lifestyle.This […]

Performance feedback boosts teamwork when it highlights shared challenges, not rankings

A new study from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business reveals that sharing performance information among employees can foster cooperation, but only if the circumstances are right.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Nobel economist warns of AI dangers

A winner of this year’s Nobel prize in economics warned Monday that artificial intelligence offers “amazing possibilities” but should be regulated because of its job-destroying potential.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Patents in fuzzy, overlapping categories can catalyze breakthrough inventions

Breakthrough inventions are most likely to emerge when knowledge categories are blurred. Research by Gianluca Carnabuci, professor of organizational behavior at ESMT, and Balázs Kovács, professor at Yale School of Management, shows that patents in […]

‘Doughnut Economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance—and how we can fix it

A new update to an influential economic theory called “Doughnut Economics” shows a global economy on a collision course with nature.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.