What even is the metaverse?
For most of this year, Facebook has been talking about its plans for the metaverse, pledging to lose a lot of money in order to bolster its ambitions in […]
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Most people don’t realize Chase’s Ultimate Rewards travel portal lets you redeem points for more than just flights and hotels — here’s what else you can book
A few days ago, I cashed in 3,914 Chase Ultimate Rewards points for a three-hour “Game of Thrones” sightseeing tour in Dubrovnik, Croatia. My husband […]
What Should My School Blog About?
Do a quick search for “benefits of blogging” in Google, and you’ll be served up hundreds of data points on how blogging helps every industry […]
Should you exercise in the evening? Here’s what Ayurveda says
Many people, owing to their hectic morning schedule, prefer to exercise in the evening or even late at night. But is evening the ideal time […]
Coronavirus: the first big test of the information age and what it could mean for privacy
The late Harvard sociologist Daniel Bell long ago predicted the coming of the “information society”, which he said would soon replace industrial society. Bell foresaw scientific experts […]
What Is Extended Reality Technology? A Simple Explanation For Anyone
Imagine what it might be like to live and work in our world in 2030 and beyond. Perhaps, thanks to advancements in extended reality (XR), […]
Tech workers are organising – and asking what technology is actually for
Much has been made of the technology industry’s moral awakening over the last two years, given the outsize influence it has on world affairs and our […]
What is the point of higher education if it doesn’t make people happy?
In The Methods of Ethics, a book read only by philosophers with an overdeveloped sense of duty, the late Victorian utilitarian moralist Henry Sidgwick argued […]
Technology Doesn’t Matter. Here’s What Does.
I made a bet with a bank’s CTO that this year, saying the same “IT doesn’t matter” as Nicholas G. Carr in HBR in 2003 won’t elicit […]
In CEO Search, Intel Still Hasn’t Found What It’s Looking For
Intel Corp. has been trying to fill the most prominent role in the $400-billion chip industry for more than six months. The company’s board still […]