Story provided by Vox – Nearly 10,000 people graduated with MBAs from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business between 1990 and 2006. In 2009, three economists decided to study a quarter of those graduates. They asked a detailed set of questions about the jobs they’d held since graduation, how many hours they worked, where … Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – Ever since I started using Gmail in 2005, I’ve tried my best to abide by one rule: inbox zero. For me, this doesn’t mean there are always zero messages in my inbox — at the moment, I have one in my personal inbox and four in my Vox inbox. But … Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – Most people procrastinate from time to time. And most of the time it’s not so harmful: putting off doing the laundry for a few days or 15 minutes here and there, lost in Facebook. But procrastination can also create huge problems for many people — at work, at school, and at … Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – In the United States, marathons are way, way more popular than ever before. Over the past 40 years, the number of marathon finishers has increased twentyfold, and more than half a million Americans finished one last year. This explosive increase means that tons of people are running (or trying to run) … Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – A good visualization helps you see what the data is telling you. The best visualizations help you you see things you never thought the data would tell you. These 22 charts and maps were, at least for me, in that category: all of them told me something I found surprising. … Continue reading
Vox describes itself as a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission is simple: Explain the news. There is a particular section of the site titled “Card Stacks”. It gives you insight on hot topics and allows you to catch up on the topic. For many of us, we catch these topics midway … Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – This spring, graduating high school seniors in Oklahoma had to meet the strictest financial literacy education requirements in the country. Students now have to demonstrate their understanding in 14 different areas of personal finance — everything from household budgeting and basic investing to the consequences of gambling and bankruptcy. It’s … Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – Walk into a college lecture these days and you’ll see legions of students sitting behind glowing screens, pecking away at keyboards. Presumably, they’re using the computers to take notes, so they better remember the course material. But new research shows that if learning is their goal, using a laptop during class is … Continue reading