Fixing homelessness starts with billionaires
While reading the Aug. 23 front-page article “Billionaire propels a crusade against homelessness” about tech billionaire Joe Lonsdale and the...
3 Reasons You’re Bad at Recognizing What You’re Good At, According to a Psychology Professor
Ask someone what they’re bad at, and they usually don’t need much time to think. They’ve got material. Ask what...
I downsized from a house to a small apartment. I got rid of a lot, but kept one sentimental item.
The author went back and forth about keeping a Tupperware bowl from his childhood while downsizing. Courtesy of Jesse GormleyI...
Help Wanted: ‘Forward-Deployed’ Humans for the A.I. Era
The job title “forward-deployed engineer” — someone who works with customers to set up technology, gather feedback and iron out...
Don’t look now, but suddenly the U.S. Senate is in play
Today we discuss political forecasting, death and taxes. Goodness! We’re just 65 days from election day. Time flies when you’re...
An aging population in China inspires a new industry: Adult children for hire
Available for rent to a lonely grandparent: the companionship of an adult child. In China, where a low fertility rate...
6 Ways to Train Your Brain to Be More Positive That Don’t Make You Want to Roll Your Eyes
No one wants to be told to “think positive.” It’s right up there with “just relax” and “have you tried...
A trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severance
SEATTLE — By the time Chloe Shapiro reached Seattle, almost nothing remained of the life she’d thought she’d have forever....
France’s wildfire nightmare echoes California’s hard lessons on building in the woods
LE PORGE, France — A monster fire-induced thundercloud towered over Bordeaux this summer, the first time firefighters had ever seen this type...
Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored
There’s a new kind of gadget on shelves, designed for you to ignore it 99 percent of the time—it only...
