Video calls seemed an elegant solution to remote work, but they wear on the psyche in complicated ways.
‘Zoom fatigue’ is taxing the brain. Here’s why that happens.
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Amazon sees possible second-quarter loss as it forecasts US$4 billion in COVID-19-related costs
REUTERS: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it could post its first quarterly loss in five years even as revenue surges because it is spending at least US$4 billion in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including plans to test its workforce for COVID-19.
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Angora
In 2013, PETA released a video that changed the fashion industry. The footage, which is still available on YouTube, showed a man sitting on a bench, straddling a white rabbit that had been stretched out lengthwise and strapped down. It’s an angora, a rabbit breed prized for its long, thick, hollow-haired coat. The man begins to grab fistfuls of the rabbit’s soft fur and pulls it quickly, jerkily, tearing it from the rabbit’s flesh. As the video continues, you see more clips of rabbits being stripped naked to their pink skin. They look flayed and raw, and they cry out in pain. When I watched the video, the animal bleats disturbed my two dogs, who began running in circles, sniffing the air and wondering. I’m not sure if they were inspired to hunt, or if they could just smell my distress.
10 Inventors Who Came to Regret Their Creations
Just because someone’s invented something, it doesn’t mean that they’re happy with the end result.
The Man Who Walked Backward
When the Great Depression put Plennie Wingo’s bustling Abilene cafe out of business, he tried to find fame, fortune, and a sense of meaning the only way he knew how: by embarking on an audacious trip around the world on foot. In reverse.
Bellagio Bandit: How One Man Robbed Vegas’ Biggest Casino and Almost Got Away
There’s a story Tony Carleo likes to tell about a visit he made to Las Vegas over a decade ago, when he was in his early twenties.
“I was sitting in a casino,” he says, “and there was a crowd starting to gather around a craps table, people two or three deep because everyone wanted to see.”
Army Ranger School Is a Laboratory of Human Endurance
The military’s toughest training challenges have a lot in common with outdoor sufferfests like the Barkley Marathons and the Leadville Trail 100: you have to be fit and motivated to make the starting line, but your mind and spirit are what carry you to the end. A Ranger graduate breaks down an ordeal that shapes some of the nation’s finest soldiers.
Pivot to Telehealth Brings New Benefits and Risks
The Coronavirus pandemic is changing how people receive healthcare with a shift to more remote diagnosis options being rolled out as a first line of care. The advantages are many, but as an unfortunate result, healthcare data breaches will begin to spike once again!
Is Godspeed the fastest speedster out of all speedsters?
Though many are not aware, DC comics has put an end to all debates as to who is fastest last year (2018). As you can see below, Godspeed is not even faster than Wonder Woman let alone the Flash.