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Forum: Flexible Work Arrangements Can Help Narrow Gender Pay Gap

Forum: Flexible Work Arrangements Can Help Narrow Gender Pay Gap

The Straits Times, June 24, 2020

Singapore ranked 54th in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020 rankings, below countries such as Bangladesh and the United States. The Ministry of Manpower announced this year that the adjusted pay gap between men and women in Singapore in 2018 was 6 per cent. The pay gap widens in the late 30s, when most Singaporean women choose to have children. The unadjusted gender pay gap here increased from 16 per cent in 2002 to 16.3 per cent in 2018.

Does the ‘Buddy System’ Actually Help Us Lose Weight – or Hinder Us?

Does the ‘Buddy System’ Actually Help Us Lose Weight – or Hinder Us?

Body+Soul, June 24, 2020

Holding your friends and peers to account if they skip a scheduled gym session or you catch them gorging on cookies after they swore they were cutting out sugar is an effective weight loss tool, a new study reveals – but not in the way you might think. The study, by Kosuke Uetake of Yale University, and Nathan Yang of McGill University in Montreal, looked into whether we lose more weight when we start our health kicks as part of a ‘buddy system’.

Why Managing Risk—and Panic—is Key to Keeping Colleges Open

Why Managing Risk—and Panic—is Key to Keeping Colleges Open

University Business, June 22, 2020

To open campuses—and keep them open throughout the fall—college administrators must assess risks beyond the potential spread of coronavirus. Many schools plan extensive testing and contact tracing. But campus leaders must also know the ability of local health systems to contend with an outbreak and also be able to prevent panic if—and more likely, when—infections are diagnosed, says Sheldon H. Jacobson, a founder professor of computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an expert in data-driven risk assessment.

Pandemic Expert Says Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Oklahoma is Not ‘Second Wave'

Pandemic Expert Says Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Oklahoma is Not ‘Second Wave'

Fox 23 News, June 23, 2020

Dr. Julie Swann says we’re still in the first wave. Dr. Swann is the head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University where she studies how government leaders respond to a pandemic -- without overwhelming hospitals-- the efficient distribution of food and vaccines, and safe reopening businesses and schools.

Mike Pence Says America is ‘Winning the Fight’ Against COVID-19. Is He Right?

Mike Pence Says America is ‘Winning the Fight’ Against COVID-19. Is He Right?

Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2020

Nearly 2.3 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and about 120,000 of them have died. With stay-at-home orders beginning to ease, the number of new cases confirmed each day is rising in some of the nation’s most populous states, including California, Texas and Florida.

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Artificial Intelligence

Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests

Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests

Celebrity Gig, April 2, 2025

Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations—showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gambler’s) fallacy—yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

TIME, March 26, 2025

The genetic testing company 23andMe, which holds the genetic data of 15 million people, declared bankruptcy on Sunday night after years of financial struggles. This means that all of the extremely personal user data could be up for sale—and that vast trove of genetic data could draw interest from AI companies looking to train their data sets, experts say.

Healthcare

Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.

Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.

The Hill, March 11, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the new secretary of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s de facto healthcare czar. He will have influence over numerous highly visible agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, among others. Given that healthcare is something that touches everyone’s life, his footprint of influence will be expansive. 

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025

Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.

Supply Chain

LM Podcast Series: Looking at the state of the supply chain with Rob Handfield

LM Podcast Series: Looking at the state of the supply chain with Rob Handfield

Logistics Management/, April 22, 2025

During this podcast Handfield addressed various topics, including: the current state of the supply chain; steps and actions shippers should consider related to tariffs; how the supply chain is viewed; the need for supply chain resiliency; and supply chain risk mangement planning, among others. 

Tariff fight continues between U.S. and China

Tariff fight continues between U.S. and China

FOX News, April 18, 2025

Oklahoma State University's Sunderesh Heragu joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the evolving economic landscape after President Trump implemented tariffs on some of our biggest trade partners. Most tariffs have been halted for now -- but not with China. Beijing and the White House have levied steep tariffs on each other. Trump announced that tariffs on China would reach 145 percent. In response, China imposed 125 percent tariffs on U.S.-imported goods.

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