New York Times – “This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list of the prices they negotiate with private insurers. The insurers’ trade association had called the rule unconstitutional and said it would “undermine competitive negotiations.” Four hospital associations jointly sued the government to block it, and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2021
PwC US Pulse Survey: Next in work
At a pivotal moment for the future of work, companies can help their businesses and employees thrive: “Employees have had more than a year to reflect on their needs and aspirations, and many want a new model of work. Our latest US Pulse Survey found that 65% of employees are looking for a new job.… Continue Reading
Robots are coming for the lawyers – which may be bad for tomorrow’s attorneys but great for anyone in need of cheap legal assistance
Via LLRX – Robots are coming for the lawyers – which may be bad for tomorrow’s attorneys but great for anyone in need of cheap legal assistance – Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs, advising clients. While technology has been nibbling around the edges of the legal profession… Continue Reading
Museum of Failure
“Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world. The majority of all innovation projects fail and the museum showcases these failures to provide visitors a fascinating learning experience. Every item provides unique insight into the risky business of innovation. Innovation and progress require an acceptance of failure. The… Continue Reading
Study – Why your COVID-19 vaccination status might impact whether you’re hired
Tech Republic: “Over three in five hiring managers would ask about the vaccination status of a job candidate, with Republicans (69%) more likely to ask than Democrats (54%), a new study finds. An even higher percentage (61%) said the answers to those vaccination questions would impact their ultimate hiring decision, according to a study by… Continue Reading
Delta variant: this interactive COVID-19 map shows if cases are rising or falling in your area
Fast Company: “The delta variant is still surging across America, resulting in some steep rises in COVID-19 infections for select counties. Other areas, however, are thankfully seeing decreases in COVID-19 infection. But what about where you live? Are COVID cases rising or falling? There’s a cool new map out from Esri, the geographic information system… Continue Reading
Vaccine Mandates Are Lawful, Effective and Based on Rock-Solid Science
Scientific American: “The U.S. has reached a worrying plateau in its COVID-19 vaccination coverage, with just half of the population fully vaccinated. This coincides with pandemic fatigue, or weak compliance with COVID-19 risk-mitigation measures such as masking and distancing, and the highly infectious Delta variant, which accounts for more than 83 percent of infections. We’re… Continue Reading
How to Automatically Enable Closed Captions on Your Mac
MakeUseOf: “Closed captions can be a great addition to your Mac in case of language barriers or hearing impairments. Many also choose to enable captions simply as a personal preference. They can be used for adding captions for movies or TV shows to make it much easier to follow what people are saying. But you… Continue Reading
How You Can Leverage Census Bureau’s New Building Permit Visualization Tool
Census Bureau: “Building permits are one of the earliest indicators of economic activity. For decades, building permit data has been available online in a very unusable, clunky format. The Census Bureau’s new visualization and extraction tool empowers users to engage this rich, sub county-level source of information about the critical first step in construction –… Continue Reading
Should You Get a Booster Shot? Here’s What We Know
Scientific American – “Experts weigh in on common questions about whether and when additional doses of coronavirus vaccines may be needed…The groups it is clear should be getting additional doses include highly immunocompromised people: recipients of solid organ transplants, those with AIDS, those taking highly immunosuppressive drugs for cancer or autoimmune disease—these people have less… Continue Reading
Animals Count and Use Zero. How Far Does Their Number Sense Go?
Quanta Magazine: “Crows recently demonstrated an understanding of the concept of zero. It’s only the latest evidence of animals’ talents for numerical abstraction — which may still differ from our own grasp of numbers…In understanding of numbers is often viewed as a distinctly human faculty — a hallmark of our intelligence that, along with language,… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 21, 2021
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 21, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
