A solid body of scientific evidence strongly suggests that the more time a person spends sitting, the higher their risk of death from any cause. Multiple large studies and high-quality data analyses show that regardless of age or health issues, the hours we spend in our office chairs, cars, or ... Read More »
The residents of Flint, Mich., received some welcome news this week: Researchers released the results of a new round of water tests, showing lead levels in that city’s water system falling just below the Environmental Protection Agency action level. Too many water samples above that level is a red flag ... Read More »
You’ll pay a little more for your workplace health insurance plan next year. Health insurance premiums will increase by 5 percent in 2017 for employees, according to a recent study from the National Business Group on Health, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that represents large employers. That’s about on par with ... Read More »
One of the most intimidating aspects of selling your business can be facing the barrage of questions during the various management presentations you’ll be doing for potential acquirers. Be prepared to be grilled on all facets of your operations. Of course every meeting will be different, but here are some questions ... Read More »
In my role as an advisory board member for several startups, I’m always excited to see that initial surge of revenue from a great rollout campaign. Unfortunately, many passionate entrepreneurs read this initial surge as success, and charge ahead with more of the same passion, leading to a series of ... Read More »
When it comes to business, keeping up an appearance is often as essential as a company’s internal operations. This makes way for an escalating demand for business interior gurus in the corporate world. Home to a rising majority of the middle class with accelerating disposable incomes, India has shown tremendous ... Read More »
When Amir Khamneipur set out to transform his cramped apartment in Manhattan’s Flatiron district, he looked to his favorite hotel suites for inspiration. “I wanted to re-create that feeling and aimed for the ultimate luxury version of it,” says the Iranian-born decorator, who is fluent in four languages and lived ... Read More »
If you’re a color fan, get ready to fall in love with this latest design trend, which we recently spotted on Brit+Co. — it might just be the perfect way to marry white and colors: colorful grout. When you’re decorating a room, you don’t usually think of grout as a ... Read More »
We’ve been talking about society’s transition to a cashless society for a long time, but it begs an important question: Can stores and other retail establishments refuse to take your dollars and cents? As odd as it sounds, this is not hypothetical anymore as a small number of stores and ... Read More »
Google’s DeepMind is an artificial intelligence technology designed to learn and think like humans but on a grand scale and in even better ways to solve problems facing human beings. Tech kingpin Google has been turning its artificial eyes toward healthcare in an attempt to help clinicians solve vexing health ... Read More »
With a bewildering number of wedding registry sites making it possible to register for anything, figuring out what you really want – and if it’s appropriate to ask for it – can be an overwhelming experience. Fret not. We’ve consulted with wedding industry experts ranging from wedding planners and etiquette ... Read More »
A few months ago, a messaging app called Talkshow debuted with an interesting premise: all of your conversations on it are public. Everyone can “listen in” on the chatrooms you create, sort of like podcasting but in text form. One of the ways it differentiated itself from Twitter is that ... Read More »
