How Can You Be Sure Your Employees Won't Quit?

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How Can You Be Sure Your Employees Won't Quit?     Leaders and managers should focus on four areas to address their employee engagement challenges. Continued here

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6 Ways to Become a More Collaborative Leader     In today’s fast-paced corporate landscape, most highly experienced leaders entering an organization are driven by a desire to make a significant impact and drive meaningful change. However, the approach they adopt in championing new ideas becomes the differentiating factor between success and failure. Unfortunately, when faced with resistance, some leaders become frustrated and disengaged or even choose to leave the organization. Affecting lasting change is not a solitary quest, but an inherently shared effort. It requires embracing a collaborative mindset that respects and includes diverse perspectives, maintains a strategic focus, and patiently navigates the complexities of organizational dynamics. It’s not about surrendering your passion or advocacy but leveraging them in a more inclusive, strategic, and ultimately effective way. The author recommends shifting your mental model from that of a crusader to that of a collaborative leader. Continued here

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Why scientists are making fake Moon dust     Even with the walls of a volcanic crater looming behind the white-washed single-storey buildings, it would be easy to miss the sleepy town of Tao. It only takes a few moments to pass through it as you drive along the LZ-20 highway that cuts across the middle of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. And despite its vicinity to the Tamia volcanic crater at the heart of the island, Tao is not one of Lanzarote's key tourist attractions.Recently, however, the town has been receiving visitors of a very different kind – those whose interest lies not in the volcano, but in the dark grey soil that Tao is built upon. This drab, rocky material has a surprising part to play in one of this decade's most ambitious human endeavours. It will help put humans back on the Moon. Continued here

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What it takes to make a suit fit for the Moon     In 2025, when Nasa's Artemis III mission returns humanity to the Moon, billions of eyes will focus on two astronauts. And what they're wearing. Although the astronauts will undoubtedly bounce, rather than sashay, upon the lunar surface.The geeks among us already had a glimpse of what's in store after a recent preview in Texas, at Nasa's Houston Space Center. There, a new spacesuit prototype made its debut for a new era of lunar travel. Continued here

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Can the Construction Industry Be Disrupted?     Construction is often maligned as the industry that technology left behind. Industry observers routinely deride the lack of technological sophistication in the construction industry, and have pigeon-holed it as old-fashioned and lagging behind more forward-looking and purposeful industries such as manufacturing. But that view ignores where the industry has advanced — specifically, in information management systems that have created significant gains. Moreover, it fails to take into account why automation and robotics don’t work on jobsites, which is that they’re often a poor fit for the dynamic environments that bear little resemblance to factory floors. Understanding why some tech takes root and why some doesn’t, however, is essential to making smart investments in new tools and systems. Continued here

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U.S. Wildfires Threaten More People Than Ever     About eight in 10 people in the highest-risk fire areas of the U.S. live in Western states, notably California. But other states such as Florida face threats, tooCLIMATEWIRE | More than a half-million Americans had close encounters with catastrophic wildfires between 2000 and 2019 — partly because they lived in high-risk wildfire areas, but also because fires are growing larger and encroaching on areas once deemed lower-risk, research shows. Continued here

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Defying the Odds: How Underdogs Yield Surprising Advantages     Transitioning from underdog to top dog is simpler than you think. Continued here

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Meet the Founder: The Bean Path's Nashlie Sephus     The Bean Path founder Nashlie Sephus on her greatest challenges, her work to bridge tech gaps, and the pride she takes in inspiring the next generation of leaders. Continued here

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Would You Spend Three Years Living on a Cruise Ship?     Some enthusiasts are selling their homes in preparation, while others have balked at the risksFor some, the opportunity to spend 36 continuous months at sea sounds like a dream come true. When Life at Sea Cruises announced plans for the trip earlier this year, bookings started rolling in immediately—even at the balcony cabin rate of almost $600,000 in total.  Continued here

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School's Out. Should You Worry about the 'Summer Slide'?     Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learnedIf you have school-age kids, you may have heard of the “summer slide,” a phenomenon in which students lose some of the learning they achieved in the previous school year over the summer break. Continued here

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The Northern Lights Could Dazzle the U.S. This Week     The current forecast from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, says the glowing display could be visible from Oregon to Maryland on ThursdayThe northern lights could be visible across much of the United States this Thursday, treating people from Oregon to Maryland to a fantastic glowing display, according to a forecast from the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Continued here

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A Simple Replication Agreement Could Improve Trust in Science     A replicability crisis threatens computational science without shared code, data and methods from studies. A new replication agreement system can mitigate this crisis.Daphne, an eager computer-vision scientist, encounters a novel study highly relevant to her autonomous vehicles research. The study uses computational methods to reveal hidden driving patterns. Aware of autonomous driving’s safety implications, Daphne decides to act responsibly and replicate the study to verify its findings prior to relying on them.   Continued here

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A Salsa Museum Is Dancing Its Way to the Bronx     While the museum lacks a permanent home, it’s bringing lively events to the “Borough of Salsa”Willy Rodriguez, the musical director of the Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra, credits salsa for saving his life. Now, Rodriguez tells Refinery29’s Janna A. Zinz, he wants to return the favor: He has co-founded the International Salsa Museum, which he hopes will help preserve the genre’s history. Continued here

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My Co-Worker Quit as Soon as I Became His Boss     Should I take this personally? Continued here

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Why it might not help - and could hurt - to brace for the worst | Psyche Ideas     is a research fellow in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. She studies how emotions influence the way we remember the past and envision the future.Folk wisdom suggests that if you expect the worst, then you won’t be disappointed. This advice is pervasive; it can drive meteorologists to over-promise rain and companies to overestimate delivery times. Expecting rain might prompt people to carry an umbrella, while receiving a package ‘early’ might lead to a five-star review. Is it wise, however, to ‘expect the worst’ when it comes to anticipating events in our personal lives? Continued here

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Readers' Thoughts on Affirmative Action     Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.The week before last I asked readers for their thoughts on the Supreme Court’s affirmative-action decision. Continued here

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Even Lawyers Don't Understand Legalese, New Study Shows     Reading through legal documents can be a real slog. Who, after all, knows the meaning of “ex curia” or “de jure” without going to law school? Whose head doesn’t spin at words such as “hereinafter” or at endless sentences with hypercomplex grammar?As it turns out, even lawyers dislike such impenetrable language; according to a new study, they both prefer and better understand simplified texts. The researchers presented 105 U.S. attorneys with contract excerpts written in both “legalese” and plain English and tested their comprehension and recall for each. While the attorneys outperformed laypeople overall, they still found the legalese contracts harder to grasp than those written in plain English. Another group of attorneys was asked to judge the merits of the same contracts and, on the whole, found the plain-English versions to be of a higher quality, more likely to be signed by clients and no less enforceable than their legalese counterparts. The study was published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Continued here

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Artemis: The return to the Moon that will set new space records     After an absence of 50 years, Nasa is returning to the Moon. This time the programme is named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Sun god Apollo. Not only is it a better fit in terms of name and destination, Artemis will ensure something Apollo neglected to do: it will put the first woman on the Moon.Appropriately, Nasa's first female launch director, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, oversaw the countdown and lift-off of the first mission. But Artemis I was far more than a feminist moment. During its almost 26-day journey in an extended retrograde orbit around the Moon – travelling in the opposite direction to the Moon orbiting the Earth – it achieved the first of a number of other important firsts. Continued here

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FDA Fully Approves First Drug Meant to Slow Alzheimer's Disease     The drug showed promise in an 18-month clinical trial, but some experts have expressed concerns about its safety and costIn a first, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved a drug to slow the advance of mild Alzheimer’s disease last week. Continued here

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Andi Owen Went Viral. Her Advice to CEOs? 'Be Courageous'     The CEO of design company MillerKnoll shares what she learned after a town hall clip made her an internet sensation. Continued here

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Why You Probably Shouldn't Listen to People Like Elon Musk -- but Not for the Reason You Might Think     A little Elon Musk, a lot of survivor bias, plenty of research, and the perils of blindly adopting strategies and tactics that don't apply to your business. Continued here

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How strong of a nuclear bomb could humans make?     On the morning of October 30th, 1961, airmen onboard a modified Soviet Tu-95 bomber dropped the 60,000-pound metal monstrosity they were transporting from the plane’s bomb bay. A gigantic parachute attached to the 26-foot-long device slowed its descent through the vacant skies above Novaya Zemlya, the remote northern Russian archipelago in the Barents Sea. The plane’s pilots then turned the aircraft around and flew — as fast as possible. They knew what would happen when their delivered cargo reached a set altitude, and they wanted to survive what was to come.At 30 miles distant, they saw the explosion, then heard and felt it. Tsar Bomba had detonated. Continued here

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It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Everyone Started Dressing Like Kramer     In 1994, Charmaine Simmons, the costume supervisor for Seinfeld, had a problem: People wanted to dress like Kramer, Jerry’s eccentric, ever-interrupting neighbor, played by Michael Richards. This was one of the better problems a television series could have: Seinfeld was the most popular show on American television that year, and its idiosyncratic style and humor had started to influence pop culture far beyond its Thursday-night time slot. But the problem existed nevertheless. As Simmons explained to The New York Times back then, the general public had begun to buy up all of the clothing she needed for Kramer’s wardrobe: “Fashion-wise, we’ve really created a monster.”The monster seems to have reawakened. Kramer’s old uniform—camp-collar shirts in colorfully printed silk or rayon, sack pants that pull up a little short at the ankle to reveal white socks, clunky-soled shoes, a thin gold chain—is new again. This summer, the stylish young men I’ve seen around New York have continued their rejection of the once-inescapable skinny pants and check shirts in favor of something a little looser and decidedly more louche. Years of stretch fabrics that really needed the stretch have given way to breezy textiles and retro short-sleeved knits with a natural slouch, idiosyncratic prints, a lot more color, and maybe a little bit of embroidery. There are fewer sneakers and more loafers. And then there are all those camp collars. Continued here

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The Trailer for Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' Is Here     The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix and follows the ambitious French ruler’s rise to powerSo says Napoleon Bonaparte (played by Joaquin Phoenix) in Napoleon, the upcoming historical epic. The first trailer for the film, directed by Ridley Scott, dropped earlier today. Continued here

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In 1 Word, Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals the Secret of Success     Follow these three steps to unlock your potential. Continued here

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Napping is linked to a larger brain. Does it matter?     Recent headlines blared that regular napping can build a bigger brain and slow neural aging, but don’t feel compelled to schedule a daily siesta just yet. The research that caused the outpouring of media coverage was published in June in the journal Sleep Health. To explore whether napping is beneficial to brain health over the long term, the study authors tapped into the immense UK Biobank, a database of in-depth genetic and health information from half a million residents of the United Kingdom.The researchers utilized a technique called Mendelian randomization. Thanks to the deluge of data in the UK Biobank, they were able to link numerous gene variants to a greater likelihood of napping in 378,932 subjects (all of whom were aged 40 to 69). The likelihood of napping was gauged based on how subjects replied to the question, “Do you have a nap during the day?” The options were “never or rarely,” “sometimes,” and “usually.” Continued here

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Generating Ideas: A Process for Breakthrough Innovation     In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton professor Ethan Mollick outlines seven steps teams can take to unlock new ideas.Nano Tools for Leaders®  — a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management — are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly impact your success. Continued here

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New Extinct Species of 'Ridiculously Cute,' Tiny Penguins Discovered in New Zealand     Roughly three million years ago, tiny penguins toddled around New Zealand, according to a new study. Eventually, these small creatures went extinct, but their relatives—known as little penguins, or kororā—live on today in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.Scientists recently discovered the extinct, diminutive penguin species, which they’ve named Wilson’s little penguin (Eudyptula wilsonae), and described it in a paper published last month in the Journal of Paleontology. They identified the species after studying two fossilized skulls—one that belonged to a juvenile and another that belonged to an adult—unearthed on New Zealand’s North Island. Continued here

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The Microplastic Crisis Is Getting Exponentially Worse     Not even the Arctic Ocean is immune to the incessant growth of microplastic pollution. In a new study that analyzed sediment core samples, researchers quantified how many of the particles have been deposited since the early 1930s. As scientists have shown elsewhere, the team found that microplastic contamination in the Arctic has been growing exponentially and in lockstep with the growth of plastic production—which is now up to a trillion pounds a year, with the global amount of plastic waste projected to triple by 2060.These researchers analyzed the seawater and sediment in the western part of the Arctic Ocean, which makes up 13 percent of its total area. But in just that region, they calculated that 210,000 metric tons of microplastic, or 463 million pounds, have accumulated in the water, sea ice, and sediment layers that have built up since the 1930s. In their study, published last week in the journal Science Advances, they cataloged 19 synthetic polymer types in three forms: fragments, fibers, and sheets. That reflects a dizzying array of microplastic sources, including fragments from broken bottles and bags and microfibers from synthetic clothing. Continued here

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Do We Actually 'Hear' Silence?     An experiment tests whether our ears hear silent intervals in the same way they hear music or noiseAt a concert hall near Woodstock, N.Y., in August 1952, the pianist David Tudor played John Cage’s three-movement composition 4'33″. Doing so did not require enormous jumps with the right hand. Most people could play the piece with equal skill. Tudor set a stopwatch for 33 seconds and sat in front of the piano without touching the keys. He opened and shut the lid before sitting for another two minutes and 40 seconds and then did so again for a final interval of one minute and 20 seconds. Then he bowed and left the stage. Continued here