Archive for December, 2014
Women still struggle to bridge the gender pay gap
Though women are now increasingly surpassing men in higher education and have managed to penetrate traditionally male-dominated occupations, an obvious pay gap still exists between the two sexes. Several factors contribute to this continuing trend in the U.S. and other countries, but gender and racial discrimination have been identified as the biggest culprits. In 2012, […]
Take a stand: New design concept aims to phase out the office chair
Sitting can be deadly, growing research reveals, causing an array of bodily troubles from organ damage and muscle degeneration to foggy thinking and back pain. One artistic new office design is aiming to combat the negative impact of sitting by eliminating the need for chairs. The project, called “The End of Sitting,” which is, as […]
The world’s worst coworkers, according to Reddit
Most of us spend the majority of our waking hours with our coworkers: some become close friends, others become forgettable memories, and still others are living, breathing lessons in patience and self-restraint. While we’ve already shared with you our top ten annoying coworker habits, as Bustle originally reported, there are plenty more from which to […]
New air conditioning technology promises to reduce impact
Air conditioning is one of the coolest benefits of living in modern times. Yet the amount of energy it takes to cool a building is staggering — in the U.S., for example, 15 percent of the electricity used by buildings is dedicated to cooling them. A new, super-thin, mirror-like material developed by a Stanford University team […]
