1-Sentence-Summary: Pandemic gives you an understanding of what pathogens and diseases are, how they evolve, what our lifestyle does to make them worse on us, how they can spread like wildfire, and most importantly, what we can do to stop them. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: For years epidemiologists have been predicting a new pandemic would sweep the world soon. They’ve been warning us that we should be ready. Currently, humanity is in the midst of […]

IBM’s CEO takes a stand on mass surveillance, Apple may soon make a big chip announcement and Google Maps gets new features to help users navigate transit safely. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 9, 2020. 1. IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced that the company would no longer sell facial recognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” on whether it should be used at all. He also […]

Cities are reopening. Lockdowns are lifting. And some people are starting to feel they can glimpse a return, however slow and partial, back to “normal.” But the pandemic has changed us. Although being on lockdown has been pretty grueling on balance, the surprise is that many of us have realized there are some things about quarantine life that are worth preserving. We’re questioning the very fundamentals of the “normal” we’d all come to unthinkingly accept — and realizing we don’t […]

Alaric the Goth: An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome by Douglas Boin W. W. Norton Rodrigo Corral The sack of Rome by Alaric and his Goths has exerted an outsize influence on the Western imagination. It was a devastating event, and sent psychological aftershocks across the empire. On the night of August 24, in the year 410, thousands of Goths made their way into the city through the Porta Salaria, not far from where the American embassy sits […]

1-Sentence-Summary: Brotopia motivates you to be fairer in the workplace as an employee or employer by revealing the sad sexist state of Silicon Valley. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: In the last three decades, the tech industry has shot to the head of the global economy. The center of this advancement, Silicon Valley, is home to the biggest and most successful and innovative companies.  Places like Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and others in the area come out […]

1-Sentence-Summary: It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work helps you relax about the current hurry-up and work yourself to death culture and instead see why getting rid of these stressful mentalities will make you and your company more focused, calm, and productive. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: When did the world get so crazy about work? It seems like all of a sudden working 70 hours a week is a badge of honor instead of […]

1-Sentence-Summary: Affluenza asserts that the reason we are so unhappy is because of our obsession with consumption and the sickness that it brings upon ourselves and the world around us as well. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: When was the last time you bought something? Probably today, or at least in the last couple of days. But here’s a better question: when was the last time you bought something you didn’t really need? Let’s face it, […]

1-Sentence-Summary: Braiding Sweetgrass offers some great ways for all of us to take better care of and be more grateful for our planet by explaining the way that Native Americans view and take care of it. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: The environment is in trouble. There’s global warming, species are dying, coasts are rising, and our demand for natural resources never stops increasing.  What can we do about it? People fight to make laws limiting […]

1-Sentence-Summary: Alibaba shares the inspiring story of Jack Ma’s hard work, entrepreneurial vision, and smart thinking that helped him build one of the most successful and influential companies in the world. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: Have you ever been to China? I’ve always wanted to go. It seems like such an interesting place and I’ve always loved meeting Chinese people and seeing their perspective on life. It’s seen incredible growth in recent years. Not long […]

1-Sentence-Summary: The Road Back To You will teach you more about what kind of person you are by identifying the pros and cons of each personality type within the Enneagram test. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: What in the world is an Enneagram? I wondered the same thing when I first heard of this strange word. If you’re thinking it’s that symbol with five points that is lit on fire in Wiccan ceremonies, that’s the pentagram. […]