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Pay Raises and Economic Growth, Blue Light, Tips for 2018


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What’s Stifling Pay Raises Is Also Curbing Economic Growth (20:32)
Ryan Avent is a senior editor and the Free exchange columnist at The Economist. He previously served as The Economist’s news editor, as an economics correspondent, and as online economics editor. He is also the author of The Wealth of Humans. Is our economy as productive as it was 20 years ago? Do the economy and our workforce continue to become more and more productive as time goes on? Ryan Avent talks about how a lack of productivity could be affecting both pay raises and curbing economic growth.
 
Blue Light and our Bodies (1:08:33)
Dr. Geoffrey Goodfellow is an Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment; Coordinator and Private Practice Clerkship at Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Goodfellow has served as the site coordinator for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigators Group as well as the chief of the Pediatrics/Binocular Vision Service. Apple recently released some new products with new features. Among these were a new iPad Pro and a new iPhone. These products come with many features, one of which is a new lighting technology called “Night Shift”. “Night Shift” changes the lighting on the phone to produce less blue light so as to help users go to sleep easier. But will it really work? Dr. Goodfellow explains.
 
Jeanette Bennett - Tips for 2018 (1:54:40)
Jeanette Bennett is founder and editor-in-chief at Bennett Communications, where she primarily focuses on Utah Valley Magazine, BusinessQ Magazine, and Prosper Magazine. Jeanette earned a bachelor's and master's degree in journalism from BYU and has been a regular guest on HuffPostLive. Sometimes people step away from a job because of health issues, family emergencies, or other personal issues. Jeanette Bennett shares some tips about how to be successful in 2018.
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