School plays could change kids' lives
By Hicbd
"With encouragement from Howard Gardner, the renowned developmental psychologist at Harvard, who encouraged creativity and learning in the arts, the Spirit Series has since been hosted by more than 100 schools and 60,000 students in California, Maine and Massachusetts...The results students and teachers report are striking: More than a quarter (25.3 percent) of students improve academically and in social and emotional skills. More than 90 percent of students report improved teamwork after participating, schools count a 32.3 percent decrease in absenteeism during the Spirit Series residency, and nearly 82 percent of participating teachers said that the series elevates focus."
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Hedge funds could have bootcamps / training schools
By Hicbd
"As the $4.3 trillion hedge fund industry has boomed and competition for talent has intensified, firms are turning to a new strategy to get ahead: in-house boot camps. The goal is to mold promising new hires into future superstar traders. Today on the show, Nishant Kumar joins host Sarah Holder to discuss what goes on inside these training programs — and what their rise means for the future of the industry."
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Motion devices could be useful for baby sleep
By Hicbd
"However, they soon encountered a challenge: Silas would only sleep if he was rocked, strolled, or driven around. It became an endless routine of walks and car rides, day and night...Sleepytroll was originally designed for the stroller. It easily attaches to the handlebar and mimics rocking by hand. The + and – buttons let’s you adjust the intensity of the rocking depending on your type of stroller and your baby’s preferences and weight."
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Bonds / fixed income could be risky in light of U.S. national debt
By Hicbd
"Paul Tudor Jones recently voiced concerns that rising U.S. deficits and debt and increasing interest rates could lead to a fiscal crisis. His perspective reflects the long-standing fear that sustained borrowing will trigger inflation, raise interest rates, and eventually overwhelm the government’s ability to manage its debt obligations. In short, his thesis is that interest rates will rise as the Government goes broke. However, a closer look at historical precedent and current fiscal dynamics suggests these concerns are overstated."
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Look-alike celebrity contests could be had
By Hicbd
"Popping up in cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London and Dublin, self-proclaimed look-alikes of some of Hollywood’s newest crop of leading men have gathered in organized settings to find out if they bear the most uncanny resemblance to, say, Timothée Chalamet or Gladiator II star Paul Mescal. Since late October, seven known look-alike competitions have been held. Men resembling Chalamet, Mescal, Harry Styles, Dev Patel, Zayn Malik, Jack Schlossberg and Jeremy Allen White have all faced off in hopes of winning the top honor. The result is a unifying event that brings fans together for an afternoon of unbridled joy."
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Polls could ask people about their neighbors
By Hicbd
"Theo used a polling approach he called the "neighbor effect". Instead of asking pollsters whom they intended to vote for, he asked them whom they believed their neighbor would vote for. The reason for this approach was that most people may feel reluctant to reveal their own political leanings but are more open to guessing the political preferences of those around them. This approach also relieved respondents from the pressure of sharing their own views and could be seen as a light-hearted exercise."
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People could need less sleep with a drug
By Hicbd
"Sequencing families like the Johnsons, researchers found that needing less sleep is usually caused by a few changes in single proteins:
- A less-stable version of an inhibitory adrenaline receptor (ADRB1: A187V);
- Variations in a glutamate receptor (GRM1: R889W or S458A)[3];
- A more active receptor of wakefulness-promoting neuropeptide S (NPSR1: Y206H);
- And most well-researched, a less-stable version of DEC2, which inhibits the wakefulness hormone orexin (Y362H or P385R)."
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Merit-based and/or current / future labor shortages could determine immigration policy
By Hicbd
"Immigration, particularly through the H-1B process, has provided a good source of expertise among the kinds of tech and life sciences companies with which he often works. That source is just not what it used to be, and Volney concurs that it’s an issue across a wide range of sectors. For example, 'it’s also manufacturing and warehousing — they have historically relied on immigrant labor, too, and they are suffering also.'"
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Parents could have a night / afternoon off per week
By Hicbd
"That’s when my husband and I decided to try an experiment that on the outset seemed simple, but that we soon learned would be life-changing and life-giving: We would each get one or two nights “off” per week...So, my husband and I made a pact: Every week, we’d both have a night off to do whatever nourished our souls — no questions, no guilt. We marked these days on the calendar, treating them like essential, non-negotiable appointments."
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Government department headquarters could be located outside of the capital
By Hicbd
"A bill introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), the “Helping Infrastructure Restore the Economy Act’’ (HIRE Act), would move the headquarters of 10 departments out of the National Capital Region...Hawley’s office said 'Every year Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars fund federal agencies that are mainly located in the D.C. bubble. That’s a big part of the problem with Washington: They’re too removed from the rest of America. The HIRE Act will move policymakers directly into the communities they serve, creating thousands of jobs for local communities and saving taxpayers billions of dollars along the way.'"
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