Lauren Alix Brown
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New York, NY, United States
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Donald Trump is buoying 2018 book sales
New data from NPD Bookscan show that in the first half of 2018, print sales rose 4% and total unit sales increased 2% compared to a similar period in 2017. Publishers largely have one man to thank for the success: Donald Trump. Two of the top-selling books that have contributed to that growth are Michael... → Read More
When will America wise up to the truth about why women aren’t having children?
The US fertility rate is at a record low. Researchers are quick to look to the economy as explanation yet the falling rate has persisted despite the recovery. New research reveals the real reason young people today are remaining childless: they don't want kids. A survey of 1,858 men and women aged 20 to 45... → Read More
Spain is giving single women free fertility treatment—but it won’t help revive its population
Yesterday, the Spanish government announced it would restore a policy offering free fertility treatment to lesbians and single women, a measure the previous administration cancelled in 2014. The financial crisis didn't help matters, but as Quartz has reported, Spain's fertility rate has historically been one of the lowest in Europe (though it has been increasing... → Read More
AirPods could revolutionize what it means to be hard of hearing
AirPods "just work." They're one of Apple's newer products that have an innovative design, are functional, and have the potential to change the way we communicate. In the near term, they could revolutionize how people with hearing loss interact with the world. Last month, it was reported that Apple would add Live Listen, a feature... → Read More
Bozoma Saint John is not your savior
Cannes, France “The lack of a plan is probably the biggest blessing in my life... I’m really following my spirit.” At the Cannes Lions advertising conference, Bozoma Saint John has spoken candidly about her career path. Saint John, who unexpectedly announced last week that she was leaving Uber as chief brand officer to become the... → Read More
High-achieving girls are terrified of failure. One school is teaching them how to bounce back
"If a girl can accomplish a great deal but she's extraordinarily fragile, I don't really feel like we've done our job.” → Read More
America, get ready for a flood of seniors on the road
The over-65 set will dominate America's roads in the coming decades. → Read More
Nearly 20% of women inmates in Japan’s prisons are seniors
Shoplifting has become something of a lifeline for Japan's elderly population. As Bloomberg reports, nearly one in five women in prison is 65 or older. These elderly women commit minor crimes in order to escape poverty and solitude. Often, women are repeat offenders so that they can return to prison once they are released. To serve... → Read More
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "Sometimes it feels like the universe is conspiring against me"
What it feels like to raise a feminist. → Read More
Cave-fermented wine, Ksara, Lebanon
A sly fox from the 1800's led to caves used to age Ksara's reds. → Read More
The most important skill for students is to say "no" more
Can you code? Speak a second language? How high is your IQ? There's much debate on what students need most to succeed in an increasingly competitive world. The challenges of automation, globalization, and political upheaval leave out the fact that we're living an age of information overload. According to CNN's Fareed Zakaria, the one thing... → Read More
"The matriarch of the modern gulf" says fake news started the Iraq War
Doha, Qatar "Fake news" is a neologism that grew to prominence during the 2016 US presidential election, thanks to Donald Trump. But while fabricated news and the spread of misinformation seems like a largely recent phenomena, it is a problem that has led to political instability, war, and even the destruction of education in those... → Read More
This is what the hospital of the future sounds like
For years, patients have had to suffer from incessant beeping, loud roommates, and non-stop TV chatter. That's all about to change. → Read More
Turner Prize winning architects explain why finishing a project doesn’t mean the work is over
Cape Town, South Africa An adventure playground in Glasgow. A space for metal and woodwork in London. A Victorian bath house turned into an art gallery. These are just a few projects executed by Assemble, a British art, architecture, and design collective that won the prestigious 2015 Turner prize. In a world of increasing specialization,... → Read More
For decades, we’ve ignored the one thing that could upend unemployment
Cape Town, South Africa When you look at a profile on LinkedIn you see a job title, a set of skills, a resume with a list achievements. Though the social platform is based around connections, it still focuses on employment in a traditional way. What's more, it doesn't require face-to-face interactions. In 2011, a UK social... → Read More
The design world’s secret to maintaining creativity throughout your career
Cape Town, South Africa God commanded Moses to take one; the Major League of Baseball commanded A-Rod, too. But the rest of us rarely get the chance to take a formal break from work, unless we're in academia. Perhaps we should. At the first day of global design conference Design Indaba on Feb. 17, former advertising creatives Chanel... → Read More
In your 30s, you’ll discover happiness is just persistence and sheer will
After I was diagnosed with breast cancer early in 2014, I had a lot to be unhappy about. → Read More
In your 30s, you’ll discover happiness is just persistence and sheer will
After I was diagnosed with breast cancer early in 2014, I had a lot to be unhappy about. → Read More
Belgian home affairs minister says ISIL communicates over Playstation 4
Belgian federal home affairs minister Jan Jambon has previously described Brussels as a weak spot in the fight against terror. → Read More
To all the men on Tinder I might have loved
With each swipe we distance ourselves from the reality that these are individuals, not images. → Read More