Sat.Apr 27, 2024

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The New York Times Is Now Engulfed in the STAR*D Scandal

Mad in America

A fter Ed Pigott and colleagues published their patient-level reanalysis of the STAR-D results this past summer in BMJ Open, it seemed that this scandal—which is a tale of research fraud—might finally be reported on by the mainstream media, and thus burst into the American consciousness. But eight months have now passed, and while the Psychiatric Times, much to its credit, did publish a cover story of the reanalysis, American newspapers have remained mute, even though Pigott and colleagues have

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6 daily habits that will transform you into a more remarkable person

Work Life

Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic-design tool. Formerly, he was an advisor to the Motorola business unit of Google and chief evangelist of Apple. He is the author of APE , What the Plus! , Enchantment , and nine other books. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

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A philosophical take on meaningful work

Workplace Insight

Work is an inescapable feature of the modern world. Most of us, except for a lucky few, spend a significant portion of our lives working. If this is the case, we may as well try and make it meaningful. In a 2019 report , 82 percent of employees reported that it is important to have a purpose in their work and that creating meaningful work was one of their top priorities.

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What to expect when you’re investing: 3 tips for recent graduates

Work Life

Investing has a lot in common with parenting. No one really knows what they’re getting into beforehand—and it’s the day-to-day decisions that make all the difference in the end. (There’s a lot less call for wet wipes in investing, however). While parenting comes with an array of guidebooks that walk you through the typical stages of childhood, newbie investors are often left to rely on generic advice, rather than something geared toward the specific stage they are in.

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Announces the 4+1 Commitment to Reduce the Military Spouse Unemployment Rate

Success

Military life is full of sacrifices, both for the member who serves and the family that stands beside them. For some military families, those sacrifices include access to a fulfilling, well-paid career. Others have to pause their career ambitions altogether. Multiple factors contribute to issues with military spouse unemployment, from potentially moving every few years or sooner to more of the family responsibilities falling on the military spouse during a deployment.