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Science Says a Longer Commute to Work Is Almost Never Worth the Money

At a minimum, the opportunity will need to pay 40 percent more for the tradeoff to be worth it. source https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/science-says-a-longer-commute-to-work-is-almost-never-worth-the-money/91279705

Neuroscience Just Discovered a Weird Way to Tell When Someone Is Really Listening to You

Watching when people blink can help you tell whether you have their attention. source https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/neuroscience-just-discovered-a-weird-way-to-tell-when-someone-is-really-listening-to-you/91279675

This 1 Tweak to Your Body Language Makes You Much More Persuasive, Says a Study of 2,000 TED Talks

How to instantly win people over with some Italian influence. source https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/this-1-tweak-to-your-body-language-makes-you-much-more-persuasive-says-a-study-of-2000-ted-talks/91276871

Octopus could be the next commercially farmed seafood. Should it be?

Balancing on a railroad-tie-size beam of a platform floating in Spain’s Vigo Bay, Ricardo Tur crouches and points below. Dangling several feet underwater is a pen the size of a garden shed, home to 80 octopuses. I squat too, hoping to glimpse even a single arm—there are 640 of them down there! In my excitement, I lean too far andContinueContinue reading “Octopus could be the next commercially farmed seafood. Should it be?”

Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback

The small American bookstore is back. Over the last five years, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. jumped by 70%. In 2025 alone, 422 new bookstores opened, according to the American Booksellers Association. The industry’s success was far from inevitable. For a long time, indie bookstores were struggling. In 1995, when Amazon openedContinueContinue reading “Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback”