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Science: Humans managed shellfish and their predators for millennia, study finds
Science: Pair of rare albino alligators hatched in Florida
Science: Study: Attractiveness pays off at work, but there’s a trick to leveling the playing field
Science: Future pandemic response needs to consider cultural context, research says
Science: New research analyzes investor reaction to robo-advisors: Some investors miss opportunities
Business: Four Steps to Increase Returns on Your Digital Investments -PARTHENON
Business: Leaders, Don’t Be Afraid to Talk About Your Fears and Anxieties
Business: Managing Star Performers in High-Pressure Situations
Business: Why Do Chief Data Officers Have Such Short Tenures?
Is this the next big social media app? LitPic lands $1.5M to let fans pay creators with in-app currency

Science: Humans managed shellfish and their predators for millennia, study finds

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Tama Mayoral dWeb.News

Measuring fragmentary archaeological mussel shell valves to estimate shell length. Credit: Iain McKechnie Due to their protected status, sea otter populations have rebounded across the Pacific Northwest Coast following their near elimination during the historic maritime fur trade. But the recovery of these shellfish predators and the federal laws now protecting them challenge local Indigenous…

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Science: Pair of rare albino alligators hatched in Florida

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Camellia Pecora dWeb.News

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It's believed that there are fewer than 200 albino alligators in the world, and a pair recently hatched at Wild Florida, a gator and wildlife safari park. The albino reptiles, one of nature's rarities, have skin that is completely white, not the typical green. Wild Florida showed off the baby gators…

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Science: Study: Attractiveness pays off at work, but there’s a trick to leveling the playing field

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Rebecka Howe dWeb.News

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Beautiful people are more likely to get hired, receive better performance evaluations and get paid more—but it's not just because of their good looks, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management. The study, forthcoming in Personnel Psychology, was recently published online. It found that while a…

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Science: Future pandemic response needs to consider cultural context, research says

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Tami Block dWeb.News

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Strategies that not only conform to science but also consider the cultural context of countries are key to fighting future pandemics, according to researchers from Simon Fraser University and two U.S. universities. Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business professor Carolyn Egri, along with Ratan Dheer (Eastern Michigan University) and Len…

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Science: New research analyzes investor reaction to robo-advisors: Some investors miss opportunities

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Qiana Menjivar dWeb.News

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Believe it nor not, more and more lending companies are turning to human-robot interaction to help with investment advice. But how do people react and what's the result of an investment decision when robots use algorithms to make suggestions? New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds that investors…

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Business: Four Steps to Increase Returns on Your Digital Investments -PARTHENON

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Becki Roberie dWeb.News

Four Steps to Increase Returns on Your Digital Investments A major utility was preparing to capitalize on emerging trends in smart home technology, electric mobility, and sustainability—with the goal of increasing customer satisfaction through personalization and user-friendly interfaces. This transformation included developing new business models and product offerings. EY worked with the utility to develop…

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Business: Leaders, Don’t Be Afraid to Talk About Your Fears and Anxieties

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Lauren C. Howe dWeb.News

Now more than ever, leaders are struggling with anxieties, fears, and all sorts of difficult emotions. What's the best way to handle these internal struggles at work? The authors analyzed journal entries from thirty global leaders in May and June of 2020 and identified three distinct leadership styles: Heroes, who focused on the positive; Technocrats,…

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Business: Managing Star Performers in High-Pressure Situations

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Dane Jensen dWeb.News

The pressure that can overcome star performers is a function of three things: the importance of a situation's outcome, the uncertainty of the outcome, and the volume of tasks, decisions, and distractions surrounding the outcome. Coaches can help them handle the pressure of a high-stakes event by reducing the overwhelming baggage they can attach to failure…

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Business: Why Do Chief Data Officers Have Such Short Tenures?

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:14 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Tom Davenport dWeb.News

The Chief Data Officer is arguably one of the most important roles at a company. It's also a position that has become notoriously hard to stay in. The average tenure of CDOs is just two to two-and-a-half years. There are a few reasons for this. The role is relatively new, so companies are still trying…

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Is this the next big social media app? LitPic lands $1.5M to let fans pay creators with in-app currency

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 05:25 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Taylor Soper dWeb.News

Veteran entrepreneurs and longtime investors are backing a Seattle startup behind a new social network that helps creators and influencers earn revenue from their fans. LitPic announced a $1.5 million round from investors including Fritz Lanman (CEO of ClassPass), Kal Vepuri (founder of Hero), Adrian Aoun (founder of Forward), Michael Arrington (founder of Techcrunch), Tod […]