• A Year in Interviews: Part II
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 40 hours
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    A Year in Interviews: Part II

    getAbstract was honored to speak to a number of renowned authors and thought leaders this year. Here are some of the insights we gleaned from a year in author interviews.

  • “Your Level of Social Connection Affects Your Longevity”
    Michael Lee Stallard
    This 19 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    “Your Level of Social Connection Affects Your Longevity”

    Business author Michael Lee Stallard on how to maintain connections in our private and professional lives – and why the pandemic could improve our working relationships enormously in the long term.

  • Deepfakes: Can AI Restore Trust?
    This 9 min. read saves you up to 29 hours
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    Deepfakes: Can AI Restore Trust?

    The rise of fake information and the proliferation of artificially generated narratives are challenging. Will AI help make sure the most accurate information prevails?

  • In Defense of the Office
    This 10 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    In Defense of the Office

    Remote work has become normalized. But the “remote versus office” debate is far from settled.

  • All About AI – Part 2: How Machines Learn 
    This 3 min. read saves you up to 7 hours
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    All About AI – Part 2: How Machines Learn 

    It’s fascinating to see what today’s machine learning algorithms do. They detect patterns and classify data based on the similarities they find in those patterns.  

  • “In Times of Confusion, It’s Crucial That the Message Gets Through.”
    Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo / Photo by Bryce Vickmark/MIT/UPI/laif
    This 16 min. read saves you up to 11 hours
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    “In Times of Confusion, It’s Crucial That the Message Gets Through.”

    Nobel Laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit V. Banerjee on the surprisingly commonsensical nature of economics, and how COVID-19 will affect the global fight against poverty and the quality of economic policy.

  • AI for Survival of the Fittest?
    This 10 min. read saves you up to 23 hours
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    AI for Survival of the Fittest?

    From Charles Darwin to Elon Musk: How artificial intelligence will influence human evolution and natural selection.

  • “The Focus is ‘Enough’ Rather Than ‘More’”
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    “The Focus is ‘Enough’ Rather Than ‘More’”

    The mainstream economics notion that unfettered growth accompanied by greater consumption and productivity benefits society is false, argues Rob Dietz, Program Director at the Post Carbon Institute.

  • Half of US Workers Have Become Home Office Converts
    Half of US Workers Have Become Home Office Converts

    After weeks of being confined to their home offices, how do US office workers feel about going back to a traditional work setting? getAbstract has conducted a survey to find out – and its results…

  • The Future of Remote Work Is Here
    The Future of Remote Work Is Here

    Retaining flexible workplace practices in the post-pandemic era