New York Times
Backsliding on your resolutions? Here’s how to get on track
Hengchen Dai says to replenish energy and motivation that maintain January’s “fresh start effect,” build resolutions with a buffer or extra wiggle room so setbacks feel like part of the plan.
NBC 10 Philadelphia
Where’s my tax refund?
Gonzalo Freixes explains the average national costs to prepare your tax return for the upcoming tax season — and how long it could take to see your money after filing.
Time
How to train your brain to be more patient
Cassie Holmes has found that impatience decreases friendliness and willingness to help others, whereas patience is tightly linked to positive emotions. Amid pervasive feelings of “time poverty,” Holmes advises setting realistic expectations.
Brookings Institution
Robotization and occupational mobility
Public concern about robotization often exceeds what job loss statistics alone might predict. Gregor Schubert explains how technology shocks affect workers’ long-term career prospects, even if they aren’t displaced.
NPR Planet Money
5 papers from the Super Bowl of Economics
Jennifer Kao’s research investigates how the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has shaped pharmaceutical innovation and clinical trials, revealing it affects not only the rate of innovation, but also the process by which it is pursued and its outcomes.
China Daily
Sustaining human workforces in the AI era
The artificial intelligence race between China and the United States has reached a critical stage. Regardless of who wins, Chris Tang believes the more crucial question globally is: How will AI-driven productivity affect labor markets as companies automate key business tasks on a large scale?
Health Exec
Data-based physician staffing stands to save millions of dollars for multi-hospital health systems
Kumar Rajaram contributed to a data-crunching method for staffing a key clinical department at a large urban health system. It reduced physician overtime by 13 hours per day and downtime by 14 hours, with an estimated daily savings of $8,400 per day.
Crypto News
Financial crises amplify asset price drops, why recovery dynamics differ from economic activity, and the rise of populism post-crisis
Financial crises have distinct effects on asset markets compared to ordinary recessions. Markets recover, but not without backlash. Tyler Muir studies repercussions that extend beyond the immediate recovery of financial markets — and the policy responses needed to address long-term impacts.
