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New Study Unveils Career Impact of Attractiveness: Higher Salaries and Prestigious Roles Over Time
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 23, 2025 – A new study published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research reveals a striking link between physical attractiveness and career success. According to the findings, attractive MBA graduates not only earn higher salaries but are also significantly more likely to secure prestigious job roles, highlighting how appearance influences professional trajectories over decades.

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The LA crisis is bigger than the fires — insurance is the next burning issue
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The Los Angeles wildfires have spread across tens of thousands of acres of land, burning everything in their path. Homes have been destroyed and lives upended as families begin the process of rebuilding — not only their homes, but their lives.  

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Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up
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Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

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Expert: Inadequate FDA Foreign Inspections Contribute To Shortages, Poor Generics

Expert: Inadequate FDA Foreign Inspections Contribute To Shortages, Poor Generics

Inside Health Policy, June 20, 2023

As FDA asks for more authority to address prescription drug shortages, a leading expert on supply chains is arguing the agency’s inability to keep up with regular inspections of overseas facilities that produce generic drugs is a major contributor to shortages, with FDA failing to identify quality issues until they become disruptive.

Male gamers increase their effort when competing against female characters, even if they are actually men

Male gamers increase their effort when competing against female characters, even if they are actually men

Psy Post, June 20, 2023

New research published in Marketing Science investigates the effects of gender identity on competition in online video games. The findings indicate that concealing gender identity in online video games can help women compete better by mitigating the dominance effect, a phenomenon observed in the study where men increase their effort when competing against female characters, even if their opponents are actually men.

FOMO is No Way to Plan the Future of Transportation

FOMO is No Way to Plan the Future of Transportation

Metro Magazine, June 14, 2023

Something remarkable happened last year. A mega-project bridge in Denmark changed status from climate positive to climate negative without any changes in the project proposal itself, and thus the project itself again became mired in doubt and delay.

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