How many startups shut down last year compared to the year before? A lot.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, Mary Ann interviewed […]
History of DEI: A timeline of affirmative action’s rise and fall
Since the Supreme Court ruled race-based college admissions unconstitutional last June, affirmative action in all forms has come under attack. Conservative activists have filed dozens of complaints against Fortune 500 companies alleging discrimination against White people. Long-standing federal programs created to benefit minority-owned businesses find themselves on shaky ground; on Tuesday, a Texas federal judge […]
The 14 Best Netflix Original Movies to Watch Right Now
Over the last several years, Netflix has made a name for itself in the cinematic world, releasing original films that have dominated industry awards shows like the Oscars and the Golden Globes. In fact, the streaming giant received 18 nominations for this year’s Academy Awards. So, with plenty of films to choose from, which should you […]
BMW Is a Surprise Winner in Electric Vehicles
As BMW car bodies glided down an assembly line in Munich recently, showered by sparks from robotic welders, it was hard to tell which vehicles would be powered by batteries, fuel-burning engines or both. In the view of many analysts, that is not a good thing. The German automaker’s electric vehicles are made on the […]
Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage
Stephen Cass: Hi. I’m Stephen Cass, a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum. And welcome to Fixing The Future, our bi-weekly podcast that focuses on concrete solutions to hard problems. Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, […]
Stop Misunderstanding the Gender Health Gap
Well, if weight here is being used as a proxy for sex or gender, a larger woman would need the higher dose; a smaller man a lower dose. So why would you just not use weight as the measure for what dose a person should get? That would be a much more effective way of […]
9 questions about Ramadan you were too embarrassed to ask
Ramadan is the Muslim holy month, and most of the world’s estimated 1.8 billion Muslims will observe it in some form. Which means there’s a good chance you — or a friend, a coworker, a neighbor, your child’s teacher — will be celebrating, fasting, and doing all sorts of other activities that are unique to […]