Most Popular Editorials: India is quietly laying claim to economic superpower status

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India is quietly laying claim to economic superpower status You won’t find mention of it in Liz Truss’s blueprint for a “modern brilliant Britain”, but the UK has just been overtaken by India as the world’s fifth biggest economy. The nation of 1.4 billion people is on track to move into third place behind the US and China by 2030, according to economists. Continued here

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Could the demonised oil industry become a force for decarbonisation? When warren buffett was asked to explain in April why Berkshire Hathaway, his investment firm, had built a 14% stake in Occidental Petroleum, or Oxy, over a frenetic fortnight of buying starting two months earlier, his answer was long. It included a digression into John Maynard Keynes’s “General Theory” of 1936, and a rollicking description of why Wall Street still resembles a gambling parlour, as it did back then. He barely mentioned the Houston-based oil company, now worth $69bn, besides saying that he had read Oxy’s annual report for 2021 and that Vicki Hollub, its boss, “made nothing but sense”. The pithiest explanation came from Charlie Munger, Mr Buffett’s long-standing sidekick: “We found some things we preferred owning to treasury bills.” Continued here

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Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world's largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Continued here

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The Professional Try-Hard Is Dead, But You Still Need to Return to the Office During my first job in media in the late 2010s, I was a glorified PowerPoint assembler on a magazine’s marketing team, where we spent our days figuring out what kinds of stories and topic areas corporate brands liked to put their advertising next to. One of the most popular themes was what we slickly called “The Future of Work”—a catchphrase cribbed from the marketing and MBA-swinging circles invested in forecasting all the exciting ways corporate life would change amidst peak millennialification of the workforce. We knew advertisers loved the idea of fashioning themselves as part of this revolution, and I still remember how I’d decorate those PowerPoints with stock images of ultramodern office spaces and stylish, suited figures in carefully varied skin tones. It never occurred to me, or my colleagues, or these brands, to wonder if the real future of work might actually look like something far more radical. Continued here

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10 Mobility Moves To Do Now for Fitness Longevity Today, Tomorrow, and for Decades To Come On this week’s episode of Good Moves, Nike master trainer Traci Copeland leads you through a 12-minute workout that you can easily keep in your back pocket for years of workouts to come. “Today is all about mobility,” she says in the video. “We’re going to do a mobility flow that’s going to feel sort of like yoga. It’s perfect to do before or after a workout.” Continued here

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A cardiologist shares the 5 foods she eats to lower cholesterol—and keep her 'heart healthy' Dr. Elizabeth Klodas is a cardiologist and founder of Step One Foods. Trained at Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins, Dr. Klodas has published dozens of scientific articles throughout her career, authored a book for patients, "Slay the Giant: The Power of Prevention in Defeating Heart Disease" and served as founding editor-in-chief of Cardiosmart.org. Continued here

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Can't Do a Pull-up? Here's Where to Start. These moves will help you safely progress until you’ve got the exercise down Continued here

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I talked to 70 parents of highly successful adults—here are 5 phrases they always said to their kids Margot Machol Bisnow is a writer, mom and parenting coach. She spent 20 years in government, including as an FTC Commissioner and Chief of Staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and is the author of "Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dream." Follow her on Instagram @MargotBisnow. Continued here

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In Defence Of Letting Some Friendships Go and Putting Yourself First Sometimes, the best way to love someone is to let them go. And sometimes, the best way to love yourself is a clean and final friendship breakup. Continued here

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'I'm in a very lucky position': I will receive a $300,000 inheritance. Should I pay off my mortgage or invest the money? Of course, a lot of it has to do with luck. Let's take a moment: The 30-year mortgage rate is over 5.5% currently. The consumer price index rose 8.5% in July from a year earlier, and the closely watched "core" measure of inflation — excluding volatile food and energy — was hovering at 5.9%. With a 2.5% interest rate, you are already making money simply by living your life.  Continued here

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The Rise of Mobile Gambling Is Leaving People Ruined and Unable to Quit None of it ever seemed or felt like much of a problem to him—that is, until the pandemic. The previous year, his home state of Illinois had legalized sports betting and expanded casino gambling, flooding the state with advertisements. It didn’t take long before Jason was hearing about gambling “all day every day,” he said. When he started to go through personal issues at home in 2020, he found himself at the casino trying to burn off some steam.  Continued here

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Google's image-scanning illustrates how tech firms can penalise the innocent | John Naughton Here's a hypothetical scenario. You're the parent of a toddler, a little boy. His penis has become swollen because of an infection and it's hurting him. You phone the GP's surgery and eventually get through to the practice's nurse. The nurse suggests you take a photograph of the affected area and email it so that she can consult one of the doctors. Continued here

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Brand new iPhone features that Android already has But we live in a competitive society, and so the one company that produces iOS-based phones and the myriad brands that make Android-based phones always feel that they need to explain why their product is more spectacular, more flexible, more secure, more fun, and more whatever than the ones powered by the other OS. As a result, whenever a company introduces a feature that’s new to its OS, it proclaims it as innovative, wonderful, and never seen before. Anyone who has attended or watched a product introduction — from Apple, Google, or Samsung — knows what I’m talking about. Continued here

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Study reveals striking differences in brains of modern humans and Neanderthals The study involved inserting a Neanderthal brain gene into mice, ferrets and “mini brain” structures called organoids, grown in the lab from human stem cells. The experiments revealed that the Neanderthal version of the gene was linked to slower creation of neurons in the brain’s cortex during development, which scientists said could explain superior cognitive abilities in modern humans. Continued here

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How the hollow-Earth hypothesis illuminates falsifiable science | Aeon Essays Is Earth inside the Universe, or vice versa? Since we can grasp only a model of reality, how do we know what’s real? Continued here

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All the Queens of England and how long they reigned A devout Protestant, it was during Anne’s reign that Great Britain was created by the Union of England and Scotland, and all subsequent monarchs ruled England, Wales, and Scotland, and some channel islands, rather than just England. Ireland was not included under British rule until 1801, when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was created, restricted to Northern Ireland in 1921. Continued here

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10 of the most legendary rulers from ancient history A lot of people can be rather dismissive of ancient history, even using the term to refer to past events so remote as to be irrelevant. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the events and decisions made in antiquity continue to influence us to this day. To explore this, we’ll look at 10 of the most legendary rulers of ancient history, what they did, and why their decisions still matter. Continued here

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Serena Williams and the myth of passing the torch NEW YORK -- On the grounds at Wimbledon years ago, tennis was once described to me as "boxing without the punches." The game may be more associated with the upper class and its country clubs, strawberries and cream and tea socials, but the analogy is nevertheless true: With the exception of boxing, there is no other sport as viscerally clear and unsentimental about victory and defeat. Two fighters. No help. No timeouts. No teammates. One winner. Continued here

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The impact of India's growing sports tourism market on football “Visa has never been a problem at any of these World Cups. There are some communication issues due to which I faced problems in South Africa and in Brazil, but it was never a problem to get a visa,” he said. “But, we [Pai and his brother] didn’t know that at the time. Only when we got the visa, we realised ‘Oh, the process is so simple’.” Continued here

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The scandalous roots of the amusement park Disneyland Paris, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, offers a magical realm in which to lose oneself for a few precious hours or days. It is the epitome of wholesome family entertainment, and yet its origins can be traced back to a far more hedonistic type of park, the Pleasure Gardens of Regency England. But while the entertainment on offer in such gardens might have made Walt blush, and that offered by Disneyland and the countless theme parks it inspired is certainly chaste, the history and evolution of such venues illustrates our never-ending desire for environments in which we can cast aside reality and immerse ourselves in fantasy and fun.  Continued here

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House of Dragons - an introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of Westeros Dragons have been used for political manoeuvring throughout the history of Britain. Continued here

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The Most Extravagant Royal Cakes In Modern History Weddings — the glitzy occasions celebrating the promise of eternal love and respect -– are one of the most memorable days for many couples, and every aspect of the event is usually carefully planned. Although weddings can differ in many things -– such as style, location, and setting –- there are some common features and elements that are included in most traditional and modern weddings. One of those features is the wedding cake. Continued here

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10 Nourishing 10-Minute Meals for When Cooking Feels Overwhelming | Livestrong.com "The swiss chard leaves may actually be more palatable for people, as they are less bitter in flavor and more crisp in texture," she notes. And if you don't have chicken on hand, look for canned salmon or tuna, which offer protein as well as omega-3 fatty acids, which are great for brain, heart and nerve function, she adds. Continued here

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Someone crafted a redstone PC in Minecraft to play Minecraft inside Minecraft Behold, the Chungus 2. Continued here

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Final Fantasy IV shows how tedious modern JRPGs have become Final Fantasy IV is still one of the best games in the series, three decades later Continued here

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Milk Money: The Start-Ups Racing to Shake Up the Baby Formula Industry The national shortage that wreaked havoc for parents created an opening in the $4 billion market. Continued here

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The Six Essential Parenting Skills I Wish I'd Acquired Before I Had Kids A survey of 1,000 mums and dads of children aged 11-16 by the online learning service 8billionideas has revealed that the majority of parents wish they had been taught more practical skills at school and not just the typical subjects on the standard curriculum. Continued here

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Explained | What will be the powers of Britain's new monarch, King Charles III?  The story so far: After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom on September 8, the reign was passed on to her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales. While he awaits his coronation, he will henceforth be addressed as King Charles III and will be conferred with all the powers the late Queen held as Head of State in the British constitutional monarchy. Continued here

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How an enormous project attempted to map the sky without computers Recently, the European Space Agency released the third installment of data from the Gaia satellite, a public catalog that provides the positions and velocities of over a billion stars. This is our most recent attempt to answer some of the most long-standing questions in astronomy: How are stars (and nebulae) spread out across the sky? How many of them are there, how far away are they, and how bright are they? Do they change in position or brightness? Are there new classes of objects that are unknown to science? Continued here

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10 stunning places to stay in southern Spain Set in the mountains north of Granada and surrounded by olive groves and oak forests, this picturesque estate has been restored into a charming, 15-room bolthole. Combine mornings at the Alhambra – Granada is just half an hour’s drive away – with afternoons by the pool in the pretty walled garden, or spend your time exploring the surrounding Alpujarran mountains on foot, bike or horseback. Original wood-beamed ceilings and exposed stone walls give rooms an authentic, rustic feel and the three-course set dinners offer the best of local Andalucían cuisine. Doubles from £89 B&B; cortijodelmarques.com Continued here

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'Unsustainable and shambolic': Flight attendants speak out on summer travel chaos As flights are canceled, luggage is mislaid, and travelers losing confidence in the aviation industry, flight attendants from across the globe say they're struggling Continued here

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Ask Your Employees These Questions. They Will Thank You Leaders can’t rely on organizational mission statements to inspire employees. They have to help their people find inner purpose. One way is through action identification theory, exploring levels of meaning attached to any task. Another is through regular check-ins that help employees think about what they’re good at, what they enjoy, what makes them feel useful, what propels them forward, and how they relate to others. Continued here

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7 Ways To Get Unstuck Kalika Yap, an Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles, is founder and CEO of  Citrus Studios, a branding and design agency, and Orange & Bergamot, a creative agency for female founders. As the host of EO's Wonder podcast, Kalika recently interviewed Dr. Maria Nemeth, a psychologist, master certified coach and the founder and director of the Academy for Coaching Excellence. Here's what she shared: Continued here

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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay It was a regular weekday back in August. By this time, my family and I had somewhat gotten used to working from home, but things still didn’t seem “settled.” We were struggling with managing meals, work, online schooling, keeping the kid busy indoors, and our own emotional well-beings. As if this wasn’t enough, I got a call from my mother breaking the news that both of my parents had tested positive for Covid. Continued here

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If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done? Have you ever asked why it’s so difficult to get things done in business today—despite seemingly endless meetings and emails? Why it takes so long to make decisions—and even then not necessarily the right ones? You’re not the first to think there must be a better way. Many organizations address these problems by redesigning boxes and lines: who does what and who reports to whom. This exercise tends to focus almost obsessively on vertical command relationships and rarely solves for what, in our experience, is the underlying disease: the poor design and execution of collaborative interactions. Continued here

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Your boss is burned out - but terrified to tell anyone. Business leaders are crumbling under the pandemic's relentless pace of work It is one of the central findings of research being released on Tuesday from Deloitte and LifeWorks that digs into the well-being of senior leaders. More than half of the 1,200 participants surveyed across 11 private and public sector organizations, including Royal Bank of Canada and Trillium Health Partners, said workplace stigma still deters them from revealing their mental health woes. Continued here

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TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants Last month, Blake Chandlee, TikTok’s president of global business solutions, was asked if he was concerned about competition from existing social-media networks like Facebook. Chandlee, who spent more than twelve years at Mark Zuckerberg’s company before moving to TikTok, dismissed the idea. “Facebook is a social platform. They’ve built all their algorithms based on the social graph,” he said, referring to the network of links to friends, family, and casual acquaintances that Facebook users painstakingly assemble over time. “We are an entertainment platform. The difference is significant.” Chandlee appeared to be responding to recent moves made by Facebook. Last year, the company integrated a TikTok-style short-video format called Reels directly into its main app. Then, in an internal memo sent this spring, Tom Alison, a senior executive at the social-media giant, announced a plan to modify the platform’s news feed to focus more on these short videos, tweaking the algorithm to display the most engaging content, even if these selections are “unconnected” to accounts that a user has friended or followed. Facebook, it seems, is moving away from its traditional focus on text and images, spread among people who know one another, to instead adopt TikTok’s emphasis on pure distraction. This shift is not surprising given TikTok’s phenomenal popularity, but it’s also shortsighted: platforms like Facebook could be doomed if they fail to maintain the social graphs upon which they built their kingdoms. Continued here

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The American Mall's Long Goodbye Thao Thai (she/her)Thao is a writer based in the Midwest. Her work has appeared in Catapult, Eater, Cup of Jo, and other publications. Her debut novel, Banyan Moon, comes out in summer of 2023.  IT… Continued here

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If Your Co-Workers Are 'Quiet Quitting,' Here's What That Means The phrase is generating millions of views on TikTok as some young professionals reject the idea of going above and beyond in their careers, labeling their lesser enthusiasm a form of "quitting." It isn't about getting off the company payroll, these employees say. In fact, the idea is to stay on it—but focus your time on the things you do outside of the office. Continued here

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5 Signs You Are Being 'Quiet Fired' From Your Job To be clear, quiet firing is different from the popular “quiet quitting” trend you may have heard about on social media. While employees who quiet quit are choosing to do the bare minimum in their role while they search for their next career move, employers are in control of quiet firing. People are managed out rather than up. Continued here

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5 Best Foods to Eat for Heart Health Add these heart-healthy choices to your shopping list to help prevent heart disease. Continued here

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“Why Is My Hair Changing Texture and When Should I See a Professional?” Over the past few months, I've observed something strange happening to my strands. Where before I had largely uniform curls sprouting from my scalp, individual hairs have become coarse, brittle and more prone to breakage. Some are much thicker than others, some much thinner. Occasionally I will pluck a hair from my head to find it has multiple thicknesses along the one shaft. Continued here

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Finding Mental Health Issues Hidden in the Past According to our lord and savior WebMD, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) means I have an “excessive, exaggerated anxiety and worry about everyday life events for no obvious reason” and “tend to always expect disaster and can’t stop worrying about health, money, family, work, or school.” Continued here

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Help! Everyone in My Office Is Pressuring Me to Date My Older Co-Worker. The sexual desire on my part is nil. Continued here

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How to Use 'Monk Mode' to Change Your Life in Just a Week We tend to think of January as the month for new beginnings, but science disagrees. According to many experts, September is actually the best month to kick off new habits or start reimagining your life. Thanks to at least a decade of training as kids, most of us still have a gut sense that the back-to-school month is a time for fresh starts. Plus September lacks the winter gloom, holiday comedown, and credit card bills of January.  Continued here

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Bank of America: New zero down payment mortgages for first-time buyers Residents in selected Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami neighborhoods will be offered the program first. Continued here

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How to Get 100% of Your Student Loans Forgiven Through the Borrower Defense Program Last week, President Biden announced that millions of Americans may be eligible for up to $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness—up to $20,000 for those who received Pell Grants—with additional support in the form of lower monthly payments and unpaid interest coverage for future borrowers and those who owe more on their loans. Continued here

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Forget meme stocks: 'The smartest people in finance do one thing,' says investing expert Eric Balchunas, a senior exchange-traded fund analyst at Bloomberg, expressed a similar sentiment. "If your goal is to stick it to the billionaire Wall St ppl/apparatus then just buy and hold a cheap index fund. That's only way to do it. And you'll get wealthy in process, a two-fer," he wrote on Twitter. Continued here

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Scooters and 3-wheelers are really what's driving an EV revolution Strong sales in China, India, and Vietnam contribute to a global fleet of 275 million vehicles. Continued here

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Apple's Killing the Password. Here's Everything You Need to Know For years, we’ve been promised the end of password-based logins. Now the reality of a passwordless future is taking a big leap forward, with the ability to ditch passwords being rolled out for millions of people. When Apple launches iOS 16 on September 12 and macOS Ventura next month, the software will include its password replacement, known as passkeys, for iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Continued here

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Yes, the Universe really is 100% reductionist in nature Here’s a statement, and you can experience for yourself how you feel about it: the fundamental laws that govern the smallest constituents of matter and energy, when applied to the Universe over long enough cosmic timescales, can explain everything that will ever emerge. This means that the formation of literally everything in our Universe, from atomic nuclei to atoms to simple molecules to complex molecules to life to intelligence to consciousness and beyond, can all be understood as something that emerges directly from the fundamental laws underpinning reality, with no additional laws, forces, or interactions required. Continued here

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An astronomer thinks alien tech could be on the ocean floor. Not everyone agrees A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in August 2021 at Spruce Knob, in West Virginia. A Harvard astronomer thinks a meteor on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean could be a technological object created by aliens. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption Continued here

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Why medieval Europeans used to put "bad" animals on criminal trial You’re sitting on the sofa — feet up, glass in hand, and feeling relaxed for the first time all day. Suddenly, like some jungle predator, your cat jumps up on your book case. With tail-swishing swagger, she moves along to the photo frame, pausing to look at you. There’s something in her eyes. Some intent. With the most callous of tiny nudges, she paws your photo off the shelf and it shatters on the ground. She did that deliberately, you think. She always does things like that. Continued here

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'A new way of life': the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan In practical terms, that means an end to mass production and the mass consumption of wasteful goods such as fast fashion. In Capital in the Anthropocene, Saito also advocates decarbonisation through shorter working hours and prioritising essential "labour-intensive" work such as caregiving. Continued here

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USC's unapologetic resurgence as college football's most hated team: 'Sports needs villains' Lincoln Riley and the Trojans are going to do everything in their power to win now, and they're not going to apologize for it. Continued here