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Akshat Rathi
Management
Trump's Science Envoy Resigns With a Harsh Hidden Message
Two examples could be a coincidence. A third one would make it a trend.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
It’s Time to Stop Thinking We Can 'Life Hack' Our Way to Happiness
There's a dark side to hacking your way through life.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
The Navy is Retraining Its Mine-hunting Dolphins to Help Save an Elusive, Endangered Species
There may be fewer than three dozen vaquita porpoises left in the wild.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
There’s an App to Treat Insomnia That Seems to Actually Work
A gentle, soothing voice will tell you just what you need to improve your sleep.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Tech
This Is the Majesty of Jupiter and Its Moons, Captured By Juno In Orbit
It's apt the first image is that of Jupiter and his mistresses.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Defense
How the Cold War Forced NASA to Make Its Jupiter Spacecraft Solar-powered
If NASA had its way, it would never have chosen this path.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
There’s a Powerful Hack to Remember Something New You've Just Learned
Our brains might be supercomputers, but they still can't store information like hard drives can.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
The Exercise Regime That Gives You a Healthier Brain
Not-to-intense running helps create new neurons.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Tech
NASA: Bright Spots on the Dwarf Planet Ceres Aren't Aliens
Nothing like it has been seen in the solar system before.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Defense
An Updated Air Force One Could Withstand the Electromagnetic Pulse of a Nuclear Explosion
It will also be hardened against the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear explosion.
- Akshat Rathi
Management
The Best Way to Figure Out How Many Hours of Sleep You Need
Some work better with less shut-eye, but not many.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
Asking for Advice at Work Can Make You Seem Intelligent — But You Have to Do It Right
It's really all in the execution.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
No, Americans Probably Aren't Suffering From a Lack of Sleep
Just because you're tired, doesn't mean you didn't get a full night's sleep.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
Working Too Much Can Increase Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
Even cutting back your hours a little bit can go a long way.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
Your 'Gut Feeling' Can Literally Control What Happens in Your Brain
It involves hundreds of millions of neurons that aren’t in your brain.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
Why Some People Can Get Away With So Little Sleep and Others Can't
If your parents or grandparents got away with very little sleep, then you likely could too.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
Confirmed by Health Officials: Standing at Work Can Save Your Life
Sitting is terrible for your health.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
This Simple Attitude Adjustment Can Earn You $3,000 More a Year
Cynics don't do themselves any financial favors.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
Family-Friendly Policies Are Not Working. Paternity Leave Is a Solution
Now, 185 countries in the world offer mothers some form of state-funded paid leave. Only a handful do so for fathers.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz
Management
How to Hack Your Coffee Habit to Improve Your Focus and Decrease Anxiety
You probably work with someone who often cries, "I need coffee. I can’t think." Here is how you can avoid becoming that person.
- Akshat Rathi, Quartz