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My 87-year-old mother wants to pay for my brother’s kids’ education. I don’t have children. How is that fair? “Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”

‘The show choir definitely helped me’: the dos and don’ts of joining student societies Signing up for university clubs and societies is a surefire way to meet like-minded people, boosting your social life and your CV at a strokeClubs and societies are a huge part of student life, though many miss out on them. According to a recent survey by Savanta, 67% of students, particularly those who live at…

In the age of AI, L.L. Bean is betting big on brick-and-mortar shopping When you step into the newly renovated L.L. Bean flagship, the first thing you see isn’t the brand’s latest collection of field coats or duck boots. It’s fish. As you cross the threshold of the 160,000-square-foot store in Freeport, Maine, you’re greeted by massive, multilevel aquariums stocked with native Maine trout; instructors from the company’s…

Inside the $440 Million Collapse of Guidepost Montessori A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco.

They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord. They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too.

How AI is opening up spectrum space on crowded airwaves Every time you make a phone call, stream a video, or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving invisible signals through the air. So are your baby monitor, garage door opener, your GPS, the weather-monitoring satellites, and the radars keeping planes safely apart. All of these rely on the same invisible resource: the…

Student loan terms to be made clearer in England following repayment row Changes will spell out that governments can change rules and that career choices affect repayments.

College sticker prices keep rising. Why many schools are still under financial strain Even with soaring price tags, a growing number of private colleges are in financial distress.

Manischewitz is betting that a dating show can attract Gen Z to the 138-year-old brand For the next ten days, while everyone else is settling back into school and ushering in autumn with pumpkin spice lattes, Jewish Americans will be celebrating the “Days of Awe,” starting with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ending with Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The Days of Awe start…

Why you procrastinate on things you actually want to do Below, Dr. Itamar Shatz shares five key insights from his new book, Solving Procrastination: The Science of Why We Put Things Off and How to (Finally!) Stop. Itamar is an Affiliated Lecturer at Cambridge University. He helps people understand why they procrastinate and how to stop, using a practical system that he developed from more…

Is university still worth it? What you need to know before committing With AI, an unsettled jobs market and rising student costs, it’s crucial to make the most of your experience“To me it’s definitely still worth going to university – absolutely it is,” says Nick Hillman, chief executive of the Higher Education Policy Institute thinktank. “I’ll certainly be urging my children to go on to higher education,”…

From ‘Ozempic breath’ to hair loss: sorting the science from the hype about weight loss jabs Do you gain weight once you stop using them? Do they make your face saggy? Can they improve your mental health? Experts explain whether 13 common beliefs about GLP-1s are true or falseFALSE “GLP-1 medications mimic Glucagon-like peptide-1 – one of the hormones involved in appetite regulation. It doesn’t completely suppress hunger, but it is…

What Wikipedia Reveals About AI Overviews And Web Traffic via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern A University of Washington paper estimates AI Overviews reduced search referrals to Wikipedia by about 5%, a metric Google disputes. The post What Wikipedia Reveals About AI Overviews And Web Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Gen Z is making room for a different kind of college party. Introducing, the wellness darty. College students are gathering for Pilates, cold plunges and matcha at wellness darties. Here’s what’s behind the trend — and the online debate.

Why Kids Can Learn 10x Faster Than We Think — Niels Hoven of Mentava (Tim Coaching Session) (#882)This episode is a bit different. It's a live, unscripted working session with a founder, and I've only done one other earlier this year. The post Why Kids Can Learn 10x Faster Than We Think — Niels Hoven of Mentava (Tim Coaching Session) (#882) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss.

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