Research
Worker Brain Health at Risk: Dull, Dirty Workplaces Affect Cognitive Function
A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees. ...
Key to Better Cyber Coverage: Make Underwriters and Techies Talk More
As insurers continue their push to meet fast-evolving cyber insurance demands, the coverage thus far appears to fall far short of what is still needed. This could change if underwriters and ...
Manmade Climate Change Likely Contributed to Severity of French Floods
An international team of scientists has found that manmade climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month's devastating French flooding. In a quick but not peer-reviewed analysis, the ...
Boards of Directors Doomed to Fail: Research
How effective is a board of directors at overseeing company executives? Highly ineffective, according to a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University professor, which finds boards cannot ...
China Cyber Spying Activity Down Sharply: FireEye Report
The Chinese government appears to be abiding by its September pledge to stop supporting the hacking of American trade secrets to help companies there compete, private U.S. security executives and ...
Model Predicts Disease Outbreaks Based on Climate Changes
A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases—those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika—based on changes in climate, population growth and land use has been ...
Open Office Layouts Have Adverse Impact: Research
There's a significant gap in understanding between senior executives and employees when it comes to ensuring productivity and satisfaction at work, according to a recent study. Employees just want to ...
Insurers: Ignore the FinTech Revolution at Your Long-Term Peril
While 90 percent of insurers fear they will lose business to a FinTech start-up, only 43 percent say they have put FinTech at the heart of their corporate strategies, according to report published by ...