Emily Parkhurst
VP, Content at 6AM City
VP of Content @6AMCity, formerly @PSBJ publisher and editor
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3 weeks ago |
beformidable.com | Emily Parkhurst
What you probably already know: Women are drinking significantly more alcohol than they used to, and it has doctors concerned. This is particularly true among women in their 30s and 40s, who are 60% more likely to report binge drinking than women of that same age in the early-to-mid 1990s, according to the journal Addiction. The result is higher rates of liver diseases among women, as well as a rise in breast cancer rates, even while other cancer rates are declining. Why?
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1 month ago |
beformidable.com | Emily Parkhurst
What you probably already know: About nine years ago, a real estate agent named Richard Conlin walked into the parking garage of his Miami Beach condo building and stepped into about six inches of water. That wasn’t terribly unusual — low-level parking garages often flood in Miami. What was unusual is what he saw at his feet: A live octopus. The creature had apparently come in through the drainage pipes straight from the ocean.
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1 month ago |
beformidable.com | Emily Parkhurst
What you probably already know: As artificial intelligence is increasingly used to screen job candidates, many have expressed concerns that it could reinforce bias that was already a pernicious part of the hiring process. Now, a new study published by the University of Washington has found that AI tools used to screen candidates for job openings dramatically favored white men over other genders, races and ethnicities.
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1 month ago |
beformidable.com | Emily Parkhurst
What you probably already know: If you’re not up to date on your latest vaccines, doctors are encouraging you to get them while you can. Despite promising not to crack down on vaccine research and public confidence in vaccines during his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing just that as health secretary.
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1 month ago |
beformidable.com | Emily Parkhurst
What you probably already know: As more banking and investment leaders warn of a possible recession, citing official signs like the growth of gold market and a slowdown in home sales, everyday consumers have their own economic indicators. The lipstick index, for example, suggests that when sales of lipstick spike, that consumers are seeking “inexpensive treats” to make them feel good when they can’t afford other luxury items.
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