Lots of good stuff in the roundup this week If you want to improve your memory, set better goals, or relocate to another country, read on! And we wrap things up with one example of robots getting fired for doing a lousy job A Leaky Memory May Be a Good Thing It may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes you need to...
Happy Friday, folks Good to have you back here for more end-of-week reading We’ve got stuff about having a positive effect on others, buckling down to work when you’re unmotivated, and networking as an introvert And more! CES 2019: It’s the Year of Virtual Assistants and 5G If you’re not familiar with...
We hope the new year is off to a good start for you We’re here to help Watch this space in the coming weeks for a new blog series leveraging the expertise of Udemy instructors to help you eat healthier, manage stress, spend wisely, and much more! How to Crush Your Habits in the New Year With the Help of...
Can you believe it’s our last roundup of 2018 If you’re a regular reader of the Udemy blog (and you must be, if you’re reading this), you know our marketplace continued to grow like gangbusters this year We can’t wait to hang up our 2019 calendar and share more news, ideas, and research about the world of...
Last night was Udemy’s holiday party, so forgive us if we’re dragging our feet a little today But the news must go on! Ghosting At Work Is Now Big Enough That It Caught The Fed’s Attention If you didn’t know before, this is a sure sign we’re in a job-seeker’s market in the US People are failing to...
Hey, hey, it’s time to get into weekend mode! This week's reading includes robots doing nice things and robots messing up, and we wrap it up with a common, recurring dream you’ve probably had at least once in your life Nepal's First Robot Waiter Is Ready For Orders We think everyone will agree that robots are...
After a week off for the US holiday of Thanksgiving, we’re back and ready to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of work and human achievement Your Next Job Interview May Be With a Robot Apparently, some companies are so challenged to hire fast and hire at scale, they’re relying on automation and...
Welcome to the weekend, folks! Next week is an abbreviated one for workers here in the US, as we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday Hope everyone has safe travels and enjoys the holiday with friends and family But there’s stuff to read first! This Researcher Studied 400,000 Knitters And Discovered What Turns A...
Another Friday rolls around, and so does another roundup Personality Puzzler: Is There Any Science Behind Myers-Briggs Who doesn’t love a good personality quiz They’re fun and, we presume, insightful But maybe not An Oxford professor has written a book about the test’s creation by a mother-daughter team with...
We just flipped another page of the calendar… Here in the US, daylight savings time ends when we turn the clocks back this weekend, so it’s an extra hour of sleep for us Today’s roundup features some thoughts on bitcoin, brain-hacking, multitasking, and more Bitcoin Turns 10: Still Not All Grown Up Happy...
What’s on tap for the weekend Last-minute Halloween preparations perhaps Check out the roundup before you head off to your favorite haunts She’s Not Mad She’s Just Not Using Exclamation Points The exclamation point is the rare punctuation symbol that can provoke strong reactions among people who are...
Hope everyone out there had a great week In today’s roundup, we pay tribute to a software pioneer, a prize-winner of humble means, an icon of children’s education, and a different kind of teacher This Robot Co-Taught A Course At West Point Bina48 may look familiar if you’re a longtime roundup reader We...
