Author: Christopher Palma

Today, 62% of Americans own a pet; and of those pet owners, 97% of them consider their pet to be a part of their family. Pets have become a huge part of American culture and bring joy to many homes, but are there benefits of having a pet that contribute

I first met Dan Kleftstad at WNIJ, the NPR affiliate station in my town. I was visiting the station, and he was the current Morning Edition host, but he was also on his way out. He was retiring from the station. He had published his horror novel Fiona’s Guardians in

In the realm of the technology adoption life cycle, I once comfortably identified with the early majority adopter—not a laggard or skeptic, but also not an innovator. I would have described myself as pragmatic, preferring to wait until a piece of technology had been proven effective before embracing it and

Summertime brings with it a general celebration of the great outdoors. From beach retreats to hiking adventures, this time of year inspires myriad reasons to leave the house. Though a sunny day can always motivate me to head outside, there’s nothing that boosts that desire more than an opportunity to

“The courage to be vulnerable is not about winning or losing, it’s about the courage to show up when you can’t predict or control the outcome.” — Research professor Brené Brown, Ph.D. Power dynamics are borne out of a role you’ve unknowingly been cast in, making a relationship sometimes feel like

An employee who had been working in corporate and internal communications at a healthcare company for several years was ready for a promotion, but there was little opportunity to advance. Then, the company posted a job in its regulatory division. The position was at the same level as her current

What would your boss say if you packed up your laptop and declared you were heading not just down the street to the coffee shop to work, but to a streetside cafe in Italy… for a year. It’s a new reality that some remote employees are seriously considering, and succeeding

We all want to be popular and well-liked. It’s natural to try to make friends or notice how we fit into a group. But we don’t click with everyone, and many of us have a sense when someone isn’t our biggest fan. In some cases, we can avoid those individuals.

Take your vision of the future, multiply it by a few light-years, and you have a glimpse into the possibilities in the mind and career of Ariel Ekblaw. She’s the founding director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative and co-founder and CEO of Aurelia Institute, a nonprofit education and research

Pets became a mainstay in home offices during the pandemic, offering a refreshing sense of levity during the business day. When the world switched to remote work, 23 million households in America added a pet to their family, and pets’ roles were elevated to the coworkers we never knew we