The New Science of Death

Timing Your Workouts, the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever, and Taiwan's Tallest Skyscraper.

April 5, 2024 Zodiac Clues, Icelandic Views, and the Cruise Blues Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, a deep dive on the four-day workweek. 1   Big Picture What to Know About the Risks of the Bird Flu Outbreak NPR Will Stone Save 2   Modern Marvel How Taiwan's Tallest Skyscraper Withstands Earthquakes CNN Oscar Holland Save 3   The Ultimate Mystery The New Science of Death: 'There's Something Happening in the Brain That Makes No Sense' The Guardian Alex Blasdel Save 4   Miner Celebrity The Lone Prospectors Keeping the Legacy of the Gold Rush Alive MEL Magazine Eddie Kim Save 5   Seeing Double Inside the NBA's Twin-flux The Ringer Alex Schiffer Save 6   For True Crime Nerds Cryptographers Who Solved Zodiac Killer Cipher Publish Paper About How They Did It 404 Media Jason Koebler Save 7   Really, Really Get Away What It's Like to Live Inside "the Loneliest House in the World" Architectural Digest Annabelle Dufraigne Save 8   Supposedly Fun Thing, Etc. Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever The Atlantic Gary Shteyngart Save 9   The Best Time to Exercise Your Muscles Keep Time Too. How Circadian Rhythms Affect Your Workout and Your Health NPR Will Stone Save 10   New Hobby? A Beginner's Guide to Reading Palms Allure Aliza Kelly Save Rabbit Hole What if It Was the Weekend Already? The four-day workweek is back in the zeitgeist. Here's what to read about it. The 4-Day Workweek Could Be Here Sooner Than You Think Business Insider Erin Snodgrass Save The much-coveted four-day workweek is back in the news this month after Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation and held a congressional hearing calling for a 32-hour national workweek. These Companies Tried a 4-Day Workweek. More Than a Year in, They Still Love It NPR Andrea Hsu Save Many of the companies are so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they're making the four-day workweek permanent. The Realities of the Four-Day Workweek BBC Alex Christian Save A shorter workweek is being hailed as the future of employee productivity and work-life balance. Is it that easy to make work better? How to Actually Execute a 4-Day Workweek Harvard Business Review Josh Bersin Save A growing body of evidence suggests that reduced-hour work schedules for the same level of pay are not only feasible when it comes to maintaining outcomes but also potentially advantageous when it comes to employee wellbeing and retention. In Case You Missed It   Yesterday's Most Read Story The Air Fryer Is a Hoax Quartz Maxwell Zeff Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105