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As a gastrointestinal physiologist —a scientist that studies the digestive tract — Jordan Haworth is well-versed in the ways fiber is important for our health.”Fiber has more benefits than just helping you poop,” Haworth, who is based in the UK, told Business Insider. It helps lower cholesterol levels, balance blood…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with dermatologist Dr. Jessica Wu. It has been edited for length and clarity.My dad has never tracked his sleep, and wouldn’t know what a macro is. He has never set foot in a gym, and doesn’t own sneakers (he prefers loafers). And…
Disney is shaking up its employee benefits by launching a stock purchase program and switching up its health insurance plans.Eric Chaisson, Disney’s EVP of total rewards and employee services, told US-based employees about the changes in a Wednesday memo.”We’re planning to introduce an Employee Stock Purchase Plan later in 2027,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Josh Hou, 22, who left his job as an investment banking analyst at Evercore to co-found Ren, an app that helps users determine how specific interventions, like specific supplements, are affecting their health by running experiments on the body. This interview…
Lilian Weng, a cofounder of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab who stepped down this week, is rejoining OpenAI.The researcher will lead a team focused on accelerating internal research at the ChatGPT maker, as part of OpenAI’s bid to develop AI that can improve itself, a company spokesperson told Business…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brandon Card, founder and CEO of Terzo. It has been edited for length and clarity.In my 20s, I looked like a corporate guy through and through. I worked for Big Tech — Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM — and was on track…
If you like summertime sunsets and late dinners outside, this bill’s for you. On Tuesday, lawmakers in The US House of Representatives voted 308-117 to enact the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across most of the US.The yea votes were a mix of both…
When Fidji Simo resigned as OpenAI’s CEO of applications on Thursday, she shared a health lesson she learned the hard way.Simo has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. On Thursday, she wrote on social media that she has lived with the chronic illness for seven years.She wrote that she got…
