The New Normal Will Require RE<sup>2</sup>ST<sup>3</sup>
Rest? The new normal will be about activity, you say. Actually, I believe some rest will be necessary.
Rest? The new normal will be about activity, you say. Actually, I believe some rest will be necessary.
From Dust Tracks on a Road, by Zora Neale Hurston
The quote in the picture from Zora Neale Hurston does not end there; it finishes, “It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein.”
Alice—of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland fame—had a very vivid imagination. Had she been on the job market today, she would have no doubt been sought by Pixar, Google, or Amazon.
Millions of Americans are unemployed and looking for work. Hiring continues, but there’s far more demand for jobs than supply.
A team of scientists working at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S.
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The ongoing pandemic will likely change, if not completely alter, many aspects of our daily lives. One facet that will significantly change is the way we work.
Collaborative robots are increasingly attractive to manufacturers that require flexible solutions for their growing product mix but may not have the scale of work or capital resources needed to justify larger investments in automation systems.
The full economic impact of the pandemic has yet to be felt. However, it seems beyond dispute that Covid-19 and globalization don’t mix well.
Step into the factory of the future. Alicia, an operations manager, sits at her workstation viewing a digitally enhanced video feed of the facility, using cameras installed in strategic locations.
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