Better Life Lab Podcast
1) The Future of Wellbeing in an Automated World
This season of Better Life Lab, we’ve been taking a close look at work stress and the future of work and wellbeing. Parts of the American economy are looking tough for many workers — even “dystopian....Show More
2) The New Unemployment
Being unemployed in the United States is bad for you. It’s bad for your mental, physical and emotional health. Bad for your family stability. Bad for your ability to survive. It’s just bad news, per...Show More
3) Is America Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?
Michael Tubbs grew up in poverty. And when, at 26, he was elected mayor of his hometown, he decided to do something about it. And what he did in Stockton, California, no American mayor had done before...Show More
4) Technostress
PTSD. Burnout. Depression. That’s what you get from a too stressful workplace. And — employers take note — you also get reduced commitment to work, and much higher costs. As workplaces have navigated ...Show More
5) Working While Black
The Civil Rights movement opened up new work opportunities for Black workers. But, decades later, African-Americans work disproportionately in low-wage jobs and are overrepresented in the jobs at high...Show More
6) Sleepless in the Gig Economy
With the advent of the New Deal, employers were expected to guarantee workers a measure of security — a fair wage, a reasonable number of hours, benefits like retirement and health insurance. Recent y...Show More
7) Where Have All the Women Gone?
Recently there’s been a dramatic shift in the American workforce: The “Great Resignation.” “The Big Quit.” In one year, more than 47 millions of people left their jobs. The majority were women. “It i...Show More
8) Caregiving in America — the Dignity Gap
In the future, robots may take over tasks such as doling out medications. But no machine can raise a child or truly care for a disabled, ill or aging loved one. And home care jobs are projected to be...Show More
9) American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress
In Japan, generations of workers have given their all to the code of Karoshi. It’s a word that literally means, “Work til you die." Few Americans know the word “Karoshi.” We don’t think it happens he...Show More
10) Rage Against the Machine
As much as the media has been inundated with future of work stories that read like a Sci-Fi-like robot apocalypse, the future of work, in a very real sense, is already here. And what’s really at stake...Show More