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Jul 14, 2017

07/14/2017 Unemployment and fun employment

We take a deeper look at the true meaning behind the unemployment rate. Who’s really unemployed, and how should we talk about it? Plus, what’s it like to work remotely while on a trip around the world, a conversation about the social rules that govern the office and a look at how biometrics could change the way we check in at the airport.

Could you work remotely from all over the world? — Could you work remotely from all over the world?
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Segments From This Episode

Bear Cam founder explains the (nonprofit) business of live streaming
by Sean McHenry
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Can't take your eyes away? You're not the only one.
Are shorts now office-appropriate? Let’s ask a manager.
by Lizzie O'Leary
Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Alison Green weighs in on flip-flops, office culture and … biting?
What it’s like to work remotely from all over the world
by Lizzie O'Leary and Eliza Mills
Courtesy We Roam
The remote work travel industry is growing.
Biometric screening is coming to the airport of the future
by Eliza Mills
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Would you use fingerprint scanning and facial recognition to get through the airport faster?
This is what the unemployed look like
by Carrie Barber
A disproportionate number of out-of-work adults have little education, a Brookings Institution study finds.

We take a deeper look at the true meaning behind the unemployment rate. Who’s really unemployed, and how should we talk about it? Plus, what’s it like to work remotely while on a trip around the world, a conversation about the social rules that govern the office and a look at how biometrics could change the way we check in at the airport.