TODAY IS:
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National Making Life Beautiful Day
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National Corn on the Cob Day
How much are we looking forward to this summer? So much so that a new survey found that 50% of respondents said they are going all out this summer, thanks to being vaccinated. In fact, 45% said they plan to spend more money this year than the past two summers combined. More numbers: 40% can’t wait to go to their favorite restaurants and bars for happy hour again, 22% can’t wait to go to a sporting event, and 21% can’t wait to go to a concert.
According to the survey, these are the activities Americans are most looking forward to this summer:
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Vacations — 43%
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Going out to restaurants, bars, happy hours, etc. — 39%
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Hosting friends and family at home — 30%
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Attending a game/sporting event — 22%
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Attending a concert — 21%
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Going on dates — 21%
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Graduation/birthday parties — 20%
You may get your genes from your parents, but your personality traits and behavior – those are all yours. And they start from the moment you’re born. According to researchers in the U.S. and Germany, connections in the brain that determine a baby’s behavioral traits are active and firing the day they’re born.
Forget Zoom, now you can use a hologram of yourself at work. Big companies like Google, WeWork, and Microsoft are looking into ways to cut down on Zoom fatigue by leveraging some futuristic new tech. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are working on using holograms to help bring flat, two-dimensional video chats to life. Proponents of the technology say that three-dimensional representations make it easier to read body language and feel more personal than traditional phone and video calls. One research analyst speculates the holograms will be used for recorded events, trainings and seminars, but likely won’t replace the average meeting. You’ll probably have to wear pants, though …
