Tag Archives: Quiet

What a caterpillar’s quiet pose tells us about the biology of pain

What a caterpillar’s quiet pose tells us about the biology of pain

When most animals are hurt, they lash out or run away. It’s the classic fight-or-flight response. However, the tobacco hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta) has a very different strategy. When disturbed or in pain, it goes still, curling its head and upper body downward in a pose that researchers call the sphinx state, since it looks like the ancient Egyptian statue. …

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Chiefs reveal why team kept 2024 shooting into Andy Reid’s office quiet

Chiefs reveal why team kept 2024 shooting into Andy Reid’s office quiet

The Chiefs made the conscious decision to keep a May 2024 incident where shots were fired at the team’s practice facility, with one bullet going through a window in head coach Andy Reid’s office.  The incident had remained under wraps for roughly 15 months before the Kansas City Star broke the story on Wednesday and Chiefs president Mark Donovan told …

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Sydney Sweeney defends bathwater soap, quiet on American Eagle ad

Sydney Sweeney defends bathwater soap, quiet on American Eagle ad

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sydney Sweeney is defending her controversial bathwater soap, but remaining mum about her American Eagle jeans campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal, which just published a new interview with Sweeney, the actress “won’t comment” on the uproar over the jeans ad. However, she did tell the magazine during their sit-down, which …

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Mystery quake that rocked Northern California in 1954 came from ‘eerily quiet’ Cascadia Subduction Zone

Mystery quake that rocked Northern California in 1954 came from ‘eerily quiet’ Cascadia Subduction Zone

A 1954 earthquake that rattled Northern California was likely caused by the infamous Cascadia Subduction Zone, a new study finds. The linking of the magnitude 6.5 quake with this particular seismic zone is important, because the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which stretches from northern California to Vancouver Island in Canada, is not known to give off many small or medium quakes. …

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‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss

‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies 8 billion in productivity loss

Workers are down in the dumps about a lack of career growth opportunities and emptying offices as companies slash staffers to make way for AI, all while being put under constant pressure to do more with less.  Scared of speaking out and putting their neck on the line in a dire job climate, staff are silently but massively disengaging with …

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I Experienced ‘Quiet Cracking’ 15 Years Ago, Before It Was a Buzzword

I Experienced ‘Quiet Cracking’ 15 Years Ago, Before It Was a Buzzword

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kevin Ford, a 56-year-old retiree who lives in Las Vegas. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I was in a middle management position. In the beginning, I loved it. I think that’s what happens with a lot of these people who are quietly cracking: They love it at first, but …

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5 Workers Describe What ‘Quiet Cracking’ Looks Like

5 Workers Describe What ‘Quiet Cracking’ Looks Like

Kevin would hyperfixate on bad memories. Masiel would snack. Sara would cry on her way to work. “Quiet cracking” describes the silent struggle of feeling dissatisfied at work and unable to leave. Frank Giampietro, EY’s chief well-being officer, told Business Insider that these employees “feel stuck where they are.” Unhappy workers can stay because they need the paycheck or because …

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NFL insider says quiet part out loud about protagonist in Terry McLaurin standoff

NFL insider says quiet part out loud about protagonist in Terry McLaurin standoff

Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders just can’t seem to work out their ongoing contract standoff. An NFL insider placed the blame firmly on the shoulders of one man for the first time. It wasn’t McLaurin. It wasn’t general manager Adam Peters, either. It was the men at loggerheads with the Commanders from the moment this saga began. Buddy Baker …

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