Amazon has become the world's fifth largest employer
In a year plagued by widespread layoffs, Amazon is bucking the trend. As of October, the company added 427,300 employees, increasing its workforce to 1.2 million, according to a report by...
Amanda Shendruk is a visual journalist on the Things team. She is an award-winning reporter who explores narrative at the intersections of code, data and design. She has worked at the Guardian (UK), at Maclean's Magazine (Canada) and at the Council on Foreign Relations (New York).
In a year plagued by widespread layoffs, Amazon is bucking the trend. As of October, the company added 427,300 employees, increasing its workforce to 1.2 million, according to a report by...
After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, thousands of people fled the island. The exact headcount, and how many of those moves were temporary or permanent, is hard to nail...
这一结果来自经合组织最近对15岁学生进行的数学、科学和阅读方面的全球测试。该测试被称为国际学生评估项目(PISA),每三年举行一次,用来衡量哪些国家的学生为未来做了最好的准备。
The results are in for the OECD’s latest global test of 15-year-olds in math, science, and reading. The test, known as PISA (for Programme for International Student Assessment), is admini...
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Notre Dame is one of the world’s great works of architecture. But the cathedral itself is not the only masterpiece on its grounds. Housed in its walls are many historically and artistical...
It’s not you; it’s hot in here. The Earth is experiencing some of the warmest days on record; 2018 is expected see the fourth hottest summer ever observed.