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“This government is obsessed with skilling up our population,” said Boris Johnson in hisrecent speechon “leveling up”. There is still afair amountof uncertainty about exactly what the UK prime minister’s plan to level up the regions will involve, but manufacturing and skills seem close to the heart of it. The government is trying to achieve a renaissance in vocational education with its industry-focusedT-levelcourses for students, “Skills Bootcamp” retraining programs for adults, andincreased fundingfor further education in general....

The past 24 hours have been, in a word, crazy. The world of mobile in the United States has just been shaken up considerably by adding Sprint as an official carrier of the iPhone 4S, a fact that Sprint says has led to itssingle highest sales dayof all times. And now the complaining begins. Around the US, new Sprint users are griping that their phones are getting slower-than-expected data speeds, something thatwe’ve seen verifiedby numerous people and side-by-side tests with both the Verizon and AT&T versions of the same phone....

The choice of color to represent information in scientific images is a fundamental part of communicating findings. However, a number of color palettes that are widely used to display critical scientific results are not only dangerously misleading, but also unreadable to a proportion of the population. For decades, scientists have been pushing fora lasting change to remove such palettes from public consumption, but the battle over universal accessibility in science communication rages on....

Stop what you’re doing, here are 9 tips to avoid procrastinating at work Don’t be lazy, c’mon So, why exactly do we procrastinate? In myexperience, procrastination is not just about willpower — or the lack of it. Procrastination is often driven by a host of negative emotions including anxiety or the fear offailure. Think about it: how many times have you put off doing something because it seems too difficult or because you’re absolutely terrified of doing it wrong?...

Stop your search! Here are cool gifts for every budget A cornucopia of badassery Cool gifts under $100 As the name suggests, these are some sweet things you can pick up for not too much cash. Cool gifts between $100 and $250 Looking to spend a little bit more on a cool gift? Then you’ve come to the right place, friend. Cool gifts above $250 This is when we get to the really badass stuff in TNW’s 2020 gift guide....