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PHOTOS: How vets at the most advanced animal hospital in NYC prep a cat for a CAT scan

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One of the most important questions that comes when your pet becomes ill is how far you're willing to go to treat it.

For many patients at the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City, the answer to that question looks a lot like the answers you'd give about your close relatives: with state-of-the-art medical care and equipment, no matter the cost.

Rachel St-Vincent, a veterinary radiation oncologist at AMC, treats patients with cancers too complex to address entirely with a scalpel. Using a linear accelerator (the same kind used in human patients) she designs targeted radiation therapies for tumors — often in hard-to-reach, delicate places like an animal's nasal cavity or brain.

In order to treat Maia, a cat with a lymphoma in her nasal cavity, St-Vincent has to build a detailed map of the cancerous and healthy tissue in Maia's head. And for this cat, as for a human, the best option is (ahem) a CAT scan.

A CAT scan (or computerized axial tomography scan) uses X-ray images shot from a multiple angles to construct a three-dimensional map of a creature's tissue density. St-Vincent uses that map to identify and target a tumor's exact location in the body.

But giving a cat a CAT scan involves some specific and unusual challenges.

A CAT scan requires that its subject lies perfectly still. Cats (and pets in general) aren't very good at that. So technicians anesthetized Maia in order to begin the procedure.



Tubes ran down her throat as she was placed in the large machine, delivering air to her lungs.



In order for St-Vincent to aim the radiation beams precisely, Maia's position in the CAT scan has to exactly match the position in which they'll place her in the linear accelerator.



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11 signs you're a stellar employee — even if it doesn't feel like it

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Most people don't want to get cocky. That's why it can be difficult to identify yourself as a standout worker.

Of course, you don't want to be arrogant, but it's also important to know your worth. Requesting feedback is a good idea, but, depending on your circumstances and your boss' managerial style, this can sometimes be difficult to do.

How, then, can you tell if you're just doing OK, or killing it at work?

Here are 11 subtle signs that you're actually an exemplary employee:

SEE ALSO: 10 reasons your best employees are quitting

You get along great with your colleagues

Not only are you a delight to be around in the office, you're an awesome team player. Plus, this probably means that you're a great fit for the culture of your organization.



You're honest

Good bosses love workers with integrity. You're forthright with your boss and colleagues. You speak frankly and candidly. Most importantly, you don't stoop to using nefarious means to get ahead.

In organizations with toxic cultures, honesty may be overlooked — it might even get you in trouble. But when you're in a company with a strong, ethical grounding, honesty tends to pay off in the long run.



You're constantly improving yourself

In Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash Broadway hit "Hamilton,"the titular Founding Father ascends to great heights by virtue of never being satisfied. (This drive also gets him into a bit of trouble, but let's just ignore that for now.)

At a certain point, most of us settle for good enough. Truly stellar employees are never quite content. They're constantly learning new things, trying new approaches, and striving to work smarter. They're a bit restless and always seeking to improve themselves.



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MORGAN STANLEY: These 7 stocks are going up soon

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It's earnings season, and some stocks will inevitably beat expectations. 

In a new research note, Morgan Stanley experts have listed seven stocks that are going to do better than expected in the next 15-60 days — driven up by 2Q earnings, accelerated growth, or increased efficiency.

Read on to find out which stocks Morgan Stanley thinks are going up in value soon, and the catalyst that will drive the increase: 

BankUnited Inc.

Ticker: BKU

Current price: $30.60

Target price: $42.00

Potential catalyst: Morgan Stanley researchers expect loan growth at BankUnited to accelerate in the second quarter — an acceleration that isn't yet priced into the stock — and believe BKU is "significantly undervalued" given its growth. 



Concho Resources Inc.

Ticker: CXO

Current price: $122.84

Target price: $173.00

Potential catalyst: 2Q earnings will be announced on August 3rd, and Morgan Stanley expects them to beat expectations. They also see a potential for expansion in the future. 



Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

Ticker: HRC

Current price: $51.67

Target price: $62.00

Potential catalyst: Hill-Rom is releasing its 3Q results on August 4th, which Morgan Stanley thinks should give the company a strong momentum. Also, international growth should improve soon. 



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RANKED: We tried 7 food delivery services to see who would bring us the best lunch

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No one likes to pick up the phone and call for delivery or take-out anymore. Instead, more and more food delivery is shifting to online, where you can order from just a few taps in an app.

The question is: Which app do you choose?

Business Insider put seven apps to the test to see which could bring us the freshest, fastest, and cheapest lunch.

There's a lot of options out there, but after trying seven head-to-head, we've ranked the ones we're most likely to use again.

SEE ALSO: Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates, and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

In the US, analysts estimate that only 10% of restaurants take online orders. Having 90% of the market left to conquer has caused a gold rush of companies trying to cash in. Right now, GrubHub is the market leader in terms of ordering share. But is it really the best service?



San Francisco is a test bed for the biggest market leaders in food delivery, so we decided to try and find out. We ordered from seven different services — GrubHub, Eat24, Caviar, DoorDash, Postmates, UberEats, and Amazon Prime Now — in the ultimate delivery showdown.

Who are all these contenders?

You've probably heard of GrubHub, which operates in more than 900 cities and owns Seamless as well as a few other smaller delivery companies. 

Yelp-owned Eat24 is often the default ordering option on the reviews site, but it has a standalone app, too, so that it can serve up hot dishes in over 1,500 cities.

Caviar is owned by Square, the payments company. It's only available in about a dozen US cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

DoorDash just celebrated its third birthday, making it the youngest independent company on this list. In that short time, it has already expanded into 26 cities around the country.

Postmates, which has raised around $130 million, specializes in on-demand delivery for lots of stuff, not just lunches. You can check out the app in about 40 cities around the US.

Think Uber is just for cheap rides? Think again. Right now, its speedy food service, UberEats, is available in more than a dozen cities.

Amazon has long been a go-to place for buying pretty much everything — except hot food. Now it's trying to change that. Its lightening-fast Now service is reserved exclusively for Prime members and includes a boatload of essential shopping items as well as restaurant delivery.



We couldn't find one restaurant that appeared on every app, so we chose two equidistant from our office and selected similarly priced menu items. The menu: $6 worth of tacos from one and $6 worth of avocado toast from the other.



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Inside the futuristic campuses tech's fastest-growing companies are building (AAPL, FB, GOOG)

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Amazon has biodomes. Apple has a spaceship. 

Tech's cutting-edge companies are not only building products that will shape our future, but they're also building campuses with a vision to match. 

It's not enough to just have a nice cafeteria or a volleyball court anymore. Today's tech companies strive for architectural showpieces that make a statement. 

Here's a look at the tech campuses of the future:

SEE ALSO: Meet LA's newest power couple: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and supermodel Miranda Kerr

In downtown Seattle, Amazon is working on three, 100-foot tall domes. They're already under construction and scheduled for completion in 2018.



The domes will come with more than 300 plants that are endangered species, essentially turning the place into a conservation project as well. Employees will be able to work hard and get to enjoy some green.



Facebook has already finished one Frank Gehry building, but now it's working on its second campus expansion. In addition to two more Gehry designed buildings, Facebook is considering things like a 200-room hotel, park, and a pedestrian and bike bridge to help blend the campus into its surroundings.



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5 ways being attractive affects your professional success

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If you ever felt like the most attractive people always have the greatest career success, you may be on to something.

As it turns out, success, at least in some part, is skin deep.

Of course attractive people aren't always dealt the best cards — just more frequently than the rest of us average joes.

Here's how being attractive influences success:

Drake Baer contributed to reporting in this article.

SEE ALSO: Most people think they're smarter, more attractive, and more virtuous than everyone else — here's what our brains do when someone suggests we aren't

Attractive people tend to get paid more

Because of what social psychologists call "the halo effect"— our tendency to assume someone possesses other positive qualities because the posses one — the better someone looks, the better a person we think they are.

Thanks to this cognitive bias, attractive people tend to be paid a premium.

Daniel Hamermesh, a University of Texas psychologist who studies beauty in the workplace, has found that a person with above-average looks earning $20 an hour over a 40-year career would earn $1.69 million, while a person with below-average looks would pull in $1.46 million.

In one sample of Americans and Canadians, economists found that attractive people make 12% to 14% more money than unattractive people.

And attractive real-estate brokers have been found to bring in more money than their less attractive peers.



Attractive people tend to be more confident

Because of the halo effect, experiments have shown that we consider attractive people "as more sociable, dominant, sexually warm, mentally healthy, intelligent, and socially skilled" than unattractive people.

By the time cute kids become attractive adults, they've benefited from this bias for years, giving them higher levels of confidence.

It's a "self-fulfilling prophecy," say Markus Mobius and Tanya Rosenblat in a University of Michigan paper called "Why Beauty Matters."



Attractive people tend to have better social skills

Mobius and Rosenblat's experiments also found physical attractiveness to raise social and communication skills, which in return raise an employer's estimate of the worker's productivity.

This has a major impact over the course of a career. Research shows that raising kids' social skills is a better predictor of lifetime earnings than raising their intellectual ability.



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17 brilliant products baby experts say all new parents should buy

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Expecting parents have plenty to worry about and very little time to spend worrying about it. Nine months can go by fast when there's so much to do and buy before your baby arrives.

So Joel Johnson and his sister Rachel Fracassa, who is a mother and Dula, created the NightLight, a website dedicated to extensively reviewing all the products parents need for their new babies, from nail clippers to car seats. 

The team does extensive research and talks to experts to help them decide which products to recommend to new parents.

As new products come on the market, the team goes back and re-reviews products they've already spent hours researching and testing to make sure they're suggesting the best possible product, Matt Lee, an editor and writer for the site, explains to TI. 

Here are some of their recommendations that all new parents should have:

A good convertible car seat is one of the first products new parents will use.

To choose the best convertible car seat, the NightLight team went through 19 car seats and spent 38 hours testing in three different vehicles. Lee explains to Tech Insider that the team really does their research to find the best product possible.

They eventually chose the Chicco Nexfit 65 for its easy installation and because it protects babies whether they're facing forwards or backwards.

Buy it here:$300



Cribs are one of the most important items a baby will ever need.

NightLight decided that solid wood was the best and most durable material for a crib.

After 20 hours of testing — that involved using dummies, real children (safely), and a myriad of objects to inflict damage — they decided the Oeuf Rhea crib was the best of 24 options for its sturdiness, price, and design.

Buy it here:$670



If a crib is the most important thing to own, a mattress is second most important.

To test this mattress, Lee said the team actually put urine on it. They did this "to make sure that it was easy to clean and that it was actually waterproof, so that was a lengthy process," Lee tells TI. 

A crib mattress was one of the first products the team ever reviewed about three years ago. The Moonlight Slumber All Foam Littler Dreamer is their current top pick.

Buy it here:$197



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13 things that have happened since I stopped watching TV 2 years ago

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Freshman year of college, I quit TV. OK, to be fair, by that time it was streaming — but the point is: I stopped.

Up until then, TV had always been a big part of my life. Growing up, I would always come home from school, plop down on the futon, and flip through the television channels.

Watching TV became a bonding activity. My brothers, mom, and I would sit around the TV and watch a show or two together every night. By high school, I had my own laptop and started streaming episodes of my favorite shows off of Hulu.

This habit intensified when I got to college. I would return to my dorm room and binge watch, burning through one episode after another. It got to the point where I was watching more shows than I could even keep up with: Grey’s Anatomy, The Mindy Project, NCIS, Law & Order: SVU, the list goes on.

Was it an addiction? I’m not sure. But every time I flipped open my computer screen, a sense of anxiety would swell in my chest. Anxiety that watching TV wasn’t productive, that I was wasting my life consuming the carefully constructed lives of fictional TV characters instead of building my own.

And so I stopped. I couldn’t tell you the exact date I stopped, just that one day I decided to take a break from watching TV for a while, and I guess that break never really ended. This is what has happened since I stopped watching TV over two years ago:

SEE ALSO: These Silicon Valley stars over 50 are proving that experience trumps youth

1. Some people don’t know how to respond when I tell them I don’t really watch TV anymore.

I think some people see my rejection of television as some sort of moral action, some sort of pious self-denial. But it’s not like that at all — this choice just happens to make me the most happy with the life I’m living.



2. I've missed out on a lot of pop culture.

Entertainment is deeply embedded into our culture. By not watching TV, I essentially threw out one of the easiest icebreakers to reach for when first meeting people. I have to find other common ground to connect on. But often I’ve found that it’s actually led to more meaningful conversations. 

And no, I've never seen an episode of "Game of Thrones."



3. But I no longer feel like I have to “keep up with” anything.

With entire seasons available instantaneously on Netflix these days, I guess I’m not even sure if people have to wait to watch most shows anymore. In any case, I like being free of the commitment to stay up-to-date on shows or to finish a series.



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10 reasons driving a supercar isn't as cool as you think

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Ah, supercars! They are the thoroughbreds of the automotive world. They can cost millions, they go very fast, and they attract plenty of attention in traffic and when pulling up to valet lines.

People dream about owning a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, a McLaren, a Pagani, or a Bugatti all their lives, from a tender young age right up until they experience that third or fourth midlife crisis. And though these storied brands make more domesticated, "practical" machines, it's the super-sexy supercars that capture the imagination.

But ... are they really all that?

Well, they are. But they're also, on many levels, beautiful, exotic, alluring, exciting total pains in the ass. Here's why.

SEE ALSO: I checked out an Aston Martin, Maserati, Mercedes, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Ferrari — all in the same day!

1. They're LOWER to the ground than some reptiles

Ground clearance isn't a supercar forte. It can't be — these high-performance machines are supposed to slip though the air, cheating the wind, and their aerodynamics are designed to keep them glued to the road.

This of course means that a modest blemish in the roadway can result in thousands of dollars in damage to the car. America's crumbling infrastructure is an ever-present, high-stress foe.

It kind of sucks the pleasure out of driving your Lamborghini if you have to keep a constantly watchful eye out for potholes and speed bumps and if you can't even really navigate your own driveway.



2. They have WAY too much power.

What do you do with horsepower in excess of 600 ponies? Who knows, because in 99.99% of driving circumstances, you're not going use it.

But you will still incinerate gasoline at an alarming rate. 

If you do try to tap into the power, you run a gamut of risks. You could lose control of the car and have a very costly accident. You could pay no attention to your actual speed and endure a very costly speeding ticket. 

You could also just get depressed. Nothing is sadder than a supercar stuck in traffic, looking gorgeous but with no hope of unleashing its potential. You paid for that power! But you'll rarely get to experience it.



3. It costs a fortune to buy one — and another fortune to FIX one.

The cheapest supercars are still quite expensive, and you always face the question of whether your sub-$100,000 "supercar" is a true supercar. So you feel the pressure to man up for the pricier shiny metal. 

And then you will invariably:

1. Bang into something and need to get your investment repaired.

2. Have to get something fixed that goes wrong with your ride.

In either case, you'll be parting with huge sums of money — eye-watering, staggering sums, in fact, if you're used to dropping your Lexus off at the dealership for a brake job.

You may also have to wait months to get the car back.



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10 fruits and vegetables you should eat more of this summer

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So, you've decided to start eating healthier. Well, there's no better time than summer, a season that brings a bounty of fresh in-season produce to make the change in your diet even easier.

Plus, being outdoors more often increases your risk of dehydration and can aggravate skin sensitivities — so it is even more important to eat healthy fruits and vegetables, which provide some critical nutrients that your body needs during this season.

Here are 10 delicious, healthy fruits and vegetables you really should try this summer that will help you both look and feel your best.

SEE ALSO: 9 foods you should be eating but aren't

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Watercress

This leafy green has a peppery flavor and makes a great addition to any summer salad. Watercress tops the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of "powerhouse" fruits and vegetables because it was found to be the most nutrient-dense food.

Watercress has only 11 calories per 100 grams and is an excellent source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), containing a denser concentration of vitamin C than an orange. It is also an excellent source of calcium, iron, folate, and vitamins A, B6, and K. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that eating a daily portion of watercress could significantly reduce DNA damage to blood cells that is considered an important trigger in the development of cancer.



Fava beans

Popular in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and South America, fava beans are a healthy summer delicacy, available in produce stores from late spring though most of the summer season. These legumes, also known as broad beans, are a great source of lean protein and are a good source of potassium, magnesium, zinc, and vitamins B1, B6, and K. They are also rich in fiber and have no cholesterol or saturated fat. Fava beans can be served raw or cooked, though the pods must first be blanched.



Watermelon

This summer classic is indeed the perfect choice for a healthy snack after a long day in the sun. As its name implies, watermelon is almost 92% water, making it a great source of hydration in hot weather. It has only 88 calories in a two-cup serving and one gram of fiber, which slows digestion and helps keep you feeling full longer. It is a great source of lycopene, an antioxidant that may help protect cells from damage.



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11 signs you're resilient — even if it doesn't feel like it

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The word "resilience" conjures up images of individuals struggling against dire circumstances — recovering from injuries, striving to survive in the wilderness, or fighting to reform corrupt systems.

In reality, true grit can manifest itself in many subtle ways. Anyone can be resilient — it just means that you are tough enough to bounce back from difficult circumstances.

It's an incredibly important trait that is believed to be the key to success, as Business Insider previously reported.

Here are 11 signs that you're a truly resilient person:

SEE ALSO: Marcus Aurelius' 10 Rules For Being An Exceptional Leader

You hold yourself accountable

Resilient people don't blame others or outside forces for their problems. They cultivate a healthy sense of personal responsibility, which allows them to tackle problems head on instead of wallowing in despair.



You don't complain

An occasional venting session is fine, but anyone with grit knows that complaining gets you nowhere. Resilience is all about having a good attitude.



You're self-aware

If you're going to navigate stormy seas, you've got to really know and trust yourself. Resilient people practice mindfulness and cultivate self-awareness.



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This couple travels the US in a tiny home they built for under $20,000 — take a look inside

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Alexis Stephens and Christian Parsons are a "go big or go home" kind of couple. When Alexis wanted to simplify her life and her surroundings in 2015, they removed the clutter, stashed their old photographs and Christmas decorations in a storage unit, and built the tiny home of their dreams.

Now, the couple is traveling the country making a documentary about tiny home owners finding community — in places big and small. They were kind enough to share some snapshots of the journey with us.

SEE ALSO: 3 months ago I threw everything away — and it's taught me surprising lessons about minimalism

"I’m a recovered pack rat," Alexis says. "For me, I wanted to make a lifestyle decision to simplify my surroundings."



The tiny house presented the perfect solution. About a year ago, her partner Christian broke ground on the home of their dreams.



Christian was no stranger to renovations. His dad worked on every house the family lived in for "almost the entire time we lived in it."



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12 incredible women you've never heard of who changed science forever

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Sure, most people have heard of Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin, Jane Goodall and Sally Ride.

But for every female scientist whose work has been recognized and celebrated, there are thousands who have been accidentally or purposefully forgotten.

For a few, that might change, thanks to a beautiful new book, "Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World," by artist Rachel Ignotofsky.

While she highlights some of the classic women in science, she's also profiled some less familiar faces — and discoveries.

Here are a dozen of our favorites.

Florence Bascom: Helped us understand how mountains form

Florence Bascom (1862-1945) discovered her love for geology on a childhood trip with her father and a geologist friend of his.

She worked for the US Geographical Survey, particularly specializing in the Piedmont Plateau between the Appalachians and the Atlantic coastal plain. She was voted one of the top 100 geologists in 1906 in an edition of a magazine called, ironically, American Men of Science.

In addition to her research, she also taught several important geologists of the next generation at Bryn Mawr College.



Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Championed the ecological importance of The Everglades

Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) moved to Miami to write for the Herald, where her father worked. She left to work for the Red Cross during World War I, then returned to the Herald before branching out on her own as a writer.

She was able to see the value and importance of the Everglades despite finding them"too buggy, too wet, too generally inhospitable." She wrote a book called "The Everglades: Rivers of Grass," which raised awareness about the threats the ecosystem faced.

She successfully led the opposition to an Army Corps of Engineers plan that would have reduced flooding but destroyed the Everglades. In addition to conservation, she also fought for women's rights and racial justice.



Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: Figured out what the Sun was made of

Celia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979) was the astronomer who discovered that the sun is made of hydrogen and helium.

She went to college in Britain for botany, then attended by chance a lecture given by a prominent physicist, which she found so intriguing she changed fields (the lecturer, Arthur Eddington, became an important mentor for her). She moved across the Atlantic to study at Harvard, where she spent the rest of her career.

Her dissertation was called "the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy." In addition to our sun, she also studied variable stars, taking more than a million photographs of them with her team.



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10 myths about dating you should know better than to believe

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There are lots of "rules" out there about love and relationships.

If you just went on a date, wait three days before texting or calling. If you're fighting, you're toast. If it's over, write down your feelings.

Unfortunately, if you dig into the science behind dating and romance, you'll learn that many of these rules are based on complete misconceptions.

Below, we've busted 10 of the most common myths and explained why they're totally wrong.

SEE ALSO: 9 things that can make you less attractive, according to science

Myth: You can't make yourself more attractive

Hold off on the cosmetic surgery — scientists say beauty isn't just a function of your appearance.

In fact, the difference between looking hot or not can be as simple as the color of your shirt, whether you own a pet, or your musical ability.

To heterosexual women, certain personality traits can be even more meaningful than a man's physical attractiveness.



Myth: Men don't like when women ask them on a date

Dating site Match told Business Insider that straight women initiate only 18% of emails between straight women and straight men on Match.

If that's because those women are afraid of coming off too strong, here's a wake-up call: Another Match survey found that 90% of American men (not just Match users) say they'd be comfortable with a woman asking them out.



Myth: Just journaling your thoughts can help you get over a breakup

A tear-stained notebook page isn't necessarily the solution to getting over your ex.

In fact, a 2012 study found that simply writing about your thoughts surrounding a breakup can make you feel worse than when you started.

But more recent research suggests that a specific type of journal entry can help you move on: a "redemptive narrative," or a story that outlines how you turned suffering into a positive experience.

For example, one person in the study who wrote in a redemptive-narrative style said, "‘I am really sad that we broke up, but maybe it's for the best. I am better off without somebody who doesn't treat me right."



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The 12 most high-tech hotels in the world

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Looking for a unique travel experience? Staying in a one-of-a-kind, high-tech hotel is a pretty solid way to get one.

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Whether you want robots checking your bags or virtual golf simulations, we've rounded up the 14 most high-tech hotels from all around the world — some of which are very cost friendly!

Take a gander:

SEE ALSO: What it's like to work for Google under Sundar Pichai

CALIFORNIA: Aloft Cupertino

Aloft Cupertino comes with a robotic butler that will deliver you towels at the pool!

 



Called Botlr, the robot will also stop by with little snacks and can deliver things to your room.

It gets around by taking the elevator and can call your phone to alert you when it has a delivery.

The rooms also look pretty swanky and come with an Apple TV.

Rooms start at $130.



NEW YORK: The Yotel

The Yotel has a robot, aptly named the Yobot, that will safely store your luggage in one of its 150 bins. To get it back, simply give the robot a pin number you receive upon arrival and your last name.

 



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17 photos from around the world that show 'Pokémon GO' is a global phenomenon

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"Pokémon GO" is a global phenomenon.

The augmented reality game, which relies on your phone's GPS and camera to create the illusion that Pokémon are all around you, requires that its users venture out into the real world in search of imaginary creatures.

"Pokémon GO" is still in the process of rolling out across the globe, so it's still not available in South America, most of Asia, or Africa. But where it is available — it's everywhere.

SEE ALSO: Two clever ways to find rare and hidden Pokémon even when Pokémon Go is glitching

On the streets of New York, it's hard to go anywhere without bumping into someone on the hunt for Pokémon.



You can even get a tour through Central Park, where "Pokémon GO" experts will take you to spots filled with rare Pokémon.

Our own Alex Heath went on one of these tours — check out the photos.



Even Justin Bieber joined in on the fun.



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The most impressive people in Silicon Valley over 50

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Angela Ahrendts

Silicon Valley is a revolving door of startups, big tech companies, VCs, and innovation — things are always changing. 

But there are those that have weathered these transitions and changes year-in and year-out, becoming the most seasoned and experienced in the tech world. 

Business Insider recently released its annual Silicon Valley 100 list, highlighting the people in tech who have made a difference this past year, of which many are longtime tech veterans over the age of 50.

They've seen the boom and bust of many technological feats and can feel where the industry is going.

Read on to learn about some of the most experienced people in the business over 50.

Additional reporting by Julia Naftulin, Tanza Loudenback, and Alexa Pipia.

Edited by Alex Morrell and Matt Rosoff.

David Boies, 75

Lawyer and board member, Theranos

Boies has provided legal counsel for a slew of troubled tech startups, ranging from Napster to Hampton Creek and now Theranos. The legal expert is defending the company from inquests by several government agencies and is considered a force to be reckoned with — he helped the US win the 1998 case United States v. Microsoft Corporation, in which the government accused Microsoft of becoming a monopoly.



David Drummond, 53

Senior VP of corporate development, Alphabet

With Google's restructuring into Alphabet, Drummond was pulled up to the top to oversee mergers and acquisitions for all of Alphabet's ventures. He previously acted as Google's first outside lawyer, working with Larry Page and Sergey Brin to secure Google's earliest financing rounds. Drummond also still sits on the board of Uber.



Tom Reilly, 54

CEO, Cloudera

Cloudera, a software company launched in 2008 that aims to help businesses — more than 20,000, in fact — make sense of huge data sets, has raised more than $1 billion in private funding. Investors include Intel, Google Ventures, and MSD Capital.

The company has been considering an initial public offering for more than a year to maintain its dominance in the market, but Reilly said in April that Cloudera would enter the public market only "when we've reached the right scale, when the business is more predictable, when there's greater visibility." They may have good reason to wait a while longer: Fidelity, another investor in the company, marked down the value of its Cloudera stake, along with stakes in several other startups, by 37% in March.



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The 5 college majors most likely to lead to underemployment

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Liberal arts majors may cringe as they click on PayScale's underemployment report, expecting to see their program at the top of the list for majors most likely to lead to jobs with low hours and/or in unrelated fields.

But, while art- and writing-related majors do make the ranking, they don't have a monopoly on courses of study that can lead to underemployment.

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Physical education teaching

Typical job(s): Physical education teacher
Percent underemployed: 56.4%
Reason: not using education or training: 79.1%
Reason: part-time, seeking full-time: 20.9%



Human services

Typical job(s): Case manager, human resources associate
Percent underemployed: 55.6%
Reason: not using education or training: 82.2%
Reason: part-time, seeking full-time: 17.8%



Illustration

Typical job(s): Graphic designer
Percent underemployed: 54.7%
Reason: not using education or training: 74.5%
Reason: part-time, seeking full-time: 25.5%



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These insanely expensive sneakers sell for up to $20,000 per pair

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Sneakers have some of the most passionate collectors, and a vibrant $1+ billion resale market.

That market is so good that when Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wanted to create a stock market for physical goods, he chose sneakers as a starting point. The result is StockX, which Gilbert cofounded with CEO Josh Luber.

The Detroit-based startup tries to bring stock-market style pricing to sneakers. (You can read our full profile of StockX here).

But one thing we were really curious about was simply which sneakers fetched the highest prices, on average. So we asked StockX. The startup provided Business Insider with a list of the 15 sneakers with the highest average sale price on StockX. They range from Yeezys to "Back to the Future" replicas to Jordans.

Here they are:  

SEE ALSO: Why Cleveland Cavs owner Dan Gilbert cofounded a 'stock market for sneakers'

No. 15: Lebron 10 Celebration Pack — $3,550

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No. 14: Nike Air Yeezy 2 Pure Platinum — $3,552

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No. 13: Jordan 5 Tokyo T23 — $3,791

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Stunning photos give a totally unexpected perspective into how the 1% parties

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In the introduction to "Privilege," style writer Glenn O'Brien describes photographer Jessica Craig-Martin as a "master (or perhaps we can still say mistress in this context) of the dark side of the glamour world and society pages." 

The following 67 images of decadent parties, galas, benefits, and industry events from across the world prove this statement to be true. Craig-Martin's depiction of the elite is an awkwardly cropped, seemingly unglamourous moment. Her work depicts the underbelly of luxury, and yet, it's still of course mesmerizing to look at.

Orginally photographing a majority of these events for publications such as Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar over the span of 20 years, her collection of images for "Privilege" is what was left unpublished. Ahead, 10 images from the book, and Craig-Martin's reflections on all of those parties.

SEE ALSO: I went to a decadent, $450-a-ticket party inspired by the Illuminati — and it was a totally surreal experience

O'Brien describes Craig-Martin as a "sort of spy" at the events, "camouflaged in her party gear as 'one of us.'"



"I hide in plain sight, wearing what I call ‘guest drag,'" Craig-Martin told Business Insider.



Although it's been written that Craig-Martin's intentional cropping of faces is to protect their identity, she claims this simply isn't true.



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