A hot streak in your career isn't tied to a particular time in life -- say your forties -- but comes down to "explore, then exploit," found Northwestern University economist Dashun Wang. "Our data shows that people ought to explore a bunch of things at work, deliberate about the best fit for their skills, and then exploit what they've learned," says Wang.

Change your meeting culture by sparking "productive tension" that has a clear business purpose, that relies on behavioral data to start debate and that disrupts how meetings usually go.

A Kaiser Family Foundation report found average annual premiums for employer-based health coverage climbed 4% this year, reaching $7,739 for single coverage and $22,221 for family coverage. Employees contributed 17% of the cost of single plans and 28% for family plans this year, and the average deductible for individual plans remained the same as last year at $1,669.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is directing $25 million toward nonprofits in nine cities to expand career and technical education programs that will help more people enter the workforce. Baltimore's Promise will get nearly $4 million for its Grads2Careers initiative, which helps Baltimore City Public Schools students find pathways to success if they don't plan to enter college full time.

A robust breakfast packed with healthful nutrients is one of the best ways to start your day and keep energy up for hours, writes Naphtali Hoff. "When eating, seek out energizing foods that are rich in complex carbohydrates, protein, antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, minerals and other health-promoting substances," Hoff writes.

People who reside in cities with more waterways and green spaces like parks enjoy lower premature mortality and longer life expectancy. The World Health Organization recommends people should live within 300 meters of green spaces, while new research is finding similar benefits to blue spaces (rivers, lakes, beaches and seafronts).

As batteries power more and more devices -- like cars -- one issue that needs to be tackled is what to do when batteries each their end-of-life for a given function. Using old electric vehicle batteries to power railroad crossing gates seems pretty smart to me. Of course, not even an EV battery would have been enough to save this wind turbine when it tried to cross some railroad tracks.