Trump Trial Date, Diet Coke → Cancer?, End of DEI?, Best/Worst Jobs

Diet Coke & Cancer [05:08]

Diet Coke Isn’t Going To Give You Cancer (Reason, 7/14/23)
Aspartame hazard and risk assessment results released (World Health Organization, 7/14/23)
FDA Response to External Safety Reviews of Aspartame (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 7/14/23)
FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link (CNBC, 7/14/23)
American Foods That Are Banned Abroad—and How They Can Impact Your Health (Yahoo, 4/29/23)
Does artificial sweetener aspartame really cause cancer? What the WHO listing means for your diet soft drink habit (The Conversation, 7/13/23)
Aspartame is a possible carcinogen: the science behind the decision (Nature, 7/14/23)
Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer (National Cancer Institute, 7/15/23)
Aspartame Is a Possible Cause of Cancer in Humans, a W.H.O. Agency Says (New York Times, 7/13/23)
Global Artificial Sweetener Market (Market Data Forecast, 3/1/23)
Artificial Sweeteners Market Snapshot (2023-2033) (Future Market Insights, 7/23)
The Worldwide Artificial Sweetener Industry is Expected to Reach $9.35 Billion by 2028 (Cisicion, 1/25/23)
Americans are consuming less sugar and more sweeteners, but experts say that’s not necessarily an improvement (Insider, 7/28/20)
Despite Aspartame Warning, Beverage Companies Likely to Stick With It (New York Times, 7/14/23)
Sugar substitutes linked to heart disease, stroke risk (UCI Health, 9/9/22)

End of DEI? [14:47]

The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer (Wall Street Journal, 7/21/23)
What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed About Being a Chief Diversity Officer (Harvard Business Review, 9/23/22)
No One Is Happy About Diversity Efforts at Work (Washington Post, 7/2/23)
Companies That Embraced Social Issues Have Second Thoughts (Washington Post, 6/6/23)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace (Pew Research, 5/17/23)
The Forefront of Meaningful Change (World 50, 2023)
Is DEI’s Bad Rap Justified? (Forbes, 7/29/23)
The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege (The Atlantic, 5/31/23)
The problem with diversity and inclusion initiatives (Fortune, 5/18/22)
DEI’s critics are missing the point. The real story is how companies have been quietly backsliding on diversity and gender equity (Fortune, 5/21/23)
What if Diversity Training Is Doing More Harm Than Good? (New York Times, 1/17/23)
Are Workplace Diversity Programs Doing More Harm Than Good? (New York Times, 8/11/22)
Corporate diversity database: A USA TODAY investigative series inside the nation’s most powerful companies (USA Today, 2/16/23)
Culture wars are spreading to work: Republican and Democrat workers deeply divided over DEI (USA Today, 5/17/23)Is there a diversity issue among chief diversity officers? (Fast Company, 4/28/23)

Best/Worst Jobs [30:43]

Americans’ rankings of 30 occupations (YouGov, 7/20/23)
The happiest, least stressful, most meaningful jobs in America (Washington Post, 1/6/23)
Workers Are (Supposedly) Happier Than Ever With Their Jobs (Money, 5/11/23)
85-year Harvard study found that people with this type of job tend to be the unhappiest (CNBC, 5/19/23)
Job Satisfaction Is Rising: What’s Behind The Surprising Tend (Forbes, 6/4/23)
The Only Career Advice You’ll Ever Need (The Atlantic, 5/18/23)
24+ Surprising Job Satisfaction Statistics For 2022: Average Job Satisfaction In The United States (Enterprise Apps Today, 8/11/23)
The Psychology Behind Workplace Happiness (Zenefits, 6/29/22)