Yolanda Kakabadse, former environmental minister of Ecuador, similarly believes that the world will recognize that “ecosystem health equals human health,” and focus new attention on the environment. And military historian Andrew Bacevich would like to see a conversation about “the definition of national security in the 21st century.” … [Read more...] about I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
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A new early-detection blood test marks a leap forward in the war on cancer
“For those five cancers we can screen for, we generally detect them at much earlier stages, when they’re easier to treat,” says Dr. Eric Klein of the Cleveland Clinic. “The dozens of other cancers, which have no screening tests, tend to present at more advanced stages, when they have spread past the organ of origin, so the burden of treatment is higher.” That results in treatment regimens that are costlier, more cumbersome for the patient, and—most important—less successful. … [Read more...] about A new early-detection blood test marks a leap forward in the war on cancer
Giving Us Space: What You Can Learn From NASA About Content and Social Media
It’s the decentralization of the social media process–ideas and follow-through from every nook of the NASA universe–that allows NASA to produce so much fascinating content. According to Townsend, there are over 460 social media accounts across eight different networks–an impressive reminder that NASA’s not just about the now defunct space shuttle program, it’s about all kinds of scientific breakthroughs from robotics to meteorology. Townsend works out of NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., with social media manager John Yembrick. … [Read more...] about Giving Us Space: What You Can Learn From NASA About Content and Social Media
Burnout put me in the hospital. This is what I learned about healthy work-life balance
When the test results came in, the next stage of my life was set in motion. The doctor told me that the level of stress I’d experienced for such an extended period of time was so extreme that it had physically damaged the tissues in my body. The sustained level of the stress hormone cortisol I had for such an extended period of time meant that my organs, muscles, etc. were severely weakening. … [Read more...] about Burnout put me in the hospital. This is what I learned about healthy work-life balance
From King to Warnock: How the Ebenezer Baptist Church became a center of Black organizing
Finding warrant for social action in the Christian scriptures, King Sr. challenged other Black churches to embrace the social gospel—a late 19th-century Protestant movement that emphasized the application of the Christian message to the social and moral concerns of society. … [Read more...] about From King to Warnock: How the Ebenezer Baptist Church became a center of Black organizing
