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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin How do you build a brand in space? Bailey Burns is an Aerospace Systems Engineer based in Denver, Colorado. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Space Resources. She is focused on life support systems and other aspects human spaceflight. Early in her career, Bailey found she had an unknown desire to experience space for herself. "Bailey is an inspiring and passionate next gen leader who isn't afraid to let her emotional intelligence play a key role in her decision making and leadership style" offers Dr. Sian Proctor, Astronaut in Residence at Maricopa Community Colleges. Along the way, Burns discovered space was much bigger than just her dream and has been focused on how to bring everyone to the space table as their best selves. Merging the two worlds of technical aerospace with emotional intelligence has become her new passion. Bailey Burns joins Forbes to talk about how she found her way to a … [Read more...] about Discovering An Out-Of-This-World Personal Brand With Aerospace Systems Engineer Bailey Burns

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This article is part of a larger series on the risks of molnupiravir. For a summary of the risks at the level of the individual, see here , and for an overview of the risks on a societal level, see here . Mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 genome, especially in the spike protein, help the virus elude vaccines, natural immunity, and monoclonal antibody treatments. Such mutations can also help improve viral fitness, including quicker viral replication, shorter incubation periods, and increased immunosuppressive capabilities. Together, these issues pose a serious challenge to pandemic control. One potential area of hope are antiviral drugs. Unfortunately, none of our current options are effective in preventing infection. In fact, one of the more widely-used drugs against Covid-19 —molnupiravir— may supercharge viral mutation and spawn new variants. When I first voiced this concern , it was sidelined as largely … [Read more...] about Taking A Closer Look At Molnupiravir. Is Continued Use Justified?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Group Chief Executive at Kin + Carta Europe , delivering end-to-end digital services for the world’s leading businesses. What are CEOs for? For me, our main role is to feed, drive and energize a team. This is often best done in person and in small doses, although it can be almost as effective remotely. It’s a question of how you can be ‘with the people’ when and wherever they need you. CEOs are experienced hybrid workers. In most organizations, whether they're global or have a few offices in one country, the CEO cannot be in the same place as their entire team at the same time. In many ways, our working lives haven’t necessarily changed that much post-pandemic. At a time when teams are often split between home and office, we need to make the most of every interaction we have with our colleagues. This has meant dialing up the need to be more considerate and open to listening—whatever the conversation, … [Read more...] about How CEOs Can Bring Out Their Human Side In A Hybrid World

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin So much of work can feel transactional, cold, even mind-numbing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As Dr. Robert Waldinger , professor of psychiatry, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development , author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness , and a Zen master, said in an interview, “Maybe you don’t like making the widgets, but maybe you like the person you’re next to making the widgets. And that can really make a difference.” He contends that the people who are happiest and healthiest have warm connections with others . “Many of us spend more of our waking life at work than we spend anywhere else,” Waldinger explains. “So what is really a tragedy is to treat work as though it’s just something you get through so you can live the rest of your life, because it is much of your life. That artificial division is something that’s worth really looking at and calling into … [Read more...] about Do You Want Better Performance? Help People Strengthen Their Relationships

Dr Sewanti Limaye, Director, Precision Oncology, HN Reliance Hospital and Research Centre. Cancer is among the most researched diseases in the world. For most cancers, early detection is rare, and there isn’t enough consensus among oncologists, researchers and practitioners of non-Western medicine on its exact causes. Overall, a few broad causes have been conclusively established: Cancer may arise as a consequence of genomic abnormalities such as mutations, or when the body’s immune system weakens or collapses, or due to external assaults to the body such as tobacco use, exposure to chemicals and radiation and certain infections. But much like the human body, much of this disease is a mystery. There is no one cause and there is no one cure. As Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee has written in his cancer magnum opus The Emperor of All Maladies , “That this seemingly simple mechanism—cell growth without barriers—can lie at the heart of this … [Read more...] about World Cancer Day 2023 | Precision oncology is a new way of looking at cancer treatment: Dr Sewanti Limaye

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin CEO of AIoT chip company XMOS , Mark Lippett is a technology leader with 25 years’ experience in startup, scale-up and blue-chip companies. The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) always brings technology under the sustainability spotlight. As the global climate issue becomes more pressing, a recent study by McKinsey is demanding widespread commitment to environmental protection targets to realize a 1.5°C trajectory by 2030. One focus in 2022 was semiconductors—given their environmentally taxing production and their application within devices that consume power throughout their lifetime. Of course, realizing more sustainable methods of chip manufacture and energy-aware device functionality can be a major advance in reducing overall emissions. The Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) was formed in November last year, comprising 60 founding members who attended COP27 in Egypt to outline … [Read more...] about Semiconductor Sustainability: COP27 And The Potential Of Chips To Save Energy

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Since 1800, worldwide consumption of fossil fuels has increased 1,300-fold . Access to this cheap energy has lifted people out of poverty and catalyzed economic growth, wealth creation and healthier living environments . So, the fossil fuel industry must be remarkably profitable, right? After all, if renewables like solar and wind were competitive in a free market, would we not have switched over by now? Wouldn’t the top of the Forbes Global 2000 be stacked with clean energy companies instead of oil and gas giants? It sounds reasonable that market forces make fossil fuels our energy source of choice. The reality is quite different, however. Oil and gas companies are better at procuring government subsidies than generating profits. That has led investors to overestimate the fossil fuel industry while leaving clean energy innovations underfunded. It seems like we give companies important to the energy transition “just … [Read more...] about Fossil Fuel Subsidies And Impact Greenwashing Are Stalling The Energy Transition

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Honda's revamped Clarity fuel cell sedan is a technological marvel, but hydrogen fuel stations ... [+] remain scarce. (Honda) Honda The dogged persistence Honda has shown in its decades-long quest to perfect hydrogen as a zero-emission replacement for gasoline can be seen as quixotic or futile. But the quirky company that makes motorcycles, lawnmowers, jets, humanoid robots, boat engines and a few million cars soldiers on, along with GM, Toyota and Hyundai, in the face of haphazard government support for hydrogen, minimal consumer awareness and withering critics like Elon Musk , a tireless advocate for Tesla’s battery-powered cars. All the sweat equity Honda engineers have invested in its fuel cell program, year after year, has yielded a remarkable new version of the Clarity sedan, the most compelling argument yet for the potential hydrogen cars still hold. Yet for all its technological sophistication, … [Read more...] about Honda’s Dogged Hydrogen Push Yields A Remarkable New Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Evolving trends in the publishing industry tend to have an outsized effect on the marketing world, as well. The content that marketers produce to reach their target audiences comes in many different formats, and whether it’s digital, print, video or sound, how it is published and distributed will have a major impact on the results a campaign generates. Knowing which publishing trends are ramping up and which are losing ground year after year can give content marketers a leg up when it comes to creating the most effective strategies. Below, members of Forbes Agency Council explore the biggest publishing trends emerging this year and explain how agencies can incorporate and leverage these trends in their client work or their own marketing efforts. 1. Personalization I predict that personalization is going to continue to steal the spotlight in 2023. The more you can segment your audience and tailor your content to them, … [Read more...] about 8 Big Trends In Publishing In 2023 (And How Marketers Can Leverage Them)

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The NBA has revealed its 2023 All-Star reserves, voted by all head coaches around the league. With All-Star weekend taking place Feb. 17-19 in Salt Lake City, the 12-man rosters for both the Eastern and Western Conference are finally set. Last week, the starters were announced for both sides, as LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named All-Star captains. They will get to draft their teams prior to tip-off, beginning with the pool of starters. Those names include Stephen Curry, Luka Dončić, Zion Williamson, Nikola Jokić, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, and Kevin Durant. The All-Star beneficiaries were also announced on Thursday. Team LeBron will compete for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah , while Team Giannis will play for Raise the Future , a non-profit organization that has become a leader in best practice for children in foster care. The winning team will donate the prize money to their … [Read more...] about NBA Announces Reserves For 2023 All-Star Game