3 Takeaways™ - Lynn Thoman

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Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People). Get Invaluable Insights and Practical Tips from Harvard Business Review Contributing Editor (#141) Apr 18, 2023

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The workplace is filled with challenging situations and people, and how we handle them plays a major role in our success. Here, Harvard Business Review contributing editor and noted workplace expert Amy Gallo discusses the benefits of both friction and humility, provides tips for how to succeed at difficult conversations, and offers important communication do’s and don’ts.

The Man Who Led the Creation of Moderna’s Covid Vaccine Shares His Powerful Insight and Vision: Tal Zaks (#140) Apr 11, 2023

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As Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer, Tal Zaks spearheaded the creation of the company’s revolutionary Covid vaccine. Here, this visionary scientist talks about the game changing impact AI will have on drug development, emerging treatments for cancer and other diseases, the real safety profile of mRNA vaccines, and more.
“A revolution in drug development is coming thanks to AI and machine learning, and it’s going to be fascinating.”

The Lords of Easy Money: How the Fed Broke the American Economy, and the Inevitable Pain Ahead (#139) Apr 04, 2023

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Buckle your seat belt. Chris Leonard, author of The Lords of Easy Money, explains in searing detail how the Federal Reserve’s years of easy money have led to bank failures, market turmoil, income inequality and more — and why the necessary corrective action is “going to be really ugly.” Major mistakes were made. Now what?
Chris Leonard's book, The Lords of Easy Money, was The Wall Street Journal's Best Book of the Year and a New York Times bestseller.

A Former OSHA Head Exposes the Science of Deception That Allows Dangerous Chemicals To Go Unregulated (#138) Mar 28, 2023

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There is massive, well-funded deception that enables many toxic chemicals and products to go unregulated — says former OSHA head David Michaels. He calls it the science of deception and the manufacture of doubt. Listen, as he explains in shocking detail how corporations pay for corrupt science and disinformation to influence government agencies, and where it’s happening today.
“We have this image that the government is protecting us [from toxic chemicals] and I saw from the inside that this is not the case.”

A Noted MIT Dean on the Age of AI and the Rapidly Evolving Relationship Between AI and Humans (#137) Mar 21, 2023

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AI is transforming society. We can still determine how. MIT dean and co-author with Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt of The Age of AI, discusses how and why we need to partner with this foundational technology. He also shares some surprising examples how AI is being integrated into the basic fabric of human activity.

“It’s critical that we do not interact with AI as if it were human.”

Blackstone Vice Chairman Byron Wien's Eye-Opening Surprises for 2023 Plus Invaluable Life Wisdom (#136) Mar 14, 2023

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Blackstone’s Byron Wien is known for his annual, and remarkably prescient, Ten Surprises. Here, he shares some fascinating 2023 predictions on U.S. presidential politics, interest rates, China, and a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. He also reveals some invaluable life lessons that have helped make him a huge success.
Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of the Private Wealth Solutions Group at Blackstone.

The Battle for Your Brain: The Emerging World of Neurotechnology, Brain Hacking and Thought Control (#135) Mar 07, 2023

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Brain sensors embedded in watches. Earbuds that decode our brainwaves. Neurotechnology that reads our emotions and thoughts, and can be used to manipulate them. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s science fact. Don’t miss this chilling and cautionary talk with Duke professor Nita Farahany, author of The Battle for Your Brain.

Belonging: How To Combat The Serious Isolation That’s Wreaking Havoc on Our Health and Happiness (#134) Feb 28, 2023

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We are biologically wired to need connection with others, but live in an age of serious and debilitating isolation. What are the ramifications of this to our health and happiness, and even to our longevity? Stanford’s Geoffrey Cohen brilliantly diagnoses the problem and offers stunningly simple solutions.

These Times Demand a Clear-Eyed Look at Threats to America. Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama Provides It. (#133) Feb 21, 2023

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Are liberal democracies in long-term decline? Why is the U.S. so intensely polarized and how can it recover from it? What is the serious problem with identity politics? Internationally acclaimed political scientist and author, Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama, has valuable answers.

Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder on Cryptocurrencies, Soft Landings and What's Really Happening with the US Economy Now. (#132) Feb 14, 2023

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The one and only Alan S. Blinder, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve and member of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors, shines a brilliant light on some of today’s hottest economic topics — including the politicization of economic policy, the criminality of cryptocurrency, the likelihood of a soft landing, the prospect of a national digital currency, and more.

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