In a recent Conference Board workforce survey 34% of respondents reported a decline in their own mental health over the past six months, while 37% feel a decreased sense of belonging. Almost half of these respondents attributed their feelings to workplace-related issues. With that in mind, this book summary is Your Health at Work by …
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When the Heavens Went on Sale (2023) is a trip into the wild new Space Age sparked by Elon Musk and accelerated by like-minded space geniuses. Buckle up for a mind-blowing journey through space tech innovation and the future of humanity. Introduction: A new kind of spacewalk. Ever thought about what happens when the fearless …
The Things We Make (2023) dispels the myth around some of the greatest and most ordinary inventions. It retells their making as a creative application of the engineering method, a principle that explains how people in ancient times built some of the marvels that still capture our imagination today. Introduction: Learn the secret to the …
Sand is everywhere – from the building you live in to the roads you drive on. Sand enables modern life, but it’s starting to run out, and its mining and use destroy the environment. In this reading recommendation, Vince Beiser illuminates what sand makes possible, why sand grips the human imagination, and offers insights into …
Dan Albert, PhD, writes about the past, present and future of cars for n+1 literary magazine. The automobile, Albert reports, changed everything in American life: roads, homes, shopping malls, businesses, even movie theaters. In the face of impending catastrophic climate change, he notes, Americans still won’t get rid of cars; instead, they’ll create driverless, electric …
Endurance (1959) is the epic saga of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition across the Antarctic continent on foot – a journey that became a race against time, the elements, and the harshest climate on earth to rescue his crew. Recommendation Alfred Lansing’s absorbing, timeless account of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 expedition to Antarctica is a gripping true-adventure …
