Pankaj Sharma is one of the world's premier speakers on Leadership and Personal Mastery. As a presenter, Sharma has the rare ability to electrify an audience yet deliver uncommonly original and useful insights that lead to individuals doing their best work, teams providing superb results and organizations becoming unbeatable.
Pankaj Sharma is also a Research Scientist.
Friday, June 16, 2023
‘Embryo Models’ Challenge What It Means to Be Human
Plus: Flow proof unlocks dynamical systems; Fake data for real AI; Mysteries of the strong force; Rogue waves on The Joy of Why
'Embryo Models' Challenge Legal, Ethical and Biological Concepts
By PHILIP BALL
With embryolike constructs built entirely from stem cells, researchers can revolutionize our understanding of development. But how close to an embryo is too close?
Once dismissed as myths, monstrous rogue waves that tower over ships and appear without warning are real. Wave-science researcher Ton van den Bremer and Steven Strogatz discuss how rogue waves can form in relatively calm seas and whether their threat can be predicted.
Constant Distress Astronomers have spotted a distant supernova that was magnified by gravitational lensing. Gravitationally lensed supernovas could provide a measure of the oft-debated value of the expansion rate of the universe called the Hubble constant. Jennifer Ouellette reports for Ars Technica. Since it was first noticed, the "Hubble tension" — the discrepancy in estimates of the expansion rate given by methods that seem equally valid — has only deepened. In 2020, Natalie Wolchover wrote for Quanta about a precise measurement that amplified the tension.
Cetacean Clues Toward Cancer Aversion Bowhead whales live for more than 200 years. New research suggests that the key to their longevity might also help them grow big without getting cancers: an exceptional ability to repair damaged DNA. Meghan Rosen reports for Science News. When animals are large, their bodies undergo more cell divisions, which presents more opportunities for cancerous mutations. In 2017, Viviane Callier wrote for Quanta about how elephants protect themselves from cancer as they grow.
