23andMe’s Post

Today's haiku from Nancie Zivetz-Gertler. 🌳 🧑🤝🧑 🌳 If you have ever wondered about the interconnectedness of the underground network of trees and the forest ecosystem, look at this blog post from Science in the News. https://buff.ly/4aEf5zK

A great video for aspiring leaders to understand the differences between the types of “bosses.” Empathetic and understanding bosses are still difficult to find in the corporate world. Maybe we should revert ourselves to being bonobos again 🙊

Very Interesting Facts.

Leadership. The qualities that make a leader - male or female, include empathy & peace-keeping. My kind of leader.

These days we tend to use the phrase alpha male to mean dominant, with a somewhat negative connotation, but primatologist Frans de Waal puts a different slant on the alpha role. In the chimpanzee world, the alpha male’s role is to keep the peace, be impartial, and show empathy. They provide comfort and security for the lowest members of the group, with the bonobos having a matriarchal society with females at the centre of their community. In my experience, leaders with these qualities have the strongest teams and best outcomes. These are the type of alpha personalities we need! #effectiveleadership #psychologicalsafety #team #development #empowerment

What's a better term for 'Global South'? Trying to find one, I went down a rabbit hole of its etymology and evolution (of meanings and definitions). With the dichotomy inherent in such terms, I am now among those questioning if they should even exist, given the embedded heterogeneity and, of course, intentions. Obviously, this doesn't serve my purpose either. So the question is, is there a better word/phrase for 'global south'? What would be a better way to indicate the heterogeneity embedded in these countries?

"What Killing Turkey Vultures In North America Means For South America" Researchers, including, Adrian Naveda-Rodriguez, a biologist from Venezuela, have found what's killing Turkey Vultures in North America— which has implications for South America. My latest Forbes Science story. https://lnkd.in/etJR4GcU

🏅 TOP 10 PUBLICATIONS OF UPD COLLEGE OF SCIENCE IN 2023 🥉 #3: History of Single-celled Predators Single-celled organisms, like the protists Acanthamoeba and Dictyostelium, use metals to kill bacterial prey. Exactly how these organisms evolved is the focus of the study by Dr. Windell Rivera and collaborators from China. They provided a timeline for the evolution of metal-poisoning protists, from the moment protists were created to the time they adapted to the environment and acquired the ability to use metals in killing their prey. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/gduQMpXr