Arungalai Anbarasu: Delivering Breakthrough Technology and Digital Transformation
Journey and Inspiration As a child, the curiosity of questions like where we came from, how things are built, how the earth was formed among others kept Arungalai Anbarasu awake at night. This made her want to be an astronaut. However, she grew up not knowing that her poor eye vision would never let her pursue that path. Therefore, she went to study the closest thing to it, engineering. She has her master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Science. And her master thesis was on Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), that’s what her employer Waygate Technologies specializes in. After university, she joined the famous conglomerate General Electric (GE) into their graduate program called Edison engineering where she learned how technology is used to build and sell solutions that solve different problems in the world like energy, healthcare, transportation, and communication. Therefore, driving a strategy & business from wing to wing became a passion which made her take different roles in GE & Baker Hughes in the areas of finance, strategy, operations, technology, and business leadership up to her current role of Chief Technology & Strategy Officer for Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business. She and her team look at the overarching strategy for Waygate Technologies while delivering breakthrough technology innovation and digital transformation. She also led the industrial X-ray and computed tomography (CT) business in the past few years at Baker Hughes (BH). Every role, every experience, every country Arungalai has lived, taught her something new and contributed to shaping her career and personality. The diversity of roles and global nature of her roles before has really helped her look at the strategy for the company in a very balanced yet with an exponential growth approach. Her experiences have also taught her the power of being able to flex from the strategic view to the tactical view to operate the business at best which she very much leverages in her current role. Not only to dream about the future but also to enable the operations to make it real! Opportunities Against Difficulties As with any company in this age – COVID has thrown at Waygate Technologies a really large wrench. Its key customers were impacted, and that is clearly affecting them – it does no one good to ignore that fact. “There are opportunities even in the difficult moments.” With that in view, COVID has also posed a positive aspect where the digital transformation is accelerating in every industry…It is the new beginning for the Digital Revolution! NDE4.0 in Waygate Technologies’ case. Overall, if anything good has come out of COVID, it is the fact that drove us further away from each other physically and brought a lot of people much closer together virtually. The manifestation of this in industrial inspection is the drive to data and the drive to a larger level of, remote, collaboration. This coincidentally is precisely what is enabled by the suite of Waygate Technologies’ digital products called InspectionWorks. What are the main challenges to achieving the transformation from a device-centric inspection company to a data-centric inspection company? – both internally and externally? Transformation exists throughout the process; not just technology. Sometimes, digital transformation is seen as a technology problem only. Waygate Technologies is a company with a great heritage – the team traces its lineage back to Krautkrämer and Seifert – people who discovered the technologies and invented the techniques. However, with this heritage also comes a lot of tradition that tends to get up-ended in this world of, quite literally, data-driven micro-second decisions (if you don’t believe in the time scale, just look at the micro traders on Wall Street). ‘Waygatians’ try to address these challenges along with multiple fronts: Women Softening Economy Making decisions after considering multiple viewpoints ensures the probability of success from the outcomes is higher & the probability of approach with balanced emotions is higher. Women bring unique perspectives to research and scientific conversation, reduce the skill gap, and foster economic growth. Focusing on Digitalization Arungalai Anbarasu, the Chief Technology & Strategy Officer at Waygate Technologies, is driving strategy & innovation for the company. In addition to pushing the technology & business models boundaries on industrial inspection solutions, Aru and her team are also focused on the digital transformation of Waygate Technologies and the spearheads of the firm’s evolution into a Digital Inspection Solutions (DIS) provider, taking customers from inspections to insights and from insights to innovations. The key enablers that drive strategy, technology, business, security, etc are the team. In this time of the pandemic, it’s extremely important for each one of them to make an extra effort to care about the team, employees, peers. Challenges with the hybrid or home working are different. Addressing the challenges is better solved together. “We are stronger together than alone!” The key is empathy and authenticity. This builds a trustful relationship which then breeds into a fruitful partnership when the team undertakes challenges and fulfills transformational activities successfully. And practicing what they preach. Not encourage your team trying to build a kingdom but create a leap for humanity. The goal is always bigger than power and position–its transformation, innovation, and advancement. Lastly, giving the freedom for the team to create and develop within boundaries of compliance, ethics, and safety. People make a business; Business does not make people. So, a business will be successful only if it focuses on the people. Leading Breadth of Portfolios Waygate Technologies (WT) has the biggest breadth of portfolios and enjoys a leadership position in a large majority of them. They are world leaders in industrial X-ray and CT equipment and are leaders in professional video borescopes among others. The company proudly received the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for the Global Industrial Computed Tomography Solutions multiple years in a row. WT’s combination of breadth – visual, ultrasound, X-ray, CT, Eddy current, portables, handhelds, testing machines, cloud services, etc have them placed in a unique position to deliver market-winning cross-modality insights to their customers. The world is moving away from data
Andy Khawaja: Creating a Better Future for Generations to Come
Digital Version Visionary leaders form a vision and motivate people to work towards a goal. The qualities these leaders share are charisma, high IQ level, and persuasion. A visionary leader gets inspired by their environment and works to create a better future for the upcoming generations. Andy Khawaja says, “I’m inspired by the things that I see happening in the world, and I’m driven by the change I envision for the `future.” Introducing Natural-Born Entrepreneur Dr. Khawaja is a world-renowned entrepreneur whose objectives are to construct, invent, prosper, and give back. He is a well-known philanthropist and businessman. He has also participated in many interviews with thought leaders such as Larry King and received many acknowledgments for his achievements from leaders, politicians, and public figures globally. Fluent in five languages, Dr. Khawaja was recently named the “Master of Innovation” for his achievements in global technological developments in the previous ten years. His contributions to technology, society, and economic advancement have been chronicled in over 100 magazines. Forbes, Time Magazine, Bloomberg, Digital Transactions, Fortune, INC, LA Business Journal, Finance Monthly Global, Start Your Business, Lux, New Business, Sunday Telegraph, The Green Sheet, The Guardian, and Wired Magazine have all highlighted Dr. Khawaja. Thanks to his philanthropic ideals, Dr. Khawaja continues to make sizable donations to charities like UNICEF, Wounded Warrior Project, Eagle and Badge Foundation, After-School All-Stars, Star Team for the Children, Brent Shapiro Foundation, ASACP, Action Innocence, From the Heart Productions, LAPCA, United Service Organizations, Hope for Change International, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and others. Dr. Khawaja and Allied Wallet – “Messiah of Digital Payments” Dr. Khawaja is an e-commerce pioneer, who created Allied Wallet in 2005 to link global buyers and dealers. He offered payment tools to people of different cultures and continents, focusing on aspects like cyber security, fraud prevention, and virtual wallets. For almost 10 years, Dr. Khawaja and Allied Wallet led the payment industry in innovation and progress. Every year, the company expanded – spreading its services to different countries. He expanded Allied Wallet from its Los Angeles headquarters to other operational centers in Germany, India, Macau, Hong Kong, and London. Allied Wallet served approximately 150+ million customers in 190 countries, supporting 164 currencies worldwide. INC Magazine and the LA Business Journal have named it one of the “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” many times. Dr. Khawaja proceeded to lead Allied Wallet to the top while also executive producing and directing many ambitious projects, including the reality television series “Model Turned Superstar.” Andy says, “I built a multi-billion dollar payment processing company that connected merchants and consumers in over 190 countries. I built the finest solution for online payments so that I could help entrepreneurs all over the world accept payments in nearly any currency.” Artificial Intelligence Defence Platform At the beginning of 2019, Dr. Khawaja left the payment services sector to innovate and develop new technology that would revolutionize the world. He established the Artificial Intelligence Defense Platform, or AIDP, intending to develop new AI technology for machines and systems that would work together to provide a more secure and sustainable future for people. He is now committed to making life better for people now and in the future. Committed to improving the world, he founded the Artificial Intelligence Defense Platform. Although it had been a notion for a long time, the Artificial Intelligence Defense Platform (AIDP) was officially established in 2020. AIDP is building the future and transforming how tasks are completed. With the aid of artificial intelligence, AIDP developed its groundbreaking program “ISABELLA.” ISABELLA can read and retain what it reads. ISABELLA is open-source, Wi-Fi-connected technology that can monitor, learn, and take action online. ISABELLA’s processing mind will be used by new technologies and machines to conduct labor and perhaps provide military functionality. The capacity of the human mind to store knowledge is limited. Humanity is limited in its capacity to withstand stress and carry out work. ISABELLA’s artificial intelligence system will be able to study and interpret multilingual data from the internet, encyclopedias, and even intelligence sources, giving it access to an infinite amount of knowledge. ISABELLA is future-oriented and limitless. Vision of AIDP Dr. Khawaja is dedicated to working with artificial intelligence because he believes in his vision. He and his team work from their hearts to create solutions to save lives. “What is more important than saving lives? What is more important than creating better living conditions for future generations? What we do is important, not just for us – but for the children – for tomorrow,” says Dr. Khawaja. Being a visionary leader, he is inspired by what he sees in the world and is driven by the change he envisions for the future. His vision can make the world a better place. It is one thing to want something and another to actively take steps of action to do it. He is very passionate and excited about creating better living conditions. Artificial Intelligence Defense Platform is striving to create, improve, innovate, and design. Its goal is to bring Dr. Khawaja’s goals, dreams, and vision to reality. The goal is to make the world a better place for all. Services provided by AIDP 2.6 million years ago, stone tools were created. In 4000 BC, the world created the wheel. In the 19th century, it created the lightbulb – then in the 20th century, it created vehicles, nuclear technology, and the internet. In the 21st century, it created biotech, nanotech, and fusion. God created mankind. AIDP is creating AI technology that will save the future of mankind. Dr. Khawaja and his team will continue to expand and grow AIDP for the sake of finding new ways to improve living conditions for mankind. Since the beginning of AIDP, innovation has not stopped, and it never will. It is continually creating new departments to innovate different aspects of life and society, integrating new technological advancements into every industry. Dr. Khawaja and his team will continue to expand and grow AIDP for the sake
Amanda Bailey- Putting The “Human” Back In “Human Resources”
Digital Version Education, including its human resources function, is closely linked to the social, political, and economic factors of its time. A history of education has contributed to the advancements made in the development of human resources administration. The use of human resource management in education is essential, and underrating the role could have detrimental effects on the workforce nationally and globally Organizations must be prepared to adjust to legislation changes at the federal, state, local, and regional levels as well as other changes impacting employers because educational objectives must be met. The availability of human resources is essential for both good service delivery and rapid socioeconomic growth. To help the business achieve its goals, human resources focuses on discovering, developing, controlling, and utilizing the skills that employees have exhibited. A company’s human resources office is in charge of this task and is there to establish the ideal work environment for its employees to support their personal growth and the growth of the business. The human resource role of a business, an entire sector, and the global workplace, in general, extends much beyond what takes place at the office in the modern world. There needs to be some form of assistance in the educational system to prepare applicants for the entire process, even while the human resources department will do its fair share of educating employees, developing career development plans for them, preparing for their success, etc. Amanda Bailey, vice president for human resources at Boston University, is an executive human resources leader with more than 25 years of experience. Over the previous ten years, she held top human resources leadership positions at secondary and post-secondary educational institutions. Journey From The First Step As a B.A in English college graduate in English Literature, Amanda took business administration courses from Florida Atlantic University. She later graduated from the University of Rhode Island with an HR Management and Labor Relations degree in hand. Amanda then went ahead and became a certified national board member of three organizations dedicated to HR in higher education. She is regarded as a thought leader in human resources and serves as a board member of several organizations dedicated to human resources in education and workforce development organizations. Amanda personally seeks inspiration from her father who ran his own business successfully for nearly a decade. From her father, she learned to appreciate and value relationships, the experiences of customers, and the significance of financial compliance. Professional processes like legal practices and HR operations that are essential in any business were exposed to Amanda at an early age. Through her journey, she has encountered multiple milestones, achievements, and experiences. She has seen people- of diverse experiences and careers who have been knowingly and unknowingly contributors to her journey. She is grateful for her mentors who have been executives in senior positions who have guided her through hardships and offered critical analysis and counsel throughout her career At Boston University BU is a university that belongs to Carnegie’s Research 1 (R1) category of higher education institutions. More than 130 countries are represented by the 36,000 students who enroll in one or more of the 300 programs offered by BU’s 17 institutions and colleges. At BU’s reputable medical center, an estimated 10,000 faculty and staff personnel work every day. Physically, Boston University is dispersed throughout the whole city of Boston, although its main campuses are around the Charles River, Medical, and Fenway boulevards. Amanda oversees Human Resources at the system level for Boston University. The system governs talent acquisition, talent development, benefits operations, labor and employee relations, HR DEI programs, service center operations, performance management, compensation, data analytics, HRIS, HR communications, Children’s Center, and Faculty Staff Assistance services. At BU, Amanda’s responsibilities include leading HR strategic priorities, meeting with peers from the university’s large community to learn how her team(s) can support them in furtherance of their strategic priorities, communicating regularly with HR leaders on her team and across the community to address existing or new challenges and working with colleagues at other higher education institutions to learn how they are addressing key challenges. Women In Business Amanda is one of the many women who have paved their path through multiple struggles and personas to get where they are today. It is no sob story that women have it differently in the industry facing stereotypes and hurdles. Making a place for themselves in fields that are traditionally “male dominating” is a hard nut to crack. But business leaders like Amanda take that challenge happily and continue making a place for themselves and their dreams. Amanda has her own set of thoughts for women in business. Women offer insights that are driven by their experiences in and out of the workplace. Their leadership advances business objectives by allowing them to offer their perspectives which broadens brainstorming and innovative thinking through to implementing strategies and initiatives. Women certainly have been overlooked as competitively able to advance business strategic objectives to positively impact economic conditions and social change, however, women have accepted challenges along the way and succeeded. While there remains much growth for improvement, the selection of women leaders must be incorporated at the highest level of leadership and responsibility in any organization to ensure that organizations are incorporating selection criteria that require women to be competitively considered for senior and executive leadership roles. While women have been commonly associated with nurturing leadership styles and higher in empathic and compassionate-informed decision-making, both men and women have these leadership traits in varying degrees. These traits define higher emotional intelligence for leaders, and research continues to show that, of particular interest, leaders with high emotional intelligence listen more, are better at self-awareness servant leaders, and are agile learners. Challenges And Management Just like every profession, Amanda’s also has its struggles and hurdles. Overcoming them while not disrupting any existing or potential climb is what a business leader does. For Amanda, ensuring adequate resources are offered to consultative and administrative services is one challenge. Managing both
Albin Kaelin: Demonstrating Leadership With Cradle To Cradle Certified Businesses
About Albin Kaelin Albin is a true pioneer of sustainability in manufacturing and an accredited assessor for the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ registered trademark and Certification Standard. His innovative approach earned Rohner Textiles 19 awards and impacted the textile industry globally. He shared the formula for the Cradle to Cradle processes with the entire textile industry. He helped Wolford to create a biodegradable polyester (PET) that is 100% toxic-free, which is safe for the environment and human health. Industry from the very beginning has treated natural resources as essentially infinite, and the world’s capacity to accommodate waste with the same regard. As the economy becomes global, we now understand this is not true – so the way we make products also should change. EPEA Switzerland has developed ‘Reference Model Cradle-to-Cradle Design Innovations’. Their reference model works for every product in every industry. It can be used to create products in a way that aims to close the loop on the cradle-to-grave economy – whether that’s by using safe chemicals and materials, or designing products so their resources can be used across multiple lifecycles without loss of quality. We at Fortunes Crown got into conversation with Albin Kaelin, Founder and CEO of the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) to learn more about his journey and how he is changing the landscape of doing a business. Please tell us about your educational/professional background. Would you like to mention some of the highlights from your journey? “I’m actually left-handed. When I got to school, I was forced to write on the right. Back then I asked why, but I didn’t get an answer. This experience has taught me not to accept anything whose sense I do not understand. I want to shape my life so that it makes sense for me and for the community. In doing it becomes visual how I take responsibility. I work professionally to enable innovations to develop new concepts of production that no longer produce waste, but become ‘nutrients’ for other products. By showing new ways to the old system, I find my track of interface, where I am neither saying yes nor no and I am confident to bear my responsibility.” “Innovation and Leadership are the only surviving strategies” “If you compare, you start to compromise” “This process never ends, if you never get this point, you never go to survive” 1981 to 2004 Albin Kälin was Managing Director of Rohner Textil AG in Switzerland. Since the 90s, under his leadership, the company won 19 international design awards. In 1993, he stimulated the development of the product line Climatex ® (www.climatex.com) and thus the first Cradle to Cradle ® products worldwide. Albin Kälin was awarded in 2001 UBS Key Trophy as the “Rhine Valley Entrepreneur of the Year.” Please brief us in detail about the current scenario of the business. How have the customer preferences changed over the years? “We all have been educated to think linear, all the systems we are living in are based on linear thinking. e.g accounting, GDP, recycling, landfill. There is no future, Cradle to Grave. We are losing resources, and their quality and most of them are even toxic. What we need is Cradle to Cradle. Enabling a positive perspective for future generations and the environment. Legislation is taking this up rapidly within the EU Member States with the “New Green Deal”, forcing companies to transform into circular businesses and products designed for a toxic-free environment. When was Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency established? Please tell us about the services/products your company is offering? EPEA Switzerland was founded in 2009 to support businesses to innovate and become safe and circular. It is a different way of thinking; this is why it is so challenging. We need many lighthouses who can prove the different way of thinking is a success. How can we reach the tipping point soon.” EPEA Switzerland GmbH supports companies in different areas of activities in the development and implementation of Cradle to Cradle ® design concepts. With an experienced, internationally oriented and interdisciplinary working management team, Cradle to Cradle ® projects are implemented in all industries worldwide. EPEA Switzerland is an accredited general assessor for the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Certification. www.c2ccertified.org What are the unique challenges your company is currently facing? How have they affected your company? Building a Network of Trust “To be honest this is a real challenge. Trying to transform linear systems into circular ones is demanding and challenging. Mindset, Management and Integrated Systems need to be transformed into a new way of thinking. This can only be created through innovation and strong and reliable partner networks. Over the years we were able to build a Network of Trust with hundreds of clients and thousands of suppliers on a global scale. Please mention some of your achievements. 2021 2022 What measures do you incorporate to ensure motivation and productivity within the workspace? How do you respond to criticism and disagreements? “For 25 years I experienced headwind and was considered a rebel. Now the time spirit touches the surface and you are recognized to be innovative. To receive tailwind is making it moving faster with less energy. Remain firm and never give up your principles.” Changing a mindset is challenging and causes many contradictions, discussions and often criticism and disagreements. As Albert Einstein mentioned: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” A lot of time needs to be invested until the point of understanding is reached that “it makes sense”. After that and not before everyone is motivated to support and start the innovation process. We do not look back to the existing products or systems, we design everything new. Creating new perspectives for companies in the future for coming generations and the environment. What measures do you undertake to ensure optimum customer satisfaction? How much impact does the customer feedback have on the company’s strategies? All our projects are based on innovation, a high-risk environment with many hurdles to
“Deconstruct, Destroy, Defend”- Judith Mitchell Shares Biotech Solutions At Next Science
Digital Version When it comes to tackling bodily viruses or parasites, it is quite a risky job. One little mistake and the previously efficient part can get damaged- temporarily or permanently. The Medical sector, after combined with some tricks of science and technology, has been developing to new heights. Various advanced and quite accurately working solutions to microorganisms or viruses of the likes of biofilm are being effectively cured. Biofilm formation is a process whereby microorganisms irreversibly attach to and grow on a surface and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate attachment and matrix formation, resulting in an alteration in the phenotype of the organisms with respect to growth rate and gene transcription. Solutions As Beginnings Established in 2012, Next Science is a medical technology company headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with a research and development center in Florida, USA. The Company’s primary focus is on developing and continuing commercialization of its proprietary XBIO Technology to reduce biofilm-based infections’ impact on human health. Sitting down with the Managing Director, Judith Mitchell, the company’s journey ever from when it was founded by Dr. Myntii, their experiences and experiments with biotech, was discussed. As someone based in the biotech industry, Dr. Myntii founded the company with the challenge of resolving the way biofilms cause implantable medical devices to fail by harboring infections. The mission is to offer the world a solution to biofilms, and the difference can be seen only recently. Biofilms-a natural phenomenon frequently causes 80% of human chronic infections. The aim is to impact that and make many chronic infection illnesses more manageable and eradicable. Next Science began with the infection of prosthetic joints and persistent wounds. Over 8 million Americans have chronic sores like leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers, although most individuals are unaware of this. These are crippling illnesses that, if the chronic infection is not treated, might result in amputation events, which increase mortality. As a result, this is a pathway that clearly calls for intervention. Healthcare With Technology- XBIO Technology Unaware of a solid solution, going ahead with matters as serious as biofilms can be risky. Nobody knew the solution to the issue, and like many good scientists, Dr. Myntii couldn’t sleep because of it. A crucial technological platform created by Dr. Myntti allows for the dispersal of biofilms and the creation of conditions that cause bacterial cell lysis and death. This technology can be used for a variety of purposes in our daily life, including food preparation, crop health, animal health, air conditioning, and water purification. The business has begun to concentrate on healthcare since NextScience thinks it will have the biggest immediate impact on people’s lives. In order to address the issue of bacterial biofilms, XBIO Technology uses a novel strategy. By eliminating the metal ions that keep the EPS together, the special, non-toxic technology targets and disassembles the biofilm’s structure. The bacteria inside the biofilm are exposed as a result, making them easier to kill. As a result of a surfactant and strong osmotic imbalance across the bacterial cell wall, microorganisms that are encased by the XBIO Technology are then eliminated. With a 100X reduction in the rate of recurrence, XBIO Technology’s broad spectrum efficacy aids in protecting against biofilm reformation. There is no known resistance to XBIO Technology due to its distinctive mechanism of action. Biotech And Society XBIO Technology is going to fix problems that have caused people to endure constant misery. It can significantly alter the course of the disease for infections in prosthetic joints and chronic wounds by eliminating biofilms. When those factors cannot be changed, the final result is frequent amputation and early death. That process can be stopped, ending the patient’s pain and allowing them to recover and return to their regular life. “Our technologies are used to prevent infections or help remove the biofilm and bacteria for those who are being treated for an infected prosthesis. Our early data is showing us we are providing significant changes in both preventing infections and improving the outcomes for those patients who have had an infected prosthesis that is re-operated on to remove the infection.” By 2050, it is predicted that bacterial illnesses will claim more lives than cancer. The XBIO Technology from 2 Next Science is altering this course and enhancing the lives of patients. Even their most at-risk patients can have better surgical outcomes because of XBIO’s revolutionary technology. Judith Mitchell is someone who has spent over 40 years in a community of biotech solutions, one gets humbled by seeing fellow humans suffer. And the joy of seeing them feel better and get healed through something you had a hand in. “I have always felt it was a privilege to serve the medical profession, as they served the community at large. When serving the community in this way, there is one simple question you can lead with – how can I help – and whether this leads down a pathway for more training for healthcare support staff, faster product delivery, or the development of a completely new product you are constantly being challenged on how to make improvements that ultimately benefit the patient and improve peoples lives.” Biotech Solutions In Multiple Sectors Modern techniques are used by biotechnologists in a variety of biotechnology fields. Working with biological organisms, biotechnologists do research, develop, and improve new technologies and products. These researchers try to address global issues by developing innovative medical treatments and sustainable energy sources. Sectors like Agriculture, Biofuels, Biomedicines, and Medical Technology, In order to maximize productivity, the BioTech sector is implementing trends like automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). As a result, consumer biotechnology and biotechnology products that are marketed to consumers rather than bio-pharmaceutical or healthcare companies have increased. While businesses are working on solutions ranging from food and materials to environmental monitoring, the industry is still mostly focused on healthcare. Working for biotechs in Med tech and novel companies like Next Science you get the chance to really make a difference in lives and a
10 Women to Listen this International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Every year on February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS) is observed to promote gender equality and provide women greater authority in all levels of STEM fields. This year’s emphasis is on how women and girls fit into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) scope. Promoting scientific topics, education, and career paths among women- particularly young girls is a crucial initiative that needs to be practiced by both parents and institutions. Some women who are a part of the field have taken it upon themselves to promote and encourage girls, and everyone, to take up science. Podcasts are an interactive platform for people to connect with intellectuals, business leaders, and more. Many science wizards run the best science podcasts on various platforms to help spread knowledge and information about the field to the general public. The top science podcasts on Spotify, apple, or several other platforms have a worldwide listener base and reach several girls. Instead of posters for an international day of women and girls in science, listening, supporting, and sharing these podcasts will have a greater impact. 1. This Podcast Will Kill You Hosts – Dr. Erin Welsh and Dr. Erin Allmann Updyke Platform- Spotify The podcast is run by disease ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke. “This Podcast Will Kill You” is a Bi-weekly podcast with episodes of about an hour. “The Erins”, as the hosts call themselves, started the podcast to make medical knowledge accessible to the general public. The podcast is filled with Welsh talking about diseases affecting the modern world, followed by Updyke explaining the biology of epidemiology and history. 2. Lady Scientist Podcast Host – Jocelynn Pearl Platform- Spotify The Lady Scientist Podcast serves as a forum for the general public to engage scientists in discourse. The podcast dismantles complex barriers between the general public and science. They cater to their audience with a striking tone of cheerfulness in a typically terrible world by analyzing complex academic journals, research papers, and reports. 3. Super Women In Science Hosts – Nicole George and Cordon Purcel Platform- SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts This is one of those podcasts that dig deep into finding out how things work. Consisting of interviews with women from the science community, the podcast is informative and inspirational. 4. Her STEM Story Host – Prasha S Dutra Platform- Spotify, Apple Podcasts If you want to hear and learn about strategizing scientific tools, and bits of advice from experts right from the industry, this one is for you. Though the podcast was put to an end earlier this month, the 138 episodes of epic knowledge are available for you to absorb. 5. The Survey Like A Girl Podcast Host – Kimberley Teale Platform- Spotify The podcast celebrates female archaeological geophysicists. Through its series, the podcast explores the lives of eight inspirational women who have carved out a carer in science and archaeology. 6. The Naked Scientists Hosts- Julia Ravey, Harrison Lewis Platform- Spotify This group of Cambridge scientists is interested in understanding how things function, so they ask every conceivable question – why is Blu-Tak sticky, how do magnetic fields operate, what is IVF — and attempt to uncover the answers in the most outrageous manner imaginable. 7. Every Little Thing Hosts – Flora Lichtman, Annette Heist, Phoebe Flanigan, Hadley Robinson, Stephanie Werner, and Carla Javier. Platform- Spotify For the ones who quite literally explode with curiosity, this podcast answers every one of those little questions. You can type in your questions and have them answered live on-air and quench that curiosity with some scientific knowledge H2O. 8. Tumble Science Podcast Hosts – Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla Platform- Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music Tumble is a science podcast for kids that the whole family may enjoy. With the assistance of scientists, we narrate tales about scientific breakthroughs! Join Lindsay and Marshall as they explore mysteries, pose questions, and explain the fundamentals of science. 9. Motherhood in ADHD Host – Patricia Sung Platform- Spotify This podcast is a bit different from the ones listed above. ADHD coach Patricia Sung helps mothers with ADHD rise above overwhelm and the nerves to build a life they love. She understands and advises mothers who go through while dealing with ADHD. The podcast gives several ADHD courses to grasp control over several issues that tag along an ADHD brain. 10. Science Drives Host – Alley Denzenhouse Kelner Platform- Spotify, Apple Podcasts The host of this podcast is a therapist and clinical director. Having experience with counseling psychology, and child/adolescent development, she explores the worlds of science with the support of her existing knowledge.
Beware Of Artificial Intelligence: Can These AI Models Replace Humans?
Less than two decades ago, the most advanced and modern version of artificial intelligence was a pager. Max it would do was help send short alerts to people connected to the system. Today we have advanced artificial intelligence systems for literally everything. A question troubling you? Google. Alexa. A song stuck in your head? Shazam. Want some food delivered? We have literal robots delivering food on their own. Smart AI surrounds us to perform the most basic to the most complex tasks for us. Now, this is no Sci-Fi movie. No, robots will not take over the world and make us robotized. (Or are they?) But is it a threat to us humans in other ways? The way modern machinery replaced laborers and other workers in mills and factories, can this AI software replace us in offices? What is artificial intelligence at the end? What is an AI model? A computer system that has limited knowledge and does what it is coded as. Right? No. The recent AI software development is both fascinating and terrifying. Fascinating that humans have progressed this far to make life-like non-living things that work for us. Terrifying that humans have gone so far, so what’s next? What will the AI world witness next? 1. AI-Generated Art/Image Multiple AI tools that work with images popped up recently. These AI image generators produce complex images with a mere click of a button, Work that a graphic designer or a painter will take hours to make. AI art generators became a popular trend where users would spend a few dollars and generate art in a state of shock. Stable Diffusion AI is a text-to-image model. This shocking marvel of artificial intelligence can generate an image of whatever you type in it. You can type “a purple girl holding a lightsaber in the middle of a book cupboard” and this Ai will have this image in front of you. Another one of these AI image generators is Lensa. This AI makes a user upload their selfies and charges a few dollars and delivers that selfie in various styles, eras, and modes. People on social media platforms like TikTok were sharing their faces as a Greek god, a Renaissance-era painting, or even someone from the future. After these AI art generators became popular, many artists and people pointed out that these bots and AI were stealing from artists. While those AI make beautiful images and versions, they also steal from artists. While casually hiding their signatures and other identification marks as pointed out by this user. 2. AI-Generated Songwriting And Music Some musicians use data to train machine learning models depending on their desired sound. Others input their musical preferences based on bands or digital sounds into a neural network. An algorithm system modeled after the neurological function of the human brain, which subsequently composes melodies and rhythm patterns. The way musicians employ AI-based music production will probably continue to change as it grows more sophisticated and pervasive. Who can predict the unexpected rhythms and sounds that will emerge? Independent artists can quickly produce royalty-free music using apps like Mubert, Ecrett Music, and Songen. These services make use of AI-assisted engines to generate song ideas that users can then edit and complete. Additionally, they assist in preventing the unauthorized use of copyrighted works, which AI has proven to be quite helpful in identifying. 3. AI-Generated Voices This AI is on the same lines as text-to-speech but with a twist. Microsoft’s VALL-E. There are many AI similar to VALL-E that use something called a “neural codec language model.” It listens to a person’s voice, breaks it down into discrete parts (referred to as “tokens”) using EnCodec, and then compares those tokens to training data to determine how that voice would sound if it said additional sentences than the three-second sample. Using this, you can make this AI mimic the sounds of anyone from celebrities to normal people. Great for pranks, but also can be a huge welcome sign for scammers and hackers. Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will displace some human occupations, but they will also generate new ones. Since 2000, 1.7 million manufacturing jobs have been gradually eliminated thanks to robots and automation systems. On the other hand, it is anticipated that by 2025, AI will generate 97 million new jobs. Some jobs will continue to be replaced by AI. Workers should anticipate hiring disruptions as a result of AI in a variety of areas. Including healthcare, agriculture, and industrial sectors. But it is anticipated that AI will increase the need for professionals, particularly in the fields of robotics and software engineering.
The “Sinking” Himalayan Village In India: What is Happening?
Joshimath, an Indian Himalayan town that has been gradually sinking into the ground, has had hundreds of residents evacuated. The BBC’s Vineet Khare spoke to specialists to determine whether the village might be spared as people waited in limbo. Joshimath is located in the state of Uttarakhand, and its chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, stated that the subsidence has affected almost 25% of the town’s territory. Over 2.5 square kilometers, Joshimath, which has a 25,000 population, contains over 4,500 buildings (0.96 sq miles). Authorities have been tearing down the unsafe structures out of more than 800 buildings that have developed cracks. Joshimath, which is situated in an area subject to earthquakes, was built on the remnants of a landslide brought on by an earthquake. Landslides are a frequent occurrence, weakening the soil. Geoscientist and adjunct professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, CP Rajendran, cautions that the subsidence won’t stop until a new lower level is reached. Why is The Village “Sinking”? According to experts, several things, including years of uncontrolled construction, hydropower projects, and the absence of an adequate drainage system, is to blame for the current situation. Heavy development in Joshimath was subject to restrictions even in 1976, according to a government report, which recommended that it only be permitted after testing the “load-bearing capacity of the land.” Additionally, the research recommended establishing suitable sewage and drainage systems as well as concrete cement blocks to prevent erosion.“The company is responsible for the damage to the historic, cultural town of Joshimath, and it should compensate residents,” says Atul Sati, the convenor of a group that has been holding protests to save the town.
The Dark Side of Open Ai’s ChatGPT, A Threats Against Intelligence
Technology- a boon or a curse? There have been countless debates on this topic. Although the greatest of minds don’t seem to have landed on a definite conclusion. New technological developments keep on coming to support or question the argument. On the wide display of technological marvels, we have a new entry – OpenAi’s ChatGPT. What is ChatGPT? Based on GPT-3.5, OpenAI created the large language model chatbot called ChatGPT. It is capable of engaging in regular conversations and responding in a way that occasionally seems surprisingly human. The artificial intelligence system was launched on November 30, 2022, as a prototype. Large language models carry out the task of predicting the following word in a string of words is carried out by large language models. How To Use ChatGPT? You can access ChatGPT through a web page, so there’s no need to download an app to keep utilizing the service. Users can log in ChatGPT and start their journey. The apps with similar names are bogus because OpenAI hasn’t yet released an official app. As a result, for the time being, one should hold off on installing any apps that contain the same. Users can ask questions or provide instructions on the interface, which resembles a conversation thread, and the AI chatbot will respond. Artificial intelligence in ChatGPT allows users to ask questions- scientific, political, academic, or completely random. While the Ai uses its impressive database to give calculated and factual answers, users might just use it to pass their time and cure boredom. Asking ridiculous to silly questions the way Siri or Amazon have reported. The bot will apply its artificial intelligence will answer the user with some amount of wit on top. The way there are two sides to each coin, ChatGPT while being a potentially useful bot for trivia questions and fact checks. Or might even just be a place for joking. However, the bot can also be used for plagiarism. Once users have completed their log in ChatGPT they are free to ask everything they can think of. This is resulting in students cheating from ChatGPT. Students Cheating ChatGPT A college professor in South Carolina is raising concerns after discovering a student writing an essay for his philosophy class using ChatGPT. The professor had given a 500-word essay to his students. While going through the submissions, one particular submission felt off to him. He described the language and style of writing of the bot as being “recognizable” and “writes like a very smart 12th-grader.” “There’s particular odd wording used that was not wrong, just peculiar … if you were teaching somebody how to write an essay, this is how you tell them to write it before they figure out their style.” ChatGPT Creating Malwares A technical article claims that ChatGPT may easily produce malware. With relatively little work or cost from the adversary, the malware may “easily evade security technologies and make mitigation difficult.” “By utilizing ChatGPT’s ability to generate various persistence techniques, Anti-VM modules and other malicious payloads, the possibilities of malware development are vast,” said the researchers. Stealing From Content Writers There have been countless reports of users asking the chatbot to write *insert question* and the bot readily writes an entire script/write-up. This is threatening to those who wish to make a career in the writing industry. The way modern machinery took away jobs from mill workers and other labor, bots like these can take away jobs from writers. Here are a few examples- This user asked the bot to write them a product description for an Etsy product. The bot gave quite impressive description with just one click. Another user asked this bot to write an entire James Bond film with 3 acts. And yes. You guessed it right! ChatGPT gave a separate three-act script outline. Like garlic bread and cheese dip or Batman and Robin, ethical concerns with artificial intelligence go hand in hand. It is up to the users- what they make of this impressive and helpful invention. ChatGPT’s potential could be completely wasted and misused by some. While it has a bright future ahead as an aid for many. It can help as a doubt solver, tutor, or anything that can soothe the risen curiosity in someone. But if users want to use it in a way even the bot’s creators wouldn’t have imagined, then who is to blame?
International Day of Education: 8 Historical Education Moments
Education shapes life. Education can make or break futures. We have heard countless quotes about the importance of education along the way. Education gives people a chance to not just form but preach their opinions. In a world like ours, everyone needs to have a valid opinion base. And education provides that to people by educating them about all sides so they to make the right decision. Everyone deserves education. And yet some parts around the world, unfortunately, don’t have access to it. For awareness about such areas and means to reach them, UNESCO has proclaimed 24th January as the International Day of Education. Countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and ending the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth, and adults behind without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for everyone. 771 million individuals worldwide are illiterate, while 244 million children and teenagers are not in school. It is unacceptable that their right to an education is being infringed upon. The moment has come to reform schooling. International Day of Education 2023 The theme for the fifth International Day of Education, which will be observed on January 24, 2023, is “to invest in people, emphasize education.” “Education must be prioritized to accelerate progress towards all the Sustainable Development Goals against the backdrop of a global recession, growing inequalities, and the climate crisis.” –UNESCO on International Day of Education Throughout history, ever since the formation of modern civilizations, education has been a vital part of it. Education history has milestones of its own. Education has always shaped individuals and movements. It made people look at existing surroundings and events from a different point of view and pushed solutions- new and better. Looking back at history, if it wasn’t for some special moments on the education history timeline, the world won’t be the way we see it today. In the 19th century, a Common school was a public school in the United States. Common schools were established in New England as community-funded educational resources for all local youngsters. A strong supporter of the common school and public education, Horace Mann (1796–1859) started a rebirth of the common school system whose ramifications were felt throughout America in the 19th century. Takshashila, also known as Taxila, was a renowned center of learning that taught Buddhism and was also a place of worship in the past. It was renowned for its higher education, which included instruction in 18 silpas, law, medicine, sociology, astronomy, and ancient scriptures. Despite their long and grueling travel, students from Kashi, Kosala, and Magadha, as well as other nations, came to the university. UNESCO designated Takshashila, an ancient Indian city presently located in northwest Pakistan, as a world heritage site and archeological site in 1980. Takshashila was a well-known center of learning. The four guiding concepts of Tagore’s educational philosophy are naturalism, humanism, internationalism, and idealism. These very same ideas are the foundation of both Visva Bharathi and Shantiniketan. He also said that an educational institution should not be “a dead cage in which living minds are fed with food that’s artificially prepared. Handwork and arts are the spontaneous overflow of our deeper nature and spiritual significance”. Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon served as the impetus for the Measurement Movement. This movement entails calculating each person’s brain’s level of intellect. The measurement movement developed what is now known as the IQ test. A student’s IQ can help decide whether they are ahead of their age group or whether they need to be enrolled in a unique program for extra assistance. This word was coined in 1912, when Charles McCarthy, a major champion of extension education, wrote a book entitled precisely “The Wisconsin Idea.” The “Wisconsin Idea” is more concrete than just an idea. It is a method, a philosophy in action, a guiding vision, a break with the past’s epistemology, and an attitude of unity all at once. By the end of World War II, the country had come to appreciate the value and significance of a solid education. The goal of education at the primary and secondary levels at the period was to prepare pupils for life after high school by offering a curriculum that was centered on the development of “life skills.” The goal was to create people who “thought, communicated effectively, and were adept at making intelligent decisions and differentiating among values.” Everett Lindquist originally made the ACT (American College Testing) available in 1959. In addition to an optional writing portion, the ACT had four primary sections with multiple-choice questions to assess English, arithmetic, reading, and science. Children with disabilities are entitled to a free, suitable public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The kids in the program are given particular services and teaching thanks to this law. Thinking “what can I do as a mere citizen” is not the mindset to have. As educated and independent citizens, we have that power in our hands to impact lives. If at least one life gets access to education, we are successful as fellow humans.