2023 Continues To Amaze Us
Kulwinder Pal Singh
| Human First | Idea Provoker | Legacy Builder | Aspirational Leader|
2023 has amazed us with incredible achievements that show how far we have come as a human race. We have reached new heights in space exploration, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and more. In ASPIRATIONS we shared some of the most amazing things that happened in 2023, and how they have made our world and our future better.
ASPIRATIONS is an idea for 18 to 30 years olds to gather, meet and share value in terms of knowledge, skills and life experiences of their adult years. Here you can expand your circle outside of your personal and professional life for self-growth and personal development through a group setting.
It is great opportunity for young adults to explore their passions, fight loneliness, discuss new affairs, and make genuine connections.
Feel free to join: https://www.meetup.com/aspirations/
Youtube videos for ASPIRATIONS 11th Power Session were:
NASA has released a new video that highlights the agency's current and future missions.
The video features clips of recent NASA achievements, such as the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars, the launch of the spacecraft Psyche to a metal asteroid in deep space. It also showcases NASA's efforts to make air travel more fuel-efficient and highlights the scientific research being conducted on the International Space Station. The Artemis II crew, who will be the first humans to fly to the Moon since the Apollo missions were also introduced this year.
NASA's space program demonstrate the power to bring people together and push the boundaries of what is possible.
This episode is a flashback to the events of the year 2023. The top 10 events of the year include a devastating earthquake in West Asia, Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" became the only tour to ever gross $1 billion, India overtook China as the most populous country in the world.
Barbie and Oppenheimer were two very different movies that both achieved huge marketing success, with Barbie making $1.38 billion at the box office and Oppenheimer making around $926 million.
The year had its highs and lows, including an extremely tragic event of War between Hamas and Israel.
The US government is reshaping the global economy in ways that will have lasting effects. The global economy is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected, with new threats, risks, and a new rivalry between China and United States of America.
The new global economy is characterized by tariffs, with the US and China imposing tariffs on each other, and calls for the production of semiconductors to be moved to the US. The global economy is a relatively new phenomenon, with global trade being one of the most significant achievements of our species. However, the global system is being cut and weaponized due to new threats, risks, and values.
The economy that we all take for granted is changing, and it's important that we understand it.
Nvidia, a California-based chip giant, has seen a 220% increase in its share price, securing its position as the highest-performing stock in the S&P 500 for 2023. It powers Netflix, Adobe, Airbnb, NASA, and even Kellogg's cloud services. Nvidia helps power AI systems like ChatGPT and partners with Google and Amazon.
Nvidia's remarkable turnaround started in the 1990s when a trio of engineers came up with the idea of applying parallel processing GPUs in home computers. GPUs divide complex tasks into smaller ones and carry them out at the same time, making rendering 3D graphics far more efficient.
Today, Nvidia is worth over $1 trillion, and while there are questions about whether a company with a $1.2 trillion market cap is part of a bubble, there is no doubt about the influence Nvidia has had on the wider industry.
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Dr. Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, discussed the recent approval of a CRISPR gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease.
She expressed amazement at the speed of development and approved treatment, which took only 11 years from discovery to approval. The treatment offers hope to patients with sickle cell disease, who can now receive a one-time therapy that removes symptoms for the rest of their lives. Looking to the future, she sees CRISPR as a versatile tool for treating various genetic disorders, and even for one day developing preventive treatments by modifying genes.
She also highlighted the need for continued work at the intersection of academia and biotechnology to bring down costs and partner effectively with regulators and patient advocacy groups.
In this TED Talk, a former Catholic priest and current management consultant shares his journey of self-reflection and how it has helped him navigate through his various careers.
He emphasizes that reflection is not just about looking at one's deepest, darkest secrets, but rather it is a practice of examining events and experiences in a critical and non-judgmental way. He shares how reflection can help improve performance, make better decisions, and build better relationships in both personal and professional settings. He suggests that reflection can be done through various formats, such as purposeful thinking, written journal entries, audio notes, pitches, or discussions with a mentor or friend.
The speaker concludes that when practiced as a habit, reflection provides even more meaningful insights as it reveals patterns that stand-alone events do not provide.
In 2023, cryptocurrencies have become more mainstream and widely adopted, as well as more diverse and innovative.
Following are the prices(in CAD) of the top 10 cryptocurrencies in Wealthsimple app based on market capitalization as of December 24th, 2023:
The percentage increase/decrease mentioned above is compared with the prices on November 19th, 2023 mentioned in ASPIRATIONS 6th Power Session LinkedIn Article: Cryptocurrencies and The Future.
Here are some of the observations made:
Next Sunday, on December 31st, 2023, ASPIRATIONS 12th Power Session will be held at Calgary Public Library - Central Library - Meeting Room: 2-05A; 12PM to 3PM.
Click on the link and register as members("ASPIRANT") to attend ASPIRATIONS 12th Power Session: https://www.meetup.com/aspirations/ .
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For those who are celebrating, Merry Christmas!