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Should Vaping Among Teens Be Banned? And the Promise of Precision Medicine

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate whether the FDA should crack down on teen vaping. They then discuss whether the promise of precision medicine is real or hype.

The Little Things That Affect Our Work Relationships

Something as simple as an unreturned email can make a big difference.

5 Signs That Your Family Business Might Have an Ethics Problem

Research shows that family businesses are more susceptible to crossing the line.

Understanding the Space Economy

Sinéad O’Sullivan, entrepreneurship fellow at Harvard Business School, discusses how space is much more important to modern business than most people realize. It plays a role in making food, pricing insurance, and steering self-driving cars. While moonshot projects from SpaceX to Blue Origin drive headlines, the Earth-facing space economy is booming thanks to plummeting costs of entry. As tech companies large and small compete to launch thousands of satellites, O’Sullivan says we are actually running out of space in space.

When Life Gets Busy, Focus on a Few Key Habits

What are the things that keep you healthy and grounded?

The Health Care Benefits of Combining Wearables and AI

The former can collect data, the latter can sift through it.

How Leaders Around the World Build Trust Across Cultures

Interviews with executives reveal three common themes.

There’s More to Gender Than “Man” and “Woman”

Thinking of gender as man/woman and masculine/feminine leaves out a lot of people. We talk about the problems the gender binary causes at work and get advice on how to support transgender and nonbinary colleagues. Guest: Lily Zheng. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network.

Ranking Countries and Industries by Tech, Data, and Business Skills

The U.S. isn’t as high as you might think.

How Working Parents Can Make Family Meals Happen

Consider family breakfast.