Would you like coffee or tea? Before you decide, I recommend you read on. This is Your Mind on Plants is another Michael Pollan book that makes for a compelling read. As promised by the title, this book takes a deep dive into three plant-derived molecules and their impacts on people: opium, caffeine, and mescaline.

In what ways can we draw lessons from technology to address humanity’s grand challenges? After a visit to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, I ponder on the insights we can learn from the past to help us shape a better future.

Looking for your next delicious read? I recommend you pick up a copy of The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats, by Daniel Stone. This book focuses on David Fairchild and his fellow “food explorers” who laid the foundation for modern agriculture. For page after page, I was truly astonished at their adventures

Want to increase your motivation, learning, and creativity? Then I recommend you pick up the book The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler. The book is a great place to start a deep dive into the neuroscience behind the best athletes, artists, and innovators.

With generative AI on the rise, what does the future hold for healthcare? In this blog, I share two personal experiences as well as key insights on the opportunities and challenges of this technology in shaping a better healthcare system.

Are we prepared, as individuals, organizations, and societies, for radically longer and healthier lives? At the Festival de las Ideas in Mexico, I asked students, teachers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and other professionals to think deeply about this question. One year later, I revisit this question and share my thoughts on how we can all build a healthier future, together.

AI, climate change, hybrid work, longer lifespans… what challenges and opportunities can we spot today for the future of work?

Rogue Waves by Jonathan Brill is a fantastic introduction about how to think about the uncertainty of the future and how to future-proof your business against these threats. The minute I finished reading it, I wanted to pick it up and read it all over again! Take a look at this book recommendation and I hope you get the chance to get a copy.

In the face of uncertainties, how can we ensure that everyone in the world has access to enough affordable, sustainable, nutritious food? That question was the focus of the recent N7 Conference on Agriculture, Water, and Food Security. Read more to find out key insights on food security, the future of food, and how we can build a better future, together.

What should we really be learning about—and from—disruption? That’s the question that drives author Pascal Finette in his latest book, Disrupt Disruption. Whether or not you’ve ever had the chance to hear Pascal speak, I highly recommend this book. You’ll get plenty of food for thought about business, leadership, and—of course—the future. Happy reading!

What healthy habits are you creating today? Better sleep hygiene can make a profound difference across the board, from your mood to your ability to learn—likely even to your longevity! If you’re working towards improving the quality of your sleep (and increasing your healthspan and lifespan), I recommend picking up a copy of the book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Dr. Matthew Walker. I learned a lot … and I’m a biologist!

Thanks to exponential technologies, biology is technology. How does India stand to benefit from this transformation? This was the question of focus during Dr. Tiffany Vora’s keynote at the NASSCOM Leadership & Technology Forum in Mumbai, India. Read this blog to find out how and why including biotech into the equation can help build a better future for all.

Ready to explore the future of food? In the lead up to a speaking engagement at EY’s Disruptive Tech University, Dr. Tiffany Vora was delighted to learn that two “future of food” products were showcased: Chirps' cricket flour and Zero Acre Farms' cultured oil. We know that when it comes to the future of food, the penultimate question is always the same: how does it taste? Read this blog to find out!

What insights can we glean through the lens of evolution as we move towards a future affected by climate change? Author and scientist Rob Dunn paints vivid pictures of challenges for which we are unprepared. And yet, there is hope. Through Dunn's work, we learn how important it is to know our place in nature and that we are part of an interdependent ecosystem.

How can you and your team thrive as you move deeper into the future? Dr. Tiffany Vora shares how harnessing a bio-inspired mindset can help you build for a resilient, positive future.

Space tour guide, algorithm bias auditor, and genomic portfolio manager… what are the jobs of the future? Dr. Tiffany Vora reflects about the future of work together with Gen Z participants in a workshop in Mumbai.

Dr. Tiffany Vora hosts a conversation with the healthcare workers at the Sancheti Hospital during her visit to Pune, India and asks them about their highest hopes for the future of health. By harnessing exponential technology like AI, robotics, virtual reality, and more, we can dream of a future where the human touch is brought back to the center of healthcare.

Looking for a book that will expand your knowledge on the world of science? Headstrong by Rachel Swaby is a collection of 52 short and punchy chapters about women who transformed medicine, biology, physics, math, and technology. I was inspired, over and over, by how many of these women paid forward their hard work to support later generations of women in STEMM.

Nature has had billions of years to innovate on Earth. What can business leaders learn from life's past to improve health, medicine, agriculture, energy, and more? By understanding how interconnected all things are, leaders can be better equipped in building their business -and the future.

As a scientist, I greatly enjoyed Pollan’s explorations of the neurobiology and evolutionary history of psychedelics in his 2018 book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. Check out this blog to find out why I found this to be a compelling read.