At first glance, Lizzo, the singer, rapper and style icon, might not seem to have a lot in common with Katalin Karikó, the molecular biologist whose research on mRNA technology enabled rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Nor perhaps does Bela Bajaria, the Netflix executive whose global content strategy led to the streaming phenomenon Squid Game, seem naturally connected to scientist Tammy Hsu, who is making eco-friendly blue jeans, or engineer Amay Bandodkar, who is developing batteries powered by human sweat. Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur who's doing everything from pioneering reusable rockets that send well-heeled tourists into space to fostering AI enhancements to the brain, and Darnella Frazier, the young woman who ignited a worldwide social justice movement with her cellphone? Not what you'd call an intuitive pairing.
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