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‘Adaptable Minds’ Key to Improve Life

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President Vaccarino

In the film The Martian, Matt Damon’s astronaut character improvises to survive, including adapting his botany smarts to grow food on the red planet while awaiting rescue. The movie is about the adaptability of the human spirit – a favourite theme of mine. We often fear the unknown, and still we are driven to explore,

Posted in President's MessageTagged human mind, machines, northern life, the martian

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