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Jan 2019
48m 6s

The Science of Making Meetings Not Suck ...

Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
About this episode
As I write and post this, much of the U.S. and other parts of the world have been hit by extreme cold in the last several days. So I begin today’s episode with a look at the science of how to stay warm when you are out in the cold. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6620391/How-brace-cold-Science-backed-ways-stay-warm.html “Boy I wish we had more mee ... Show More
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