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We are thrilled to congratulate APB exclusive speaker Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders on receiving the Alma Dea Morani, M.D., Renaissance Woman Award from the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation. This distinguished honor recognizes a woman who has made a profound impact on medical history and charted a course toward a brighter future in science and health. Dr. Elders received the award during a recent visit to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she was celebrated by students, faculty, and colleagues for her trailblazing career and enduring influence. 

When APB exclusive speaker Taylor Coffman delivered her baby by C-section, she expected the usual risks. But what followed was beyond any parent’s worst fears. What doctors initially treated as childbirth complications unraveled into a life-threatening cascade: multiple organ failure, severe infections, toxic blood clots, and weeks spent near death in intensive care.  

Bestselling author, cancer survivor, podcast host and exclusive APB speaker Kelly Corrigan is calling on readers to reclaim a nearly lost art: paying attention. In a recent essay for Big Think titled “The Spiritual Practice of Paying Attention,” Corrigan explores how simple awareness—of people, moments, grief, and beauty—can ground us during life’s most profound highs and lows.

We’re excited to share that Stephen Witt has been awarded the 2025 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award for his masterful new book, The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip. The award—one of the most respected in global business publishing—celebrates writing that offers clear insight into the forces shaping business, technology, and society.

As we find ourselves in the season of thanks, we’re reminded that gratitude is more than a moment—it’s a way of seeing and honoring the world around us. In his acclaimed book, The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving, Larry Spotted Crow Mann invites readers to look more deeply at this time of year by honoring Indigenous history, acknowledging truth, and embracing the power of healing.

We’re excited to share that NASA systems engineer and TED speaker Nagin Cox is releasing a new book, Claudia’s Class Goes to Mars, co-authored with Dr. Rosaly Lopes, on November 28th. This imaginative story follows a group of students whose classroom trip turns into an unforgettable virtual adventure on Mars. Through their eyes, young readers discover that space exploration isn’t just for astronauts—it’s for scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and dreamers of all kinds. Inspired by the late planetary scientist Dr. Claudia Alexander, the book celebrates curiosity, inclusion, and the boundless possibilities of science.

Every November on Veterans Day, we pause to recognize and bring awareness to the great physical and mental sacrifices our military makes to ensure our freedom. APB is proud to work with these sought-after leaders below and we thank them for their bravery and patriotism.

Journalist and women’s rights advocate Masih Alinejad welcomed the sentencing of the Iranian-backed hit team sent to kill her on U.S. soil—a moment she calls proof that the country she once was taught to hate has become the place that saved her life. The plot, orchestrated by agents aligned with Tehran, never succeeded, but the court’s decision to hold the perpetrators accountable in New York reinforces the strength of American legal protections and the rule of law. In her new op-ed for The Free Press, Alinejad writes, “Today, a judge will sentence the hitman Iran sent to kill me on American soil. It’s proof that the country where I sought refuge protects the freedoms I love.”

Veteran physician-turned-journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal says America’s healthcare system is buckling under the weight of perverse incentives, mounting costs, and policy paralysis, and that millions could feel the pain during this fall’s open-enrollment season. Her assessment anchors the episode of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN podcast Chasing Life, titled “Why It Costs So Much to Get Sick.”  

As Beijing rolls out sweeping new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals—vital materials for computer chips, electric vehicles, and missile systems—one of the world’s leading thinkers on global power dynamics, APB speaker Henry Farrell, says the move marks a turning point in how nations weaponize economic interdependence.