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You may have seen the stunning new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope last week. Space is an endlessly fascinating topic, and there is a lot of excitement and activity surrounding it, especially in recent years. While satellites have helped make important advancements in space exploration and in our everyday lives, did you know that they are also giving way to more space junk—objects, paint flecks, or pieces of inactive satellites and rockets that remain in space? The latest edition of McKinsey for Kids delves deeper into the future of space, explains ways to help safely deal with its junk, and offers fun factoids, interactive components, and cool graphics. Whether you’re a space aficionado or have a passing curiosity about space, there is something for everyone.

— Joyce Yoo, digital editor, New York

McKinsey for Kids: Space Junk—it’s out of this world

Rockets, satellites, moonwalks and more: let’s explore space in this seventh edition of McKinsey for Kids. Find your flight suit and buckle up for a closer look at the future of space and how people are trying to deal with the stratospheric equivalent of your family’s junk drawer.

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Quote of the Day

“We’re not in elderhood, we’re in furtherhood. We keep going further, and we have more to look forward to. This can be the happiest time of life and one of the most productive times of life, rather than an ending stage that goes on for a long period.”

—Susan Wilner Golden, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on marketing to members of the 60-plus crowd in a recent Author Talks interview

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Science and technology are driving breakthroughs at each stage of the biomedical R&D value chain. Enhancing feedback loops among them could unleash a self-learning model that would benefit patients.

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The Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?

People keep quitting at record levels, yet companies are still trying to attract and retain them the same old ways. New research identifies five types of workers that employers can reach to fill jobs.

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