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Entrepreneurs, Creatives Compete to Build 'Global Talents Platform' in Saudi Arabia

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Entrepreneurs, Creatives Compete to Build 'Global Talents Platform' in Saudi Arabia

Mawhiba logo.
Mawhiba logo.

Around 100 talented young men and women, and entrepreneurs from 30 countries will gather in Jeddah to compete for building a global platform for talents. Launching from Saudi Arabia, the platform aims to grow a global community of creatives, and establish a future trend that inspires dreamers around the world.

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), organizes the second edition of the Global Conference for Giftedness and Creativity 2022, on December 10.

It brings together the young and creative minds from around the world in a “Journey Toward the New Future.”

Mawhiba Secretary-General Amal Al-Hazzaa said that “the second edition of the conference aims to anticipate the future, profiting from the leading position of the Kingdom in human development and support of talented youth.”

The talented participants were selected from 30 countries around the world to work on forward-thinking solutions that address global challenges, improve people’s lives, inspire and empower the talented youth worldwide to shape a new future, and create a global platform to develop and manage expertise, talents.

The unique event brings together talented and creative youth from around the world to help build a platform that provides solutions for the challenges of sustainable development.

When built, this platform will serve as a pioneering model of collective thinking that empowers the young generation to build the new world.

Over 100 talented young men and women from around the world will partake in the conference. Some are still students, others have already got their degrees from the best 50 universities in the world. The talents will be overseen by experts specialized in creativity and technology, and will work in groups divided based on talents and specialties.

The conference hosts national and international inspiring speakers, CEOs, and pioneers from different sectors. It also features workshops, discussion panels, and talent shows that target policy and decision makers, entrepreneurs, and international experts.

The Global Conference for Giftedness and Creativity 2022 includes an “idea-thon,” aimed at developing a global platform that empowers talents from around the world to find solutions for the different challenges that face the communities of the future.

The to-be-developed platform aims to attract and develop talents, and produce sustainable innovative solutions to the future global challenges.

The Global Conference for Giftedness and Creativity, organized by Mawiba, was held for the first time in 2020 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit hosted by Riyadh at the time. Back then, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques directed to hold the conference every two years to help create future horizons, emphasize the potentials of the talented youth in the face of global challenges, create efficient solutions, and expand the scope of the global cooperation through active partnerships to grow a human capital capable of facing the developments and challenges.

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Scientists Exploring How to Beat Heat for Better Sleep

(FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)
(FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)
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Scientists Exploring How to Beat Heat for Better Sleep

(FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)
(FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

Cool showers and less coffee or alcohol: sleep quality is being harmed by hotter temperatures caused by climate change, and scientists say we need to learn how to adapt.

The human brain is very sensitive to heat, with higher temperatures raising the body's central thermostat and activating stress systems.

Scientists are increasingly exploring mechanisms that can help the body adapt to rising temperatures affecting our sleep and leading to health complications.

"Rising temperatures induced by climate change and urbanization pose a planetary threat to human sleep, and therefore health, performance, and wellbeing," according to a 2024 review of scientific literature published in the journal Sleep Medicine.

Humans lost an average of 44 hours of sleep a year during the first two decades of the 21st century compared to earlier periods, according to a 2022 study published in the journal One Earth, which linked the data to rising temperatures.

The intensification of global warming could lead to an annual loss of 50 to 58 hours of sleep per person by 2099, according to research led by Kelton Minor, from the University of Copenhagen, based on data gathered from more than 47,000 individuals in 68 countries.

"Interventional studies and field experiments are now urgently needed to foster adaptation and safeguard the essential restorative role of sleep in a hotter world," Minor and other authors of the paper said.

Neurons regulating temperature and sleep in the brain are highly interconnected, and lowering the body's internal thermostat is key to improving sleep quality.

Adapting to heat comes at a cost to the body, according to Fabien Sauvet, a researcher at Paris Cite University.

"We sweat more and faster, for example, but it requires additional hydration. And it has limits, so during heatwaves, the most important thing is to adapt our behavior," such as activities, schedules and clothing, Sauvet said.

But humans could "tolerate higher temperatures than commonly thought", he added, pointing to several studies showing that good sleep quality can be achieved with a room temperature of up to 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 degrees Fahrenheit).

Challenging "the false belief that the bedroom must be at 18-20C", he said that sleeping in light clothing such as a t-shirt and shorts, and with a simple sheet as well as good ventilation, could help dealing with a few more degrees.

"If we always sleep with air conditioning, we will never acclimatize," he said.

Armelle Rancillac, a neuroscientist at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, said anything beyond 28C "becomes much more complicated".

An excessive lack of sleep is known to disrupt the body's recovery.

In the short term, this can lead to drowsiness, fatigue and a higher risk of accidents at the workplace or on the road.

In the long run, it can create a harmful sleep "debt", impacting our metabolism and increasing the risk of weight gain, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and even neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Rancillac said.

A sleep deficit can also reduce stress resistance and have a negative impact on mental health.

To sleep better in a hotter environment, Rancillac stressed that there is a need to "eliminate or at least pay attention to sleep enemies".

Before bedtime, it is recommended to take a cool shower -- but not an icy one -- reduce stimulants like coffee, and limit alcohol, which facilitates falling asleep but slightly raises the internal body temperature.

Avoid hot tubs after a workout, opting instead for outdoor temperatures or a cold bath, said Sauvet.

Napping during the hottest hours of the day have also been proven to mitigate the impacts of a sleep deficit.

Short naps -- "30 to 40 minutes, and before 2:00 pm" -- are ideal, so as not to interfere with a good night's sleep, according to the researcher.