Even in difficult times, leaders should inspire hope

In a talk given I enjoyed at the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in early July, Akira Yoshino said that he feels he has a duty as a Nobel prize winner to inspire hope in future generations of scientists. To do so, every year he makes a video to highlight the potential of lithium ion batteries (his work on which led him to share the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry) and to show young researchers that their work can help to reduce the extent of climate change.