My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee | Sara Jones
A mysterious tattoo on her forearm was all that linked Sara Jones, who was adopted as a child by white parents, to her South Korean origins. Searching for her birth family taught her that transracial ...
30 Touko 202013min
Let's make the world wild again | Kristine Tompkins
Earth, humanity and nature are inextricably interconnected. To restore us all back to health, we need to "rewild" the world, says environmental activist Kristine Tompkins. Tracing her life from Patago...
29 Touko 202016min
Autofocusing reading glasses of the future | Nitish Padmanaban
As you age, you gradually lose the ability to refocus your eyes -- a phenomenon as old as humanity itself -- leading to a reliance on bifocals, contacts and procedures like LASIK surgery. Electrical e...
28 Touko 20207min
The secret weapon against pandemics | Georges C. Benjamin
The coronavirus pandemic won't be the last crisis to test public health systems worldwide, says physician and health policy leader Georges C. Benjamin. He details what's needed to lead us out of the p...
27 Touko 202021min
A COVID-19 “exit” strategy to end lockdown and reopen the economy | Uri Alon
How can we return to work without spurring a second surge of coronavirus infection? Biologist Uri Alon shares a thought-provoking strategy: four days at work followed by 10 days of lockdown, a cycle t...
26 Touko 202012min
10 ways to have a better conversation | Celeste Headlee
When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for dec...
25 Touko 202012min
Actionable solutions to support the mental health of US veterans | Charles P. Smith
Veterans in the United States take their own lives at an alarming rate. Suggesting new ways to prioritize mental health in the military, veterans advocate Charles P. Smith offers a data-driven plan to...
22 Touko 20209min
The Real Reason You Procrastinate
You procrastinate because you're lazy, right? Wrong. The truth is more complex—and far more interesting. Learn how to stop putting off important tasks ... with a little help from master procrastinator...
21 Touko 202036min
