A Bit of Optimism

We all know a bit about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, but which President was drunk at his inauguration?  Who was the first gay president?  And what kind of parent would name their kid “Milla...

22 Helmi 202224min

Can we ensure that we will stay happy through every phase of our lives? Arthur Brooks discovered that there is a clear fork in the road that we will all face at some point. Some of us will struggle to...

15 Helmi 202230min

When people want to do good they often get stuck because they don’t know what they can do.  Mark Bustos figured out that to do good, all we need to do is what we are already good at, but to do it for ...

8 Helmi 202218min

Short packets of content. That’s the world we live in. We've condensed and compressed so much of what we consume that our entertainment and our news seem to have lost any nuance or complexity. And tha...

1 Helmi 202229min

Less than 5% of major crimes end in a conviction. For cold cases, that number drops to 1%.       Those numbers won’t stay low forever.   David Mittelman’s company, Othram Inc., is revolutionizing DNA ...

25 Tammi 202227min

Engraved on the Statue of Liberty it reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...” A beautiful sentiment, indeed. The reality is a little less poetic. When re...

18 Tammi 202228min

How would you react if you found out that your friends purposely planned a birthday party when you were out of town so you wouldn’t attend? And what if you found out from a video that went viral on Ti...

11 Tammi 202222min

Fear and anger seem to dominate the headlines. So, to start the New Year, I thought it would be a good idea to find out if there is anything we can do to get to a resolution. And William Ury is about ...

4 Tammi 202236min