Megan Olivia Hall, Science Teacher (2013 Minnesota Teacher of the Year) Megan Olivia Hall teaches science and service at Open World Learning Community, an intentionally small Expeditionary Learning school in Saint Paul Public Schools. She founded Open’s first Advanced Placement program, recruiting students from all walks of life to college…

Martyn begins by introducing teenagers many of whom were once sweet children, and will one day become loving adults, but who between-times morph into lazy, unlikeable adolescents. He questions whether this is all Nurture, all Nature, or a combination of both, but that science can now show us that Nature…

Why is it so hard to find that life of meaning, and connection, and happiness we long for? Why can’t we just live in our “happy place” all the time? According to psychologist Katarina Blom, the brain is not always on your side when it comes to well-being. Survival, absolutely.…

강연자의 강연 소개 : 내 인생의 주사위는 누가 던지는 것일까요? 내가 지금의 모습으로 사는 이유는 나의 팔자일까요? 부모나 친구 영향일까요? 아니면 그저 우연일까요? 물론 모두 조금씩 관련은 있겠지만, 어쩌면 가장 중요한 이유는 나의 기질과 성격 때문일 수 있습니다. 50억 인간 중 나와 똑 같이 생긴 사람이 없듯이, 마음의 생김새도 서로…

In this calm and factual talk, geneticist Wendy Chung shares what we know about autism spectrum disorder — for example, that autism has multiple, perhaps interlocking, causes. Looking beyond the worry and concern that can surround a diagnosis, Chung and her team look at what we’ve learned through studies, treatments…