Giuseppe Raviola: Global Mental Health
Giuseppe ‘Bepi’ Raviola is a psychiatrist with Partners In Health, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, working to integrate mental health services into global health care efforts.
Roberto D’Angelo & Francesca Fedeli: In our Baby’s Illness, a Life Lesson
Roberto D’Angelo and Francesca Fedeli thought their baby boy Mario was healthy until at 10 days old, they discovered he’d had a perinatal stroke. With Mario unable to control the left side of his body, they grappled with tough questions: Would he be “normal?” Could he live a full life? The poignant story of parents […]
Miranda Wang & Jeanny Yao: Breaking Down Plastics with Bacteria
Once it’s created, plastic (almost) never dies. While in 12th grade Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao went in search of a new bacteria to biodegrade plastic specifically by breaking down phthalates, a harmful plasticiser. They found an answer surprisingly close to home.
Tania Luna: How a Penny Made me Feel Like a Millionaire
As a young child, Tania Luna left her home in post-Chernobyl Ukraine to take asylum in the US. And one day, on the floor of the New York homeless shelter where she and her family lived, she found a penny. She has never again felt so rich. A meditation on the bittersweet joys of childhood […]
Matt Chan: What Great Storytellers Know
Matt Chan has been telling stories in television for nearly 40 years. He established himself as a leader in non-fiction television. Matt is the creator of the hit series ‘Hoarders’
