Diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at the age of 14, Jonathan Chase is an advocate, speaker, and mentor to young adults on the Autism Spectrum. “At its core, autism means someone whose brain is wired differently. We think differently and make different connections. Some of those connections are harder to understand because you can’t see the…
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Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality
What makes you, you?
Read MoreCongratulations. You are all human!
Have you ever wondered: Am I a human being? Ze Frank suggests a series of simple questions that will determine this.
Read MoreBeing a misfit
There’s a myth in most cultures about following your dreams. It’s called the hero’s journey. But I prefer a different myth, that’s slightly to the side of that or underneath it. It’s called the misfit’s myth. And it goes like this: even at the moment of your failure, right then, you are beautiful. You don’t…
Read MoreThe unexpected beauty of everyday sounds
When seeking melodic inspiration, look no further than dawn and dusk avian orchestras or to the natural lilt of emphatic language. We are the audience and we are the composers and we take from these pieces we are given. We make, we make, we make, we make, knowing that when it comes to nature or language or soundscape, there is no end to…
Read MoreStop Waiting for Life to Happen
What is the ultimate App you ever downloaded? Facebook, Twitter, Shazam? According to Peter Sage it is and has always been Love. Love is they key to unleash our potential and reach for true connections between one another.
Read MoreWhat makes a good life?
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. The good life is built with good relationships.
Read MoreThe power of introverts
Introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.
Read MoreThe mathematics of love
“… equations and symbols aren’t just a thing. They’re a voice that speaks out about the incredible richness of nature and the startling simplicity in the patterns that twist and turn and warp and evolve all around us, from how the world works to how we behave”
Read MoreWhat’s so sexy about math?
These stories show that mathematics is able to make us go out of our intuition measure the Earth which seems infinite, see atoms which are invisible or detect an imperceptible variation of shape. And if there is just one thing that you should take home from this talk, it is this: mathematics allows us to…
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