2017: Superpowers
In this time of accelerated history and unprecedented change, each of us possesses unique insights and talents – their true impact often not yet discovered.
Whether through incredible leaps in science or in simple grace amid great trials, all of us together will overcome today’s challenges to forge a surprising future. Perhaps unfamiliar, it will still be recognizable: fair, kind, human… even super-human.
Join us, as we discover SUPERPOWERS both known and waiting to be discovered, through stories of individual triumph and global interconnectedness; this future is one we will enthusiastically embrace.
Mindy Fullilove: How we start envisioning a future where all of us live as equals
Jackie Savitz: Transparency Can Save the Oceans
FK Day: The Power of Bicycles
Rachel Wurzman: Disconnected Brains: How isolation fuels opioid addiction
Paul Shapiro: What Will Future Generations Think of Our Treatment of Animals?
Randi Gloss: A #hashtag isn’t enough
Susan Shaw: Science, Lies, and Politics
Hasini Jayatilaka: How cancer cells communicate — and how we can slow them down
Travis Rieder: The agony of opioid withdrawal — and what doctors should tell patients about it
Andy Suzuki & The Method: Fight
Destiny Watford: How a student helped her community stop a polluting incinerator
Chris Ullman: What can we each do to heal our divided society?
Molly Joyce: Going beyond ability
Amanda Rivkin: Active Resistance: How we can defend against foreign interference
Jordan Randall Smith: “Catalyst” by Ben Goldberg – World Premiere
Erricka Bridgeford: We have the power to stop violence in our communities
Dale Beran: Where the alt-right came from
Leanne Pittsford: How Lesbians Are Solving Tech’s Diversity Problem
Monty Hoffman: How to innovate our cities by designing for community
Walter Woods: We must stay connected to our growing elder population
Hans Taparia: The Past, Present and Future of Food
Stephanie Hill: The Superpowers of STEM
Shawn Martinbrough: How one ‘Black Panther’ comic artist is changing perceptions
Topeka K. Sam: Prison is no place for women and girls
Lyn Slater: How I became an accidental fashion icon at 64
Bart Paulhamus: Our Future with Intelligent Systems (It’s Better than You Think)
David and Sarah Trustman: Making memory more memorable
Hakan Lidbo: We need to practice imagination just like athletes
Carla Dirlikov Canales: How singing can make the world a better place
Julien Xuereb: Music: A vehicle for imagination
Gulrez Shah Azhar: The world is heating up. Here’s what we can do to adapt
Bernard Olayo: Saving lives one breath at a time
