Brief Report and Action Items Executive Summary On Thursday, 12 October 2017, Drs. George Church, Ting Wu, and Ronnie Stangler hosted an intimate meeting and working dinner at the Greenwich Hotel in NYC with a carefully selected group of investors, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, family office advisors, medical consultants, and public intellectuals. the purpose of this meeting: [...]
Originally from Sydney, Australia, Simon moved to the United States in 2011 to complete his communication and law degrees through a cultural exchange program at Pace University in New York City. Simon works closely with Dr. Stangler and shares her passion for helping families navigate bespoke application of new genomic technologies with special interest in [...]
On February the 8th 2017, Gautam Shah, founder of Internet of Elephants spoke at TED Nairobi about how to insert wildlife into people's everyday lives in the most fun, passionate, and meaningful manner. The video will be made available by TED this summer. In the meantime, here is the transcript of the talk. "I’m going [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZemdv91lmY Photographer Builds A 'Photo Ark' For 6,500 Animal Species And Counting Summary of Interview of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore by Terri Gross on NPR Radio February 27, 2017 all photographs by Joel Sartore/National Geographic National Geographic contributing photographer Joel Sartore is 11 years into a 25-year endeavor to document [...]
Meeting today’s growing conservation challenges requires that we find new ways of thinking about and practicing conservation, rooted in solving social problems through scalable methods and prototypes that deliver results. Conserving the diversity of life and vitality of the world’s ecosystems is among humanity’s greatest challenges. Despite growing recognition of the importance of biodiversity, ecosystems, [...]
Dawn is just breaking when Kamunu Saitoti sets out across the Amboseli bush in search of lions. At first glance, he appears much like any other Maasai warrior: Lean and tall, his dark red shuka is wrapped around his torso and waist concealing his only weapon, a long knife with a simple wooden handle. Brightly [...]
We are all self-critical - but for teens, self-consciousness is hardwired. Here's how to become aware of the emotions we all court on social media and how to assist young people to best navigate this tricky an often seductive world. How many times a day do you check into your social feeds? How many times [...]
The following is a transcript of a TED talk by Robert Waldinger: "What Makes a Good Life - Lessons from the World's Longest Study on Happiness". "What keeps us healthy and happy as we go through life? If you were going to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time [...]
This week we discovered that a 45-minute test given to three-year-olds has an extraordinary ability to predict their chances of leading a productive life. The test, given to a thousand children in New Zealand born in the early 1970s, measured their IQ, motor skills, language, restlessness, impulsivity and persistence. They were also rated for deprivation [...]
We all agree that 2016 was a most challenging year. Many of us anticipate this new year with some trepidation, but simultaneously great hope, sustained by our belief in the resiliency of human spirit. To actively shape a better 2017 and beyond, let us constrain stress to more manageable levels (some can be good for us!). We can learn to distinguish between [...]
