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Sorry to Snakes: The Good, The Bad & The Truth

Sofia Perez I have always been in love with paradoxes, from simple ones like Jumbo Shrimp, to the deepest philosophical questions of human nature, to the poor life- or death, or both- of Schrödinger’s cat. Recently I have invited a new conundrum into my heart’s library of contradictions: ethnoherpetology, which is the study of the…
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November 7, 2022
We don’t know our food. Are dying languages the answer?

Sofia Perez Chapter 2 of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring begins like this: “The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.” By asserting this fact, she is also asserting an often-overlooked reality: connection. This means that the myth of the world being divided between humankind and…
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May 3, 2022
3 Powerful Techniques For Storytelling With Data

“If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.” — Ronald Coase, Economist Data. We know that in today’s world, it is practically another form of currency. However, despite the massive amount available, most of us still remain largely unable to interpret storytelling with data. Both fortunately and unfortunately, this skill has never been…
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January 13, 2025
AI in Healthcare: The Ultimate Cheatcode For Interdisciplinary Innovation

“We’re not building technology to replace care; we’re building it to make care better.” – Greg Corrado The AI revolution has, by now, reached into every crevice of life, including (but not limited to) healthcare. From education, research, law, and various artistic mediums, it has become the trusty unpaid intern of the world. However, it…
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January 6, 2025
7 Steps To Unlock The Power Of Biomimicry

By: Sofia Perez “Biomimicry is…the conscious emulation of life’s genius.”-Janine Benyus Without using biomimicry, companies spend a lot of effort developing “new and improved” products and services to sell to consumers: a new iPhone, a new car, new sneakers, a new watch. It always seems like the best is yet to come. Moreover, it seems…
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December 30, 2024
The Simple Questions To Leverage The Power Of Art In Disaster Recovery

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.”-Pablo Picasso Even before disaster recovery, philosophers have contemplated beauty- in both nature and art- evaluating the purpose behind it. However, in the…
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October 28, 2024
5 Simple Lessons from Statistics to Drive Informed Decision-Making

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt Intro Decision-making based on data is one of the most universally demanded skills of our time. Every day, we face the…
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October 22, 2024
5 Secrets from Ecology So You Can Meaningfully Contribute to Conservation Efforts

“Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing more good.” — Jochen Zeitz In a world faced with saddening rates of deforestation, coral reef acidification, and more, it is easy to lose hope that any single individual could meaningfully contribute to conservation efforts. This, however, is one of the tragic misconceptions of…
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September 9, 2024
5 Lessons from Journalism on How to Uncover Social Inequities

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” – Angela Davis One of the greatest tragedies of modern journalism is the fact that the most pressing social inequities do not get the most attention. It’s true that what counts as the “most pressing” social inequities…
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August 19, 2024
9 Lessons from Economics on Driving Social Innovation

By Sofia Perez “The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.” – John Maynard Keynes Intro There is an unspoken paradox in the world of social innovation: a simultaneous awareness that “money makes the world go round”, but that it is also…
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August 5, 2024
Unlock Eco-Friendly Innovations: 4 Powerful Lessons from Engine History

By Sofia Perez “It had never gotten old for him, flying. Never gone boring. Every engine start was a new adventure, guiding the spirit of a lovely machine back into life; every takeoff blending his spirit with its own to do what’s never been done in history, to lift away from the ground and fly.”…
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July 29, 2024
Waste Solutions Are Born From Revolutionary Art & Engineering

Understanding how art could provide solutions to waste started with Toni Hamel. First, a painting of a woman hosing a giant pine-scented car freshener in the place of a real pine tree. Then, a family of three watching intently as the wet paint on their wall dries. Finally, a woman hanging geese in the sky…
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July 8, 2024
Exclusive Interview With Dr. Albert Hernandez on Christian & Islamic History of Medicine

Episode 12: Dr. Albert Hernandez on Christian & Islamic History of Medicine June 17, 2024 Today Dr. Hernandez and I discuss the history of medicine & spiritual healing, the impacts of Christianity & Islam on science, and the role of healing throughout life. CALL TO ACTION, EPISODE LINK & CONTACT INFO Once you have listened…
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June 17, 2024
3 Tips To Boost Creative Problem-Solving With Free Effective Learning

One of the most crucial aspects of effective learning is a concept in Zen Buddhism called the “beginner’s mindset”, which refers to the attitude of viewing life with an open mind, entering every situation without expectations or preconceived notions. As is outlined in this Forbes article from June 2023, this concept is not only helpful…
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June 17, 2024