JT White
Who with children in this digital age isn’t concerned of the effects it has on humanity and especially our children? John White says in the age of AI, our greatest act of parenting isn’t controlling technology, it’s teaching our children how to stay human while leading it.
Luke Shirley
Suicide takes the individual, but affects us all. Now a different approach to suicide than old school “prevention” could be changed, if first questioned. Luke, a non-profit founder who has faced his own struggles with depression and witnessed the effects of addiction, wants us to question: could the most effective approach for others be the conversation we have with our Self?
Leonardo Ferreira
Is there a new way to treat type 1 diabetes? MUSC’s Dr. Leonardo Ferreira explores the possibility that an off-the-shelf therapy pairing stem cell-derived insulin-producing beta cells with regulatory immune cells designed to protect them could move us closer to a cure.
Jerome Smalls
As a member of the Charleston Police Department Jerome Smalls says that in order to address youth violence at its core, we need to view “high-risk” juveniles as the wounded children they are, with limitless potential, in search of a support system that can help them. These new systems must begin to break silos and give these children a better chance at life.
Guang Ming Whitley
What if the Chinese tradition of zuo yuezi, or “sitting the month,” could transform maternal health in America? Guang Ming Whitley wrote the first English-language guide to this ancient practice and knows firsthand that it can strengthen not only mothers, but also their families and communities.
Brian Kendall & Brittany Bankhead
When someone’s life hangs by a thread, communication has to be crystal clear and roles must be defined. Drs. Brian Kendall (an emergency physician at HCA Trident Medical Center) and Brittany Bankhead (a trauma surgeon at MUSC) – and a married couple – are convinced that the skills they’ve learned in the hospital trauma center can transform the way we connect in our homes, workplaces, and relationships.
Andie Edwards
We humans have been shaped by an evolutionary past that hasn’t prepared us for the isolation and detachment in today’s world. As an anthropologist and research professional, Andie believes that understanding our shared prehistoric humanity can bring us together.