Joana Vicente Sees Movies as More Than Products
The CEO of the Sundance Institute is looking for films that help viewers make sense of the world
Runner Lauren Fleshman Wants Women to Thrive on the Track
The long-distance champion says the demands of organized athletics are often at odds with the needs of growing young women
How Drew and Jonathan Scott Became the Property Brothers
The entrepreneurial twins turned renovating houses from a side hustle into a TV phenomenon.
Wonya Lucas Is Making TV Love Stories for Everyone
The CEO of Hallmark Media believes that ‘people want to live in a Hallmark movie’
Vint Cerf Helped Create the Internet on the Back of an Envelope
Forty years after the internet was born, one of its pioneers calls for more critical thinking about how we use it.
Harvey Karp Wants to Make Infants Safer and Happier
The pediatrician behind ‘The Happiest Baby on the Block’ has advice for parents who are struggling to manage largely on their own
Thomas Zacharia Knows the Power of Innovation
The outgoing director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory looks to supercomputers to help solve the problems of tomorrow
Nobel Prize Winner Maria Ressa Is Fighting for Press Freedom
The Philippine journalist sees authoritarian governments and weaponized social media as dual threats to democracy
Joy Harjo Found a ‘Portal to Grace’ in Poetry
The first Native to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate believes that poems can give us ‘new ways to speak with each other’ at a time of division.
Weird Al Yankovic Found Stardom by Finding His People
The gift of an accordion set a self-described nerd on the road to offbeat musical fame.
Writer R.L. Stine Is a Master of ‘Safe Scares’
For 30 years, his bestselling Goosebumps novels have offered ‘rollercoaster’ thrills for readers under 12
Ruth Glenn Survived Domestic Abuse. Now She Leads the Fight Against It.
The head of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence believes in the power of sharing survivors’ stories.
Soman Chainani Creates Complex Fantasy Tales
The author of the bestselling ‘School for Good and Evil’ series wants to give young readers room to figure out right and wrong for themselves
Geena Davis Wants to Change the Way We See Women
After starring in blockbusters like ‘Thelma and Louise,’ the actress is challenging Hollywood to make more ‘insanely successful’ movies with female leads
Temple Grandin Wants All Types of Minds to Contribute to Society
The autism advocate believes diagnostic labels shouldn’t stop young people from cultivating their talents