Dr. Diane Boyd traces her evolution from wolf researcher to conservation advocate, arguing that understanding wolves requires challenging myths, examining human perceptions, and following the science.

Sarah Jakle is the Founder and Executive Director of DemocraShe, a nonpartisan national nonprofit empowering historically underserved high school girls to be our future leaders, voters, civically engaged citizens, and elected officials. DemocraShe combines civic education with neuroscience to help young women overcome imposter syndrome, build resilience, find their voices, and become confident participants in democracy.

Amirah Cummings’ KIO ecosystem aims to transform education by cultivating curiosity, agency, and bigger thinking, using stories, missions, technology, and AI to help children solve real-world problems.

Historian Dr. Nigel Perrin examines the World War II exploits of Mathilde Carré, a complex French resistance leader whose ambition, fantasy, betrayal, and survival reveal what can happen when imagined identity collides with reality.

Tomelle Greenield and Kim Strobel argue that schools should replace reactive behavior management with preventive systems built on relationships, regulation, consistency, coaching, and viewing behavior as communication.

Dr. Tara Bishop describes a school that combines knowledge with authentic, student-centered experiences, creating flexible pathways that develop skills, purpose, and adaptability while navigating education’s traditional constraints.

In 2019, while touring World War I battlefields, I heard the haunting story of Richard Lancaster, a British soldier who was killed in November 1914. He was only identified in 2006 after an archaeological dig unearthed his remains. I retell the story here through the voice of his dog tag.

Journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten explains how embracing uncertainty, asking better questions, and cultivating patience, self-compassion, and community can transform life's most challenging questions into opportunities for growth.

Rich Gassen, Director of Digital Publishing and Printing Services at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, argues that leadership is about empowering people, fostering curiosity, removing barriers, and creating environments where employees feel valued, supported, and connected to meaningful work.

Career coach Brooke Erol discusses self-awareness, meaningful work, AI-driven career disruption, and retirement, urging people to build agency, adaptability, and purpose instead of simply “chasing the weekend.”