Put yourself in Steven Hassan’s shoes, you’re a freshly single college student and two girls rush to sit with YOU in the university cafeteria. What Hassan didn’t know about these women flirting with him, was that engaging with them would send him into a 2.5 year long membership into the Moonies cult.
Read MoreIf you ever did a school project on the Boston Red Sox, odds are your foam poster board was jammed with Billie’s pictures. Billie Weiss is the current Manager of Photography for the Boston Red Sox. When we decided the theme of our latest Salon event was Exploration, we knew Billie would be a perfect fit to speak on our stage.
Read MoreWhen Emily Whiting found a balancing dragonfly toy in China, she realized we have an untapped potential in designing objects. If we can easily create 3D structures, how can we make them fun and beautiful?
Read MoreWhen Monalisa found herself behind bars and in a prison jumpsuit she had committed no crime. You must be wondering, “how did that happen?”, well, she did this voluntarily. Monalisa Johnson voluntarily went behind bars for 60 days to understand the prison system, and the life of her incarcerated daughter through A&E’s 60 Days In.
Read MoreIf you ever did a school project on the Boston Red Sox, odds are your foam poster board was jammed with Billie’s pictures. Billie Weiss is the current Manager of Photography for the Boston Red Sox. When we decided the theme of our latest Salon event was Exploration, we knew Billie would be a perfect fit to speak on our stage.
Read MoreA 17-year-old patient named Lily arrived at an East African Health Center for treatment after she had been raped. The doctor instructed her to lay down on the table for examination, and with her eyes closed she replied "no".
Read MoreThe phrase 'donating life' is a difficult one to wrap your head around. Is it the act of volunteering and giving your time, or is it as concrete as giving birth to a child? Well, it is none of those things.
Read MoreMonalisa Johnson spent 60 days undercover in jail to understand what her incarcerated daughter is experiencing. Before having a family member incarcerated, Monalisa knew little about the prison and jail systems and was not always confident in law enforcement.
Read MoreDavid Moinina Sengeh, born and raised in Sierra Leone, researches in the Biomechatronics Group with focuses on the design of comfortable prosthetic sockets and wearable interfaces.
Read MoreTyler Lagasse is a 12-time golf champion, a motivational speaker, a student at University of Massachusetts Lowell, a co-author of a book, and he is also living with autism.
Read MoreManisha Mohan was a student in India at a University where she had to be dressed head to toe and wasn’t allowed to leave her dorm room after 6:00 PM. The school insisted the rules were put in place for women’s safety, and implied anyone who did not follow the rules was ‘asking for it’.
Read MoreIn entertainment, an actor is a triple threat to the industry if they can act, dance, and sing. Crystal Emery describes herself as a triple threat to the world, as she is disabled, black, and female; these three qualities make her triple threatened.
Read MoreWhen Rebecca Bellingham was reading Charlotte's Web to her third grade class, and told the tear-jerking story of a young girl saving a runt from the slaughter house, her student Joey said something that has stuck with her until today.
Read MoreHow often do you pick up your phone and take a selfie? Well, how often do you think about the process of your phone working while you do it? For Hisham Bedri, taking a selfie is a mystical experience he describes to us through the use of poetry.
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