Natalie Audelo

“We are told we are saving time through the products of the appistocracy and yet we have no time. They’ve hollowed out the malls, stores and other public spaces – even ourselves, as we spend more time alone. Call it the hollowgarchy.”

You only know someone well if you can correctly predict how they will react in stressful situations.

People exist on a spectrum between fast-twitch and slow-twitch thinking.

Fast-twitch people speak fast, work fast, and crave novelty. Socially, they're quick and witty. Throw a problem their way and they'll come up with 3–5 solutions in a matter of minutes. They're the people you want in the room when you're brainstorming an idea.

Slow-twitch people ... See more

But the real root of the problem is something much deeper than cost-cutting exercises, maximizing shareholder value, and a general loss of craft and bold originality. Somewhere along the way, we lost respect for each other. We’ve broken our social contract, forgotten our manners, ignored the golden rule. The producers have lost respect for the cons... See more

The four pillars of our approach are enabling meaningful interpersonal connection, facilitating participation to prime learning, sharing insights into scientific careers, and validating student competence and potential. According to data we collected in a post-course survey (Fig. 1), students attributed these strategies to helping them connect with... See more