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About At the age of 14, Apollos Anton Ohno won his first major martial arts event in the US after just six months of training. Over the next decade and a half, she progressed from being a child to the most prestigious US Winter Olympian, a position she still holds, winning eight Olympic medals in…
About Steve worked as a Forensic Toxicologist at the New York Chief Medical Examiner’s office. Methadone, the first non-abusable oral liquid dosage narcotic, was invented by him and his mentor, John Broich, in 1973. Stephen set records by obtaining FDA and DEA clearances in less than a year, making Methadone the quickest medicine to market…
About Damon Hill was the England Formula One race driver who won the 1996 World Championship. He is the son of Graham Hill and is one of two sons of a Formula One World Champion. He started cycling in 1981, and after some success, he moved to one-man racing cars. Hill began his Formula One…
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Complex World is the New York Times bestselling book by David Epstein in a Specialized World and the Sports Gene, both of which have been translated into over 20 languages. He formerly worked as a scientific and investigative reporter for ProPublica and as the host of Slate’s renowned “How…
About Dr. Eric Topol, MD, is a pioneer in the field of cardiology and a cardiologist at Scripps Clinic. During his distinguished career as a medical scientist, he gained international recognition for his research and basic skills. Dr. Topol is particularly interested in genomics, nerve endings, preventive cardiology (including prevention of heart attack), coronary artery…
Jason Fried is the founder and president of 37signals, a Chicago-based factory that makes “out of competition, on purpose” web production products. Simple yet powerful collaboration tools from “37signals” include Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack, Campfire, Tada List, and Writeboard. Works Fried is the co-author, together with David Heinemeier Hansson, of the book Rework, which explores new…
Mark Hyman is regarded as a medicine man. Through his best-selling books in the New York Times, the highly acclaimed podcast, “The Doctor’s Farmacy,” and the visionary leadership of the Center for Functional Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, Hyman transforms the conversation into national relations and food to improve health — not just the brain and…
Sam Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels. Among his writings is The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the PEN Award for Nonfiction in 2005. His…
Dr. Osterholm is a Regents Professor, the McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering, and an…
Dr. Raison is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children, and Families in the School of Human Ecology. Dr. Raison earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was chosen to…