Thanks to member Morgan Kocher for this week’s program on the brain-changing benefits of exercise… What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as [...]
As we close out one Rotary Year and look towards another, we enjoy a submission from member Marie Denis-Luque. When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to [...]
This week's program comes to us from member Elda Dylgjeri. Legendary architect Renzo Piano -- the mind behind such indelible buildings as The Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the new Whitney Museum of Art in New York [...]
“You can debate all sorts of things about how the texture of American life has changed. What you can't debate is the sheer, objective, existential fact that Americans are more alone than ever.” Why are we spending more time alone than [...]
At the June Zoom meeting, Past District Governor Keith Hodkinson, the delegate representing Rotary District 6600 to the Council of Legislation for 2025, gave us a detailed description of how the Council presents, debates, and votes on rule changes for Rotary. [...]
Pathways Rotary Club members Eloisa and Luisa present the project Dancing with the Rain. Water harvesting to bring fresh potable water to the indigenous Tarahara communities in Mexico. https://youtu.be/y-xxz9Y1teQ?si=6UBPNDc5x-9dY6f0
Especially if you live in North America and in District 6600, you might be familiar with the concept of bird migration, but do you know what really drives birds to migrate every year? Thanks to Chuff Hoffhine for this week's submission! [...]
As a judge with decades of experience presiding over juvenile courts, Wesley Saint Clair repeatedly encountered the same problem -- the fact that the system was designed for punishment instead of rehabilitation or crime reduction. He draws on that experience to [...]
Why are some people really funny and others ... not so much? Comedian Chris Duffy shows how you can sharpen your sense of humor and start laughing every day — by seeing the world like a kid. (Recorded at TED2024 on [...]
Beauty from Ashes - A Journey Through Landscape, Culture, and Resilience Travel isn't just about sightseeing—it can be about transformation. This virtual journey to Bosnia and Herzegovina will take you through stunning cityscapes, breathtaking waterfalls, and iconic bridges over troubled waters. [...]
