Academia is slow to change. There's those of us who shake it up, force it to change or even decide to leave and poke it from the outside! Change does happen but it's a challenge. When I was a professor, I would write blogs, engage in public outreach that involved I'm A Scientist Get Me Out Of Here, cocktail evenings with science, and other silly ways to get people the knowledge I was producing. I also made experiments fun by bringing VR to prisons and schools. And I brought Capoeira, a Brazi ...

Welcome to The Joy Revolution Podcast where personal growth simply isn't enough. Host, Marc Cordon is a positive psych coach, a do-gooder from the island of misfit toys who founded The Joy Revolution. Each week, Marc raps with an extraordinary guest doing extraordinary things through their own revolutionary work and takes deep dive into the ups, downs, and all arounds of life. Listen now as Marc and his guests provoke and empower you to increase your capacity for joy and inspire you to spark ...

In a world that seems to favor top performers, we often overlook the mindset and the methods of everyday entrepreneurs—the underdogs and the misfits who have no particular advantage in life—yet somehow manage to succeed. Author and entrepreneur Gary Schoeniger has traveled the world interviewing entrepreneurs and exploring the research to expose the hidden logic that exposes opportunities, optimizes engagement, and unleashes human potential. Whether you want to start a business, engage your ...