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Matilda McQuaid, AIF 2019

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“Every component of life, no matter how small, contributes to the world at large. Life is the opposite of isolation.”

Matilda McQuaid Deputy curatorial director at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museu...

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Hot air balloons

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The Infrastructure of Joy

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Transforming Traditions AIF 2019

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“We should never be more loyal to an idea, doctrine, or an interpretation of a Bible verse than we are to people.”

Nadia Bolz-Weber Pastor

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Nicholas Epley 2019 AIF

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“The biggest totem to interpersonal misunderstanding is the selfie stick.”

Nicholas Epley Behavior Science professor, University of Chicago

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Laurie Santos

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Lanhee Chen

2019 Health

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Charlie Firestone

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John Doerr

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Margot Lee Shetterly

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Larry Merlo

2018 Health

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Mathew Shurka

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Phyllis Costanza

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Ray Dalio

2018 Festival

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Tlaleng Mofokeng

2018 Health

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Michael Kimmel

2018 Festival

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Lou Fierens

2018 Health

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Khalid Latif

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Samhita Mukhopadhyay

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Brittney Cooper

2018 Festival

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Natalia Oberti Noguera

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Jordan Peterson

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Adam Hamilton

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Françoise Girard

2018 Health

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