Nathanael Friday

"I think there are definitely ways you can tie music and literature to science, but I think for me it's about balance, and being a more rounded person. Being able to go between those two largely disconnected worlds, outside to inside, abstract thought to specific data. I also have an interest in fiddling around and…

Adam Schneider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJP-RuoI1Vg "We've been at war my entire life since I was nine. I'm from a very well off, loving and incredible community, but I don't have a single family member or friend who's served in Afghanistan or Iraq, or worse yet, I can't name a friend whose ever had to grapple with having a family…

Jesse Rieb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnhiwcwAWZk "For me traveling is, in an almost literal way, expanding the map of the world I have in my head. Both seeing what different places are like but also getting a better perspective of where I am and what I can do from where I am and how that relates to the rest of…

Krystyna Oszkinis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR-i3T52YBg "I really feel like 'children are the future': changing lifestyle patterns of adults is a little unrealistic and impossible these days, but giving kids experiences in nature, building and doing things themselves allows them to value more nature-based lifestyles and have the confidence and creativity to break from the status quo more and that's…

Katie Williamson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14zSX5cdwog "Sustainable communities are both socially and environmentally sustainable, but they're also resilient. It's a place where people can grow and be appreciated for who they are, but also share that with other people, and support other people at the human level. And there's also an inherent appreciation for how natural resources can enhance communities…

Matt Ayres

"I think a good first step, and we're making good progress, is for more people to have an increased appreciation for how humans and their natural environment: forests and agricultural systems and marine systems, and the atmosphere of planet earth, all interact with each other. We've always known that the climate influences us. It's a new realization that we influence the climate"