Posts by Catherine

Magic Words?  Who doesn’t love magic?  Magic Words! Actress, script writer and copyright entrepreneur Kelsey Formost shares her innate interest in helping you tell your own story.  

What worries YOU? Kurt Polzin humanizes the world of oceanography.
“I worry obsessively on whether or not a multi-million dollar instrument is going to come back from the depths of the ocean or not. When it doesn’t come back, I find myself worrying and sitting there on a boat. I listen to its ping and I know where it is more or less.”

Australian Oceanographer Helen Phillips, PhD was a quiet, introverted drifter growing up. She was comfortable in math and science because she was judged on the exactness, the preciseness of her answers. Her research is on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Helen explains her research and the instruments she uses. She also remarks on climate change and ways that she is trying to bring science findings to the public.

Nigerian resident, Huwa, performs Spoken Word. She talks about living in a third world country – Nigeria – where life is grand despite limited choices. Poems in Spoken Word frequently refer to issues of social justice, politics, race, and community.  Huwa says to live your dreams even if you are in an environment where things are limited but you have a choice to invest time and energy into your craft.