One month before the Rio Olympics, runner Alexi Pappas couldn't hit her splits in practice. She was begging her watch to change its mind. Then her coach told her to take it off — and shared the best advice she's ever received. That single piece of wisdom…

地圖不會告訴你該去哪裡，但熱情會，找到適合自己的路，不是做出正確選擇，而是不斷探索、持續的追隨 James (Jimmy) Kelloway, known online as “Taiwan Rock Guy,” is a geologist and science communicator based in Hualien, Taiwan. He creates educational content and field programs that help people understand Taiwan’s…

灣不是一座被海洋包圍的島嶼，而是一個被海洋連結的群島。我們習慣將海洋視為分隔彼此的邊界，但從蘭嶼出發，海洋其實是一張連結群島、文化與世界的網絡 I am a sociology student at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan. My academic interests focus on Pacific island societies, Indigenous cultures, environmental justice, and human rights.…

Courage is not always loud, fearless, or perfect. Sometimes, it is found in the quiet moments — when we choose to stay, take responsibility, rebuild ourselves, and begin again after everything has changed. Former tennis prodigy turned padel athlete, she continues…

Heroes in the 21st Century. Who influences us today? This theme explores how role models shape identity, values, and ambition in a rapidly changing world. Sergey Portnov is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Trinity Private School. This…

AI is rewriting coding, programming--and the way we learn it. Software developer and AI educator Rainer Stropek shares a personal turning point: the moment he questioned what he was teaching... and discovered he’d never enjoyed building software more than…

Jacob Collier walks onstage to conduct an orchestra ... but none of the musicians know what song they're about to play. In a joyful experiment in live music-making, Collier pieces together an iconic song with the VSO School of Music Orchestra (and a little…