We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forwar...

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A medical mythbuster's mission to improve health care | Joel Bervell (re-release)

Joel Bervell was one of the only Black students in his medical school program. After noticing how misconceptions about race were embedded in health care, he turned to social media to raise awareness about the harmful impact of biases in medicine. He unpacks the long history of ra ...  Show more

Athletes fear concussions—why don’t they report them? | Ben Jones

In a society that grows ever more risk averse, how do we balance fun and competition with our responsibilities to keep one another safe? In this talk, sport science professor Ben Jones explores our assumptions about contact sports. He reflects on our perceptions of risk and rewar ...  Show more

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