Missing limbs, bruises, medical devices... The look-alike dolls for children with a unique appearance handcrafted by A Doll Like Me are helping to further an inclusive world.

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Dolls, Unique, Special, Beautiful, Diversity, Difference, Amputees, Survivors, Disfigurement, Inclusion, Play, Therapy, Progress, Treatment, Create, Craft, Homemade, Toys, Inspiration, Kindness, Sensitivity, Trauma, Illness, Survivors, Injury, Life lessons

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Professor Steve Brusatte is an American paleontologist teaching at Edinburgh University. He specializes in the evolution of dinosaurs, and he has named 15 new species.

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Discovery, History, Evolution, Biology, Extinction, Past, Research, Life lessons, Inspiration, Good vibes

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Brandon Farbstein is a Gen Z with disabilities, pushing for an anti-bullying law. Chosen as one of the "Most Influential Teens in the World," he currently works on inclusion strategies for companies.

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion, Disability, Bullying, Education, Education Reform, Gen Z, Activism, Self, Technology, Life lessons, Inspiration, Good vibes

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Professor Jemma Wadham is a leading glaciologist who has spent the last 20 years examining glaciers in places as diverse as the Himalayas, the Andes and the Alps.

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Climate change, Climate action, SDGs, Glaciers, Glaciology, Biology, Environment, Environmental protection, Life stories, Inspiration, Good vibes

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Jan Johnson has dedicated her life protecting and running the Panama Hotel built in 1910. Hear her message to the future through the last luggage left by Japanese Americans taken to internment camps.

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Adli Yahya founded Autism Café Project in 2016 to provide job opportunities for autistic youth. At the café, this team prepares food to give to communities in need.

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Bella Galhos, a former East Timorese independence activist, shares with us her mission: what needs to be done for Timor-Leste to become a vigorous and stable society and attain financial independence.

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Hosoda Mamoru, a Japanese anime director talks about his new work, "BELLE." His inspiration comes from "Beauty and the Beast," the internet and some changes brought about by the global pandemic.

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Rebecca Rockefeller co-founded the "Buy Nothing Project," that has 4 million members in 44 countries. The gift economy initiative gives and receives everything for free, reexamining consumer society.

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Entrepreneur, Environmentalism, Alternative, Connection, Meaning, Kindness, Community, Life lessons

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Tech2Peace is a seminar in which Israeli and Palestinian youth work together on tech-based projects. The cofounder, Palestinian Abeer Bandak, hopes that it can contribute to conflict resolution.

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