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Stories of Impact is podcast and documentary series that highlights the human stories behind Templet

24/06/2025

We’re revisiting a vital episode from last year’s season of Stories of Impact.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata grew up in a refugee camp, where access to food and education were daily challenges. Today, she’s one of the most influential voices in global agriculture, working to transform food systems and empower African communities from the ground up.

This conversation explores the connection between nourishment, education, dignity, and human flourishing. It’s a story about resilience, stewardship, and a leader who’s making food a catalyst for equity and hope.

🎧 Listen to the episode: https://www.storiesofimpact.org/food-agriculture-human-flourishing-with-agnes-kalibata/

17/06/2025

What happens when teachers are invited to reflect and not just react?

In this final episode of our Big Questions in the Classroom series, we hear how UK educators are approaching some of the most complex conversations in schools today.

Whether it’s faith, identity, conflict, or belonging, these teachers are shaping classrooms that invite curiosity instead of fear — and offer students a deeper sense of self, community, and possibility.

Featuring educators Dr. Michael Reiss, Dr. Trevor Cooling, Katie Gooch, Maureen Cutler, Gillian Georgiou, Sarah Lane Cawte, and Stephen Pett.

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1519411454

10/06/2025

We’re revisiting a truly mind-expanding episode from our beloved Diverse Intelligences series.

What does intelligence look like ... when it doesn’t look anything like us?

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Paco Calvo, Dr. Marcelo Magnasco, and Dr. Diana Reiss — three researchers exploring cognition and sentience in some of the most unexpected places: in plants and octopuses!

From root networks that communicate distress to tentacled arms that taste and build shelter, these scientists invite us to expand our definition of the mind — and to reimagine our relationship with the more-than-human world.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.storiesofimpact.org/diverse-intelligences-surprises-with-dr-paco-calvo-dr-marcelo-magnasco-dr-diana-reiss/

03/06/2025

What makes a question 'too big' for the classroom?

In this episode, Dr. Berry Billingsley invites us to rethink how students learn science, religion, and everything in between.

She shares how siloed subjects limit students' thinking and why integrating disciplines opens the door to curiosity, courage, and deeper understanding.

This is a conversation about the future of education and the questions that shape how we see ourselves, our world, and our place in it.

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1519411454

27/05/2025

We’re revisiting a standout episode from our beloved Diverse Intelligences series.

What if we’ve been underestimating the minds all around us — from apes and birds to cells and machines?

In this conversation, we reflect on the legacy of the late Dr. Frans de Waal, a pioneering primatologist whose research reshaped the way we understand animal intelligence and emotion.

We also hear from Dr. Michael Levin, whose work explores how intelligence scales from cellular life to collective systems — and what that means for the future of science and humanity.

This episode challenges us to expand our understanding of cognition, connection, and the possibilities of mind.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.storiesofimpact.org/diverse-intelligences-surprises-with-dr-frans-de-waal-dr-michael-levin/

20/05/2025

What does working from home really change and who does it benefit most?

In this episode, Stanford economist Dr. Nicholas Bloom shares decades of research on the global shift toward remote and hybrid work.

From transforming city life to expanding access for people with disabilities, Dr. Bloom explains how work from home has reshaped productivity, wellbeing, innovation, and economic equity.

What started as a pandemic necessity is now a lasting revolution — one that touches everything from office space to wage gaps to the rhythm of daily life.

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1519411454

13/05/2025

We’re revisiting a listener favorite from last year’s wonderful Diverse Intelligences season.

For more than three decades, Dr. Denise Herzing has spent her life in close relationship with wild dolphins — listening, learning, and searching for the keys to understanding their communication.

What if dolphins possess a language of their own?
And what might we discover about ourselves if we can understand it?

This episode explores the Wild Dolphin Project, the role of artificial intelligence in decoding dolphin sounds, and the possibility of true dialogue between species.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.storiesofimpact.org/cracking-the-code-searching-for-language-in-dolphins-with-dr-denise-herzing/

08/05/2025

Stories of Impact has been honored with a 2025 Communicator Award of Distinction for science and technology podcasts.

This recognition reflects the voices and visions we’re privileged to share — conversations at the intersection of science, story, and what it means to be human.

Thank you for listening, for caring, and for walking alongside us.

https://pod.link/1519411454

06/05/2025

Can understanding harm help us find our way back to each other?

In this episode, psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Kurt Gray explores the roots of moral division in America and what lies beneath our most polarizing debates — from abortion to immigration to economic justice.

Through stories, science, and a hopeful lens, Dr. Gray unpacks how harm perception drives our deepest political convictions — and how shared vulnerability and humility might be the bridge we need to rebuild trust and connection.

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1519411454

29/04/2025

What can bees, monkeys, and dolphins teach us about ourselves?

We return to three inspiring stories from the Wildlife Intelligence Project — a collaboration between National Geographic and Templeton World Charity Foundation.

We follow scientists studying tool-using capuchin monkeys, problem-solving bees, and dolphins who cooperate with humans to fish — offering a glimpse into minds shaped by evolution and experience.

Their work reminds us: we are not separate from nature.

And when we look closely, we discover intelligence—and relationship—everywhere.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.storiesofimpact.org/wildlife-intelligence-explorers-with-dr-ian-miller-dr-felicity-muth-dr-tiago-falotico-dr-mau/

24/04/2025

We’re honored to be named a 2025 Gold Winner by the Hermes Creative Awards!

Our episode, From Gangs to Growth: Fighting for the Future of Medellín’s Teens, has been recognized for excellence in podcast production and narrative impact.

This story amplifies the voice of a Colombian researcher who is resisting violence, showing communities how to reclaim their power, and providing tools to help kids build a future rooted in hope and dignity.

To everyone working toward community, safety, and human flourishing — this story is yours too.

🎧 Listen to the award-winning episode:
https://www.storiesofimpact.org/from-gangs-to-growth-fighting-for-the-future-of-medellins-teens/

22/04/2025

Can apes play jokes? And if they can, what does that say about us?

In this replay episode, we meet primatologist and cognitive scientist Dr. Erica Cartmill, whose research into teasing and humor in great apes challenges how we understand intelligence, connection, and emotion across species.

Through stories of play, surprise, and provocation, this conversation invites us to consider how our closest evolutionary relatives share much more with us than we might think — including a sense of humor.

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1519411454

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