How an astronaut’s experience as a migrant worker helped him soar into space | CNN
A new film about José Hernández and his remarkable journey from the fields of California to the International Space Station debuted as the most popular movie streaming on Amazon Prime and has been earning praise from critics and audiences since its September 15 launch.
Scott Hamilton, Olympic Gold Medalist—How to Get Up After You Fall Down — How Leaders Lead with David Novak
Today’s guest is Scott Hamilton, an Olympic gold medalist and founder of the Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation, an organization that is working to eliminate cancer. Now, Scott obviously doesn’t need much of an introduction. You already know about his gold medal and figure skating. You probably have seen his incredible backflips on the ice. And you have likely watched him as a commentator on the Olympics over the years. And while you may know him for his successes, you may not know about the challenges that he’s had to overcome to win. His childhood illness, cancer, multiple brain tumors, the times he’s fallen on the ice in critical situations. Scott says any goal will always have obstacles, difficulties and setbacks. You will be defined not by those setbacks, but by how you respond to them. There’s so much that we can learn from Scott about how to get up after we all fall and let me tell you something, we all do. I’m so excited to have you listen in. Here’s my conversation with my new friend – and soon to be…
Allan McDonald Dies at 83; Tried to Stop the Challenger Launch
An engineer for the company responsible for the shuttle’s booster rockets, he opposed letting it take off, concerned that cold weather might affect them. He was right.
Wynton Marsalis performs Amazing Grace at Federal Hall: Dedication to the Cause of Democracy
September 30, 2020 Federal Hall - New York, NY Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis plays America's "unofficial anthem” — Amazing Grace — and explains how listening, im...
Virtual 'Love Sweet Love' From Quarantined Berklee College of Music Students
Student Shelbie Rassler, eager to bring her community together amid quarantine and isolation, organized a massive performance of the classic "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and put it on YouTube.
Student with a serious brain condition overcomes six surgeries and a stroke - which forced her to relearn even simple tasks like walking and getting dressed - to study to become a doctor
Houston, Texas medical school student Claudia Martinez has survived six brain surgeries and a stroke while studying to become a doctor, after having her first operation at age 19 in 2012.
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NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka's soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion
On Jan. 28,1986, the space shuttle Challenger stunned the nation when it broke apart 73 seconds into flight. This is the story of the soccer ball that survived -- and the family that sent it into space, twice.
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Theodore Roosevelt on the Cowardice of Cynicism and the Courage to Create Rather Than Criticize – Brain Pickings
“The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. There are many men who feel a kind of twister pride in cynicism; there are many who confine themselves to criticism of the way others…