Join us on Thursday, March 30th for a night of true personal stories about all the ways in which science can be troublesome.
Hosted by Kent Whipple and Juan Carlos Martinez Jr.
Bhaskar Sompalli is an engineer and storyteller living in the bay area. After graduate studies in Tulsa and Chicago, he's worked on several technologies over the years; from fuel cells and batteries to semiconductors, and founded a battery startup. An optimist who is passionate about clean tech, he now works full-time on using hydrogen fuel cells and batteries to tackle climate change. He has narrated several of his personal essays on San Francisco's KQED NPR station. He is a writer whose first fiction novella Utopia Revisited 2050 is now out on Amazon as a paperback, and is currently working on his second novel.
Nessa Goldman is a middle school math and science teacher in Sequim, Washington. She grew up in Toronto, Canada, but prefers small towns closer to the ocean and mountains. She relocated to the Pacific Northwest as soon as she graduated college and now lives at the doorstep of the Olympic National Park. The wilderness is her church and she often spends the weekends hiking and surfing. When the sun goes down, she is the host of a bi-monthly local storytelling event, the Out Loud Story Slam. Her stories have been shared on the Risk! Podcast and Story Night. You can find her online at www.outloudstoryslam.com.
Andrew Spink is a storyteller. Through his work as an author, solo-show performer, comedian, and public speaker, he curates journeys through the human experience that examine our beliefs, tickle our sense of wonder, and spur us on toward meaningful living. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two daughters, where he feels guilty for not being outdoorsy, avoids coffee while frequenting cafes, and walks his dog to fit in with the crowd.
Julia Freeland is the founder of Revolve You, the creator of the Humergence Model, and the author of the best-selling book "Take Your Shoes Off First: A story about a simple idea with the power to change everything." She is a nationally recognized expert in helping humans embrace change and a formally trained engineer and educator who has spent her life helping others unlock their ability to adapt and get through the hard parts of life easier. After rising through a trifecta of trials over 10 years, Julia noticed a pattern to how she kept becoming a version of herself that was better equipped to thrive in changed conditions of her life. Four years of research and experimentation later, she discovered the process of Humergence and proved that adversity can be easier to get through when you have the capacity to harness your human nature, getting it to work for you rather than against you. Today, she speaks on national stages sharing her journey and work to help leaders find more balance and feel more hopeful about thriving in our changing world.