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This week we're replaying a classic episode where Steve and Yvonne interview John Duff and Alex Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzalez LLP (https://www.hmglawfirm.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   View/Download Trial Documents   Case Details: Texas trial attorneys John Duff and Alex Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP share how they secured justice for the family of 60-year-old truck driver Juan Perez, who died after falling through Rodriguez Trucking's rotted roof onto a cement floor 12 feet below. Juan was a dedicated employee of Rodriguez Trucking for 17 years, contrary to the defense's claims that he was not employed by the company at the time of the incident, and was asked to help repair the roof without a safety harness or training of any kind, both of which resulted in a serious Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violation. A San Patricio County, Texas jury found Rodriguez Trucking owner Isaac G. Rodriguez, Sr. negligent and returned a verdict of $18 million, including $10 million in punitive damages.    Guest Bios: Alex Hilliard Alex Hilliard is a dedicated advocate for those who have been injured or have lost a loved one due to another party's negligence. Alex is committed to championing his clients' interests, understanding the challenges they face, and helping them secure compensation for their losses. Alex's top priority is achieving the most just case resolution for his clients, be it trial or settlement, which is seen in his tireless investigation and persistence. He has distinguished himself with the loyalty and support he shows to his clients in his determination to ensure that their voices are heard. His kindhearted nature makes him perfect for his position in personal injury and wrongful death cases – he handles clients with the sensitivity that is required yet is committed to researching and crafting a strategy that strengthens each case. He brings passion on behalf of those he serves and shares empathy with those victims of tragedy at all times. Having clerked at HMG for three years while attending St. Mary's Law School, Alex worked on many aspects of personal injury and wrongful death litigation, including the high-profile ignition-switch litigation against General Motors. HMG represented injury victims and families of those killed in accidents caused by GM's defective ignition switch and their concealment of safety defects. This multi-district litigation is considered the single largest product liability litigation in US history, resulting in a $575 million settlement. In September 2018, Alex was appointed to the Plaintiffs' Litigation Committee for the MSU/Nassar Class-Action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Currently, Alex is part of a class action litigation team that represents diesel truck owners fighting against U.S. auto manufacturers — Ford, General Motors, FCA (Chrysler) — for allegedly selling millions of diesel trucks equipped with defective CP4 fuel injection pumps that disintegrate and destroy the truck's engine, leaving consumers with repair bills that range from $8,000.00 to $20,000.00 per vehicle. Alex is a sought-after speaker, and he regularly presents on cutting-edge legal topics. This year, Alex will address audiences across the country about how law firms can improve results by conducting in-house mock trials. In the past year, Alex has lectured at the Advanced Personal Injury Law Conference in Dallas on the latest tactics in the financial aspect of budgeting a personal injury lawsuit and was a featured speaker at the Texas ALP 2018 Fall Education Conference. Alex regularly speaks at continuing education events for the Texas Bar College and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial, Civil Appellate, and Personal Injury Trial Law, and was honored to speak at the 2018 LitiQuest Litiquest 2018 conference at Google Headquarters in New York. Alex often gives back to his community by working with local middle school, high school, and college mock trial teams. He enjoys working with the students and helping them expand their knowledge of mock trial techniques. Read Full Bio   John Duff John C. Duff earned his law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, after graduating Presidential Scholar from Texas A&M University-Commerce. While pursuing his Juris Doctorate Degree, John was involved in St. Mary's School of Law's External Mock Trial Advocacy Program. John received numerous awards for his trial advocacy skills, including Best Defense Advocate at the Capital City Challenge in Washington D.C.  John was also the leader of the team that brought St. Mary's its first national championship from the William Daniel National Invitational Mock Trial Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. For his relentless dedication and performance on the St. Mary's Mock Trial team, John was inducted into the Order of the Barristers National Honor Society in April 2016. While earning his Juris Doctorate degree and competing for the St. Mary's Mock Trial team, John also gained extensive real-world practice experience clerking for three criminal defense attorneys in San Antonio specializing in federal criminal and juvenile law. 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Education is no longer just about textbooks and exams. It has evolved into a powerful force for change, centered on equipping students with skills that transcend traditional subjects. The 5Cs - Critical Thinking, Curiosity, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication - serve as the superpowers that prepare our youth for an ever-changing world. About the podcast series: Welcome to "Integrating 5Cs in School Education," a podcast series that offers invaluable insights from some of the country's most respected educators, curriculum experts, and thought leaders on 21st Century Life Skills. Presented by The Good Sight in collaboration with Bal Raksha Bharat, this series delves deep into why the 5Cs are more crucial than ever. This podcast series is available on all major podcasting platforms. About today's Guest (Dr Annie Koshi): Dr. Annie Koshi is a pedagogue, principal, and a pioneer in the field of inclusive education. She heads St. Mary's School, popularly known as a ‘school with a heart.' Dr. Koshi continues to actively campaign for more inclusive education-based systems and curricula, where diversity and difference are celebrated. Dr. Koshi is also a member of the State Advisory Council constituted by the NCT of Delhi, where she advises the government on the implementation of the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. In this episode, we explore Dr. Koshi's pedagogical approach aimed at ensuring the all-encompassing growth of students. What strategies does she employ to create a nurturing environment for learning? How does she balance academic rigor with the emotional and social well-being of her students? We also touch upon the crucial question of whether a quality and equitable education system requires the integration of skills beyond cognitive abilities.

Sue Dodson - Executive Director Sue joined Texas Burn Survivor Society in August 2007. She is a native of San Antonio and graduated with a BA in English from the University of Texas in 1973. She taught in the Harlandale School District for seven years and then taught in the Northeast Independent School District until 1990. After working as a paralegal for a year, Sue attended St. Mary's School of Law, and practiced law until 2007. She worked in the legal field with TBSS Co-Founder David Jayne. She is happy to have her third career working in the non profit world, and she looks forward to helping ensure that the great work that David and Jane Jayne began is able to continue for many years to come.

Angela Alvarado, a career-changer and recent graduate of St. Mary's School of Law, discusses her role as an immigration lawyer with a legal aid organization in south Texas. She sheds light on the complexities and challenges faced by victims of human trafficking, the importance of empathy, and how she helps clients navigate the immigration system. Angela discusses the intake process and goes into detail about T visas.This episode is hosted by Kimber Russell.Mentioned in this episode:Learn more about St. John's LawLearn more about Vermont LawAccess LawHub today!Learn more about Rutgers LawLearn more about William & Mary Law SchoolLearn more about Rutgers Law

A federal report places a spotlight on Indian Boarding School policies that took Native children from their parents in the 1800s. More than 50 were sent to St. Mary's School for Boys near Chicago. Several of them died at the school.

Guest: Dr. David Hogg | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Hogg about revival. Topics of conversation include, 1) How we define the terms revival and awakening, 2) Examples of revival in the Bible, 3) Movements of revival throughout history, 4) The First and Second Great Awakening, and 5) Resources for further reading on revival. Dr. David Hogg serves as vice president of Academic Affairs at Phoenix Seminary, where he also teaches Church History. Dr. Hogg has many years of pastoral and seminary ministry, and holds a PhD in Medieval Theology from St. Mary's School of Divinity at St. Andrews University in Scotland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Khushboo Chabria describes herself as a “Neurodiversity Specialist and a Transformational Leader”. She comes by this description honestly. However, while she has her own neurodivergent characteristic, (she has been diagnosed as ADHD), she did not discover about her diagnosis until she was 30 years of age. Those of you who have listened to many of our episodes have heard me talk with others who have different characteristics such as ADHD, Autism and even blindness and low vision that were not discovered or properly diagnosed until they became adults. I would suspect in part this is due to our own growing knowledge base about such things. As you will hear from Khushboo, however, increased knowledge does not mean more positive attitudes. As she will explain, while in some quarters we are learning more, we do not spread this education and improved attitudinal advance throughout our culture.   Today, Khushboo works for a not-for-profit agency called Neurodiversity Pathways, (NDP) in the Silicon Valley She will tell us how NDP has created an in-depth program to help Neurodivergent individuals grow to gain and keep employment as well as simply learning how to live meaningful and productive lives.   I believe you will be inspired by Khushboo Chabria. She has lessons all of us can use about how to move forward in life.     About the Guest: Deeply passionate about diversity and inclusion, Khushboo is a Neurodiversity Specialist and a Transformational Leader, on a mission to advocate for and help provide access to high-quality services for neurodivergent individuals. Khushboo aims to make a meaningful impact in the world through education, empowerment, authentic engagement and unbridled compassion. With varied experiences in supporting neurodivergent individuals of all ages and their family members, working as a therapist and clinician, studying Organizational Leadership and discovering her own ADHD, Khushboo brings an interesting mix of skills and experiences to this field of work. Khushboo is currently a Program Manager, Career Coach and Program Facilitator at Neurodiversity Pathways (NDP) - a social impact program under the Goodwill of Silicon Valley focused on educating and supporting neurodivergent individuals to help launch their career and supporting organizations to integrate ND employees into the workplace through belonging and intentional empowerment. The tagline is “Inclusion for Abilities and Acceptance of Differences” and NDP is on a mission to inspire and improve the intentional inclusion of neurodistinct individuals in the workplace. Khushboo also sits on the board of Peaces of Me Foundation and is involved in consulting and speaking on the topics of Neurodiversity, DEIB, Transformational Leadership, Psychological Safety, Cultural Competency, Mental Health + Employee Wellbeing as well as Coaching. I believe in diversity in who we are, but also in how we see the world.   Social Media Links/Websites: Personal Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khushboochabria/ Connect with Neurodiversity Pathways: https://ndpathways.org/ https://www.facebook.com/NDpathways https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndpathways https://www.instagram.com/ndpathways/ https://twitter.com/pathways Neurodiversity is Normal website:  https://sites.google.com/goodwillsv.org/neurodiversity/home   About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes Michael Hingson  00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:20 Hi there and welcome to unstoppable mindset. It is late in August when we're recording this getting near the end of what they call the dog days. Speaking of dogs Alamo is over here asleep on the floor and quite bored. However, here we are. And our guest today is Khushboo Chabria. And Khushboo is a person who is very much involved in the world of neurodiversity, and providing services for people who are neurodivergent. She has her own things that she has dealt with along the way. And I'm sure that we'll get into all of that. And she had an adventure last week, which we might get into. If she wants to talk about it and set you went a little so we'll get there anyway. Welcome to unstoppable mindset. Glad you're with us.   Khushboo Chabria  02:07 Thank you. Thank you so much for having me.   Michael Hingson  02:09 And you are up in Northern California, right? That's correct. In the Silicon Valley. What's the weather up there?   Khushboo Chabria  02:17 It's really warm right now. It's hot.   Michael Hingson  02:21 We're about 96 degrees today. It was 104 yesterday, so   Khushboo Chabria  02:26 yeah, maybe not that hot. Yeah, I   Michael Hingson  02:29 know. But at least neither of us are in Palm Springs or Sacramento.   Khushboo Chabria  02:33 That's true. That's true, that would definitely be harder.   Michael Hingson  02:37 Well, let's start Would you just begin by telling us a little bit about you growing up and all that kind of stuff? And give us a little background like that?   Khushboo Chabria  02:46 Yeah, sure. Um, so I was actually born in India. My mom's sister had moved to the US in the late 80s. And we had applied for green card when we were little kids. And it wasn't until I was 10 years old that we got our green card, and I moved here with my family. So my parents and my brother and I, we all moved here in 1999.   Michael Hingson  03:15 Okay, and what was it like moving to obviously, a whole new country and all that what? What motivated your parents to come over here? And what was it like for you growing up in a new country? Yeah,   Khushboo Chabria  03:29 it was honestly very challenging. I was very young. And I was the I was at the kind of time in my life where I was very impressionable. So when we moved to America, my parents, they had to reestablish their careers here. And for the time being, we had stayed with different aunts and uncles, along the way, until my parents could afford their own place. And both my parents worked multiple jobs, in order to make sure that we had everything we needed. They wanted to move to America so that my brother and I would have additional opportunities, and a chance to really succeed at life. So that was, it was a whole American Dream story.   Michael Hingson  04:21 You when you moved here did or did not speak much English.   Khushboo Chabria  04:26 I actually spoke a lot of English because I went to an English school in India. So a lot of people don't know this, but the British when they had occupied India, took over the school system. So if you went to an English school in India, that means you got a really good education. And I went to a school called St. Mary's School in Pune, Maharashtra. And I had a little bit of a British accent, actually, when I moved here,   Michael Hingson  04:58 you've lost that   Khushboo Chabria  05:01 Yes, it's gone. It's been too long.   Michael Hingson  05:04 But what you don't have is, I guess more of a traditional Indian accent having been born and lived there for 10 years.   Khushboo Chabria  05:13 Yeah, I mean, I do speak in Hindi with my mom every day. But when anyone else hears me speaking Hindi, they think I have an American accent. So I feel like I've definitely lost the Indian accent. But it comes out every now and then when I'm speaking with my family.   Michael Hingson  05:34 It just always fascinates me to talk with people who have come from another country who have spent a lot of time here, but maybe grew up elsewhere. Some end up retaining an accent, and some don't. And I've always been fascinated by that and never understood how it works out that some do. And some don't, it must just plain be the listening or just the amount of work they put into what they choose their accent to be.   Khushboo Chabria  06:04 I think it also depends on age. So my brother still has a very much an Indian accent. Because when he moved here, he was 15. And because I was 10, I was still kind of at that age where it was easier for me to assimilate than it was for him.   Michael Hingson  06:23 So you, you, you get right in as it were,   Khushboo Chabria  06:26 yeah, definitely. Oops. So   Michael Hingson  06:29 you came here, you obviously were able to settle in from a language standpoint, and so on. But you say it was a little bit hard when you came, how come?   Khushboo Chabria  06:39 Um, it was challenging, because as I mentioned before, our family was staying with our extended family members. So we would stay at this aunt's house for six months, and then this uncle's house for three months. And then this uncle's house. So I ended up going to several different schools for sixth grade. And after that, my parents had enough, just enough to put a downpayment on a one bedroom apartment. And so when we moved into the apartment, those my parents were working all the time. And so often, I grew up in the apartment with my brother. And it was many times it was we were on our own. And it was a long time before my parents had established themselves enough in their careers that we had a more comfortable lifestyle.   Michael Hingson  07:37 What kind of career should they have? What did they do?   Khushboo Chabria  07:39 So my dad, he actually ended up going and getting a real estate license and is a broker. And full time for his job. He works at FedEx. And my mother, she took night classes at a school and got a certification and accounting. And then she basically became an accountant. And she worked for companies before. But now she manages the accounts for several different businesses from home.   Michael Hingson  08:15 Wow. That's still that's pretty cool. And then it shows the typical work ethic. I see, oftentimes, from people who move here from elsewhere, they're going to work hard, they're going to do whatever they need to do, to be able to establish themselves and care for families and so on. And I think that's personally so cool. My parents grew up here. And were born here. But still, they very much had that kind of an attitude. And they worked very hard to make sure that my brother and I also kept that same kind of attitude. And I, I don't think that that's a bad thing at all. And I think that we all can work pretty hard at trying to succeed, and we can do it in a good way.   Khushboo Chabria  09:03 Definitely. It was really important to learn that too.   Michael Hingson  09:07 Yeah, I agree. How long after you moved here? Did you guys finally get your own apartment?   Khushboo Chabria  09:13 Um, it must have been about what to say nine months or nine to 12 months before we did. Wow. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  09:25 For a 10 year old kid. That is a long time not to be able to put down roots somewhere and call someplace home.   Khushboo Chabria  09:34 Yeah. And you know, when I started in the public school system, I started first and a middle school. And then I ended up in an elementary school and then I ended up in a junior high. So it was a lot of switching around as well in between different school systems and trying to kind of figure out what where I fit into this whole education piece too?   Michael Hingson  10:03 Well, what was it like growing up just physically and so on? I know you have said that you, you have ADHD is something that you live with, when did you discover that?   Khushboo Chabria  10:16 I didn't discover that until I was 30 years old. So, you know, growing up, I was always a busy child, my mom had enrolled me and lots and lots of different classes when I was in India. So I was learning dance, I was learning singing, I was learning art, I was learning ceramics, I had a lot of different things that I was involved in, and my parents had a lot of structure in our lives. So I didn't for a long time even know that I had this different brain and that I actually struggled with ADHD. Even after I graduated college and started working in the field of behavior analysis, I didn't know that I had ADHD. And then at some point, when I became a board certified behavior analyst, and I actually move forward in my career, I went from being a therapist that spent 100% of my time with clients, to now becoming a clinician that spent 90% of my time with spreadsheets and 10% of my time fighting with insurance companies. And with all of that, I got further and further away from the clients, and further and further away from solving problems in real time, to just being behind the screen. And that's when my ADHD really started to show up.   Michael Hingson  11:54 So what made you finally realize that ADHD was part of your life.   Khushboo Chabria  11:59 Um, you know, to be honest, at first, I was just burned out, I was a burnt out clinician with a huge caseload, I was driving all over the Bay Area all day long. And I ended up in a clinic, and I got, I got diagnosed with depression. And I first got misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, because that's something that a lot of people confuse, especially in regards to ADHD. And then I got a therapist who started to recognize that all the things that I was discussing in our sessions, all the areas of my life that I felt anxious and depressed about, were areas that are related to executive functioning, and ADHD. So she was, she was bright enough and keen enough to notice that, and to suggest that I be tested for ADHD, which is when they started the actual diagnosis process.   Michael Hingson  13:14 How do they test for ADHD?   Khushboo Chabria  13:17 Well, first, they took all of my notes that they had from the therapist, and they also interviewed my mother to find out what I was like as a child. And then lastly, they had me go through a bunch of different assessments where they were tracking my ability to focus. And these were usually tests on a computer where they showed different images. And I had to press specific keys when certain images popped up. And I did that for hours and hours and hours. And based on what they found, I definitely had ADHD. So I got the official diagnosis. Then I was connected with a cycle analyst who was able to then prescribe medication for me, which I didn't end up staying on. But that was the beginning.   Michael Hingson  14:13 A lot of it, though, is ultimately recognition. And then once you know it and believe it, then you can really work to understand it and not medications can't help but a lot of times it's more what you do internally that makes a difference.   Khushboo Chabria  14:32 Exactly. That's true.   Michael Hingson  14:35 So for you, you, you finally got diagnosed with that. But by that time you had been very much involved in a lot of psychology oriented kinds of things, which do you like better being a clinician or actually practicing and being in front of clients?   Khushboo Chabria  14:55 You know, to be honest, I think the field had completely changed. inch by the time I graduated with my master's, because at that point, the Affordable Care Act had passed. And what that what happened with that is all the insurance companies were now in the system. And while that made the services more available to lots and lots of people, it also meant that there was now this huge demand for the services. So I think my experience was the way it was because of the timing of that bill passing, as well as at that point, the need that was there for more service providers in this field. But that being said, I think that it was, it's much more reinforcing for me to engage with people, rather than engaging with spreadsheets. And as someone who has ADHD, since the time I was diagnosed, and all the years that I continued to struggle with ADHD, I have learned that I work best in an environment where I'm constantly solving novel problems, that are allowing me to research different kinds of things. And also to use everything in my toolbox to solve problems. And any problem that has a fast response in terms of solving it is one, that's the most reinforcing to me.   Michael Hingson  16:36 So does that translate today into you, looking at cases from kind of the outside or working more with people and being in front of them,   Khushboo Chabria  16:46 I think it's a little bit of both. Now, I would say that the most amazing part of my career is the coaching. And what the coaching allows me to do is to work with neurodivergent people with all kinds of different backgrounds. Because that makes it so that one day, I might be researching how to get a marketing internship. And the next day, I might be understanding how I should help my coachee brand themselves as a musician. And then maybe the third day, I'm working with someone who has a computer science background. And so I'm working with a lot of different skill sets and a lot of different abilities. And the great thing about what I get to do now is that it is fully aligned with how I work best. And that I get to continue solving novel problems. I get to continue teaching, I get to continue engaging with organizations on increasing the awareness of neurodiversity. So I get to solve these issues, and improve that awareness for neurodiversity in a lot of different ways that are very much in line with how I work best.   Michael Hingson  18:05 So what are the star diversity take in obviously ADHD would be a factor. What other kinds of things fall under that category?   Khushboo Chabria  18:15 Yeah, definitely. So ADHD is a big one. Autism is a big one. Dyslexia, dyscalculia. dyspraxia, bipolar disorder, as well as Tourette's   Michael Hingson  18:30 are all considered part of neurodiversity, or neuro divergent world.   Khushboo Chabria  18:36 Yeah, and neurodiversity as an umbrella term, just to explain what it is. You know, just like when, you know, you see any people we see, we say that, you know, people have different height, people have different hair color, people have different eye color. And just like how there's so much variability in humans, in terms how we present physically, the same way, our brains have just as much variability. So the term neuro diversity is to describe the natural variability in people's brains and behavior functioning.   Michael Hingson  19:15 When you talk about neurodiversity. Do people try to create some sort of box and fit everyone into it? Or do people generally recognize that it is a really broad category that takes in a lot of stuff?   Khushboo Chabria  19:29 I think different people have different ways of looking at it. You know, there are companies that instead of having specific groups for neurodiversity, we'll put everything in an ability group, which is about including anyone with any kind of disability, whether it's invisible or visible. In terms of neurodiversity. A lot of people know the main ones to be autism, dyslexia and ADHD. But we're still learning so much about bipolar does over and about to rats. And so there's a lot of understanding that still needs to happen around neurodiversity. There's still a lot of stigma there, there's still a lot of people who aren't really aware of what this term means. So I would say that people have different levels of understanding about this. But I think it's all kind of related, right? I mean, if we have different ways of processing information from the world, then we all kind of have a different way of going about it. And when we say neuro divergent, we're talking about one person who may or may not have one of those labels. When we say neuro diverse, we're talking about everyone, because everybody's in that umbrella of having a brain that's unique and processing information in a unique way, and making sense of the world in a unique way. So it depends, I guess that's the answer to the question.   Michael Hingson  21:06 No, it does. And I could make the case that we're all part of a neuro divergent world in a way, and I think that's what you're saying. But there, there are specific kinds of categories that mostly we deal with when we talk about neurodiversity. I'm a little bit familiar with Tourette's, but can you define that a little bit? Yeah,   Khushboo Chabria  21:27 definitely. Um, Tourette's has to do with basically, it has to do with just kind of its has to do with tics and involuntary repetitive movements. So in terms of how that relates to neurodiversity, we're just talking about individuals who have different behaviors, whether that sounds, whether that's saying the same words in the same way, or having physical behavioral differences that are stereotypical, well,   Michael Hingson  22:02 how was it for you grew up? Well, not growing up so much, but being in the workplace and not being diagnosed with ADHD and so on? That had to be quite a challenge?   Khushboo Chabria  22:13 Yeah, definitely. Um, you know, to be honest, one of the biggest things that I found out right off the bat was that when I had a lot of different cases, and different deadlines, and different things that I needed to accomplish in my job, I really struggled with keeping control over everything that was going on. And as a clinician, you know, there was a lot of things that I was responsible for I was responsible for training all the staff that was on my cases, I was responsible for keeping track of all the materials that were needed. On every case, I was responsible for parent training, I was responsible for scheduling meetings, I was responsible for completing reports, I was responsible for staying connected to insurance companies. And with all of those different things, I had a really hard time with managing all my responsibilities. And in the beginning, you know, it was just a write up about being more punctual and being more timely to meetings. Then it became about making sure that all my reports are complete, then it was about making sure that my reports had all the feedback taken into consideration. And throughout every single step of it, I was feeling more and more disheartened about where I was and how I was working. And it really made me question, you know, is something wrong with me? Why is it that everyone else is able to do all this without any issues, but when it comes to me, here, I am struggling so much. And I was really depressed. I, I thought I was depressed, and I thought I was burnt out. And in trying to get treatment for that I ended up finding out I had ADHD.   Michael Hingson  24:22 Did other supervisors or colleagues see kind of all the stress and the things that were going on? Or were you able to kind of hide it?   Khushboo Chabria  24:30 A lot of people were able to see the stress and to be honest, for the longest time, despite being in a field that was there to support children with neurodiverse conditions. I found myself in a workplace that was very toxic. And I was basically just told, Well, you need to meet your billable hours and maybe you need to do this or maybe you need to do Under planning, but nobody was sitting down and telling me how to go about doing that, or what steps I needed to take to get the support I needed. And not a single person in that office had identified what I was dealing with as something that could be related to ADHD. Instead, I was just being told that I wasn't working hard enough, or I wasn't working fast enough, or I wasn't being organized enough. And I took all of that to heart. For a long time, it took me a long time to unlearn those messages. Because I kept beating myself up over the simple things. And I felt like I wasn't a good employee. And I felt at times that I was being discriminated against. But I realized now looking back at it all, that I made a lot of mistakes as well. And I should have known how to ask for that support early on. But I didn't know what I didn't know. So there's a lot of thinking that's gone behind everything that happened then. But looking back at it, now I'm able to see all the different sides of that equation.   Michael Hingson  26:15 When did you start in the workforce?   Khushboo Chabria  26:17 I started in the workforce in 20. I would say 2007.   Michael Hingson  26:26 Okay, so you Where were you in school at that time?   Khushboo Chabria  26:33 At that time, I was in community college, okay. And I was working at a daycare center with a whole bunch of children. And I was also working as a campus activities coordinator at our school.   Michael Hingson  26:50 So that was 15 years ago. Do you see that there has been a lot of change in dealing with ADHD and and neuro diversity. And I don't mean, just talking about a real substantive change, that would nowadays make a difference. If you were starting out today, as opposed to what happened to you 15 years ago? Um, is it different? Yeah,   Khushboo Chabria  27:23 I think the way that we do work with children who are neurodiverse has changed a lot. Like the way that things are done. Now the way that treatment is carried out, is very neurodiversity affirming, which means that it's not really about fixing anything, it's about really understanding what are the challenges that this individual is facing? And how can we support them such that they can live fulfilling independent lives without having to depend on other people. And so a lot of what I did before, was in regards to teaching skills. So I might be teaching a two year old how to make eye contact, I might be teaching a five year old how to tie their shoelaces. I taught everything from toilet training, to how to make a purchase at the store, how to start a conversation with someone how to speak, a lot of my clients were nonverbal when I was in the field. So that whole space has changed a lot. In regards to working and working conditions. I don't know if there have been a lot of changes in how we provide care, and how we provide support to people who are providing that care. And I think that as a society, we need to do a better job of supporting the people who are providing health care to the disability population. Yeah, and we could do a lot better with that. Right?   Michael Hingson  29:08 Oh, no doubt about it. I was thinking, though, of how you described your work situation is you needed to work harder, you needed to work better, and so on. Do you think those attitudes in the workforce toward people who may be experiencing the same thing that you experience? Do you think that those kinds of conditions have changed much?   Khushboo Chabria  29:35 I think they have to some degree, but I wouldn't say all across the board. And what I've mean when I say that is because even now, when people have disclosed their neurodiversity to their employer, there are times where people are just saying, Well, you know, I understand that you're struggling with a XYZ, but this work needs to be completed. So this idea of kind of painting this color on somebody who's a little bit differently, who works differently, who thinks differently, who processes information differently, I think we still have these assumptions that we make about people and those assumptions of, oh, this person's just lazy, or this person's just not doing it, or this person's just not the right fit. And as soon as we start using that terminology, we've now made assumptions before trying to understand what it is that that person might be struggling with. Right? Oh,   Michael Hingson  30:46 I agree. And it sounds like that, even with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. And now 32 years ago, and 31 years ago, actually being enacted and going into law, it hasn't made a lot of difference in these kinds of things, because we just haven't really dealt with the educational aspect of it yet.   Khushboo Chabria  31:11 Right? Yeah. I think you know, the problem is really with the stigma we have in society about people who are different, anyone who's another, right? It's very easy to say, Oh, this is just not working out, instead of approaching that person and saying, Hey, I noticed that in our last interaction, this is what happened. Is there something that I'm seeing that's confusing you? Or can you talk to me about what's going on, so I can help, right? And that moment, where you have the chance to question somebody, to understand that better before you judge them. That is something that we as a society just need to be better at, we need to be better managers, we need to be better educators, we need to be better leaders. And that comes with not trying to just rush things along and thinking that someone is going to be exactly the perfect candidate. But instead saying, You know what this is a human being. And the way that they might think, or work might be different than the way I think and work. So before I put them in a box, it's important to show that curiosity and that compassion to learn more about that person.   Michael Hingson  32:41 And I think you hit it on the head when you talk about curiosity very much. How do we get people to be more curious to be more open to ask why and why not? As opposed to just assuming? Yeah, definitely. That's a real general question. I really,   Khushboo Chabria  33:05 ya know, you know, and our presentations at neurodiversity pathways, we have this terminology called compassionate curiosity. And what that is, is that when you have a moment where something doesn't make sense, or someone's behavior is just not adding up to what you know about them. Or if some interaction happened, that leaves you feeling confused. Before you jump to, I can't believe this person hasn't gotten this to me. If we could all take a moment to say, Hey, I haven't heard from you. I just wanted to follow up is everything. Okay? Right. That's a really great way that we can sort of foster that kind of a culture, which capitalizes on empathy and understanding versus judgment and expectations. But that being said, to change that, I think that begins with increasing awareness. Right. So in the work that we do with neurodiversity pathways, the first thing we do when any company engages with us, and they say, We want to hire people with autism, or we want to hire neurodivergent people. The first thing we say to them is, there's no point in bringing anyone into your organization, unless and until you're able to foster a culture of inclusion, and a culture of understanding and awareness that's built around neurodiversity because as someone who is responsible for placing neurodivergent people into organizations, I know that if I place somebody in an organization that is not supportive neurodivergent talent, then that person is, forget, thrive or succeed, that person is not even going to be able to retain that position.   Michael Hingson  35:10 Do you hear people often say, Oh, we don't need to do that, because I'm certainly open. I'm glad to bring somebody in. Who is who has autism? Or who is neuro divergent in some way? Do you? Do you see that a lot? Or do people get it and then tend to be open to say, how do we really make that happen?   Khushboo Chabria  35:31 I would say probably a few years ago, there was a lot less awareness about neurodiversity. And I know that probably with every client that we engage with, they're at different levels of understanding about it. And maybe some of them have received trainings from other sources. But that being said, I think that there are definitely some companies who do try to rush these things. None of those are companies that we've engaged with. But the ones who try to rush into these diversity and inclusion efforts are usually the ones that fail. Because without that understanding, and that real culture of inclusion, and that culture of psychological safety, it's just kind of a recipe for disaster, when you have people who don't understand how to work with that population,   Michael Hingson  36:28 and don't really want to take the time to do it. Right.   Khushboo Chabria  36:32 Exactly. Exactly.   Michael Hingson  36:34 Well, how did you get involved in being interested in disabilities, and well, neurodiversity, and so on, because that clearly had to happen a long time before you were diagnosed with ADHD. So how did all that happen?   Khushboo Chabria  36:47 Yeah, definitely. Um, you know, so when I was in college, at UC San Diego, I had a major human development. And I was actually pre med at the time, because I thought that I wanted to go into medicine. And after I graduated from college, it was actually right when we had had our first sort of economic collapse as a country. And so there were still not a lot of jobs, I thought I wanted to do PhD programs in social psychology. And I had started applying to graduate programs all over the country in that degree. And it wasn't until I started working in the field of behavior analysis, that I felt I had kind of found a home. So growing up, I had a cousin, who had Global Developmental Delay, previously known as Mr. And I grew up with him. And I had always had a really special bond with them, I was very close to him. And I also had another cousin who grew up with schizophrenia. So I grew up kind of seeing how that had affected him. And when I graduated college, I needed a job, I applied to a part time job as a behavior therapist. And I worked for a very small company in Oakland, California. And my first client was an eight year old, nonverbal, autistic boy from Ethiopia. And he was the most beautiful child I had ever seen in my entire life. And I just fell in love with him. And within a few months of working with them, he started speaking his first words. And the first sentence he ever spoke was, I want more cookies. And that was it. I think that as soon as he started speaking, I knew that whatever I did, I wanted to be helping this population. And I wanted to work with neurodivergent people. And it started out with working with children. But when that client spoke his first words, I felt like the trajectory of my life had changed. And I decided to rescind all my applications for social psych. I reset for my GRE exams, and I reapplied to grad schools in behavior analysis. That's kind of what started the journey in that direction. And then obviously, as we spoke about before, when I was finally a clinician, I found out I had ADHD. i At that point, had worked for a school district. I had worked as an assessor. I had started a social skills group, I had tried to start a parent training program. I had done a lot of other things before I found neurodiversity pathways. Well,   Michael Hingson  39:59 the big Question, of course is did you give him more cookies?   Khushboo Chabria  40:03 Of course we did. Definitely   Michael Hingson  40:07 reward good behavior.   Khushboo Chabria  40:09 Yeah, he just it was amazing because as soon as he started speaking, just like babies do, he started babbling as well. And he would wake his mom up early in the morning and Babble Babble Babble for hours to her trying to communicate and everything that we pointed to and labeled for him was a word he picked up immediately. So it was a transformative case.   Michael Hingson  40:38 That is so cool. And do you? Do you hear anything about him nowadays?   Khushboo Chabria  40:46 Yeah, actually, I'm still in touch with his mom. And he just graduated high school a year ago. So he's starting in community college.   Michael Hingson  40:56 How old is he?   Khushboo Chabria  40:57 He is now 19 years old.   Michael Hingson  41:00 Wow. That's so cool.   Khushboo Chabria  41:04 Isn't that amazing?   Michael Hingson  41:05 It is. It's wonderful. Well, that's what doing good work like that. And being thorough is all   Khushboo Chabria  41:11 about. Exactly, exactly.   Michael Hingson  41:14 So for you, having eventually been diagnosed with ADHD that that certainly had to give you a great amount of well, relief on one hand, but then also, it gave you the ability to really sit back and look at your options and decide how you go forward. What kind of tools did you end up then starting to use that maybe you didn't use so much before tools that help you be more productive and deal with what you had to deal with?   Khushboo Chabria  41:46 Yeah. So at first, I had therapy, which is what I had started out with, and I had continued. At some point, I had also tried meds, but I found out that the meds were just too difficult on my body, and I couldn't handle staying on those. So I had to find other strategies. And some of those strategies were things like using a Google calendar using more reminders, planning ahead, having more of a morning routine, really building healthy habits around eating, sleeping hygiene and meditation so that I had a better handle on things, and also had to learn coping and resilience strategies for when things did not go my way. A lot of these tools and strategies got solidified when I joined neurodiversity pathways. And we actually used all this information to create the curriculum for our students who were going into the workplace. But for the time being, when I first gotten diagnosed, I started reading about things online. And I found people who were sharing strategies, on websites and on LinkedIn and on social media. And I slowly started piecing together the things that worked best for me, the things that were the most instrumental. In the beginning, were buying a habit calendar. And having a morning routine. With those two things, I was really able to get started. Then with the executive functioning, I started planning out reminders for things that I had do weeks in advance so that I was more on top of getting my tasks completed. And as I learned more and more about ADHD, I recognize that most of the things that I struggled with in regards to executive functioning, they weren't necessarily related specifically to cognitive differences, but they were more related to the emotional and behavioral aspects of executive functioning. So the anxiety of having to start a task that I've never done before, or just the fear of not getting it correct, that would just paralyze me from even beginning on the task. Those were the things that I needed tools around the most and that's where therapy came into play.   Michael Hingson  44:26 Do you still deal with therapy today?   Khushboo Chabria  44:29 I, I have been on and off therapy. I'm currently on a lookout for therapists. So if anyone's listening, I'm looking for one and I'm on many waitlist. The therapists in my area are all booked up because of COVID. And so there's been a little bit of challenge with that. But since the diagnosis, I have tried individual therapy. I've worked with different kinds of therapists so it was really important to me to try to find someone who was a South Asian therapist, because I felt like there were a lot of things that someone with a South Asian background would understand that someone who doesn't have that background would have a lot of difficulty in regard to cultural competency. In addition, I've also tried group therapy. And I've also done a workshop on ADHD that helped with learning how to be more organized. And with better planning.   Michael Hingson  45:34 You mentioned meditation, how does that play into what you do? And in your own progress in psyche? Yeah,   Khushboo Chabria  45:43 definitely, I think, you know, meditation is one of those things that a lot of people throw around. And it's kind of like, you know, the pop psychology thing to talk about, right? Like, let's all do mindfulness and meditation. And for me, because my mind is constantly racing at 100 miles per hour, what meditation and mindfulness practices allow me to do is to steal my mind, and to really focus on my breathing, and to really sort of observe the things that are making me anxious, without starting to act upon them right away. And so when I meditate, it's, that's my time to steal my mind of all the racing thoughts, to take account of the things that I'm anxious about. And instead of jumping on them, just observing them, reflecting on them, and noticing them before I can actually start to begin what it is that I want to do. And that single moment of clarity is enough for me to kind of be in a better headspace, so that I can tackle all the tasks on my to do list,   Michael Hingson  47:06 show what happens when you do that.   Khushboo Chabria  47:10 I think that it helps me relax, it helps me focus. It helps me prioritize on the things that I need to get done. And it allows me to have some breathing room to really plan things out in a way that doesn't take over my entire life. But instead, it helps me remember what things I have to do, what things I need to do, and what things I want to do. And as soon as I have that division and that clarity, in my mind, I'm better able to tackle the things I need to get done.   Michael Hingson  47:51 Cool. Well, you've mentioned neurodiversity pathways many times. And so we should get to that. Tell me about that. What led you to finding it, what it is, and so on?   Khushboo Chabria  48:04 Sure. So actually, when I decided to pivot to neurodiversity, in 2020, it was because at that point, I had tried to work in the field of behavior analysis for years, and continued to struggle and fail at that endeavor. And the reason being that I just didn't feel like the field was aligned with what I wanted to do. And I needed to figure out a different thing that I could take or a different path that I could take going forward with my career. So in the beginning of 2020, shortly before COVID, I had just left a position as a behavior specialist at a school district, where I was helping to support a class of students that were under the IDI category or emotionally disturbed. And at that point, I had decided that I wanted to shift away from all of the behavioral stuff and focus more on neurodiversity, because I wanted to be neurodiversity affirming in my career, and I wanted to be working with adults and I wanted to expand my skill set. And I didn't feel like my previous work was aligned with me anymore. So I ended up hiring a career coach. And this was in January of 2020. And he was someone who had a completely different background than me, but he was very good at learning what was awesome about me and what my strengths were, and how I could best showcase those strengths to the world. So together you him and I started our research into neurodiversity. And we learned a lot about how the field works. And then I started networking. And it's kind of ironic that I started with a career coach, because now I am a career coach to neurodivergent people. But in my networking, I ended up meeting someone named Jessica Lee, who has a neurodiversity program in Southern California. And she told me that I should speak to Ranga Rahman, who is the program director of neurodiversity pathways, and we set up a networking call, I opened up to him and honestly shared with him about everything that I had faced and where I was with my career, and what it is that I wanted to do. And to be honest with you, Michael, I cried to him. And 20 minutes later, he sent me a job description and said, I can only hire you as a volunteer for now. But you will get the work experience that you need in this space. And if at any point, you get another job, you're welcome to leave. But this would be a great starting place for you. And we will be happy to have you on the team. So that's how I came on to neurodiversity pathways. And when I joined the team, we have lost all our funding due to COVID. And we had to basically build our program from the ground up. So at the time, me Ranga, and a small group of volunteers work together to build our first online course. And that was growth mindset. And we went from building one course to three courses, to five courses, to 10 courses to 14 courses. And what our career launch program is now is a 14 course program training program called Career Readiness Training, followed by six months of one on one coaching. The entire program is called Career launch programs. And it is aimed at neurodivergent individuals who have a two or four year college degree and those who are unemployed or underemployed, in relation to their strengths, their qualifications and their interest. And it's focused on those who are really motivated to get a job and be good at it. And those who need the motivation and drive to get to their goals.   Michael Hingson  52:41 Well, overall, what is neuro diversity pathways as an organization, what what does it do? How do you start? Tell us a little more about that, if you would?   Khushboo Chabria  52:52 Yeah, definitely. So Rhonda J. Rahman, who's our program director, was actually responsible for starting a lot of coalition building around neurodiversity at Stanford University. And when he left Stanford, he joined goodwill, and started neurodiversity pathways, which used to be known as expandability. Colon autism advantage. And then after about two years, they rebranded themselves to not just focus on autism, but to be focused on the full neurodiversity umbrella, which is when they became neurodiversity pathways. We've been around since 2017. And we are a social impact program under the mission services umbrella at the goodwill of Silicon Valley. So we Oh, go ahead. Go ahead. I was gonna say we work on two sides. On one side, we work with individuals, which is the career launch program, which I was just telling you about. And on the organization side, we have workplace inclusion services, where we train companies on neuro Diversity Awareness, and we provide business process consultation. And we provide coaching and we provide half day and full day workshops to train companies on how to work with neurodivergent people. So those are the two ways in which we support   Michael Hingson  54:26 do you work on both sides of the company or mainly in the work?   Khushboo Chabria  54:31 I work on both sides. So on the individual side, I teach all the job development courses. And I do a lot of the coaching that we do with our students to get them placed into jobs. And on the organizational side and part of all the presentations and the consulting that we do with companies that want to hire neurodivergent people.   Michael Hingson  54:56 Are there other kinds of career launch programs around the country? Similar to what neurodiversity pathways does, or yeah,   Khushboo Chabria  55:05 there are, but there are many different kinds. And they're offering many different kinds of services. But I would like to say that there isn't a single program in the country that as in depth as ours, that has a 10 month commitment to neurodivergent individuals, where we teach everything from personal effectiveness to workplace competency skills, and job development. And a two week workplace experience, followed by six months of coaching,   Michael Hingson  55:38 is the program free to people who need it.   Khushboo Chabria  55:41 The program is free to anyone who is connected to any DLR office in California. However, if you live in a different state, if you live in a different country, we're willing and able to work with any local service providers or government agencies in order to get you the funding that you need to cover the costs of the program.   Michael Hingson  56:08 So you get funding from the Department of Rehabilitation now, for example. So there is funding, unlike there was at the beginning of the COVID time.   Khushboo Chabria  56:19 Yeah, so actually, I was only I was a volunteer for a part of the time. And then I was my manager pushed for me to become a contractor. And then I became a full time employee. So I have been a full time employee for a little bit. And we have gotten the program off the ground. So when we were building the courses, we did several test runs. We had our official first cohort launched in spring of this year, which went from March 1 to July 1. And we are now recruiting for our fall program, which begins on September 13.   Michael Hingson  57:00 How can organizations and people support or help what you're doing and neurodiversity pathways in the Korean lunch program.   Khushboo Chabria  57:09 There are so many different ways. So if you actually go to our website, you can make a donation to our mission. You can also sponsor the education of a student if you're interested in that you can hire us to come speak to your work groups, to your community groups, to your team, to your organization, about neurodiversity, you can also sign up to be a volunteer coach to help support one of our students while they're working, or look looking for jobs. So there are lots of different ways we host two neurodiversity awareness sessions that are free to anyone in the world online. And those are offered two times a month, you can sign up on our website when you click on awareness sessions, and go to individual and click on the Google Form there. Additionally, if you want to hire us for Neuro Diversity Awareness, or to help hire neurodiverse people into your company, we're happy to speak to you about that as well.   Michael Hingson  58:19 In it all operates under the umbrella of goodwill of Silicon Valley's 501 C three tax status, or do you have your own?   Khushboo Chabria  58:28 We're all under the goodwill and   Michael Hingson  58:32 it makes sense. Well, so what do you do when you're not working?   Khushboo Chabria  58:37 Um, to be honest, lately, I've been mostly just working. But I'm also working on my dissertation, which is kind of related to work.   Michael Hingson  58:49 Congratulations. So you're working toward a PhD?   Khushboo Chabria  58:52 Yeah, it's actually an EDD in organizational leadership.   Michael Hingson  58:57 Okay. Where, what what?   Khushboo Chabria  59:01 So I'm going to UMass global, which used to formally be known as Brandman University, under the Chapman umbrella. And I am getting my degree in organizational leadership. So I'm going to abd right now, which is all but dissertation, which means I have completed my coursework, but I haven't completed my dissertation yet. And so I am completing that now. My dissertation is going to be looking at the lived experience of colleagues of neurodivergent employees.   Michael Hingson  59:40 When do you think you'll get to defend it and become a doctor?   Khushboo Chabria  59:46 Well, to be honest with you, Michael, with my ADHD, I only have until August of next year to defend so I have to get it done by August of next year. Or school. Yeah, I do much better. They have deadlines. So when they told me I had a year left, I wish they had emailed me that, that actual email a few years prior, so I could have been scared enough to just get it done. But here we are towards the end of it outside of my dissertation. I am learning Tarot. So I'm moonlighting as a tarot reader. And I do a lot of different networking things. And I'm part of social groups, and I do speaking engagements. And I spend a lot of time with friends and family and I travel as well. Where have you traveled? I've traveled to a lot of places in Asia. So I've traveled to the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau. I've also traveled a little bit in Europe. So I've traveled to Spain and to France. But I'm hoping to increase that once things settle down with COVID.   Michael Hingson  1:01:11 Yeah. Hopefully that will happen sometime in the near future, or at least in the future, but it's so unpredictable still.   Khushboo Chabria  1:01:20 Exactly, definitely.   Michael Hingson  1:01:23 Well, this has been a heck of a lot of fun. And I've learned a lot I appreciate all that you have had to say. So you haven't written any books or anything yet, your thesis is probably going to be your first major project.   Khushboo Chabria  1:01:37 Yes, definitely. I have been published as a poet and a couple of books, but that's not related to this.   Michael Hingson  1:01:45 Okay. Well, it's, it's great that you're doing some writing. And that is always exciting to do. Well, if people want to learn more about you, or reach out, if they want to explore neurodiversity pathways, and so on, if you would tell us all about how to contact you and how to learn about the program and so on.   Khushboo Chabria  1:02:05 Yeah, definitely. So when this podcast is published, I know you're going to be posting some links on our website, and all of those other things. But if you go to ndpathways.org. That is our website, all our information is there, our contact information is there as well. You can reach out to me directly, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, I'm happy to answer any questions that you have. And to be able to help you in any way that I   Michael Hingson  1:02:36 can. How do people connect with you on LinkedIn,   Khushboo Chabria  1:02:40 my LinkedIn profile will also be linked to this podcast, but it is actually just linked in.com and my U R L, let me just pull it up is linkedin.com backslash Khushboo Chabria, which is K h u s h B for boy, o o C a b r i a. And that's my full name after the LinkedIn and the backslash.   Michael Hingson  1:03:18 Khushboo. Thank you very much for being here. And I think it's always fun when we get to learn more and new and different things. And we get to explore new ideas, at least to some of us. They're new, but explore ideas and even picking up new things. Even though we may have heard some of it before. There's always new stuff. So thank you for bringing that to all of us.   Khushboo Chabria  1:03:46 Thank you so much for having me, Michael, I appreciate you.   Michael Hingson  1:03:49 Well, I appreciate you being here. And I hope you enjoyed this out there, please reach out to Khushboo. 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The Coaches Site is proud to announce the launch of the Hockey Factories Podcast! In this series, you will hear from the coaches, managers and players who helped bring the first five Hockey Factories articles to life. Listen as you get exclusive insight into the rooms where Sidney Crosby, Leon Draisaitl, Rasmus Dahlin and hundreds of others got their starts and developed into some of the brightest stars in the NHL. Check out episode 1, where Matt Dumouchelle examines youth development and where Shattuck-St. Mary's School, the Okanagan Hockey Academy, Adler Mannheim, Jokerit and Frolunda leave their marks on a player's career. Subscribe now to the Hockey Factories Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

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We're back in North Carolina for the 17th time - tied with California for #2 - and our guest is Robert Weltz, the Athletic Director of Athletics at St. Mary's School in Raleigh. Rob shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/educational-ad-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/educational-ad-podcast/support

Women Together: Guest Elizabeth Peck Author, Elizabeth Peck, will be joining the team of Women Together to discuss her book, “Why Does Mummy's Tummy Hurt“. Broadcast LIVE on Wednesday, September 28th from 8:30 – 9:30pm – listeners will be invited to call 01223 375564 to share their experiences with speaking to their children about some of the “bigger issues” life throws their way. About the Book: You're a mother with a young child, who always wants to come with you everywhere, including to the bathroom. Every month you have the stress of making the child wait outside, confused and upset, while you now also upset and stressed out deal with sanitary products and all the rest. If only you had a child-friendly book to explain all this to your little one, so that they didn't feel abandoned, scared, or confused, and you could have some privacy! Why Does Mummy's Tummy Hurt? explains periods in a warm, child-centred and age-appropriate way, to help mums in exactly this situation. About the Author: Elizabeth has grown in her love of writing since the birth of her daughter in 2015. Her inspiration is her desire to communicate both everyday and profound truths to her daughter, in ways that are at once accurate and beautiful. Exploring ideas from the menstrual cycle to the meaning of beauty itself, Elizabeth s writing allows children to consider concepts that help to shape how they understand the world. She teaches at St. Mary's School in Cambridge.

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In this episode I host Hunter Anderson of Shattuck- St. Mary's School. Hunter just had a season where he put up 133 points in 57 games on the 16AAA team. Hunter will play college hockey at the University of Denver.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1214 Release Date: June 4, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:23:30 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1214 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Wireless Institute of Australia Announces Those Under 18 Can Take Ham Radio Exams Online 2. China Prepares Final Missions To Complete Its Tiangong Space Station 3. Ham Radio Prep Releases Full Course For The New US Amateur Radio Technician License Exam 4. New Zealand Announces Straight Key Night In June 5. The FCC Issues A Reminder To Amateurs To Create An Account In The New Registration System 6. Scientists Hope The Moon's dark side Would Be Free From Radio Interference...Nope. 7. Youth On The Air Camp Presents Special Event Station Operation 8. National Hurricane Center Annual Station Test 2022 9. Ground Wave Low Band Experiment Tests On 630 Meters 10. Connecticut Radio Amateur Endows ARRL Affiliated Club Initiative 11. United Kingdom Amateur Celebrate Queen's Jubilee With Modified Call Signs 12. ARRL Is Seeking An Administrative Coordinator For The New ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program 13. 2022 Youth On The Air Camp is June 12th Thru The 17th 14. 23cm band and Sat-Nav Coexistence: ITU-R WP4C Studies 15. Netherland's Amateur Radio Society VERON Reports On The Amateur Radio Exams 16. The South African Radio League Top Band Certificate Available 17. Summits On The Air To Be On BBC-1 TV Program Countryfile 18. The Irish Radio Transmitters Society celebrates its 90th birthday with the the special call-sign EI90IRTS 19. ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Old St. Mary's School, Chicago, Illinois, USA 20. Scientists had hoped that the darkside of the moon would be free from Radio Interference 21. Connecticut radio amateur endows ARRL affiliated club initiative 22. Field Day 2022 is amateur radios Open House 23. Attendance figures at the Dayton HamVention are announced 24. Weekly contesting and hamfest (national) report. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, takes a look at the latest generation of ARM Processors and how they are replacing the old X86 processors * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, covers everything you need to know to install and maintain your tower and antenna installation for your station. 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Maureen Fitzgerald from St. Mary's School of Nursing, class of ‘68 and a co-editor of With Hand and Heart, a students' history 1925-1972, talks to Andrew Carter.

Hello! This is not, strictly speaking, a Podcast episode, although it'll be the first of a regular series. As you may know, a couple of months ago, an old friend from Primary School days approached me with a thought. She's now a schoolteacher herself and her class was looking at travel writing, so she asked if I'd be willing to answer a few questions that her class would put to me, to help them in their lesson. I of course agreed, so they all went away and researched me, and she came back to me about a week later with a list of questions that her class were curious about, regarding my travels, why I started travelling and writing, and about interesting things that had happened to me along the way. I wasn't sure the best way of answering them, whether in a specific writing to them, or a blog post, or something. But then my VA had an idea. She'd been looking at the idea of Twitter Spaces for a while. These are akin to audio discussion panels, with a host and speakers, broadcast live on Twitter so people can listen in to them and join in if the host allows. Because I have a podcast anyway, she thought that doing something audio-wise would be the most comfortable way of answering the questions, and we could check out this new social media while we do. Two birds, one stone, kind of thing. This, then, is the recording of the first Twitter Space we did, answering the questions from my friend's school class. When editing it I noticed at times the quality of the recording dips slightly in a couple of places when I speak, but hopefully it won't affect your listening pleasure, and be aware too the original Spaces conversation took place over a mobile phone rather than through the computer. Hope you enjoy! Topics discussed include: * What prompted me to become a travel writer/podcaster * Obligatory subtweet to my mother * Why I had a gun pointed at me in Palestine * I remembered Timor-Leste as a student so it was nice to see what we were fighting for * Why it's taken me 9 years to write about Middlesbrough * Travelling and exploring locally * Tea, Marmite, and Greggs: food and drink while travelling * Where would I like to go next? Obligatory 'I will get to Bolivia one day' reference * Kiribati and the stereotype of the South Pacific * How I cope with social anxiety when arriving in a new place * What is a penpal and why did I visit one in a warzone? * Crossing a border illegally. Once by accident * Why I like Benin. And Voodoo. * Places where I had to wear closed shoes * Barefooting in Belgium, West Africa, and through mud I was interviewed by the lovely Victoria, but you can call her V. A PDF transcript of this episode is available. As always, if you have anything to say about the topic, or indeed about my podcasting in general, leave a comment or let me know. The pod has a Facebook group you can join, too. I also have a Patreon - if you like what you hear, and want to access exclusive content (or just to show your appreciation), then head on over. Until next time, bye for now. :)

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Win Sheridan, a 1985 graduate of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, successful business leader, and prolific philanthropist, reflects on the faith and character formation he received with the gift of a Catholic education and the many blessings he has experienced. Recognizing his blessings and wanting to share his love of sports and the great role it plays in the life of any young student, Sheridan talks about his visionary gift to the Mary Lead Us Campaign in support of the historic campus renovation and expansion project currently underway at the beloved St. Mary's School.       

Pilot episode. St. Mary's School alumna Florence gets a surprising social media message that brings back memories of her time at the school. After years of isolation, she realizes she may not be as alone as she thought. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? Please email us at laura@newgirlpictures.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/new-girl-pictures/support

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Bishop LaValley celebrating mass with the sudents and facutly of St. Mary's School in Ticonderoga, NY.

Tim Melton and Dale Jackson are joined by LT in D.C.! They talk about Dale's first night in D.C., do the 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today, the Afghanistan hearings on Capitol Hill, interview Dr. Jeffrey Addicott of the St. Mary's School of Law, look at the military having mandatory COVID vaccines, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Melton and Dale Jackson interview Dr. Jeffrey Addicott of the St. Mary's School of Law and Director of Warrior Defense Project. They talk about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, border security, how terrorists can come through our unguarded parts of the border, the Marine on trial for insubordination, the vaccine lawsuits in the military, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sue Dodson - Executive Director Sue joined Texas Burn Survivor Society in August 2007. She is a native of San Antonio and graduated with a BA in English from the University of Texas in 1973. She taught in the Harlandale School District for seven years and then taught in the Northeast Independent School District until 1990. After working as a paralegal for a year, Sue attended St. Mary's School of Law, and practiced law until 2007. She worked in the legal field with TBSS Co-Founder David Jayne. She is happy to have her third career working in the non profit world, and she looks forward to helping ensure that the great work that David and Jane Jayne began is able to continue for many years to come.

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Just north of Appleton, New York lies a winery with a dark past: murderous Free Masons and more than 5 deaths that occurred at 3:00pm on a Thursday.  But what is the truth?  Let's take a deep dive into the archival record to find out if Marjim Manor serves up more than just good spirits. Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors  Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com    SOURCES: Calud, D., & O'Connor, C. (2009). Beds, "Spooks and “Spirits”: Winery at Marjim Manor. In Haunted Buffalo: Ghosts in the Queen City (Haunted America) (e-book edition, pp. 42–46). The History Press.     Daniel Klaes. (2016, August 11). Behind The Shadows—S4E41(Marjim Manor). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPVUiNhesRM&t=126s     Dr. Chas. A. Ring Dies In His Chair. (1908, February 29). Buffalo Courier. http://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/370258421/?terms=%22Charles%20A.%20Ring%22&pqsid=QV-w-sFoCwGcj6mQdP1cPw%3A1184000%3A401194203&match=1     Ghost Stories, Sightings and Experiences with our Spirits at The Winery at Marjim Manor. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://marjimmanor.com/legend_current_ghost_sightings.html     Haunted Ghost Wineries Across The United States. (2016, October 28). Uncorked: The Blog. https://www.cawineclub.com/blog/haunted-ghost-wineries-across-united-states/     History of Newfane , New York. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from http://history.rays-place.com/ny/newfame-ny.htm     History of the Winery at Marjim Manor in Appleton, NY. (n.d.). Retrieved May 20, 2021, from https://marjimmanor.com/legend_history.html     Lewis E Merritt (1833-1865)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114506704/lewis-e-merritt     Lewis W Merritt (1833-1863)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157239658/lewis-w-merritt     Marjim Manor. (2018). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marjim_Manor&oldid=833048263     MARJIM MANOR: House has history of hauntings | Local News | lockportjournal.com. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/marjim-manor-house-has-history-of-hauntings/article_7e3938a5-6515-5654-97ff-8ec38b0a8999.html     Neighbors, J. (2012, October 3). Joy's JOY of Wine: Haunted Wineries of the Eastern U.S. Joy's JOY of Wine. http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2012/10/haunted-wineries-of-eastern-us.html     New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956—AncestryLibrary.com. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61535&h=1914175&tid=&pid=&queryId=0878014bbcbcc4dd6f5ee56dc6197304&usePUB=true&_phsrc=eBA323&_phstart=successSource     Obituary for Florella C. Morse RIPLEY. (1908, September 16). The Buffalo Enquirer, 9.     Obituary of Shubal Merritt. (1881, March 7). Buffalo Morning Express, page 6.     Our Resident Ghosts at the Winery at Marjim Manor in Appleton, NY. (n.d.). Retrieved May 20, 2021, from https://marjimmanor.com/legend_ghosts.html     Phebe Sophia Scudder Merritt (1767-1855)—Find A... (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50872572/phebe-sophia-merritt     Shubal S Merritt (1801-1881)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50871659/shubal-s-merritt     Shubal Scudder Merritt (1842-1918)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82244006/shubal-scudder-merritt     Shubal Scudder Merritt—LifeStory. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/70541377/person/232126309761/story     Sophia Spencer Willson (1804-1877)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11689097/sophia-willson     The Spirit Guide: Marjim Manor. (2020, July 8). https://spookeats.com/2020/07/08/the-spirit-guide-marjim-manor/     Winery at Marjim Manor. (n.d.). Haunted History Trail of New York State. Retrieved May 20, 2021, from https://hauntedhistorytrail.com/explore/winery-at-marjim-manor   Transcript: Hello, and welcome to another episode of Crimes & Witch-Demeanors, I'm your host, Joshua Spellman.  On Crimes and Witch-Demeanors we go further than the wikipedia page and dive into the archival record to discover the truth behind your favorite ghostly tales.   I hope everyone is doing well and that you enjoyed last week's diversion from the usual.  If you didn't, now worries!  Today I'm back to my old hijinks and looking at a really fun historic haunt that I so desperately hoped to be true.   I love wine, I truly do, and it's one of the reasons I love Western New York and Southern Ontario — we have so many great wineries — and many of them are haunted.  Today I'll be telling the alleged —and I mean alleged— tale of Marjim Manor, a haunted winery in the Hamlet of Appleton, New York.    Sounds quaint, right?  Wrong.  Tales of murderous Free Masons and a mysterious death curse plague this winery - and spoiler, a dog dies in the end.  But how much of it is true?  That's what we're here to find out.  So let's dive right in to the purported past of Marjim Manor… ___     In order to fully encapsulate the story of Marjim Manor, or at least the story of its ghosts, we must begin in 1826 with a man by the name of William Morgan.  William Morgan was a bricklayer from Virginia who moved to Batavia, New York in 1824.  Once he arrived in the small village, he attempted to join the local masonic lodge.   Morgan claimed that he had joined the Masons in another country, and his in-depth knowledge of their most secret rituals appeared to confirm this.  Despite this, his application to the lodge was rejected.  In a fury, Morgan threatened to publish a tell-all book that would expose the Free Masons and their deeply hidden secrets.  Morgan recruited a local printer, David Miller, to his cause to publish his expose.   However, before any copies could be printed, Miller's printing press and his office mysteriously burned down and Morgan was arrested for overdue bills.  Miller paid Morgan's bail but just as Morgan was released, he was locked up again for another past-due bill in the neighboring town of Canandaigua.    Unfortunately, Miller was not able to come to the rescue of Morgan this time - the loss of his business and the first set of bail had depleted what little funds he had.  Fortune was on Morgan's side, however, as a mysterious stranger paid his bail and arranged for a carriage to pick him up outside the jail.   The carriage appeared to be headed to Canada, allegedly to prevent Morgan from being arrested again on similar charges…but the carriage made an unexpected stop at Fort Niagara to pick up a few new passengers.  It was here when a handful of Masons grabbed Morgan, tied him with rope, and carried him onto a boat bound for Canada..  However…while the Masons made it safely across the Niagara River and Lake Ontario…Morgan did not.   The Masons had tied William Morgan to a large rock and tossed him overboard into the seemingly endless depths of the Great Lake.  William Morgan died just off the shore of modern-day Marjim Manor.  A large, natural stone served as a marker for the site of Morgan's death.   8 years later the parcel of land that served as William Morgan's death site was purchased by Schubal Scudder Merritt.  Merritt promptly set to work on building his dream-home, constructing a 9,500 square foot manor made of stones imported from Italy.  Gardens and orchards were planted on the surrounding land and a rock garden was artfully placed around the large stone that marked the site of William Morgan's death.  The estate was proudly deemed “Appleton Manor”, named so for the hamlet in the town of Newfane located just south of the property.   Merritt lived on the property with his wife Sophia Spencer Wilson, his son Lewis, and his two daughters Phoebe Sophia and Cordelia Marie.  They lived in bliss for quite some time until March of 1864 when Sophia passed away.  Sophias death set their fortune on its head and things only went downhill from there and marked the beginning of the curse of Marjim Manor.   The very next year, Schubal and his son Lewis returned from a hunting trip.  Lewis had gone upstairs while Schubal remained in the parlor to clean their guns.  While upstairs, Lewis had opened a letter from the University of Rochester stating that his tuition had been raised to $12 a semester.  Shocked an appalled at this, Lewis ran down stairs and burst through the French doors of the parlor to tell his father.  Unfortunately, Schubal was startled by his son's dramatic entrance and the gun he was cleaning was accidentally set off — shooting and killing Lewis on the spot.  Lewis died on the spot, at 3:00pm on Thursday.   This tragic accident sent Schubal into a spiral of guilt and anxiety.  He demanded that the French doors to the parlor be permanently sealed in order to prevent another tragedy and to help block away the memory of that tragic day.  Years passed before Schubal Merritt also died in the home on March 2, 1881…at 3:00pm.  It was also a Thursday.   After Merritt's passing his daughter Phoebe Sophia and her husband Lucius Adams moved into the family home after buying Cordelia's share of the farm.  They lived in peace,  raising their daughter Elizabeth, void of tragedy for years…until one day, while Phoebe was in the parlor with her husband — the French doors, which had been permanently sealed for years, blew wide open.  With a gasp, Phoebe fell to the floor - dead.  Again, at 3 o'clock on a Thursday afternoon.   Phoebe's husband and daughter moved out of the home shortly after and it began to rent the property.  They had rented the home to a man by the name of John Morely, who, while he had died on a Tuesday, his body wasn't found until…3:00pm that Thursday.   Fed up with the constant tragedy, and the apparent curse, the family eventually sold the property to Dr. Charles A. Ring.  Dr. Charles Ring had been the very first director of the esteemed, and very haunted, Richardson Olmsted Complex — or the Buffalo Insane Asylum.  Dr. Ring and his wife, Estelle Morse, had dreamt of escaping the city of Buffalo to begin farming.   Dr. Ring and his wife ended up being excellent farmers and were well-known in the region for their outstanding peach crops.  However, it seems that the Ring family could not escape the same fate that befell the Merritts.  On a Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the servants in the home heard a loud bang coming from upstairs.  The servants rushed to the second floor office of Dr. Ring and found him dead at his desk from no apparent cause.  The bang they had heard was the sound of his skull smashing onto his solid oak desk.   Estelle maintained the peach farm for as long as she could before dying of old age.  Marjim Manor was then sold to the Sisters of St. Joseph to be used as a summer retreat and a camp for young girls.   The Sisters of St. Joseph had a dog named Luke, who was doted upon by both the Sisters and the children who attended camp.  One day Luke was in the parlor, curled up by the fireplace, when he abruptly sat up and ran over to the French doors.  He barked at them three times before going back to his spot by the fireplace, laying down, and dying.  It was 3:00pm on a Thursday.   The victims of this apparent curse still haunt the grounds today, making their presence known to all those who visit the grounds.  Was this land cursed by the death of the alleged freemason William Morgan or has this land always been a place of tragedy?  You can still visit Marjim Manor today, as it operates as a winery and a wedding venue.   No one has died there in quite some time…but I advise you to perhaps avoid scheduling your visit at 3 o'clock on a Thursday…just in case… _____   Oh boy.  I don't even know where to begin with this one.  I kind of what you to dump most of what I just told you out of your skull, because it's either not true or incredibly confused, but either way, like ice wine, it's cause for upset.   A lot of the initial story I obtained from a book titled Haunted Buffalo: Ghosts in the Queen City by Dwayne Claude and Cassidy O'Connor.  It's a nice place to start, but dear god.  The inaccuracies.  Even the misspellings, but these error aren't isolated to this book alone and actually plague most of the retellings on the internet and television as well.   The book started of on the wrongest of feet with citing Schubal Merritt's name as Sue-bell. Which sounds like someone who identifies as a woman and/or a cow.   But the thing that intrigued be about this particular story at Marjim Manor is what a great narrative and curse that follows the occupants of this land and it's something that could be easily verified or debunked.  Well, sort of.  You'll see.   The story of William Morgan and his attempt to swindle the Free Masons is true up until his disappearance.  No one really knows what happened to him — whether he was murdered or simply escaped to Canada.  It's actually a much more involved story in its own right and the local library in Batavia has a number of materials related to the story — but that's not what we're here for.   The story states that Schubal Merritt built his mansion as soon as he bought the land, but in fact it was actually the third house they had built on the property.  The Merritt's first built a log cabin, then a frame house, and finally, once their business was turning real profits, they built the manor in 1854.   Sophia enjoyed the house for a decade before dying of tuberculosis in 1864.  Now a year after this is when their son Lewis tragically died from a gunshot wound in the parlor…or is it?  It turns out that story is just that…a story.  Lewis wasn't shot and killed by his father, instead, like his mother, he also died of tuberculosis.   As the story goes Schubal Merritt himself died on March 2, 1881…on a Thursday at 3 just like his son.  The tale goes on to say that Phoebe inherited the home but ended up dying as the French doors blew open at 3pm on a Thursday.   Of course there are more deaths, but let's look at the Merritt family first.  I definitely had some trouble locating the records of their death because somehow in the same incredibly small town there was another Schubal Merritt and another Sophia Spencer Wilson who were not married to each other.  This sent me into a spiral.  But don't worry, I came out of it and found the right people.   Part of the confusion is the book and many other sources provide variant spellings for Merritt, either one “t” or two, as well as various spellings for the daughter Phoebe.   Adding to the confusion is that Lewis Merritt has two graves in two different cemeteries, both providing different death dates and middle initials.  One grave with the inscription of Lewis W. Merritt claimed he died on the 22nd of May in 1863 and the age of 29.  Which…would have been a Friday, not a Thursday.  The other grave, for Lewis E. Merritt claimed he died on the 22nd of May 1865 at the age of 31…the generally accepted date, which…would have been a Monday. Okay, strike one!   Well, what about Old Schubal Merritt?  Maybe he died on a Thursday, since the day of March 2, 1881 is always cited in the story.  Oh, what's that?  That was actually a Wednesday?  Yikes.  People use this date all the time and never bothered to check.  I confirmed it with his gravesite and an excerpt from the Neighborhood News section of the March 7, 1881 Buffalo Morning Express that states “Mr. Shubal Merritt, an old and much esteemed citizen of Newfane died on the 2nd”   Strikeeeeeee two!   Okay, well what about Phoebe?  Her grave states she died on April 9, 1921 which was a Saturday.  BUT according to the NY State Death Index she actually passed away on April 7th which is in fact a Thursday!  Woo!  We finally have a Thursday death in the house…right?  Well…no.  Phoebe and her husband Lucius never moved into the home after Shubal's death.  They immediately sold the property to Dr. Ring.  And Phoebe died in 1921, outliving the next tenants by over a decade.   Now, even the Dr. Ring parts of the story are sus but they also tell us how this Urban Legend began.  The story goes that Dr. Ring moved into the home with his fiancé, Estelle Morse.  No.  Dr. Ring moved in with his wife, Hannah Denelia Ripley Farwell.  How Estelle comes into the picture is…confusing.   Hannah's father, Reverend Allen Plumb Ripley had a second wife, Florella Celeste Morse…who had a half-sister Elia Estelle Morse.  Confused yet?  It gets more confusing.   Hannah, Dr. Ring's wife,  died in the home in 1907. However, in January of 1908 he named Elia Estelle Morse, his late wife's step-mother's half-sister the heir of the estate.  He mysteriously dropped dead the very next month.   What about Dr. Ring?  When did he die?  According to his grave he died on the 29th of February, 1908 but according to the Buffalo Courier he passed away the evening prior, as stated, on the 28th.  The current owner of the house states that it was the 28th and is adamant that this is the only death in the home to be on a Thursday afternoon.  However, whichever date you go with, it was either a Saturday and a Friday, respectively, and definitely not a Thursday despite the owner's claims.    Which is strange, because the owner maintains that none of the Merritt's died on a Thursday afternoon but claims that the whole of the Ring family did.  Which…you guessed it…also isn't accurate.   Estelle moved into the home promptly after Dr. Ring's death with her half-sister, Florella, who was Hannah's…Hannah's step…mother-in-law?  It's all very confusing and strange.  It was a scandal at theme that Estelle inherited the property.  She was a shrewd businesswoman so it's no surprise she managed to wrestle the property from Dr. Ring.  A shame he died only a month after he put her in the will…but I digress.   Florella died later that year on September 14, 1908.  Again, the owner claims this was one of the Thursday deaths.  I am here once again to tell you it was a Monday.    Estelle ended up marrying a farmer who was a caretaker at Marjim Manor until they left the home in 1922.  Marjim Manor went into foreclosure before being taken up by the Sisters of St. Joseph who used it has a summer home and a retreat for deaf children  from St. Mary's School of the Deaf.  The book states they had a dog named Luke who died, which is partially true.  The dog did die, as all living things do, but his name was actually Duke.  Luke would make more biblical sense, but you know, he looked more like a Duke.  There are photographs of him, but unfortunately I have no way of verifying when he died.   So how did these rumors start?  It turns out that Estelle Morse was the one to start spreading these rumors in an article in a The New York World published in 1908. This article was an interview with Estelle that praised her for being such a great businesswoman.  I'm sure she wove this tale to try and drum up some interest in her winery.  Now, while the source of this information is the owner of the manor, which seems slightly unreliable, I have no reason to doubt it — there is a framed version of it hanging in the home.   In fact, a ghostly occurrence happened with this framed article.  It was the day of Estelle's birthday.  The bartender poured a glass of a sweet red wine in honor of her and claimed that it was “A sweet red wine for a lady that may have not been so sweet” and just as the bartender had said that, the framed article flew from the wall and broke the frame's glass.  Apparently she resented that remark.   One of the most active place for ghosts in the house is the front stairs.  The Ghost Hunter's show heard someone say “Who's in my house?” Without even utilizing their EVP equipment.  A young man in Victorian dress has been seen in that very spot — could it be the ghost of Lewis?   The covered front porch is another hotspot for paranormal activity.  Estelle Morse is said to greet visitors as they come in the home.  It has also been reported on many occasions that people have seen an older gentleman upstairs who began complaining about that same front porch.  This is most likely Schubal Merritt, as that particular front porch as not a part of the home when he built it.   A former employee and her family acted as winter caretakers for Marjim Manor since they lived up the street from the property.  One day they were making their rounds and making sure the home was in order and that none of the pipes had froze.  As they were making their last passes downstairs an alarm clock started ringing upstairs.  They went upstairs to turn off the alarm clock but were shocked to find that while it was still going off…it was not plugged into the wall.   But all encounters have not been friendly. The home was also a part of the underground railroad (many orchards were in the area at the time — one of my favorites, Murphy's orchard was as well).  Sadly, even though they were part of the underground railroad, escaped slaves may have to hide for days or weeks in the dark in extremely cramped quarters, literally underground.    Because of the psychic energy and trauma, visitors experience the feeling an intense sadness in the area.  Others are instead pinched, poked, and pushed which may indicate a more aggressive or malevolent presence…but I'm willing to bet maybe the victims of these ghostly encounters were just racists and the ghosts of the escaped slaves were just having some harmless revenge.

School trips, first communion, and the Paul brothers' "boxing" careers. Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

An episode about clay shoots, the NFL draft, best/worst months, and whether the school should add new sports like fishing. Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

Golf. Brands. But no golf brands. Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

It's an episode about sports and Easter. And maybe BASE jumping? Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

Welcome to the Pilot Episode of the Tiger Talk podcast. Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

Welcome to the first official episode of the Tiger Talk podcast. Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

Peter sings the 50 States Song in this "fact"-filled episode. Tiger Talk is a student-led production from St. Mary's School in Sherman, TX. Logo art by Vecteezy.com

The sermon from the mass on the Feast of St. Joseph. Faculty and students from St. Mary's School were in attendance.

Anthony Grasso interviews Director of Sports Medicine, Joe Sawicki, of Shattuck St.Mary's School. Joe serves as the High Performance Director for the school.

Our guests this morning are Kenneth Brown, Siannah Collado Boutté (Siena Ko-ya-do Boo-tay) and David Kartsonis from El Camino College. Kenneth Brown is currently the Vice-President of the Governing Board of Trustees at El Camino Community College District in Torrance, California. Siannah Collado Boutté was born and raised in San Pedro, California to Panamanian immigrant parents. After graduating from the sixth grade she moved to Panama and attended the prestigious St. Mary's School in the Canal Zone. Raised in the South Bay, David Kartsonis started attending El Camino College early at the age of 13; at 16 years old, he earned his Associates of Arts degree, becoming the youngest student to graduate from that college. =+=+=+=+ To Find Out More about the two show hosts of The South Bay Show read on: Jackie Balestra features a comprehensive selection of things to do, places to go and people to know in the South Bay.to learn more visit http://www.SouthbayByJackie.com To Find Out More about Joe Terry visit https://www.ForeverMemoirs.com What's Happening in the South Bay, South Bay, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, The South Bay Show, Los Angeles, California, Current Events Calendar, Torrance, El Segundo, Palos Verdes, Covid-19, Covid19

Episode 15 is an interview with Mimi Blankenship, an inspiring, full of wisdom and plant-based goodness, mom of 4 adult children and wife to husband Matt, my mom. She's a National Marketing Director for The Juice Plus company and a certified health coach through the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute. She talks about the power of fruits and veggies, what she does on a day-to-day basis with Juice Plus and how she continued learning even in her 60s— to become a health coach! Mimi dives into one of the things she is most passionate about, which is leaving a legacy. What does this mean? And how can you, too, leave a legacy for your family and anyone you interact with? All about Mimi: She received her BBA in business from SMU, and her Law degree from St. Mary's School of Law. After practicing law in Dallas for 13 years, she stepped down to stay home and raise their 4 children while helping husband Matt with their Culligan bottle water franchise. She stayed busy as a volunteer mom for many years. In 2005, she joined the Juice Plus Company with a curiosity about this business model and no goals in mind. Today, as a National Marketing Director with the Company she believes in sharing the gift of simple health with Juice Plus+ short line up of products, and the mission "to educate and inspire healthy living around the world". She dedicates her time to helping as many people as possible attain best health and build their own healthy community. As a Health Coach with the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, her specialty is family nutrition. Dr. Sears has become a friend, and has come alongside to support her current efforts as "Woman of the Year" candidate for the LLS, Leukemia & Lymphomas Society sharing his expertise to build a legacy of hope. Other Organizations: Board member of The PureHope Foundation; former board member of National Charity League, former elder of Covenant Presbyterian church, and program leader for Mom to Mom. Where to find Mimi: Mimi's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mimiblank/ Mimi's FB: https://www.facebook.com/mimiblank Other resources we mention in this episode: To donate or to share/learn more about LLS Woman of The Year campaign to raise funds for children affected by blood cancers: https://pages.lls.org/mwoy/ctx/austin20/mblankensh?fbclid=IwAR34r9CtVlcqeKVRAND0mo-TpJCNt7jV3jn7dr4JygO6Qu6Y-ycvcpwLBAk All about Juice Plus + The Tower Garden: https://mimi.juiceplus.com/us/en Dr. Sears Wellness Institute Health Coach Certificate Course: https://www.drsearswellnessinstitute.org/ If you wouldn't mind, please head to Apple podcasts, subscribe (so you'll see each new episode!) and leave a review and a rating: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fitness-insider/id1485908967#see-all/reviews If you'd like to follow along updates with this podcast, be sure to follow me here: @thefitnessinsiderpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefitnessinsider/support

We've heard from the public schools about how distance learning is going for their students and teachers. Today we hear from administrators Teri Schneider with St. Mary's School and Katherine Baquero of Kodiak Christian School about what challenges their students, teachers, and schools have faced with their school facilities being closed.

In this episode we catch up with Grand Rapids Griffins Captain/Forward Matt Ford. I first met Matt in Cleveland when he was playing for the Lake Erie Monsters and I was the team broadcaster, in fact as Matt tells Fred Pletsch and I in this episode, his time w/Lake Erie was big in his development as a pro hockey player. Matt starts from the beginning with us as he tells us the story of his grandfather moving his family from Toronto to Southern California and Matt's first memories of hockey and how he started to play as a kid. In his teen years he would attend Shattuck St. Mary's School in Minnesota, a program that has helped produce dozens of players that have gone on to play college and pro hockey. From Shattuck, Matt attended the University of Wisconsin and was part of their 2006 NCAA Title team, he discusses that, and one teammate who helped teach him more about the game. Matt's pro hockey career started in 2008 with Charlotte, in 2009-11 he played for Lake Erie, leading our team with 26 goals in his 2nd season & was a part of our late season run to the Calder Cup playoffs! Matt has been with Grand Rapids since 2016, later that season, the Griffins would hoist the Calder Cup as AHL Champions. Matt is 35, and he's now showing the younger players in the Detroit Red Wings organization what it takes to be a pro player, all while still playing the game he loves!!!

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview John Duff and Alex Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzalez LLP (https://www.hmglawfirm.com/)   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Case Details:   Texas trial attorneys John Duff and Alex Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP share how they secured justice for the family of 60-year-old truck driver Juan Perez, who died after falling through Rodriguez Trucking's rotted roof onto a cement floor 12 feet below. Juan was a dedicated employee of Rodriguez Trucking for 17 years, contrary to the defense's claims that he was not employed by the company at the time of the incident, and was asked to help repair the roof without a safety harness or training of any kind, both of which resulted in a serious Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violation. A San Patricio County, Texas jury found Rodriguez Trucking owner Isaac G. Rodriguez, Sr. negligent and returned a verdict of $18 million, including $10 million in punitive damages.  Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents     Guest Bios:   Alex Hilliard Alex Hilliard is a dedicated advocate for those who have been injured or have lost a loved one due to another party's negligence. Alex is committed to championing his clients' interests, understanding the challenges they face, and helping them secure compensation for their losses. Alex's top priority is achieving the most just case resolution for his clients, be it trial or settlement, which is seen in his tireless investigation and persistence. He has distinguished himself with the loyalty and support he shows to his clients in his determination to ensure that their voices are heard. His kindhearted nature makes him perfect for his position in personal injury and wrongful death cases – he handles clients with the sensitivity that is required, yet is committed to researching and crafting a strategy that strengthens each case. He brings passion on behalf of those he serves and shares empathy with those victims of tragedy at all times. Having clerked at HMG for three years while attending St. Mary's Law School, Alex worked on many aspects of personal injury and wrongful death litigation, including the high-profile ignition-switch litigation against General Motors. HMG represented injury victims and families of those killed in accidents caused by GM's defective ignition switch and their concealment of safety defects. This multi-district litigation is considered the single largest product liability litigation in US history, resulting in a $575 million settlement. In September 2018, Alex was appointed to the Plaintiffs' Litigation Committee for the MSU/Nassar Class-Action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Currently, Alex is part of a class action litigation team that represents diesel truck owners fighting against U.S. auto manufacturers — Ford, General Motors, FCA (Chrysler) — for allegedly selling millions of diesel trucks equipped with defective CP4 fuel injection pumps that disintegrate and destroy the truck's engine, leaving consumers with repair bills that range from $8,000.00 to $20,000.00 per vehicle. Alex is a sought-after speaker and he regularly presents on cutting-edge legal topics. This year, Alex will address audiences across the country about how law firms can improve results by conducting in-house mock trials. In the past year, Alex has lectured at the Advanced Personal Injury Law Conference in Dallas, on the latest tactics in the financial aspect of budgeting a personal injury lawsuit, and was a featured speaker at the Texas ALP 2018 Fall Education Conference. Alex regularly speaks at continuing education events for the Texas Bar College and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial, Civil Appellate, and Personal Injury Trial Law, and was honored to speak at the 2018 LitiQuest Litiquest 2018 conference at Google Headquarters in New York. Alex often gives back to his community by working with local middle school, high school, and college mock trial teams. He enjoys working with the students and helping them expand their knowledge in mock trial techniques. Read Full Bio John Duff John C. Duff earned his law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, after graduating Presidential Scholar from Texas A&M University-Commerce. While pursuing his Juris Doctorate Degree, John was involved in St. Mary's School of Law's External Mock Trial Advocacy Program. John received numerous awards for his trial advocacy skills including Best Defense Advocate at the Capital City Challenge in Washington D.C.  John was also the leader of the team that brought St. Mary's its first national championship from the William Daniel National Invitational Mock Trial Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. For his relentless dedication and performance on the St. Mary's Mock Trial team, John was inducted into the Order of the Barristers National Honor Society in April of 2016. While earning his Juris Doctorate degree and competing for the St. Mary's Mock Trial team, John also gained extensive real-world practice experience clerking for three criminal defense attorneys in San Antonio specializing in federal criminal law and juvenile law. 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Well, I was the oldest; so, I'll leave it at that. But, I've certainly been the victim of bullying as a kid. I think we all have, in one way or another. I can remember the trauma of being a 4th-grader in a school that was only 4 doors down from my house. A 6th grader and his two high-school brothers, who happened to be my next door neighbors, and another 6th grader made it their daily ambition that year to use me as a human punching bag. So, it was a traumatic event every day at 3 O'clock, just to find a way to make it those 4 doors down from the school-yard to the refuge of my house which, had its own liabilities. Sometimes I made it; sometimes, I didn't. But, I think bullies know that even if they win a real fight, they're still likely to come away with some wounds, especially if the person they're fighting has a just cause. And, to most bullies, I think it just isn't worth it. Anyway, you asked about my experience. Now, let's talk to the expert. Paul Coughlin is an expert witness regarding bullying and the law and is a Fox News analyst and contributor. He is a popular speaker who has appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, C-Span, The LA Times, The New York Times, Newsweek and other media outlets. Paul is a best-selling author of eight books, including Free Us From Bullying, as well as a former newspaper editor. He works with numerous professional organizations to diminish bullying, including the Baltimore Ravens. His anti-bullying curriculum is used throughout North America as well as in South Africa, Uganda, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil among other countries. Paul is a boys' varsity soccer coach, where he was voted Coach of the Year twice. Paul has also previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees for St. Mary's School in Medford, Oregon. Paul is a popular men's conference speaker who has inspired thousands across North America as well as in Wales and England. Teaching Self-Defense on the Playground So why is bullying just now being brought to center stage? Paul suggests that the misconceptions around bullying have a lot to do with it. We have had a tendency to see bullying as a part of poor communication, misunderstanding, individuals unable to control anger, a right of passage. Perhaps the other thing that has brought us to the forefront of this issue is a perfect storm of diminished parenting, increasingly fragile children, and a new found ability to literally destroy a child through cyberbullying. His book may in fact not be such a needed resource today if it wasn't for the internet. How should parents train their kids to deal with internet bullies? A bully, regardless of a digital or physical one, wants to see their victim experience pain and anguish. This makes them feel alive and in control. It's enjoyable to be a bully. As a response, a child can work to convince the bully that it doesn't bother them and that the bully is failing. A great comeback really is the word “whatever.” It's dismissive but it also defends your dignity and worth. This is a much more effective tactic than to erroneously ignore the bully and not say anything. If we don't respond, it is taken as a sign of weakness. Weakness invites aggression. Train your child how to show strength in the presence of a bully. Don't feed the machine! We also need to point out that bullying is very different today than when many of today's parents were kids. For example, we see “mob bullying” where one kid is up against 3-5 kids. That poor kid is more outnumbered today statistically than in the past and he/she needs help. Some parenting tactics today have actually increased the impact of bullying. For example, one tactic would be to not say anything that would harm the bully's self-esteem. In the process, we have created little monsters that grow up to be big monsters. The idea that a bully has low self-esteem is a fallacy. Bullies think they are wonderful. They are filled with a high sense of self-love.

Well, I was the oldest; so, I'll leave it at that. But, I've certainly been the victim of bullying as a kid. I think we all have, in one way or another. I can remember the trauma of being a 4th-grader in a school that was only 4 doors down from my house. A 6th grader and his two high-school brothers, who happened to be my next door neighbors, and another 6th grader made it their daily ambition that year to use me as a human punching bag. So, it was a traumatic event every day at 3 O'clock, just to find a way to make it those 4 doors down from the school-yard to the refuge of my house which, had its own liabilities. Sometimes I made it; sometimes, I didn't. But, I think bullies know that even if they win a real fight, they're still likely to come away with some wounds, especially if the person they're fighting has a just cause. And, to most bullies, I think it just isn't worth it. Anyway, you asked about my experience. Now, let's talk to the expert. Paul Coughlin is an expert witness regarding bullying and the law and is a Fox News analyst and contributor. He is a popular speaker who has appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, C-Span, The LA Times, The New York Times, Newsweek and other media outlets. Paul is a best-selling author of eight books, including Free Us From Bullying, as well as a former newspaper editor. He works with numerous professional organizations to diminish bullying, including the Baltimore Ravens. His anti-bullying curriculum is used throughout North America as well as in South Africa, Uganda, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil among other countries. Paul is a boys' varsity soccer coach, where he was voted Coach of the Year twice. Paul has also previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees for St. Mary's School in Medford, Oregon. Paul is a popular men's conference speaker who has inspired thousands across North America as well as in Wales and England. Teaching Self-Defense on the Playground So why is bullying just now being brought to center stage? Paul suggests that the misconceptions around bullying have a lot to do with it. We have had a tendency to see bullying as a part of poor communication, misunderstanding, individuals unable to control anger, a right of passage. Perhaps the other thing that has brought us to the forefront of this issue is a perfect storm of diminished parenting, increasingly fragile children, and a new found ability to literally destroy a child through cyberbullying. His book may in fact not be such a needed resource today if it wasn't for the internet. How should parents train their kids to deal with internet bullies? A bully, regardless of a digital or physical one, wants to see their victim experience pain and anguish. This makes them feel alive and in control. It's enjoyable to be a bully. As a response, a child can work to convince the bully that it doesn't bother them and that the bully is failing. A great comeback really is the word “whatever.” It's dismissive but it also defends your dignity and worth. This is a much more effective tactic than to erroneously ignore the bully and not say anything. If we don't respond, it is taken as a sign of weakness. Weakness invites aggression. Train your child how to show strength in the presence of a bully. Don't feed the machine! We also need to point out that bullying is very different today than when many of today's parents were kids. For example, we see “mob bullying” where one kid is up against 3-5 kids. That poor kid is more outnumbered today statistically than in the past and he/she needs help. Some parenting tactics today have actually increased the impact of bullying. For example, one tactic would be to not say anything that would harm the bully's self-esteem. In the process, we have created little monsters that grow up to be big monsters. The idea that a bully has low self-esteem is a fallacy. Bullies think they are wonderful. They are filled with a high sense of self-love.

Katherine Jackson, director of student engagement at Saint Mary's School in downtown Raleigh, joins the podcast to talk about fostering a community of leadership and empowerment at a school that has been around since the 1800's. @SaintMarysNC 

出品：中国科普博览 SELF格致论道讲坛导语：有一种“点”叫量子点，它很小很小，比一千万分之一米还小。日本有位科学家说，当物质小到某个尺度的时候，它就会变“性”，比如绝缘的变得导电、不放光的变得五彩斑斓，量子点就是这样。然而你想象不到的是，这样一种奇异的、微小的“点”，却有可能彻彻底底改变我们的生活。在SELF讲坛上，中科院物理所王霆为你打开量子点的神奇世界。---嘉宾介绍---王霆中国科学院物理研究所副研究员以下内容为王霆演讲实录：大家下午好！我是来自中国科学院物理所的王霆。很高兴来到SELF跟大家分享一些关于微纳光学领域的前沿科学。在我们切入微纳之光主题之前，我希望先跟大家分享一下我自己的个人经历。这些个人经历也说明了我为什么走向微纳光学这个科研领域。在一个机缘巧合的情况下，在我十几岁的时候，英国剑桥的St. Mary's School到北京来招生，然后我去面试了，结果我就去到了剑桥。去了之后特别惊讶，发现了一个特别大的问题──就是我去了之后，发现这个学校原来是个女校──全校600个女生就我一个男生！大家不要笑，大家可能觉得男生到女校不是挺高兴的事吗？其实不然。去了之后就会发现，其实作为一个华人，一个唯一的亚裔，我被排挤得非常的厉害，所以一度非常沮丧。但是有一件事情我特别自豪，这件事情是什么呢？就是我的成绩非常好。这也归功于我们伟大祖国的基础教育。在座很多小学生朋友们都会乘法口诀表吧，随便问一下八八等于多少，每个人都能回答出来八八六十四。但是，欧美的学生是不会的，他完全不知道，因为他没有这个东西，所以这个事情他怎么做呢？他只能8+8扒着手指头算──用最简单的方式或者使用计算器。去了之后你就会发现，我们通常需要用30分钟完成的一个作业，他们却需要花三个小时，可能还完成不了。当时这个优越感就怦然而生，然后这个优越感一直伴随着我直到进到了大学里面。在大学一年级下半学期的时候，我就突然发现了一件算是一件晴天霹雳的事儿，就是所有的华裔学生考试都开始不及格了，我们原来都是名列前茅的，但是这时成绩会变得非常差。为什么呢？因为在欧美的大学里，给你学分制的算法，不是按照你的考试来算的，而是按照这个课业项目来算的──这个项目可能是跟一个公司合作，IBM英特尔之类合作的一个项目，他只告诉你需要完成一个什么目标，但是在完成这个目标的过程中，你没有任何的Instruction、你不知道你需要什么样的材料也不知道你需要什么样的设计，所有一切的东西都是原创性的。这时欧美学生优势就体现出来了，因为他们在教育过程中从未有过像乘法口诀表这样的定式思维。因为我们所有科学的东西，都是 被动的、被传授的；而他们不是，他们是主动地去寻求了生活中可能细微的科学的答案，这就体现了一个特别明显的差别。所以一度的时候我也非常的彷徨，我不知道我需要什么、我也不知道我想寻求什么。很庆幸的是，在我大三的时候，遇到了我的导师 Greg Parker教授，他给我做了一组很简单的实验，这段实验就是关于什么呢？关于量子点。量子点是微纳光学当中，非常典型的一个纳米颗粒，他展现了这个实验之后，我就深深被吸引了，我觉得这个东西太有意思了！大家可能不知道量子点是什么，随后我会详细跟大家解释一下，就是这个简单的实验，让我想要在这个领域从事科研、去探索这些未知的美。大家肯定很好奇──量子点是什么样的东西？会让你觉得这么美好、让你希望去探索它、希望去研究它。量子点首先有三个特性：它第一个特性是什么？它是一个非常小的原子颗粒，一百纳米尺度以下的原子团簇。什么是原子团簇？就是一堆原子。但是它的尺度非常小，小于一百纳米。可能大家没有概念，一百纳米，其实只有一千万分之一米，一米大概是这么长对吧？只有一千万分之一米的这么小的一个原子团簇。这是它的第一个特性。它第二个特性是什么呢？它是一个准零维纳米材料。三维大家都知道，就是我们日常生活中所有的块材的材料，我们这里举一个例子，典型的就是碳。它就是一个大块的煤块。什么是二维？你可以想象──你把一个石墨的材料或者一个碳块，无限的横向切割，把它切成像生鱼片式的一个非常非常薄的只有原子厚度的一个薄膜，这个就是石墨烯。那一维就更直接了，那就是一个碳纳米管，它就是在单一方向无限延长的、只有一维自由空间的这么一个材料体系。最后我们就要说到零维，零维就意味着在这样一个空间或者这样的一个材料体系内，你没有任何的自由空间，你哪都去不了，你可以想象：如果是一个小原子呆在里面，它哪都去不了，但是如果你让它完全不动，它需要小到一个极限(小于原子尺度)。我们说是一百纳米，它还是一个原子团簇，所以它只是一个准零维，就是还不是零维，是接近零维的这么一个标准。所以这是量子点的第二个特性。那这两个特性结合在一起，这个量子点它有意思在哪里？因为这两个条件产生了一个叫量子限域效应。大家现在可能觉得很迷茫，量子限域效应到底是什么呀？那它是在1961年日本的久保先生提出的一个久保理论，我们现在就称之为“量子限域效应”。它的作用是什么？它就是在任何的物质缩减到非常小的一个纳米值──可能大家看到非常大的一个铁块或者任何的物体，当它缩小到一个纳米尺度的时候──它的电子能级会由连续的变成分立的，就像图中所示，它从三维缩减到二维、一维、零维的时候，它电子的能级逐渐变成离散型的。那大家可能不理解这个离散型到底有什么用？举个简单的例子就是说你在日常生活中看到的某一个物质它是磁性的，缩到零维这个纳米尺度之后，它可能变成导电的或者变成绝缘的；那一个可能完全不发光的、黑乎乎的物质，当你把它缩小到零维空间的时候，它变成了一个发光材料、五彩斑斓。这就是所谓光热电等等一系列的物性──在从三维变成零维结构之后，它相互之间的一个转化。因为我们这里讨论的是微纳光学，所以我们希望去探索量子点到底有什么光学性质。所以马上我会给大家做一组实验，去展示这个。在做实验之前呢，我先给大家变一个魔术，一个简单的魔术。这个魔术是什么呢？大家可以看到我这里有这么一瓶水，对吧？这是一瓶水，没有什么奇特的，就是一瓶水。但是我会用我的意念让它产生一些变化。那在场年轻的学生朋友们，你们觉得我用意念之后它会产生什么变化？那我数一下3 2 1，我用意念让它产生一些变化──来！3 2 1！是不是蓝色的光？其实刚才给大家卖了一个关子，这也不是什么普通的水，这个就是我们说的量子点。里面有纳米颗粒，大家可能看不到，那么右手其实持了一个手电筒，其实就是一个泵浦的光，当量子点被一个紫外光或者高能量的光泵浦了之后，它就会呈现了不同的颜色。现在我给大家做一组简单的小实验，看看量子点如何呈现不同的色彩的。这里我们会有一系列的硒化镉量子点融在有机溶液（甲苯）当中，可能这些溶液大家看起来就像白水一样的或者有淡淡的一些颜色。当我们将这些量子点放在紫外光之后，它就会呈现一个什么不同的色泽。我给大家展示我们刚才这个非常漂亮的蓝色、不同的颜色，这个原理是什么？我们通过分散纳米尺度，不同原子大小、不同尺度的纳米颗粒 它就呈现了不同的色泽。大家可以看到这当中的不同的颜色，这就是量子点它奇妙的地方。这也是我们刚才提到的“量子限域效应”。那么我问大家一个简单的问题：我们现在这里有三个标准的颜色──三基色──那我把红绿蓝这三个颜色分别打开之后，我将这三种不同尺寸的纳米颗粒混在一起，大家觉得会有什么样的变化？我现在就给大家展示一下，它变成青色了，有没有？我们做到最后，它变成了白色，这也就是白色的led或者这些白光的发光原理。那三基色（三种不同尺寸的量子点）我们把它融合在一起，它就会成为未来的照明系统，可能会是我们利用的一个方向。大家刚刚看到了，不同的硒化镉量子点有不同的尺寸，它给了我们不同的色彩和颜色，非常的色彩斑斓。这是左侧的。我们右侧有什么样的结构呢？砷化铟量子点。大家看着像一个个像黄豆颗粒似的这个就是砷化铟。这两种量子点是非常典型和常见的两个量子点的例子。右侧的这个量子点，它会被我们大范围的应用到光电通讯当中，它可以用作激光器和探测器的制备，因为它是在红外发光。目前来说大家所使用的宽带、所有的光纤通讯使用中的探测器和激光器，很大的一个比例都是使用这种量子点完成的，所以它也是推动我们光通讯的一个非常重要的材料角色。我们说了这么半天的量子点，那我们就具体的说一说量子点到底具体有什么应用？有三个应用方向：第一，“显示”。大家看到了非常色彩斑斓；第二个方向就是“光通信”，我们前面简单提及的这个方向，我后面会详细讲析解释一下。最后一个就是“量子计算”。我们首先说一下显示方向──大家可以看到左图当中，我们将量子点和传统的显示屏结合在一起；右图就是屏幕制作完成之后所呈现的不同的色彩，这样一个屏大家可以看到色彩饱和度极其的高，而且它的功耗很低──也就意味着如果做一个手机屏之后，未来你的电池可能会用两天、会用三天，它有非常好的色泽度、显示度而且功耗非常的低。相信在未来的可能iPhone8或者iPhone8S你可能就会见到这个技术。因为这个专利已经被三星购买了，在开始大幅的量产，所以这是近期量子点最直观的一个应用。我们再说在中长段的应用方向──光通信。说到光通信我就不得不说一说现在的电子通讯，我们上个世纪到现在大家都从这个用笔、用纸的年代到现在开始用电脑到iPad到智能手机，彻底地改变了人类的生活方式，这都归功于Gordon Moore摩尔先生。他发明了一个摩尔定律，他是英特尔的创始人之一。他在1970年的时候提出了他的摩尔定律，摩尔定律说了什么呢？就是电子芯片当中最小的单元──晶体管──每18个月它的总数量会翻一番，其性能也会增加一倍，所以我们的电脑从286、 386的时代开始一直到奔腾的I IIIII IV，直到2010年摩尔定律都保持了它非常成功的预言。但是在这之后，它逐渐开始失效了──大家可以意识到现在这几年大家用的手机、用的电脑它并没有增速，我们都知道我们现在是大数据时代、互联网经济蓬勃生长，大家所对数据量的需求，无论是从这个智能手机的发展开始还是说我们的人工智能，对数据的需求量是非常大的。但是我们用电子作为芯片、作为信息载体的这个方式，已经满足不了我们的需求了。我们需要什么？我们需要光子──大家都知道光的速度比电要快非常的多，所以我们希望通过光子取代电子，成为新的信息载体。那大家可以看到图中这里，是谷歌的一个数据中心，在近两年内已经投入了10亿美金，非常大的金额去建，因为数据存储量不够。它目前的数据量达到了五个ZetaByte。ZetaByte大家可能不知道这个单位，到底是一个什么样的尺度？就是我们通常说你拿一个手机16G的对吧？那这是1万亿个G。就这样完全没有办法满足我们现在的数据需求量，大部分时候都是超载的。为什么？因为所有的数据中心里头大部分的信号处理还是采用电，在用电和电芯片之间采用光互联，电的速度极度抑制了我们信息所能够处理和传输的速度。那么我们需要做什么？我们需要做的就是首先第一步采用光电模块，我们还保留我们现在部分的这个电的电子芯片和光结合，采用一些光电模块，去大幅的提高数据中心的速度，这是我们的第一步。那第二步那我们需要做什么，我们需要采用光逻辑，用光去产生逻辑，那么我们就可以实现一个光的晶体管，那如此以来光的晶体管就可以完全取代我们所有的电子晶体管。大家就会得到一个“光芯片”。那最终大范围地实现光芯片的集成，那以后可能大家获得的不是什么电子计算机了，我们要什么？光子计算机。那光子计算机究竟有什么样的作用呢？最终的目标就是说我们希望它能够达到一千亿次每秒的运算速率，它会远远超越我们现在所有手机、电脑、iPad当中的电子芯片的运算速率。这会是未来改变人类生活方式的另一项重要的科技。最后一个部分，我们前面提到的除了前两个应用方向，还有一个最重要的“量子计算机”──现在有很多的实现方式，包括通过冷原子、 超导等等的方式，但是我们在讨论微纳光学，所以我们希望去探索如何使用光子去实现量子计算机？也就是采用光子作为量子比特。在5月3号的时候，中科大他们刚刚实现了8量子比特的这么一个光量子计算机，所以未来下一步是12量子比特，最终我们会希望在十年内实现一百个量子比特。一百个量子比特是什么概念？就是它的运算速率会达到我们现在全世界运算速率之和的一百万倍。我们可以去计算实现一是刚才说的人工智能，我们可以计算人脑内的这些神经突触和细胞之间是如何沟通、如何交流的？另外我们可以探索外太空，可能会彻底地改变地球的面貌，这就是量子计算机一个更长远的应用。总而言之，微纳光学基本上来说已经在目前慢慢改变我们人类的生活，我相信在未来的50年到100年微纳光学可能会彻彻底底的改变所有人对信息的认知、对数据的认知以及大家的生活方式。也希望我今天的这个演讲能够让一些年轻的观众未来加入到我们的阵营里面来。谢谢大家！“SELF格致论道”是中国科学院全力推出、中国科普博览承办的科学讲坛，致力于精英思想的跨界传播，由中国科学院计算机网络信息中心和中国科学院科学传播局联合主办。登陆“SELF格致论道”官方网站、关注微信公众号“SELF格致论道讲坛”、微博“SELF格致论道”获取更多信息。更多合作与SELF工作组self@cnic.cn联系。 

出品：中国科普博览 SELF格致论道讲坛导语：有一种“点”叫量子点，它很小很小，比一千万分之一米还小。日本有位科学家说，当物质小到某个尺度的时候，它就会变“性”，比如绝缘的变得导电、不放光的变得五彩斑斓，量子点就是这样。然而你想象不到的是，这样一种奇异的、微小的“点”，却有可能彻彻底底改变我们的生活。在SELF讲坛上，中科院物理所王霆为你打开量子点的神奇世界。---嘉宾介绍---王霆中国科学院物理研究所副研究员以下内容为王霆演讲实录：大家下午好！我是来自中国科学院物理所的王霆。很高兴来到SELF跟大家分享一些关于微纳光学领域的前沿科学。在我们切入微纳之光主题之前，我希望先跟大家分享一下我自己的个人经历。这些个人经历也说明了我为什么走向微纳光学这个科研领域。在一个机缘巧合的情况下，在我十几岁的时候，英国剑桥的St. Mary's School到北京来招生，然后我去面试了，结果我就去到了剑桥。去了之后特别惊讶，发现了一个特别大的问题──就是我去了之后，发现这个学校原来是个女校──全校600个女生就我一个男生！大家不要笑，大家可能觉得男生到女校不是挺高兴的事吗？其实不然。去了之后就会发现，其实作为一个华人，一个唯一的亚裔，我被排挤得非常的厉害，所以一度非常沮丧。但是有一件事情我特别自豪，这件事情是什么呢？就是我的成绩非常好。这也归功于我们伟大祖国的基础教育。在座很多小学生朋友们都会乘法口诀表吧，随便问一下八八等于多少，每个人都能回答出来八八六十四。但是，欧美的学生是不会的，他完全不知道，因为他没有这个东西，所以这个事情他怎么做呢？他只能8+8扒着手指头算──用最简单的方式或者使用计算器。去了之后你就会发现，我们通常需要用30分钟完成的一个作业，他们却需要花三个小时，可能还完成不了。当时这个优越感就怦然而生，然后这个优越感一直伴随着我直到进到了大学里面。在大学一年级下半学期的时候，我就突然发现了一件算是一件晴天霹雳的事儿，就是所有的华裔学生考试都开始不及格了，我们原来都是名列前茅的，但是这时成绩会变得非常差。为什么呢？因为在欧美的大学里，给你学分制的算法，不是按照你的考试来算的，而是按照这个课业项目来算的──这个项目可能是跟一个公司合作，IBM英特尔之类合作的一个项目，他只告诉你需要完成一个什么目标，但是在完成这个目标的过程中，你没有任何的Instruction、你不知道你需要什么样的材料也不知道你需要什么样的设计，所有一切的东西都是原创性的。这时欧美学生优势就体现出来了，因为他们在教育过程中从未有过像乘法口诀表这样的定式思维。因为我们所有科学的东西，都是 被动的、被传授的；而他们不是，他们是主动地去寻求了生活中可能细微的科学的答案，这就体现了一个特别明显的差别。所以一度的时候我也非常的彷徨，我不知道我需要什么、我也不知道我想寻求什么。很庆幸的是，在我大三的时候，遇到了我的导师 Greg Parker教授，他给我做了一组很简单的实验，这段实验就是关于什么呢？关于量子点。量子点是微纳光学当中，非常典型的一个纳米颗粒，他展现了这个实验之后，我就深深被吸引了，我觉得这个东西太有意思了！大家可能不知道量子点是什么，随后我会详细跟大家解释一下，就是这个简单的实验，让我想要在这个领域从事科研、去探索这些未知的美。大家肯定很好奇──量子点是什么样的东西？会让你觉得这么美好、让你希望去探索它、希望去研究它。量子点首先有三个特性：它第一个特性是什么？它是一个非常小的原子颗粒，一百纳米尺度以下的原子团簇。什么是原子团簇？就是一堆原子。但是它的尺度非常小，小于一百纳米。可能大家没有概念，一百纳米，其实只有一千万分之一米，一米大概是这么长对吧？只有一千万分之一米的这么小的一个原子团簇。这是它的第一个特性。它第二个特性是什么呢？它是一个准零维纳米材料。三维大家都知道，就是我们日常生活中所有的块材的材料，我们这里举一个例子，典型的就是碳。它就是一个大块的煤块。什么是二维？你可以想象──你把一个石墨的材料或者一个碳块，无限的横向切割，把它切成像生鱼片式的一个非常非常薄的只有原子厚度的一个薄膜，这个就是石墨烯。那一维就更直接了，那就是一个碳纳米管，它就是在单一方向无限延长的、只有一维自由空间的这么一个材料体系。最后我们就要说到零维，零维就意味着在这样一个空间或者这样的一个材料体系内，你没有任何的自由空间，你哪都去不了，你可以想象：如果是一个小原子呆在里面，它哪都去不了，但是如果你让它完全不动，它需要小到一个极限(小于原子尺度)。我们说是一百纳米，它还是一个原子团簇，所以它只是一个准零维，就是还不是零维，是接近零维的这么一个标准。所以这是量子点的第二个特性。那这两个特性结合在一起，这个量子点它有意思在哪里？因为这两个条件产生了一个叫量子限域效应。大家现在可能觉得很迷茫，量子限域效应到底是什么呀？那它是在1961年日本的久保先生提出的一个久保理论，我们现在就称之为“量子限域效应”。它的作用是什么？它就是在任何的物质缩减到非常小的一个纳米值──可能大家看到非常大的一个铁块或者任何的物体，当它缩小到一个纳米尺度的时候──它的电子能级会由连续的变成分立的，就像图中所示，它从三维缩减到二维、一维、零维的时候，它电子的能级逐渐变成离散型的。那大家可能不理解这个离散型到底有什么用？举个简单的例子就是说你在日常生活中看到的某一个物质它是磁性的，缩到零维这个纳米尺度之后，它可能变成导电的或者变成绝缘的；那一个可能完全不发光的、黑乎乎的物质，当你把它缩小到零维空间的时候，它变成了一个发光材料、五彩斑斓。这就是所谓光热电等等一系列的物性──在从三维变成零维结构之后，它相互之间的一个转化。因为我们这里讨论的是微纳光学，所以我们希望去探索量子点到底有什么光学性质。所以马上我会给大家做一组实验，去展示这个。在做实验之前呢，我先给大家变一个魔术，一个简单的魔术。这个魔术是什么呢？大家可以看到我这里有这么一瓶水，对吧？这是一瓶水，没有什么奇特的，就是一瓶水。但是我会用我的意念让它产生一些变化。那在场年轻的学生朋友们，你们觉得我用意念之后它会产生什么变化？那我数一下3 2 1，我用意念让它产生一些变化──来！3 2 1！是不是蓝色的光？其实刚才给大家卖了一个关子，这也不是什么普通的水，这个就是我们说的量子点。里面有纳米颗粒，大家可能看不到，那么右手其实持了一个手电筒，其实就是一个泵浦的光，当量子点被一个紫外光或者高能量的光泵浦了之后，它就会呈现了不同的颜色。现在我给大家做一组简单的小实验，看看量子点如何呈现不同的色彩的。这里我们会有一系列的硒化镉量子点融在有机溶液（甲苯）当中，可能这些溶液大家看起来就像白水一样的或者有淡淡的一些颜色。当我们将这些量子点放在紫外光之后，它就会呈现一个什么不同的色泽。我给大家展示我们刚才这个非常漂亮的蓝色、不同的颜色，这个原理是什么？我们通过分散纳米尺度，不同原子大小、不同尺度的纳米颗粒 它就呈现了不同的色泽。大家可以看到这当中的不同的颜色，这就是量子点它奇妙的地方。这也是我们刚才提到的“量子限域效应”。那么我问大家一个简单的问题：我们现在这里有三个标准的颜色──三基色──那我把红绿蓝这三个颜色分别打开之后，我将这三种不同尺寸的纳米颗粒混在一起，大家觉得会有什么样的变化？我现在就给大家展示一下，它变成青色了，有没有？我们做到最后，它变成了白色，这也就是白色的led或者这些白光的发光原理。那三基色（三种不同尺寸的量子点）我们把它融合在一起，它就会成为未来的照明系统，可能会是我们利用的一个方向。大家刚刚看到了，不同的硒化镉量子点有不同的尺寸，它给了我们不同的色彩和颜色，非常的色彩斑斓。这是左侧的。我们右侧有什么样的结构呢？砷化铟量子点。大家看着像一个个像黄豆颗粒似的这个就是砷化铟。这两种量子点是非常典型和常见的两个量子点的例子。右侧的这个量子点，它会被我们大范围的应用到光电通讯当中，它可以用作激光器和探测器的制备，因为它是在红外发光。目前来说大家所使用的宽带、所有的光纤通讯使用中的探测器和激光器，很大的一个比例都是使用这种量子点完成的，所以它也是推动我们光通讯的一个非常重要的材料角色。我们说了这么半天的量子点，那我们就具体的说一说量子点到底具体有什么应用？有三个应用方向：第一，“显示”。大家看到了非常色彩斑斓；第二个方向就是“光通信”，我们前面简单提及的这个方向，我后面会详细讲析解释一下。最后一个就是“量子计算”。我们首先说一下显示方向──大家可以看到左图当中，我们将量子点和传统的显示屏结合在一起；右图就是屏幕制作完成之后所呈现的不同的色彩，这样一个屏大家可以看到色彩饱和度极其的高，而且它的功耗很低──也就意味着如果做一个手机屏之后，未来你的电池可能会用两天、会用三天，它有非常好的色泽度、显示度而且功耗非常的低。相信在未来的可能iPhone8或者iPhone8S你可能就会见到这个技术。因为这个专利已经被三星购买了，在开始大幅的量产，所以这是近期量子点最直观的一个应用。我们再说在中长段的应用方向──光通信。说到光通信我就不得不说一说现在的电子通讯，我们上个世纪到现在大家都从这个用笔、用纸的年代到现在开始用电脑到iPad到智能手机，彻底地改变了人类的生活方式，这都归功于Gordon Moore摩尔先生。他发明了一个摩尔定律，他是英特尔的创始人之一。他在1970年的时候提出了他的摩尔定律，摩尔定律说了什么呢？就是电子芯片当中最小的单元──晶体管──每18个月它的总数量会翻一番，其性能也会增加一倍，所以我们的电脑从286、 386的时代开始一直到奔腾的I IIIII IV，直到2010年摩尔定律都保持了它非常成功的预言。但是在这之后，它逐渐开始失效了──大家可以意识到现在这几年大家用的手机、用的电脑它并没有增速，我们都知道我们现在是大数据时代、互联网经济蓬勃生长，大家所对数据量的需求，无论是从这个智能手机的发展开始还是说我们的人工智能，对数据的需求量是非常大的。但是我们用电子作为芯片、作为信息载体的这个方式，已经满足不了我们的需求了。我们需要什么？我们需要光子──大家都知道光的速度比电要快非常的多，所以我们希望通过光子取代电子，成为新的信息载体。那大家可以看到图中这里，是谷歌的一个数据中心，在近两年内已经投入了10亿美金，非常大的金额去建，因为数据存储量不够。它目前的数据量达到了五个ZetaByte。ZetaByte大家可能不知道这个单位，到底是一个什么样的尺度？就是我们通常说你拿一个手机16G的对吧？那这是1万亿个G。就这样完全没有办法满足我们现在的数据需求量，大部分时候都是超载的。为什么？因为所有的数据中心里头大部分的信号处理还是采用电，在用电和电芯片之间采用光互联，电的速度极度抑制了我们信息所能够处理和传输的速度。那么我们需要做什么？我们需要做的就是首先第一步采用光电模块，我们还保留我们现在部分的这个电的电子芯片和光结合，采用一些光电模块，去大幅的提高数据中心的速度，这是我们的第一步。那第二步那我们需要做什么，我们需要采用光逻辑，用光去产生逻辑，那么我们就可以实现一个光的晶体管，那如此以来光的晶体管就可以完全取代我们所有的电子晶体管。大家就会得到一个“光芯片”。那最终大范围地实现光芯片的集成，那以后可能大家获得的不是什么电子计算机了，我们要什么？光子计算机。那光子计算机究竟有什么样的作用呢？最终的目标就是说我们希望它能够达到一千亿次每秒的运算速率，它会远远超越我们现在所有手机、电脑、iPad当中的电子芯片的运算速率。这会是未来改变人类生活方式的另一项重要的科技。最后一个部分，我们前面提到的除了前两个应用方向，还有一个最重要的“量子计算机”──现在有很多的实现方式，包括通过冷原子、 超导等等的方式，但是我们在讨论微纳光学，所以我们希望去探索如何使用光子去实现量子计算机？也就是采用光子作为量子比特。在5月3号的时候，中科大他们刚刚实现了8量子比特的这么一个光量子计算机，所以未来下一步是12量子比特，最终我们会希望在十年内实现一百个量子比特。一百个量子比特是什么概念？就是它的运算速率会达到我们现在全世界运算速率之和的一百万倍。我们可以去计算实现一是刚才说的人工智能，我们可以计算人脑内的这些神经突触和细胞之间是如何沟通、如何交流的？另外我们可以探索外太空，可能会彻底地改变地球的面貌，这就是量子计算机一个更长远的应用。总而言之，微纳光学基本上来说已经在目前慢慢改变我们人类的生活，我相信在未来的50年到100年微纳光学可能会彻彻底底的改变所有人对信息的认知、对数据的认知以及大家的生活方式。也希望我今天的这个演讲能够让一些年轻的观众未来加入到我们的阵营里面来。谢谢大家！“SELF格致论道”是中国科学院全力推出、中国科普博览承办的科学讲坛，致力于精英思想的跨界传播，由中国科学院计算机网络信息中心和中国科学院科学传播局联合主办。登陆“SELF格致论道”官方网站、关注微信公众号“SELF格致论道讲坛”、微博“SELF格致论道”获取更多信息。更多合作与SELF工作组self@cnic.cn联系。 

出品：中国科普博览 SELF格致论道讲坛导语：有一种“点”叫量子点，它很小很小，比一千万分之一米还小。日本有位科学家说，当物质小到某个尺度的时候，它就会变“性”，比如绝缘的变得导电、不放光的变得五彩斑斓，量子点就是这样。然而你想象不到的是，这样一种奇异的、微小的“点”，却有可能彻彻底底改变我们的生活。在SELF讲坛上，中科院物理所王霆为你打开量子点的神奇世界。---嘉宾介绍---王霆中国科学院物理研究所副研究员以下内容为王霆演讲实录：大家下午好！我是来自中国科学院物理所的王霆。很高兴来到SELF跟大家分享一些关于微纳光学领域的前沿科学。在我们切入微纳之光主题之前，我希望先跟大家分享一下我自己的个人经历。这些个人经历也说明了我为什么走向微纳光学这个科研领域。在一个机缘巧合的情况下，在我十几岁的时候，英国剑桥的St. Mary's School到北京来招生，然后我去面试了，结果我就去到了剑桥。去了之后特别惊讶，发现了一个特别大的问题──就是我去了之后，发现这个学校原来是个女校──全校600个女生就我一个男生！大家不要笑，大家可能觉得男生到女校不是挺高兴的事吗？其实不然。去了之后就会发现，其实作为一个华人，一个唯一的亚裔，我被排挤得非常的厉害，所以一度非常沮丧。但是有一件事情我特别自豪，这件事情是什么呢？就是我的成绩非常好。这也归功于我们伟大祖国的基础教育。在座很多小学生朋友们都会乘法口诀表吧，随便问一下八八等于多少，每个人都能回答出来八八六十四。但是，欧美的学生是不会的，他完全不知道，因为他没有这个东西，所以这个事情他怎么做呢？他只能8+8扒着手指头算──用最简单的方式或者使用计算器。去了之后你就会发现，我们通常需要用30分钟完成的一个作业，他们却需要花三个小时，可能还完成不了。当时这个优越感就怦然而生，然后这个优越感一直伴随着我直到进到了大学里面。在大学一年级下半学期的时候，我就突然发现了一件算是一件晴天霹雳的事儿，就是所有的华裔学生考试都开始不及格了，我们原来都是名列前茅的，但是这时成绩会变得非常差。为什么呢？因为在欧美的大学里，给你学分制的算法，不是按照你的考试来算的，而是按照这个课业项目来算的──这个项目可能是跟一个公司合作，IBM英特尔之类合作的一个项目，他只告诉你需要完成一个什么目标，但是在完成这个目标的过程中，你没有任何的Instruction、你不知道你需要什么样的材料也不知道你需要什么样的设计，所有一切的东西都是原创性的。这时欧美学生优势就体现出来了，因为他们在教育过程中从未有过像乘法口诀表这样的定式思维。因为我们所有科学的东西，都是 被动的、被传授的；而他们不是，他们是主动地去寻求了生活中可能细微的科学的答案，这就体现了一个特别明显的差别。所以一度的时候我也非常的彷徨，我不知道我需要什么、我也不知道我想寻求什么。很庆幸的是，在我大三的时候，遇到了我的导师 Greg Parker教授，他给我做了一组很简单的实验，这段实验就是关于什么呢？关于量子点。量子点是微纳光学当中，非常典型的一个纳米颗粒，他展现了这个实验之后，我就深深被吸引了，我觉得这个东西太有意思了！大家可能不知道量子点是什么，随后我会详细跟大家解释一下，就是这个简单的实验，让我想要在这个领域从事科研、去探索这些未知的美。大家肯定很好奇──量子点是什么样的东西？会让你觉得这么美好、让你希望去探索它、希望去研究它。量子点首先有三个特性：它第一个特性是什么？它是一个非常小的原子颗粒，一百纳米尺度以下的原子团簇。什么是原子团簇？就是一堆原子。但是它的尺度非常小，小于一百纳米。可能大家没有概念，一百纳米，其实只有一千万分之一米，一米大概是这么长对吧？只有一千万分之一米的这么小的一个原子团簇。这是它的第一个特性。它第二个特性是什么呢？它是一个准零维纳米材料。三维大家都知道，就是我们日常生活中所有的块材的材料，我们这里举一个例子，典型的就是碳。它就是一个大块的煤块。什么是二维？你可以想象──你把一个石墨的材料或者一个碳块，无限的横向切割，把它切成像生鱼片式的一个非常非常薄的只有原子厚度的一个薄膜，这个就是石墨烯。那一维就更直接了，那就是一个碳纳米管，它就是在单一方向无限延长的、只有一维自由空间的这么一个材料体系。最后我们就要说到零维，零维就意味着在这样一个空间或者这样的一个材料体系内，你没有任何的自由空间，你哪都去不了，你可以想象：如果是一个小原子呆在里面，它哪都去不了，但是如果你让它完全不动，它需要小到一个极限(小于原子尺度)。我们说是一百纳米，它还是一个原子团簇，所以它只是一个准零维，就是还不是零维，是接近零维的这么一个标准。所以这是量子点的第二个特性。那这两个特性结合在一起，这个量子点它有意思在哪里？因为这两个条件产生了一个叫量子限域效应。大家现在可能觉得很迷茫，量子限域效应到底是什么呀？那它是在1961年日本的久保先生提出的一个久保理论，我们现在就称之为“量子限域效应”。它的作用是什么？它就是在任何的物质缩减到非常小的一个纳米值──可能大家看到非常大的一个铁块或者任何的物体，当它缩小到一个纳米尺度的时候──它的电子能级会由连续的变成分立的，就像图中所示，它从三维缩减到二维、一维、零维的时候，它电子的能级逐渐变成离散型的。那大家可能不理解这个离散型到底有什么用？举个简单的例子就是说你在日常生活中看到的某一个物质它是磁性的，缩到零维这个纳米尺度之后，它可能变成导电的或者变成绝缘的；那一个可能完全不发光的、黑乎乎的物质，当你把它缩小到零维空间的时候，它变成了一个发光材料、五彩斑斓。这就是所谓光热电等等一系列的物性──在从三维变成零维结构之后，它相互之间的一个转化。因为我们这里讨论的是微纳光学，所以我们希望去探索量子点到底有什么光学性质。所以马上我会给大家做一组实验，去展示这个。在做实验之前呢，我先给大家变一个魔术，一个简单的魔术。这个魔术是什么呢？大家可以看到我这里有这么一瓶水，对吧？这是一瓶水，没有什么奇特的，就是一瓶水。但是我会用我的意念让它产生一些变化。那在场年轻的学生朋友们，你们觉得我用意念之后它会产生什么变化？那我数一下3 2 1，我用意念让它产生一些变化──来！3 2 1！是不是蓝色的光？其实刚才给大家卖了一个关子，这也不是什么普通的水，这个就是我们说的量子点。里面有纳米颗粒，大家可能看不到，那么右手其实持了一个手电筒，其实就是一个泵浦的光，当量子点被一个紫外光或者高能量的光泵浦了之后，它就会呈现了不同的颜色。现在我给大家做一组简单的小实验，看看量子点如何呈现不同的色彩的。这里我们会有一系列的硒化镉量子点融在有机溶液（甲苯）当中，可能这些溶液大家看起来就像白水一样的或者有淡淡的一些颜色。当我们将这些量子点放在紫外光之后，它就会呈现一个什么不同的色泽。我给大家展示我们刚才这个非常漂亮的蓝色、不同的颜色，这个原理是什么？我们通过分散纳米尺度，不同原子大小、不同尺度的纳米颗粒 它就呈现了不同的色泽。大家可以看到这当中的不同的颜色，这就是量子点它奇妙的地方。这也是我们刚才提到的“量子限域效应”。那么我问大家一个简单的问题：我们现在这里有三个标准的颜色──三基色──那我把红绿蓝这三个颜色分别打开之后，我将这三种不同尺寸的纳米颗粒混在一起，大家觉得会有什么样的变化？我现在就给大家展示一下，它变成青色了，有没有？我们做到最后，它变成了白色，这也就是白色的led或者这些白光的发光原理。那三基色（三种不同尺寸的量子点）我们把它融合在一起，它就会成为未来的照明系统，可能会是我们利用的一个方向。大家刚刚看到了，不同的硒化镉量子点有不同的尺寸，它给了我们不同的色彩和颜色，非常的色彩斑斓。这是左侧的。我们右侧有什么样的结构呢？砷化铟量子点。大家看着像一个个像黄豆颗粒似的这个就是砷化铟。这两种量子点是非常典型和常见的两个量子点的例子。右侧的这个量子点，它会被我们大范围的应用到光电通讯当中，它可以用作激光器和探测器的制备，因为它是在红外发光。目前来说大家所使用的宽带、所有的光纤通讯使用中的探测器和激光器，很大的一个比例都是使用这种量子点完成的，所以它也是推动我们光通讯的一个非常重要的材料角色。我们说了这么半天的量子点，那我们就具体的说一说量子点到底具体有什么应用？有三个应用方向：第一，“显示”。大家看到了非常色彩斑斓；第二个方向就是“光通信”，我们前面简单提及的这个方向，我后面会详细讲析解释一下。最后一个就是“量子计算”。我们首先说一下显示方向──大家可以看到左图当中，我们将量子点和传统的显示屏结合在一起；右图就是屏幕制作完成之后所呈现的不同的色彩，这样一个屏大家可以看到色彩饱和度极其的高，而且它的功耗很低──也就意味着如果做一个手机屏之后，未来你的电池可能会用两天、会用三天，它有非常好的色泽度、显示度而且功耗非常的低。相信在未来的可能iPhone8或者iPhone8S你可能就会见到这个技术。因为这个专利已经被三星购买了，在开始大幅的量产，所以这是近期量子点最直观的一个应用。我们再说在中长段的应用方向──光通信。说到光通信我就不得不说一说现在的电子通讯，我们上个世纪到现在大家都从这个用笔、用纸的年代到现在开始用电脑到iPad到智能手机，彻底地改变了人类的生活方式，这都归功于Gordon Moore摩尔先生。他发明了一个摩尔定律，他是英特尔的创始人之一。他在1970年的时候提出了他的摩尔定律，摩尔定律说了什么呢？就是电子芯片当中最小的单元──晶体管──每18个月它的总数量会翻一番，其性能也会增加一倍，所以我们的电脑从286、 386的时代开始一直到奔腾的I IIIII IV，直到2010年摩尔定律都保持了它非常成功的预言。但是在这之后，它逐渐开始失效了──大家可以意识到现在这几年大家用的手机、用的电脑它并没有增速，我们都知道我们现在是大数据时代、互联网经济蓬勃生长，大家所对数据量的需求，无论是从这个智能手机的发展开始还是说我们的人工智能，对数据的需求量是非常大的。但是我们用电子作为芯片、作为信息载体的这个方式，已经满足不了我们的需求了。我们需要什么？我们需要光子──大家都知道光的速度比电要快非常的多，所以我们希望通过光子取代电子，成为新的信息载体。那大家可以看到图中这里，是谷歌的一个数据中心，在近两年内已经投入了10亿美金，非常大的金额去建，因为数据存储量不够。它目前的数据量达到了五个ZetaByte。ZetaByte大家可能不知道这个单位，到底是一个什么样的尺度？就是我们通常说你拿一个手机16G的对吧？那这是1万亿个G。就这样完全没有办法满足我们现在的数据需求量，大部分时候都是超载的。为什么？因为所有的数据中心里头大部分的信号处理还是采用电，在用电和电芯片之间采用光互联，电的速度极度抑制了我们信息所能够处理和传输的速度。那么我们需要做什么？我们需要做的就是首先第一步采用光电模块，我们还保留我们现在部分的这个电的电子芯片和光结合，采用一些光电模块，去大幅的提高数据中心的速度，这是我们的第一步。那第二步那我们需要做什么，我们需要采用光逻辑，用光去产生逻辑，那么我们就可以实现一个光的晶体管，那如此以来光的晶体管就可以完全取代我们所有的电子晶体管。大家就会得到一个“光芯片”。那最终大范围地实现光芯片的集成，那以后可能大家获得的不是什么电子计算机了，我们要什么？光子计算机。那光子计算机究竟有什么样的作用呢？最终的目标就是说我们希望它能够达到一千亿次每秒的运算速率，它会远远超越我们现在所有手机、电脑、iPad当中的电子芯片的运算速率。这会是未来改变人类生活方式的另一项重要的科技。最后一个部分，我们前面提到的除了前两个应用方向，还有一个最重要的“量子计算机”──现在有很多的实现方式，包括通过冷原子、 超导等等的方式，但是我们在讨论微纳光学，所以我们希望去探索如何使用光子去实现量子计算机？也就是采用光子作为量子比特。在5月3号的时候，中科大他们刚刚实现了8量子比特的这么一个光量子计算机，所以未来下一步是12量子比特，最终我们会希望在十年内实现一百个量子比特。一百个量子比特是什么概念？就是它的运算速率会达到我们现在全世界运算速率之和的一百万倍。我们可以去计算实现一是刚才说的人工智能，我们可以计算人脑内的这些神经突触和细胞之间是如何沟通、如何交流的？另外我们可以探索外太空，可能会彻底地改变地球的面貌，这就是量子计算机一个更长远的应用。总而言之，微纳光学基本上来说已经在目前慢慢改变我们人类的生活，我相信在未来的50年到100年微纳光学可能会彻彻底底的改变所有人对信息的认知、对数据的认知以及大家的生活方式。也希望我今天的这个演讲能够让一些年轻的观众未来加入到我们的阵营里面来。谢谢大家！“SELF格致论道”是中国科学院全力推出、中国科普博览承办的科学讲坛，致力于精英思想的跨界传播，由中国科学院计算机网络信息中心和中国科学院科学传播局联合主办。登陆“SELF格致论道”官方网站、关注微信公众号“SELF格致论道讲坛”、微博“SELF格致论道”获取更多信息。更多合作与SELF工作组self@cnic.cn联系。 

Tonight's guest "pray-er" is Jamie Jean Burns! Many of you who belong to the Camp Guggenheim family know Jamie. She is a teacher at St. Mary's School in Canton as well as Director of Christian Formation for St. Mary's Church (Canton). She loves Jesus and we are fortunate she is going to be on the Route 11 Catholics Podcast tonight @ 9!