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How Curiosity Can Shape an Education—and a Life
You do not have to know exactly where your education will lead before you begin. Artist and UC San Diego visual arts professor Janelle Iglesias entered college expecting to study medicine or public health. Instead, a job mixing glazes and loading kilns introduced her to ceramics—and helped open an entirely different path. Iglesias grew up…
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Why Uncertainty Can Be a Superpower
Uncertainty is uncomfortable. It can make us anxious, impatient, and eager for answers—even when clear answers do not yet exist. In this program, journalist Simone Stolzoff, author of How to Not Know, argues that learning to live with uncertainty can open the door to creativity, adaptability, and deeper connection. Stolzoff describes “uncertainty tolerance” as the…