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A free 20min breakfast lecture series for our creative community. Join us for coffee, donuts, and inspiration every last Friday of the month. THIS MONTH'S SPEAKER: Reuben Herzl is a San Diego-based video strategist and documentary video producer whose career spans architecture, technology, and storytelling. In 2017, he founded Groundmaking, a video production company that empowers nonprofits to reach their fundraising and marketing goals through compelling storytelling. His clients include Heluna Health, the California Community Foundation, Koreatown Youth and Community Center, Carlsbad Educational Foundation, Descanso Gardens, and The Trust for Public Land. Reuben frequently speaks at conferences like the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference, sharing insights to inspire emerging storytellers. Previously, he was Chief Creative Officer at Aclima, where he led creative initiatives in environmental technology for clients like Google and the US General Services Administration. Holding a Master’s in Architecture from Yale and a Bachelor’s in International Economics from UC San Diego, Reuben brings a unique, multidisciplinary approach to his work. Visit: https://creativemornings.com/talks/reuben-herzl

University leaders are under pressure to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Some college presidents say that makes their jobs more challenging.

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.

Members of the Kumeyaay community of San José de la Zorra in Baja California are seeking to preserve their language for future generations.

The store where we buy Christmas gifts is a landscape of neural stimulation that may or may not entice us to spend our money. A UC San Diego neuroeconomist explains what goes on in the brain as we decide what to buy.

On November 23, Birch Aquarium at Scripps hosts Indigenous Ocean Day centering Indigenous people and Indigenous ocean culture. The aquarium welcomes Intertribal Native community members and the general public to experience this day of cultural sharing. Participate in a community tule boat build, listen to storytellers and Birdsinging, learn more about culturally significant ocean animals, interact with hands-on activity stations, a resource fair with Indigenous organizations and more. This intercultural exchange coincides with the exhibition "Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen" and the Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide and celebrates Native American Heritage Month in November. Visit: https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/indigenous-ocean-day Birch Aquarium at Scripps on Instagram and Facebook

The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and Sister Susan Rose Francois weigh in on whether it checks out.

An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.

PSYONIC is hosting a panel at Comic-Con exploring the real-life functionality of their advanced bionic prosthetic limb, the Ability Hand.

Nearly all new cars now come with automatic emergency braking and other safety features. Researchers say these systems are saving lives, but there's still debate about how to make them better.