Andrew Stofan Rocket scientist
Stofan’s groundbreaking work made manned and unmanned rocket launches possible, and massively safer.
From This is True for 2 November 2025
Volume 11
Sofia Corradi Educational innovator
“I promised myself that no other student would ever suffer an insult like the one I had suffered.”
From This is True for 19 October 2025
John Gurdon Cell reprogramming pioneer
Gurdon’s groundwork underpins today’s regenerative medicine.
From This is True for 12 October 2025
Balfour Mount Pioneering Palliative Care physician
There was no such thing as hospice care in Canada in the early 1970s …or even in the U.S. Dr. Mount decided to change that.
From This is True for 5 October 2025
George Hardy Tuskegee Airman
“Red Tails” were some of the best fighter pilots of World War II.
From This is True for 28 September 2025
Kim Seong-min Defector
Kim’s testimony is part of the Freedom Collection to preserve the “importance of supporting pro-democracy movements.”
From This is True for 21 September 2025
Bobby Hart Songwriter
Hart was relatively unknown, but if you were at all a fan of The Monkees, he was a big part of that.
From This is True for 14 September 2025
Joseph McNeil Quiet protestor
McNeil was a protestor, but was far from a radical anarchist.
From This is True for 7 September 2025
Sérgio Jaguaribe Cartoonist
Just one journalist, working against a dictator. The journalist won.
From This is True for 24 August 2025