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
education
Educators and other mentors.
Mildred Stahlman Neonatologist
Dr. Stahlman is largely responsible for creating the modern NICU — Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
From This is True for 30 June 2024
Barbara Stanley Suicidologist
“Think about that for a minute. That’s a stunning finding.”
From This is True for 29 January 2023
Lloyd Morrisett Psychologist and TV producer
Morrisett asked Cooney, “Do you think television can be used to teach young children?”
From This is True for 22 January 2023
James Loewen Sociological historian
Loewen found that history textbooks lie — a lot.
From This is True for 29 August 2021
Scott Lilienfeld Psychology mythbuster
“He wanted to help people learn to think critically so that they could become better citizens.”
From This is True for 4 October 2020
Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite Monuments Man
Their mission: find, repair, and return cultural treasures looted by Nazi Germany.
From This is True for 10 May 2020
Harriet Glickman Schulz inspiration
Glickman suggested a change in the ‘Peanuts’ coming strip.
From This is True for 29 March 2020
Pilar Luna Underwater archeologist
Luna taught underwater archeology for nearly 40 years.
From This is True for 22 March 2020
Stanley Falkow Microbe Hunter
He urged the non-medical use of antibiotics to be banned, but Congress refused to take action.
From This is True for 13 May 2018