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Braille Slate & Stylus Set (Professional)

Professional-grade Braille writing slate with interline spacing and a steel-tipped stylus. Write by punching dots right-to-left (they read left-to-right when flipped). Includes 50 sheets of Braille paper.

Accessibility Design Workshop -- Building for Everyone

Small group (max 5). Think about accessibility from the start, not as an afterthought. Blindfold exercises, navigation challenges, communication without sight. When you design for the most constrained user, you improve the experience for everyone. Curb cuts were designed for wheelchairs. Everyone uses them.

Young Inventor Mentoring -- Potato Field to Patent

One-on-one mentoring for young inventors. I was 14 in a potato field. The vision comes first; the engineering follows. I will help you develop your idea, document it properly, and avoid the mistakes I made with investors and corporations.

Ethics of Invention -- Second-Order Effects

The cotton gin was supposed to reduce labor. Instead it made slavery more profitable. Every invention has consequences the inventor did not intend. This seminar explores who benefits, who suffers, and how to think about responsibility.

Philosophy of Science Seminar -- What Can We Know

Small group (max 5). The uncertainty principle is epistemology. What does it mean to measure? What does it mean to know? Bohr, Einstein, Bell -- the arguments are unresolved. The questions are eternal.

History of Medicine -- From Barbarism to Antisepsis

Surgery before and after germ theory. Sawing limbs without anesthesia, 50 percent mortality. Then Pasteur, carbolic acid, sterile technique. A single idea -- germs cause infection -- saved more lives than any drug. Semmelweis figured it out before me and they drove him to madness.

Evidence-Based Practice -- Convince the Skeptics

Small group (max 5). Introduce new practices into resistant institutions. Collect before-and-after data, present clearly, find early adopters, publish results, and never argue with ego -- argue with mortality rates.

Women in STEM Mentoring -- Credit and Recognition

One-on-one mentoring. My work was used without my knowledge. My contribution was minimized for decades. I will teach you how to protect your intellectual contribution: documentation, publication timing, co-authorship agreements, and when to speak up. The work is everything, but credit matters too.

Humanitarian Storytelling Workshop -- Making the World Listen

How to tell stories that move people to action. I learned this at UNICEF -- you can show a million statistics and nothing changes. Show one child's face and the whole world responds. We work on narrative, photography, and the courage to witness.

Chess Set (Tournament Grade Staunton)

I played chess on every set I ever worked on. Between takes, between scenes, during lunch. It teaches you to think three moves ahead -- exactly what an actor needs. This is a regulation Staunton set with a roll-up vinyl board. I'll play you a game if you rent it.

Public Speaking Masterclass -- The Voice That Cannot Be Ignored

Whether you're addressing a boardroom or a protest march, your voice must carry conviction. I'll teach you pacing, breath control, and how to land a sentence so it stays in the room after you've left. Harry and I spoke at the March on Washington. The microphone helps, but the message does the work.

Japanese Film History Screening & Discussion

We watch one of my films with Kurosawa -- Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, or Ikiru -- and I break down every choice. Camera placement, performance decisions, what was improvised, what was argued about. Small group, max 8. Bring sake or tea.