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Tama Matsuoka Wong

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Tama Matsuoka Wong is the forager for Daniel, NYC, the renowned restaurant of Daniel Boulud. For several years she has been working with Eddy Leroux, chef de cuisine, exploring the culinary flavors of wild plants. Tama worked as a corporate lawyer in Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York after graduating from Harvard Law School. Upon returning a decade ago to her native New Jersey with her family, she rediscovered her passion for the natural world and the wild plants that grew in her backyard.In 2007 she was awarded the New Jersey Forest Service Steward of the Year award. She has since worked with botanists and conservation...

Meik Wiking

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Hi! I think I probably have the best job in the world - CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen.I have been described as "the world's happiest man" and "the Indiana Jones of Smiles" (and much in between) , and I am committed to finding out what makes people happy. At the Happiness Research Institute my team and I try to understand how we can measure happiness, why some people are happier than others, and how we can improve quality of life. I am also research associate for The World Database of Happiness and part of the advisory group to the Global Happiness Policy Report.Aside...