Meet the heroes leading our community of exploration.




















We are all about the people who venture to the frontiers of human knowledge. At Hidden Compass, scientists, explorers, artists, and journalists are celebrated. Start by reading and sharing our stories. Go behind the scenes and meet the storytellers. Get involved and directly support their work with a contribution.
Featured Storytellers

Emily Manthei
Emily writes words and makes films that explore subcultures and cultural paradoxes.
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Tulsi Rauniyar
Tulsi Rauniyar is an independent journalist and documentary photographer based in Kathmandu, Nepal. She infuses new perspectives into her work around environmental and humanitarian issues — an intersection of worlds that needs critical thinking and heart.
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Jane Ellen Stevens
Jane Ellen Stevens — a longtime health, science, and technology journalist — is the founder and publisher of PACEs Connection (PACEs = positive and adverse childhood experiences), which includes the news site ACEsTooHigh.com and the social network PACEsConnection.com.
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Maud Rowell
Maud Rowell is a blind writer and film photographer from London with a background in Japanese studies. Her mission is to educate and inform others about the realities of sight loss.
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Organizations We Support
Committee to Protect Journalists
Our mission is to celebrate journalists. This means it is our responsibility to help make the world safer for them. The Committee to Protect Journalists is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting journalists globally, defending their rights, and fighting for freedom of the press. Their emergency response team provides life-saving support to journalists in peril.
Learn MoreStoryCorps
We believe stories have the power to bring people together. This can only happen when those stories are collected, shared, and preserved. To date, StoryCorps has gathered and recorded the stories of more than half a million people to remind us of our shared humanity, nurture compassion, and preserve a historical record for future generations.
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