Wendy O’Brien is a philosopher and teacher. With over 30 years’ experience teaching in post-secondary education, she’s given talks and led seminars on creativity, beauty, and wonder at Humber College, Oxford University, Harvard, The Art Gallery of Ontario, The Women’s Art Association, Classical Pursuits, and The International Festival of Authors. She recently retired from academe to focus her attention on The Wonder Project, a long-term investigation into the concept of wonder and its relation to artistic excellence, natural beauty, and scientific discoveries.