Book Anthony Morgan, Science & STEM Speaker

About This Speaker

Anthony Morgan is an innovation leader and collaboration guru who helps organizations solve complex problems by harnessing the power of human curiosity and creativity. He delivers a fresh approach to team challenges by transforming disagreements into productive thought, unlocking your team’s innovative potential and driving a forward-thinking culture.

Anthony is also the celebrated Host of The Nature of Things on CBC. He is an entrepreneur, game designer, and Ph.D. researcher based in Toronto who has spent over 20 years dedicated to showing how a research-based, evidence-driven process can radically transform how teams work and think.

Anthony Morgan began as a host at the Ontario Science Centre, sharing powerful stories and experiences with the public. Since then, he has collaborated with high-profile organizations like the Toronto Maple Leafs, AsapSCIENCE, and CBC’s Quirks & Quarks. His experience also includes contributions to Daily Planet, the Royal Ontario Museum, and various municipalities across Canada. He has served on boards and steering committees for both national and local nonprofits.

Anthony Morgan holds an Honours B.Sc. in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour from McMaster University. In addition, he earned a degree in Communication from Laurentian University. His current Ph.D. research at Toronto Metropolitan University explores how to reduce polarization and improve high-stakes conversations.

Furthermore, Anthony Morgan is the mastermind behind “Freestyle Socials.” This is his original conversational pub game, designed for curious minds. These events, run through his company Science Everywhere, bring people together for lively, productive discussions across the Greater Toronto Area. Anthony has developed this method to help organizations play with their cognitive blind spots, leading to radical collaboration and creative solutions.

What people are saying about Anthony

Anthony’s keynote left people thinking, engaged, and deeply connected to the ideas he shared…The care and intentionality he showed toward us as conference organizers — especially in making sure the tone was just right — was unprecedented and deeply appreciated.

– BC Non-Profit Housing Association

Anthony is an energetic and engaging host, completely in his element on stage. He expertly bridged disciplines, asking thoughtful questions and transforming complex research into engaging stories.

– National Killam Program

Anthony was personable, agile, and captured the attention of our audience. He added so much in spirit to the event and his enthusiasm for innovation was so apparent!

– Mitacs Inc.

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Speaking Topics: Anthony Morgan

Radical Collaboration: The Key to Unlocking Limitless Potential

When facing the most complex issues in our world, there are many daunting challenges to be considered, but one consistent opportunity that always shines through is collaboration – the chance to tackle any challenge and make real change collectively. True collaboration allows organizations and societies to tackle any challenge and create meaningful change. Anthony showcases the need for collaboration and breaks down how we can approach removing barriers to encourage people to work together to build productive teams and innovative solutions for a better life.

The Innovator's Advantage: Using Science to Inspire Leadership

Discover a fresh approach to innovation. With a mix of mind-bending experiments and fascinating facts, Anthony captures audiences’ attention with a little bit of scientific magic. Using the 6 C’s of science (Compassion, Calm, Collaboration, Curiosity, Creativity, and Courage) Anthony lays out the foundations of how your team can use a scientific approach to tackle challenges, gain an industry edge, and build fresh ideas with a collaborative process.

Pursuing Passions: The Road to "The Nature of Things"

With great success comes a great journey on the road less travelled. In this exciting keynote, Anthony reflects on his career and how he combined his passion for science communication with his unrivalled ability to educate and connect with audiences. Through a series of challenges, Anthony had to overcome external and internal adversity to reach his goals. Your audience will feel motivated by Anthony’s story and leave the presentation ready to navigate their own changes and challenges.

The Age of Misinformation

With a quick online search, we’re exposed to numerous articles, posts and opinion pieces on some of the most pressing topics of our time. But which source should we trust?

Anthony Morgan is an expert researcher and information wizard, and he’s ready to help your audience identify real facts from popular misinformation. This session is the perfect mix of a myth-busting and informational presentation. Audiences will learn the science behind some of the most controversial science topics (climate change, vaccines) and how political biases and culture influence them. Additionally, your audience will develop critical thinking skills on how to determine and prioritize information, which will encourage them to work more efficiently. Work smarter, not harder!

Freestyle Social: The Collaboration Experiment

Change the way you do disagreements with a transformative social experiment. When done poorly, disagreements get us stuck in old ways of thinking. "Freestyle Socials" - developed by Award-Winning Science Communicator and researcher Anthony Morgan - help audiences find and play with their blind spots to reimagine what's possible. Get teams unstuck with disagreements done well.