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Presenter：Cruzanne Macalligan
It’s estimated that around 117 billion people have lived on Earth. That’s 117 billion different ways to be human.
100 Billion Ways, hosted by Cruzanne Macalligan, is a weekly conversation exploring what it really means to live those differences - and what we can learn from them.
The programme brings together thoughtful conversations, personal stories and music, as guests share their lived experiences of identity, culture, disability, faith, neurodiversity, parenting, advocating and belonging. Moving beyond labels and assumptions, the show focuses on how people navigate the world through their own perspectives and experiences. Listeners are invited to reconsider what difference really means, and discover that even in our differences, there is often far more that connects us.
Sundays, 3-4pm on RTHK Radio 3.
This week, Cruzanne Macalligan speaks with Dr Michael Rivera – Filipino-Chinese biological anthropologist, lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, science communicator, and Mental Health Ambassador for Mind HK.
Raised in Hong Kong, Michael has spent more than 20 years exploring one of humanity's biggest questions: what makes us human? From studying ancient skeletons and archaeological discoveries to challenging long-held myths about race and identity, his work reveals that our differences are far smaller and our shared humanity far greater—than many of us realise.
Alongside his research, Michael speaks openly about living with chronic depression for more than 25 years. In this thoughtful and deeply personal conversation, he reflects on vulnerability, belonging, community, and why connection is at the heart of a meaningful life.
Presenter：Cruzanne Macalligan
This week, Cruzanne Macalligan speaks with Mui Thomas — rugby referee, yoga instructor, runner, and one of the world's oldest known survivors of harlequin ichthyosis.
Born in Hong Kong, Mui has spent her life defying expectations. From rugby pitches and half-marathons to yoga teaching, public advocacy and helping others with rare skin conditions find confidence and community, she has built a life defined by movement, humour, resilience and visibility.
In her conversation wtih Cruzanne, Mui reflects on growing up visibly different in Hong Kong, navigating stigma and cyberbullying, the importance of mental health support, finding belonging, and why "normal is a myth."
