- -: Barack Obama-State of the Union Address (January 27, 2010)
July 22, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)President Obama describes his confidence in the American people in their ability to climb out of the recession and emerge stronger than before. He outlines his plans for the year to combat the nations economy particularly the national debt.
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- -: Laura Kurgan: Mapping Justice
June 14, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)At the PopTech Chicago 2010 Salon event, Laura Kurgan, director of the Spatial Information Design Lab, presents data illustrating the relationship between incarceration rates, financial expenditures, and neighborhoods-- block by block. This new perspective provides shocking insight into how to re...
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- -: Gary Slutkin: Disrupting Violence
June 14, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)In 1995, epidemiologist Gary Slutkin decided to turn years of experience fighting infectious diseases overseas to his hometown of Chicago, that faced its own violence epidemic. He founded Ceasefire, an organization that reduces violence through behavioral change strategies. At the PopTech Chicago...
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- -: Patrick Meier: Crowdsourcing Change
June 14, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Patrick Meier, director of Crisis Mapping for Ushahidi, shares how the collaborative mapping platform has been used as a tool for citizens and organizations to quickly respond to emergencies. At the PopTech Chicago Salon 2010, Meier describes how Ushahidi's grassroots response to the Haitian eart...
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- -: Beth Shapiro: Species Extinction
July 16, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)What makes species go extinct? Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro explores the influences of climate and humans in determining species extinction. By analyzing the genes of ancient plants and animals, she traces the complex relationship between environment and the extinction and evolution of spe...
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- -: H. Sebastian Seung: Connectomics
July 16, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Computational neuroscientist H. Sebastian Seung conducts pioneering research on the wiring of the brain, and what it reveals about genetics, personality, and memory. Seung suggests that complex maps of neural connective structures, or connectomes, will reveal that our experiences literally shape ...
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- -: Justin Gallivan: Hacking Bacteria
July 16, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Justin Gallivan is an Emory University chemist who explores the boundaries of biology by engineering bacteria to behave in predictable ways. Gallivan's research on reprogrammable bacteria has important implications for complex challenges such as the need to track and clean up environmental pollut...
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- -: Yasser Ansari: Networked Organisms
July 19, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Yasser Ansari, self-described bio geek-turned-telecom nerd, wants to help boost eco-literacy. To do so, he has created Noah, an online platform and mobile application that allows "curious naturalists" to contribute to ongoing scientific research through data collection and documentation efforts. ...
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- -: Christen Lien: Viola Expressions
July 19, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Violist Christen Lien combines her classical training with experimental acoustic and electronic sounds and a looping machine. What results is mesmerizing, layers of music that one fan called "a bridge to the divine." This song, "Unconditional," appears on Lien's debut album Vol I: Battle Cry.
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