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Watch Lalitesh Katragadda’s “Making maps to fight disaster, build economies” talk at TED
As of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped. This slows the delivery of aid after a disaster -- and hides the economic potential of unused lands and unknown roads. In this short talk, Google's Lalitesh Katragadda demos Map Maker, a group map-making tool that people around the globe are using to map their world [...]
Interaction Design Association (IxDA) 2010 Global Student Competition: THE FINALISTS
I recently took part on the jury of the first IxDA Global Student Design competition, which had over 40 entries, representing university programs in Australia, China, Columbia, Denmark, India, the Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. Of those many entries, five have earned a full scholarship to Interaction10 conference [...]
Posted in design, innovation Also tagged Australia, Dell, Denmark, design, education, Interaction Design, Interaction Design Association, Interaction Designer, IxDA, korea, Laptop, member, poster, South Korea, taiwan, The Netherlands, United States, work Leave a comment
Education in China: Sending More Students to U.S.
American universities are enrolling a new wave of Chinese undergraduates, according to the annual Open Doors report [...]
Posted in China, economics, trends Also tagged Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Chinese Students, education, Education In China, Institute of International Education, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Peggy Blumenthal, Politics, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, United States, US State Department, Western Association of Schools and Colleges 2 Comments
Watch Pranav Mistry’s “The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology” demos at TED
We've already seen MIT researcher Pranav Mistry's SixthSense projector-based augmented-reality system in some cool demos, but he just gave a TED talk and his latest ideas are the wildest yet. At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
Posted in design, innovation Also tagged 3D tools, artificial intelligence, Augmented Reality, collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Demos, electronics, Game, google, Intelligence, Interaction Design, interface, M.I.T, Machine Vision, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, microsoft, MIT Media Lab, Pranav Mistry, researcher, Science And Technology, SixthSense, tangible interfaces, TED conference, user research, UX researcher, virtual reality, Wearable Device 3 Comments
Core77 highlights Brazil’s innovation capabilities as a “natural knowledge-economy”
Mark Vanderbeeken writes for Core77 that the landscape for innovation in Brazil is changing fast: A new report by the UK think tank Demos argues that Brazil is a 'natural knowledge-economy' where the intertwining of knowledge, skills and innovation with environmental and other natural assets holds the key to competitive advantage [...]
Posted in design, economics, innovation, software, trends Also tagged biofuels, Brazil, BRIC, Creativity, design, economics, environment, Europe, innovation, Knowledge worker, Mark Vanderbeeken, Scientists, software, United Kingdom 1 Comment
Architecture & Urban Planning in China: urbanization to create massive infrastructure investment
Some 300 million Chinese now living in rural areas -- the equivalent of the entire population of the United States -- will move into cities in the coming 15 to 20 years, said a senior Chinese official recently [...]
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Intellectual Property: Canada joins China, Russia in US list of top IP scofflaws
The usual suspects have shown up once again on the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 report on nations that need to step up their game when it comes to enforcing intellectual property rights. But this year, the USTR elevated Canada to the same level as China and Russia, which has some critics incredulous towards the US' motives [...]
John Wooden’s “Coaching for people, not points” talk at TED
With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom [...]
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Elizabeth Gilbert’s “A different way to think about creative genius” talk at TED
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk [...]
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Watch A.J. Jacobs’ “year of living biblically” talk at TED