Andrew Jaspan: A New Way to do Journalism
When you have an entire career working at Senior levels in the mainstream media and your industry is facing a change-or-die choice, what do you do? Andrew Jaspan founded ‘The Conversation’, a web-based Journalism venture that turns Australia’s Universities into a giant newsroom, with the best and brightest writing in real-time on breaking news and […]
Lucian Newman III, MD: The Joy of Doing What People Say you Can’t
It’s so easy to define what can be done by what has been done before. But what if we decided that what had been done before was the least we could do? Dr. Lucian Newman describes first hand his experiences of pushing the limits with one arm — and a lot of willpower — and […]
Dr Ryan Ellis: A Letter Home: The Relevance of the Postal Service in the Info Age
Dr. Ryan Ellis draws on his research and personal experience to offer a reminder of why old technologies often remain vitally important. Though it is easy to become enamoured with the latest advances of new media, Dr. Ellis describes the continuing relevance of the postal system in an era of rapid technological change.
Billy Carrión Jr: Professional Musician
January 22, 2013 by Gail
Filed under 5 KURIOUS Kiwi Questions
Billy Carrión Jr was nine years old when he first started playing the alto saxophone. At 14, his High School Band Director asked him to play baritone sax for their Marching Band because there were no bass instruments. These days, Billy is adept at playing every other kind of saxophone; as well as flutes, clarinets, […]
Doug Dietz: Transforming Healthcare for Children and their Families
As Principal Designer for GE Healthcare, Doug Dietz had been designing diagnostic imaging equipment for more than 20 years before he realised that young patients’ actual experience of this cutting edge technology was kinda awful. He put together a team of experts to solve this problem, including staff from a local Children’s Museum, kids and […]
