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Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion’s free culture

February 13, 2011 by  
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Copyright law’s grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. She talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion’s free culture.

Cynthia Breazeal: The Rise of Personal Robots

February 11, 2011 by  
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As a grad student, Cynthia Breazeal wondered why we were using robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms. The key, she realised: training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robots that teach, learn and play. Watch for amazing demo footage of a new interactive game for kids.

Richard Preston: Climbing the world’s biggest trees

February 11, 2011 by  
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Science writer Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny seed, they support vast ecosystems and are still, largely, a mystery.

Jill Bolte Taylor: Stroke of Insight

February 9, 2011 by  
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Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions: motion, speech, self-awareness shut down one by one.

Gad Shaanan: Green Alternative Thinking

February 9, 2011 by  
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Industrial designer Gad Shaanan will be forever influenced by a quote from his father, “We are too poor to buy something cheap.” Gad makes us rethink being green today by finding ways to leave our planet green for generations to come. Instead of merely considering how recyclable the contents are, he suggests we buy products […]

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