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live events | October 21, 2012

Lavin Speakers at Pop Tech Conference: David Eagleman and Jer Thorp [PHOTOS]

Neuroscience speaker David Eagleman and big data speaker Jer Thorp delivered talks at PopTech 2012 last week, and we have some great photos of the event. You can check out more photos on PopTech's official FlickR account. Here are a few of our favourite shots:


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diversity | October 18, 2012

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Innovate for Communities, Not Individuals: David Robertson on How Cherokee Values Help You Innovate Better

So much of innovation centers around satisfying individual needs and desires. But David, an MIT professor and member of the Cherokee nation, says we need to innovate for community, creating a framework of values that will help us design for what our customers really want.

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Mapping the Landscape of Artificial Intelligence: Lavin Welcomes Leading AI Scholar Kate Crawford

Kate is the award-winning author of "Atlas of AI," in which she maps out the physical processes that give artificial intelligence form. She knows that AI is a tool—one that can be used to oppress and exploit, or to create a more equitable world.

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Our Climate Anxieties Can Actually Help Us Save the Planet: Stanford Fellow Britt Wray on Lavin’s The Big Idea

Britt sat down with Lavin’s Charles Yao to explain how our fears around the climate crisis hold the key to strength and action, kicking off a new video series of sophisticated, insightful in-person interviews.

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Unrestricted Play Sparks Unrestricted Creativity: Lavin Welcomes Award-Winning Toy Designer Cas Holman

Creator of the world-renowned Rigamajig, Cas designs toys that have no set function or objective. She proves that unfettered play empowers us to learn without fearing failure, work together, and find radical solutions—for kids and adults alike.

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Lavin Speakers at the Emmys: Shalini Kantayya and Sean B. Carroll’s Documentaries Nominated for Emmy Awards

Shalini explores how bias creeps into our machine-learning algorithms, and Sean offers a peek into the everyday lives of bees. Their films were nominated for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary and Outstanding Nature Documentary, respectively.

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