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Aicha el-Wafi and Phyllis Rodriguez: 9/11 Mothers

May 13, 2011 by  
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Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi have a powerful friendship born of unthinkable loss. Phyllis’ son was killed in the World Trade Centre attacks on September 11, 2001; Aicha’s son Zacarias Moussaoui was convicted of a role in those attacks and is serving a life sentence. In hoping to find peace, these two mums have come […]

Rights of Passage

May 12, 2011 by  
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Rights may be legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement. They are what is allowed or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.

Eythor Bender: Demos Human Exoskeletons

May 8, 2011 by  
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Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics brings onstage two amazing exoskeletons, HULC and eLEGS robotic add-ons that could one day allow a human to carry 200 pounds without tiring, or allow a wheelchair user to stand and walk. It’s a powerful onstage demo, with implications for human potential of all kinds.

Suzanne Lee: Grow Your Own Clothes

May 8, 2011 by  
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Designer Suzanne Lee shares her experiments in growing a kombucha-based material that can be used like fabric or vegetable leather to make clothing. The process is fascinating, the results are beautiful (though there’s still one minor drawback) and the potential is simply stunning.

Ryan Lobo: Photographing the Hidden Story

May 6, 2011 by  
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Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian war criminal, the quiet strength of UN women peacekeepers and the perseverance of Delhi’s underappreciated fire-fighters.

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