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Shirin Neshat: Art in Exile

May 27, 2011 by  
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Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home. In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing political and societal change through powerful images of women.

Elliot Krane: The Mystery of Pain as a Disease

May 26, 2011 by  
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We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare.

Ships in the Night

May 26, 2011 by  
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Ten days ago Kate Raue was moved from Rangipapa to Te Whare Ahuru. For privacy reasons Rangipapa weren’t telling anyone where she’d gone, only that she’d ‘left the Unit’. I thought at the time that the construction of the explanation was an interesting one so I had my doubts about whether she’d been released to […]

Robyn O’Brien: Real Food

May 24, 2011 by  
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Robyn shares her personal story and how it inspired her current path as a ‘Real Food’ evangelist. Grounded in a successful Wall Street career that was more interested in food as good business than good-for-you, this mother of four was shaken awake by the dangerous allergic reaction of one of her children to a ‘typical’ […]

Jay Coen Gilbert: On Better Businesses

May 23, 2011 by  
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Jay Coen Gilbert shares his vision to harness the power of business to solve society’s problems through B Corporations, a new standard labeling socially and environmentally responsible companies. B Corps will help corporations be profitable while solving society’s problems. The B stands for ‘beneficial’.

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