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Why the World isn't Over . . . Yet
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Sunday, 26 October 2008 14:04
There are a number of environemntal, political and financial problems in the world that its most resourceful, patient and intelligent people should address. Luckily, many of these people are on the case, as was evident at the 2008 Pop!Tech conference.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 01:57
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Surprising Advice from Pop!Tech Speakers
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Sunday, 26 October 2008 13:36
There were a number of suggestions the speakers at the 2008 Pop!Tech Conference gave the audience about leading a more socially- and environmentally-conscious life. Here are six particularly surprising ones:

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 October 2008 14:09
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13 Random Things I Learned at Pop!Tech
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Sunday, 26 October 2008 13:30
If you give American kids a tough math problem to solve and tell them they have fifteen minutes to solve it, they will give up on it after two, Chinese kids will still be working on it after the 15 minutes have passed. -Malcolm Gladwell
Last Updated on Sunday, 26 October 2008 14:11
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The Culture of Pop!Tech
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Sunday, 26 October 2008 12:19
Pop!Tech was a little like the Sundance Film Festival and a little like three days of business school.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 November 2008 10:45
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10 Ways to Make Good Ideas Happen
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Sunday, 19 October 2008 18:47
Scott Belsky from Behance recently spoke at The Feast about making good ideas happen. The following 10 suggestions would be helpful to anyone in a creative field:

Last Updated on Monday, 20 October 2008 19:09
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12 Interesting Things I Learned at The Feast
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Sunday, 19 October 2008 18:06

12 Interesting Things I Learned at The Feast
Photo: Rachel Feierman, Creative Commons

The Feast was a day-long social innovation conference that took place on Thursday, October 16th at Scandinavia House in New York City. There were 12 presentations and summarizing each one would make for a very long article, so I'm simply going to touch on twelve interesting things that I learned:
Last Updated on Monday, 20 October 2008 21:07
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The Thomas L. Friedman Energy Revolution Infomercial
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Monday, 15 September 2008 20:47
To see Thomas Friedman speak, as I did at The 92nd Street Y on Sunday night, is to witness a live infomercial.

His product? The ET (Energy Technology) Revolution.
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 October 2008 21:58
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RNC Update: Fascist America?
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Thursday, 04 September 2008 11:11
It’s quiet in the Twin Cities today, quiet and cold.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 September 2008 21:00
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Amy Goodman and Democracy in Action
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Tuesday, 02 September 2008 15:47
Last night, at around 5 p.m. journalist Amy Goodman was arrested in St. Paul.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 September 2008 20:59
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Green for All: Linking the PhDs and the PhDos
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Wednesday, 25 June 2008 14:10
Van Jones, the evangelical founder of Green for All, gave an inspiring sermon-esque talk at the Personal Democracy Forum in NYC on June 23-24, 2008 addressing "How Social Technology Can Help Solve Global Problems."
Last Updated on Sunday, 06 July 2008 19:52
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Zipcar and the Economy of Sharing
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Wednesday, 25 June 2008 12:08
At the Personal Democracy Forum in NYC on June 23-24, 2008, Robin Chase, the creator of Zipcar, talked about how we can use social technologies to tackle and solve social problems.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 July 2008 09:23
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