Saul Griffith’s Self-Assembled Talk
Saul Griffith creates amazing things. He’s the thinker behind Instructables, How-toons and an amazing system to make low-cost eye glasses. Saul tells us he recently… Read More »Saul Griffith’s Self-Assembled Talk
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February 2006
The hyper-rational Prince-Ramus
Joshua Prince-Ramus is the architect behind the Seattle Public Library, which has been described as “one of the great buildings of our time”. He presents… Read More »The hyper-rational Prince-Ramus
Dr. Amy Smith and Carbon Macrotubes
Dr. Amy Smith designs really simple things needed by an enormous number of people. From the “D-Lab” at MIT, she works on clean water, cooking… Read More »Dr. Amy Smith and Carbon Macrotubes
Burt Rutan’s new “Space Race”
Burt Rutan is introduced as “the greatest living aircraft designer” and he begins by telling us, “Houston, we have a problem”. We’re in danger of… Read More »Burt Rutan’s new “Space Race”
Larry’s Brilliant Wish
Dr. Larry Brilliant is having a very good week. Tuesday evening, he was named the head of Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm. And this evening, he… Read More »Larry’s Brilliant Wish
Jehane Noujaim’s wish
Jehane Noujaim is a brilliant young filmmaker who has had an amazing track record with the films she’s built so far. “Startup.com” is an astounding… Read More »Jehane Noujaim’s wish