John Shearer and his company, Powercast, is trying to solve an interesting problem: how do you send power wirelessly? He points out that wireless power… Read More »Pop!Tech: John Shearer and wireless power

Using samplers and loops to give texture to a solo instrumental performance is an old technqiue. I remember hearing a solo mbira player fill a… Read More »Pop!Tech: Cellos, Caleb Chung, and cute robots

Dan Pink is an author, provocateur and business thinker whose book title, A Whole New Mind, shares a topic with the afternoon session. He tells… Read More »Pop!Tech: Daniel Pink’s whole new economy

Dr. Lee Dugatkin from the University of Louisville is fascinated by a problem in evolutionary biology: altruism. He offers an example of ground squirrels, who… Read More »Pop!Tech: Lee Dugatkin and the problem of altruism

Neurobiologist Dr. Louanne Brizendine studies the difference between female and male human brains, the sort of topic that will always draw an audience’s interest. She… Read More »Pop!Tech: Louanne Brizendine on male and female brains

Dr. Steven Pinker can pack a lot into a quick speech. He offers a deep dive into pyschology and language, looking closely at the topic… Read More »Pop!Tech: Steven Pinker and what language tells us about relationships