Carl Honoré talks pretty fast for a man focused on slowing down. He starts with an (apocryphal, I hope) story about a man who chooses… Read More »Pop!Tech: Slowing down with Carl Honoré

Jonathan Harris is an artist and storyteller. He shows us his past storytelling, using paint to tell imaginary stories as a child. His main storytelling… Read More »Pop!Tech: Jonathan Harris and digital storytelling

Sheila Kennedy is working on portable light systems for the developing world. She’s an architect who’s become a product designer, looking for ways to build… Read More »Pop!Tech: Shelia Kennedy and light for the developing world

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