Pop!Tech 2006

Kwame Appiah, a philosophy professor at Princeton, offers us a classically philosophical question: “What are we talking about when we talk about western identity and… Read More »Appiah’s Golden Nuggets

The Yes Men – who Andrew Zolli explains are “not identity thieves, but identity correctors” – credit Will Wright for helping start The Yes Men.… Read More »Playing Make Believe with the Yes Men

Juan Enriquez is an amazing polymath. Usually, when we see him on stage, he’s speaking on issues of genomics and innovation. But his most recent… Read More »Juan Enriquez, untying America

Alex Steffen starts the last talk of the day reminding us of advice he once got from his grandmother: “Never be a man standing between… Read More »Alex Steffen’s Bright Green Future

Blaine Brownell – is an architect obsessed with the future of building materials. He edits a wonderful and strange magazine/catalog called Transmaterial, which features materials… Read More »Blaine Brownell’s Material World

Bruce Sterling gives a short, tight, fun talk titled, “We need a new word for neologism.” He references Friedman – you name it you own… Read More »Bruce Sterling’s Blogger Blither