For a decade, Pop!Tech has brought together luminaries, wizards, writers, entrepreneurs, and other brainiacs to try to outhink the world's problems. This year's no different.READ»
Sure, the economy's on life support, and shelter magazines have been hung out to dry, but design is not dead yet. The tallest skyscraper on the planet is rocketing into the stratosphere over Dubai, and $600 plastic chairs are ...READ»
In July 1999, Fast Company took a look at how to design a life that works. Now, Bruce Mau is working with George Brown/Toronto City College on the Institute Without Boundaries. Starting in January 2005, the program will consider some ...READ»
SXSW Interactive this year was all about ethonomics, or social media for social change. "How do we create a future we want to live in?" Danah Boyd asked in her keynote on "Privacy and Publicity in the Digital Age," based on her ...READ»
How would you create a city block that was fully sustainable? A competition to redevelop an entire block of downtown Dallas asked urban planners to do just that, and the finalists have just been announced.READ»
From Buenos Aires to Biloxi, architects anywhere can design emergency shelters for those who lost their homes in Sri Lanka. They may never meet in person or tour buildings they designed yet they can now see each other and their ...READ»
Sure, he's suspected of misappropriating funds from his own NGO (and America's IRS), but Wyclef Jean could be just the kind of marketing maniac Haiti needs.READ»
A website created as part of Dave Eggers' TED Prize helps students in need by publishing stories, images and videos about positive volunteer experiences.READ»
