PopTech: Eben Bayer

PopTech’s 2009 conference presents Eben Bayer. Ecovative Design founder,Eben Bayer, on this initiative that transforms low-value agricultural byproducts into strong biological composites that can be used as biodegradable alternatives to […]

PopTech: Michael Blum

PopTech’s 2010 conference presents Michael Blum.Tulane ecology professor Michael Blum has been at the front lines of the Gulf coast oil spill response and clean-up efforts. In his PopTech talk, […]

PopTech: Nicholas Felton

Graphic designer Nicholas Felton is obsessed with data. He knows how many songs he’s listened to and how much it costs him per mile to fly. Felton visualizes these numerous […]

PopTech: Reggie Watts

PopTech’s 2010 conference presents Reggie Watts. Watts is an entertainer who combines stream-of-consciousness improvisational comedy with music to create a wholly original experience. A PopTech veteran, Watts knows this audience […]

PopTech: Tony Hey

As Corporate Vice President of External Research for Microsoft, Tony Hey is responsible for public-private partnerships with scientific and engineering communities, government agencies, and industry partners worldwide. At PopTech 2009, […]

PopTech: Jason Hong

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Jason Hong. Jason shares his work on the leading edge of the balance between the next wave of mobile phone technologies and privacy concerns. ‘In the […]

PopTech: Jim Olson

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Jim Olson. Jim invented a potentially revolutionary ‘tumor paint’ that locates and lights up tumor cells to show surgeons exactly what to excise. ‘In a few […]

PopTech: Nick Martin

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Nick Martin. Listen to Nick Martin describe his unique, interactive model for online training for social change. ‘In the field of international development, so many people […]

PopTech: Joe Palca

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Joe Palca. Watch NPR’s Joe Palca interview cancer researcher Jim Olson, materials engineer Jonathan Wilker and pioneering gamer Kevin Slavin.

PopTech: Jessica Richman

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Jessica Richman. Jessica shares the importance of crowdsourcing scientific research, such as to explore the human microbiome. ‘Citizen science is the process of involving the public […]