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: HEM

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents the band HEM. Watch and listen as the band Hem brings its soft, eclectic Americana sound to PopTech.

PopTech; Miriah Meyer

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Miriah Meyer. Miriah explains how data visualization can be more concise, practical and scientifically useful, and still be aesthetically pleasing. ‘In data visualization, what we really […]

PopTech: Jan-Emmanuel

PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Jan-Emmanuel De Neve. Jan-Emmanuel shares some data that suggest some interesting ways to incentivize people to pay their taxes. ‘If we can make the tax form […]

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 […]