PopTech: Anab Jain
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Anab Jain. Anab talks about design in a future world of insect cyborgs, mass surveillance, DNA monetization and guerilla infrastructure. ‘This sort of speculative work explores […]
PopTech: David Robertson
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents David Robertson. David uses LEGO’s tumultuous business history to describe the delicate balance between creativity and constraints. ‘By putting focus and direction around innovation, that is […]
PopTech: Ellen Langer
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Ellen Langer. Harvard psychology professor Ellen Langer discusses the surprising power of being present during everyday activities. ‘We have many, many studies that suggest that the […]
PopTech: Erik Hersman
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Erik Hersman. Erik shows off the BRCK, a way to connect to the Internet that is physically robust, able to connect to multiple networks, a hub […]
PopTech: Eric Klinenberg
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Eric Klinenberg. Sociologist Eric Klinenberg discusses how a dramatic increase in living single is the biggest unnamed modern social trend and he deconstructs old myths about […]
PopTech: Helen Marriage
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Helen Marriage. Helen Marriage shows how to create breathtaking, city-wide art installations in places like downtown London. ‘These life-changing moments, the joy that you see on […]
PopTech: Reichert and Robertson
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson. They show how they designed and built a sprawling flying machine that was the first human-powered helicopter to fly an award-winning […]
PopTech: Esther Wang
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Esther Wang. Esther shares techniques for identifying whether billions of dollars in social interventions actually do measurable good. ‘Measuring impact is a challenge, but it is […]
PopTech: Carmel Majidi
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Carmel Majidi. Carmel discusses how the robots of the future will be pliable and soft to accommodate the characteristics of the human body. ‘We really need […]
PopTech: Christina Agapakis
PopTech’s 2013 conference presents Christina Agapakis. Microbiologist Christina shows how she makes cheese from bacteria collected from the human body. Armpits. Mouths. Between toes. ‘I’m really excited about things that […]
