Category Archives: Design

The Happiness Hat

Posted on February 27, 2010 by admin

“I must warn you. We have ways of making you happy.” The Happiness Hat is a wearable device that detects if you’re smiling and provides pain feedback if you’re not. An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures … Continue reading →

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The three ways that good design makes you happy

Posted on February 12, 2010 by admin

Don Norman: The three ways that good design makes you happy

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Sam Martin: The quirky world of “manspaces”

Posted on January 21, 2010 by admin

Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that’s trending with the XY set: the “manspace.” (They’re custom-built hangouts where a man can claim a bit of his own territory to work, relax, be himself.)

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Design Like You Give a Damn – India

Posted on January 17, 2010 by admin

The passion of a social entrepreneur in India has created a solution that will dramatically improve the quality of life for countless people. Design like you give a damn. A person can make a difference. A building can make a difference. … Continue reading →

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The Permaculture Concept

Posted on December 26, 2009 by admin

Bill Mollison co-founder of Permaculture gives insight into the techniques, practices and benefits of the most important interdisciplinary earth science of our age. To find out more about Bill and his work please visit http://www.tagari.com Part One Part Two Part … Continue reading →

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Greening the Desert

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute describes the “Greening the Desert” project in Jordan – from the DVD Harvesting Water the Permaculture Way. www.permaculture.org.au Behind Greening the Desert

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Marc Koska: 1.3m reasons to re-invent the syringe

Posted on November 29, 2009 by admin

Reuse and recycle are good for most products but NOT syringes. Reuse of syringes, all too common in under-funded clinics, kills 1.3 million each year. Marc Koska clues us in to this devastating global problem with facts, photos and hidden-camera … Continue reading →

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Play + Pump = Water + Less Disease + More Time for School

Posted on November 17, 2009 by admin

The passion of one social entrepreneur in Africa has created a solution that will dramatically improve the quality of life for countless people. A simple idea that can change the world most profoundly. Kids play – Water pumps National Geographic … Continue reading →

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Maya Lin’s ‘What is Missing’

Posted on October 31, 2009 by admin

Maya Lin describes her project “What is Missing” at the California Academy of Sciences.

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Bill Gross: Great ideas for finding new energy

Posted on September 30, 2009 by admin

Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells — and some questions we haven’t yet … Continue reading →

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