Jad Abumrad
- Speaker PopTech 2010
- Faculty 2011 Science Fellows
- Faculty 2010 Science Fellows
Archived blog posts
This week in PopTech: Mythologies of the not yet, building with biology and why things bounce back
There’s always something brewing in the PopTech community. From the world-changing people, projects and ideas in our network, a handful of this week’s highlights follows.
This week in PopTech: Local food, design laboratories and free mp3s
There’s always something brewing in the PopTech community. From the world-changing people, projects and ideas in our network, a handful of this week’s highlights follows.
This week in PopTech: Routing devices, emerging explorers and being green
There’s always something brewing in the PopTech community. From the world-changing people, projects and ideas in our network, a handful of this week’s highlights follows.
This week in PopTech: Sound effects, garden parties and community building
There’s always something brewing in the PopTech community. From the world-changing people, projects and ideas in our network, a handful of this week’s highlights follows.
This week in PopTech: Sounds of science and extinction
There’s always something brewing in the PopTech community. From the world-changing people, projects and ideas in our network, a handful of this week’s highlights follows.
This week in PopTech: Magic, genius and angels
There’s always something brewing in the PopTech community. From the world-changing people, projects and ideas in our network, a handful of this week’s highlights follows.
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True, a new book by Richard Dawkins (PopTech 2006) will be released in October. The Magic of Reality, Read more »
Insights from the Science and Public Leadership Fellows Program
At the PopTech Science and Public Leadership Fellows retreat at National Geographic headquarters earlier this month, the program’s faculty provided key insights to help equip the 2011 Fellows with enhanced leadership, collaboration and communication skills.
For a taste of their ideas, have a look at this wonderful graphic record produced by Peter …
The 5 senses of PopTech
Coming to PopTech isn’t just about absorbing an onslaught of mind-blowing ideas; it’s about heightening your senses. We’ve woven various methods of perception into each conference. Today, we bring you PopTech in 5 senses.
SMELL: Former New York Times perfume critic Chandler Burr (PopTech 2008) on astonishing smells
The …
Meet the Spark Connectors
If you’ve checked out Spark, PopTech’s pilot youth initiative, you might have noticed that high school students are a critical part of the campaign.
Four rising seniors were selected as this year’s Spark Connectors: Keziah Green and Anthony Morris, both from BCAM High School in Brooklyn, New York; Molly …