ARTICLES OF INTEREST
March 5, 2021
QUOTE(S) OF THE WEEK
“All over the world people are trying to figure out how to come to terms with the pandemic and what comes next. The question really is what type of normal do we want to get back to? We’ve pressed pause on many of our social systems. It’s time to press reset on them as well.” – Sir Ken Robinson
“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” – Frank Gehry
“Science cannot be stopped. Man will gather knowledge no matter what the consequences — and we cannot predict what they will be. Science will go on — whether we are pessimistic, or are optimistic, as I am. I know that great, interesting, and valuable discoveries can be made and will be made… But I know also that still more interesting discoveries will be made that I have not the imagination to describe — and I am awaiting them, full of curiosity and enthusiasm.” – Linus Pauling
“Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of a man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations, whether in art, in music, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.” – John Steinbeck
“The problem is not making up the steps, but deciding which ones to keep.” – Mikhail Baryshnikov
“You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them.” – Alexander Graham Bell
“In mathematics the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.” – Georg Cantor
“Over the years, I’ve learned skills that aren’t usually associated with being a scientist. From learning to drive a jet boat in a fast-flowing glacial river, to getting a 1-ton truck unstuck from very buggy wetland, to slinging gear in a helicopter and flying a drone. Knowing what to do when you spot a grizzly or polar bear on the horizon, see a lightning storm sweep over the tundra toward you. ... Every challenge builds confidence.“ – Isla Myers-Smith
“Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough — that we should try again. No. We should not. Focused on process, our creative life retains a sense of adventure. Focused on product, the same creative life can feel foolish or barren.” – Julia Cameron
“The most dangerous phrase in the language is, "We've always done it this way." – Grace Hopper
VIDEO(S) OF THE WEEK
Imagine if… a celebration of the life and legacy of Sir Ken Robinson Sir Ken Robinson
Brene Brown Design Matters with Debbie Millman | TED Talks
Dolly Parton on the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 PBS Newshour
Banksy Creates Bob Ross-Dubbed Process Video of New Work Depicting Oscar Wilde Escaping Prison Colossal
Watch a Deep Dive with Ocean Explorer David Gallo The Science and Entertainment Exchange
Divergent | Chris Mosier CreativeMornings | Chicago
Animated Shorts Celebrate Work Of Three Texas A&M Arts & Humanities Fellows Texas A&M Today
FEATURED EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES
Viewfinder: Women’s Film and Video from the Smithsonian Because of HER Story | Smithsonian Monthly Series | First Thursday of the Month
NEW Patrick Kabanda | The Creative Wealth of Nations: can the arts advance development? Mansfield Public Talks | Mansfield College at Oxford University March 5
Female STEM Leaders Challenge Convention Million Women Mentors March 8
NEW A brief history of International Women’s Day: what is it and why do we celebrate it? History Extra March 8
Mav Carter, Evan Spiegel, Rebecca Minkoff headline first Most Innovative Companies Summit Fast Company March 9 – 10
NEW What is Systems Design? Creative Confidence Podcast | IDEO March 10
NEW RSVP For Talk-Back: Dick Johnson Is Dead The Science and Entertainment Exchange March 10
Request for Applications Citizens’ Institute for Rural Design Deadline: March 12
Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Awards Amazon Future Engineer Deadline: March 19
NEW 2020/2021 Northeast Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit National Consortium for Creative Placemaking March 25 – 26
Announcing 2021 WOW! Innovation Challenge #1 All Together | Society of Women Engineers Deadline: March 30
Honoring Engineers at the Peak | Call for Nominations National Academy of Engineering Awards Deadline: April 1
NEW Girls Rise Up STEM from Dance Deadline: April 18
3M and Discovery Education Open Call for Entries for America's Next Top Young Scientist PR Newswire Deadline: April 27
Call for Articles | General Issue European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy | ENCATC Deadline: Ongoing
Idea Jams 2020/2021 Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity Series
CreativeMornings | a monthly breakfast lecture series CreativeMornings Various
Interactive Map | Science Festivals Science Festival Alliance Various
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Nesta 2030: Our new strategy Nesta
19 Unsung Scientists Who Didn’t Get Enough Credit Mental Floss
That Is Not How Your Brain Works Nautilus
The complicated design legacy of Jeff Bezos Fast Company
Brainstorming Report | Culture and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities Voices of Culture
“We’ll never have true AI without first understanding the brain” MIT Technology Review
How Do We Find Innovative Solutions And Tap Into Creativity In Times Of Crisis? Houston Public Media
Denis Simon, former DKU vice chancellor, named Center for Innovation Policy executive director Duke Law News
Science's new frontier Science | AAAS
Purdue celebrates distinguished professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering Purdue University News
CDC recommends fitters like Badger Seal, giving it boost UW-Madison News
Thinking outside the box Design World
The importance of creativity during a pandemic The Union | El Camino College
Creativity and joy: Palo Alto hopes to combat the ongoing pandemic blahs with new public art Palo Alto Online
Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present Neuroscience | Science News
Mexico Was Not Supposed to Be Here Nearshore Americas
'When imagination talks to you' | Woman left corporate life to write children’s books KSDK.com
Facebook’s New AI Teaches Itself to See With Less Human Help WIRED
New science resources promote critical thinking and problem solving eSchool News
Scientists Find Blue-Green Algae Chemical with Cancer Fighting Potential Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of Natural History
What It’s Like to Be a Gig Worker During a Pandemic INSEAD Knowledge
Build Confidence in Your Strategy with Small Tests IDEO U
Starship goes up. Starship goes down. But is the program moving forward? Ars Technica
Ruling stops need for small film permits at national parks Madison.com, AP
Dr. Seuss Books Are Pulled, and a ‘Cancel Culture’ Controversy Erupts The New York Times
American Academy of Arts and Letters expands, diversifies Madison.com, AP
L.A. loses 100 billion gallons of water a year. This park is helping recapture it Fast Company
Memo to Silicon Valley: Here’s what ‘blitzscaling’ looks like in the nonprofit world Fast Company
Why Disney wants $30 for ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ when ‘Soul’ was free Fast Company
Why streetwear design legend Melody Ehsani is Foot Locker’s new creative director Fast Company
Photo gallery: How natural, ancient technologies can help us adapt to climate change Ideas.TED.com
“I’m just browsing” Seth’s Blog
Underwater archaeology pioneer George Bass dies at 88 National Geographic
The Benefits of a 100-Day Creative Project Rethinking Mental Health | Psychology Today
Rock N Relief Concert Raises Money For COVID-19 Vaccinations Brick by Brick | Psychology Today
3 Tips for Parenting Your Children and Your Creativity Rethinking Mental Health | Psychology Today
Italy has a new way to combat overtourism CNN
Everybody Loves The Sunshine: Black Angelenos Helped Shape The City - Don't Erase Us LAist
Audio streaming: the missing millions Bachtrack
Superman returns - An unpublished poem by Vladimir Nabokov Times Literary Supplement
These Alt-Weeklies Faced ‘Total Annihilation.’ Here’s How They Survived. The Daily Beast
The Musicological Zest of “Switched On Pop” The New Yorker
The Jazz Pianist Using a Computer Program to Play with Other Musicians in Quarantine The New Yorker
Atmospheric Changes – On meteorology and Camus The Point
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development - Engineering for a Healthy Planet, Celebrating the UNESCO Engineering Report UNESCO March 4
The Five Dollar Challenge Imagineer7’s Weblog
Announcing Smithsonian Magazine's 18th Annual Photo Contest Finalists! Vote for the Readers' Choice Winner Photo Contest | Smithsonian
Report examines challenges of Black professionals in corporate America The Philadelphia Tribune
Why we should listen to Gen Z’s response to remote working Silicon Republic
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Saying ‘my team is great and everyone else sucks’ is not leadership CNBC
Jack Dorsey’s Square to Acquire Jay-Z’s Tidal Streaming Service for $297 Million Variety
If You Transplant a Human Head, Does Its Consciousness Follow? WIRED
Who Is R. A. Lafferty? And Is He the Best Sci-Fi Writer Ever? WIRED
Did a Viking Woman Named Gudrid Really Travel to North America in 1000 A.D.? History | Smithsonian
Anthony Fauci Donates His 3-D SARS-CoV-2 Model to the Smithsonian Smithsonian
Smithsonian’s ‘Futures’ Exhibition to Feature Virgin Hyperloop’s Record-Breaking Transportation Pod Smart News | Smithsonian
Logic And Reasoning Are Not Enough When It Comes To Science Start With A Bang! | Medium
New York to Allow Limited Live Performances to Resume in April The New York Times
The world’s dramatic retreat from democracy, in one chart Fast Company
Design elicits powerful emotions. This new book explores why Fast Company
Move over, Uber. I want to ride on this tiny trolley Fast Company
Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism worse Ideas.TED.com
The most important meal of the day Seth’s Blog
What the third Star Wars trilogy was supposed to be about Big Think
A Rescue Plan for Black America (Ep. 453) Freakonomics
Reading and Children The Creativity Post
Why Engineers Need Ethics Crisis Management | Psychology Today
How ‘Lolita’ Escaped Obscenity Laws and Cancel Culture The New York Times
Through the mailbox slot: Japanese theatre offers new viewing experience Reuters
Who Put Pantone in Charge of Color? Slate
Using AI to explore the future of news audio Google News Initiative
Why We Need Virtue Ethics 3 Quarks Daily
New Technique Reveals Centuries of Secrets in Locked Letters The New York Times
Innovation Haiku: How to Stimulate Inventive Thinking The Tao of Innovation | Psychology Today
Spinout from Nobel-winning Berkeley lab cuts cancer cell therapy deal with drug giant AbbVie Bizwomen Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That Science & Nature | Smithsonian
What is mathematics? The New Yorker
Comment: bridging the gap between policy and engineering The Engineer
Technology literacy solution wins 2021 WiSys Innovation in Aging student idea competition Inside UW-Green Bay News
California Faces Culture Crisis as Studies Show Art Workers Could Leave the State Hyperallergic
Deeper Dive: Freeing the corporate imagination (Episode 4) IT World Canada
In an Astounding New Book, a Neuroscientist Reveals the Profound Real-World Benefits Art Has on Our Brains artnet news
Nation’s first research, innovation campus focused on children’s health launches in DC WTOP
Tech Breakthrough Combines Motion Capture And Neural Learning Science Blog
New brain scan tech could improve tumour removal The Engineer
‘The Simpsons’ Renewed for Season 33 and 34 at Fox Variety
Scientists Talked To People In Their Dreams. They Answered Weekend Edition Saturday | NPR
Scientists build a soft robot that can survive the Mariana Trench c|net
Major Donation to MoMA Spotlights a Century of Women Photographers Smart News | Smithsonian
This huge Xerox printer can create metal parts for the US Navy Popular Science
Don’t be a Superfluous Man Idea to Value
The Secret of Disney’s Brand Better Marketing | Medium
One Idea on How We Can Change the Way We Elect Congress Imagineer7’s Weblog
4 Black Philosophers to Teach Year-Round Edutopia
Space Hotel Opening In 2027 Will Have Bars & Cinema For Star-Studded Vacations DesignTAXI.com
Why is the mayor's monuments panel making statue decisions in secret? Crain’s Chicago Business
Also She Should Be Here Curious City | WBEZ
Intel hit with $2.2 billion patent judgment Ars Technica
D.C. storytelling startup raises $2.5M to improve dementia, Alzheimer's care Washington Business Journal
Disney CEO Says Moviegoing Has Probably Changed Forever AdAge.com
Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ The New York Times
Old buildings are inefficient: This prefab kit makes it easy to retrofit them Fast Company
What Milton Glaser reveals about the absurdity of rational design Fast Company
These new fragrances will be made from carbon captured from the atmosphere Fast Company
Kind Snacks founder explains his “3 Cs of Entrepreneurship” Fast Company
This self-tinting glass could make blinds a thing of the past Fast Company
What if we replaced elected politicians with randomly selected citizens? Fast Company
Dr. Seuss Enterprises will stop publishing these 6 books due to racist imagery Fast Company
Cord cutting was so bad last year that pay-TV penetration is down to 1994 levels Fast Company
4 easy ways to express empathy in your next conversation Ideas.TED.com
SMASH Academy - Breaking Barriers #HipHopMD
NASA’s latest Mars rover has the same processor as an iMac from 1998 The Verge
Statement on the Passing of Former NEH Chairman Joseph Duffey National Endowment for the Humanities
New technology shows what Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman looked like in motion Upworthy
Don’t forget about coal miners and cement makers on the way to zero emissions Gates Notes
Creativity as a Way of Life Rethinking Mental Health | Psychology Today
Anthony Hopkins Remembers It All The New Yorker
Artificial intelligence has a problem with grammar The Economist
The Disinformation Vaccine: Is There a Cure for Conspiracy Theories? Rolling Stone
Mixing public media and digital news startups can amplify the strengths of both — but not without risk Nieman Lab
The Value of Truth Boston Review
‘The Empathy Diaries’ Is a Beautiful Memoir About the Life of the Mind and the Life of the Senses The New York Times
‘Record companies have me on a dartboard’: the man making millions buying classic hits The Guardian
Insider: Read urbanism expert Richard Florida’s response on how big cities will thrive during the new era of remote work Creative Class Group
Creativity in Your Eighties Rethinking Mental Health | Psychology Today
Innovation Isn’t Just About What You Know, It’s About Who You Talk To The Creativity Post
Dr. Seuss Enterprises will stop publishing these 6 books due to racist imagery Fast Company
Hallucinations-on-demand, artificial reefs: How science fiction is inspiring innovation MIT Media Lab
The Effect of Gaming in Boosting Your Creativity Invision Game Community
Secretary Sanders Begins Commerce Service Focusing on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusion North Carolina Department of Commerce
Vans Presents "These Projects Are Ads For Creativity"--An Artist-First Campaign Celebrating Creativity In All Forms PR Newswire
Many Indigenous entrepreneurs have been pushed to find creative solutions to challenges of the pandemic The Globe and Mail
NY Public Library honors its trailblazing librarians to commemorate Women's History Month New York Daily News
How to Build an Artificial Heart The New Yorker
Here’s What Has to Change for Women to Thrive In STEM Built In
For Some Black Students, Remote Learning Has Offered A Chance To Thrive The Coronavirus Crisis | NPR
Study: Pre-Recorded Videos Prove More Effective for Student Learning Than In- Person Instruction Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Upcoming Adopt-a-Book Salons with Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
These Frankenplanes Are Built From Parts of Other Planes Air & Space | Smithsonian
Porcelain Bowl Bought at Yard Sale for $35 Could Sell at Auction for $500,000 Smart News | Smithsonian
Perceived value Idea to Value
By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Dr. Chester Pierce and the “Hidden Curriculum” of Sesame Street Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Digital addiction is a myth. What you have is a bad habit, and it’s fixable. The Washington Post
Learning to Listen to Patients’ Stories The New York Times
How we should reimagine restaurant work in a post-COVID-19 world Fast Company
Not all recycled paper is created equal. These new guidelines help designers create better packaging Fast Company
This Beyoncé-approved startup turns old clothes into trendy outfits Fast Company
Become a TED member and help build a better future TED Blog
A letter to your future self Seth’s Blog
Playing it cool: these artists make music with ice National Geographic
New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life The Verge
Using Intuition to Drive Innovation Success Innovation, Change and Digital Transformation
Almost 1000 Young Women Just Became the First Female Eagle Scouts in Boy Scout History Mental Floss
Introducing the Inaugural Cohort of NPN’s Southern Artists for Social Change Grantmakers in the Arts
Arts Integrated Teacher Education Benefits Students and Teachers Alike: What we're reading Grantmakers in the Arts
Intricate Paper Animals Spring from Textured Sculptures by Artist Calvin Nicholls Colossal
2021 is the UN-Year of Creative Economy: What’s the impact of global attention on creative economy? LinkedIn
Raven the Science Maven Has a Message for Aspiring STEM Workers: Be Your Unapologetic Self Gizmodo
When a Leader Like Bezos Steps Down, Can Innovation Keep Up? MIT Sloan Management Review
What if USPS delivered local produce in the mail? Fast Company
Golden Globes Winners 2021: The Complete List The New York Times
Also ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ and ‘The Crown’ Led a Remote Golden Globes The New York Times
Golden Globes: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises Variety
UW-Madison professor Tracey Holloway wants to educate moms on climate change through work with Science Moms Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Introducing COVID Warriors: How Educators are Saving a Generation from the Pandemic’s Lasting Calamity The 74
Netflix will spend $100 million to improve diversity on film following equity study CNBC
The Future Of Maths Education The Startup | Medium
Planned Park Place performing arts center rebrands to focus on diversity, inclusion in Annapolis art community Capital Gazette
China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out The New York Times
Biden Revokes a Trump Order Seeking ‘Classical’ Civic Architecture The New York Times
Actually, men have a hard time getting hired in female-dominated roles, too Fast Company
How a tiny startup is reinventing the DVR for the cord-cutter era Fast Company
Avocado time Seth’s Blog
How the Internet Archive Digitizes 3,500 Books a Day–the Hard Way, One Page at a Time Open Culture
The Conundrum of Information Scarcity in a Time of Information Overload Slate
Pronominal Strife Los Angeles Review of Books
Rich Colleges Should Give Money to Poor Ones The Chronicle of Higher Education
Ebony set for digital relaunch Monday under new owner, former Bucks star Junior Bridgeman Wisconsin State Journal
Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future? The New York Times
How Negro History Week Became Black History Month and Why It Matters Now The New York Times
Why spacing out is good for you Popular Science
Why Are Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos So Interested in Space? Opinion | The New York Times
Amazon Moves From Film Industry’s Margins to the Mainstream The New York Times
“The Void” - A new short story about learning to solve an art mystery. Slate Magazine
Murphy's $200 Million Plan to Support Small Business: What's in It? TAPinto.net
The Tech 20 List: 2021 Twin Cities Business Magazine
Isakson gift caps $4.5 million fundraising effort for Parkinson's research chair The Albany Herald
Salk professors Panda and Sharpee honored with endowed chairs San Diego Community News
3 reasons Pittsburgh is on the verge of being a true life sciences hub Pittsburgh Business Times
Gov. Steve Sisolak goes all-in on controversial Innovation Zone proposal Reno Gazette Journal
Senate fast-tracks a bill to boost domestic technological innovation Physics Today
Colorado Humanities kicks off conversation series on ‘Change in Rural Colorado’ Journal-Advocate
#BlackInNeuro: How a Hashtag Forged Community for Black Scientists MedPage Today
Eight UAB researchers included on list of “1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists” UAB News | University of Alabama Birmingham
California Lost 175,000 ‘Creative Economy’ Jobs, Study Finds The New York Times
Art After Stroke Shows That Creativity Uses Both Sides Of Your Brain Forbes
Robot artist gets its first major exhibition — but is it truly creative? The Next Web
A Brief History of the Invention of the Home Security Alarm Innovation | Smithsonian
NFTs Boom as Collectors Shell Out to ‘Own’ Digital Art WIRED
How Google's Grand Plan to Make Its Own Games Fell Apart WIRED
Could Fruit Flies Help Match Patients With Cancer Treatments? WIRED
The 10 Minute rule from the founder of IKEA Idea to Value
Cloud’s trillion-dollar prize is up for grabs McKinsey & Company
Also Debunking seven common myths about cloud McKinsey Digital
2021 Knight Arts + Tech Fellowship Knight Foundation
Woman makes Mi'kmaw alphabet book to help pass on language CBC News
How Disney Plus is winning by ripping up the streaming playbook Fast Company
5 tips for inspiration when your creative reserves are depleted Fast Company
Morton Salt’s former warehouse could be hosting concerts by next summer, after City Council OKs $50 million redevelopment Chicago Tribune
The Pattern Inside the Pattern: Fractals, the Hidden Order Beneath Chaos, and the Story of the Refugee Who Revolutionized the Mathematics of Reality Brain Pickings # # #
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