ARTICLES OF INTEREST
September 18, 2020
QUOTE(S) OF THE WEEK
“The most worthwhile form of education is the kind that puts the educator inside you, as it were, so that the appetite for learning persists long after the external pressure for grades and degrees has vanished. Otherwise you are not educated; you are merely trained.” – Sydney J. Harris
“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” – Carl Sagan
“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.” – H. G. Wells
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker
“If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.” – Mason Cooley
“Many questions haven't been answered as yet. Our poets may be wrong; but what can any of us do with his talent but try to develop his vision, so that through frequent failures we may learn better what we have missed in the past.” – William Carlos Williams
“To contribute usefully to the advance of science, one must sometimes not disdain from undertaking simple verifications.” – Léon Foucault
“Creating art gets the conversation going in a way that might not be achieved with an hour-long talk or a research paper.” Joy Buolamwini
VIDEO(S) OF THE WEEK
Chadwick Boseman's Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech Howard University
Parenting for a Digital Future: How Hopes and Fears about Technology Shape Children’s Lives The Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness TED Talks
10 great TED Talks by Hispanic and Latinx speakers for Hispanic Heritage Month Ideas.TED.com
Watch: NASA Gets Up Close To Asteroid That Just Passed Earth For The First Time DesignTAXI.com
Insecure | John Onwuchekwa CreativeMornings | Atlanta
What it takes to make change | Jacqueline Novogratz TED Talks
8-year-old rapper uses rhythm and creativity to get through pandemic WFAA
Bill Gates on how to end this pandemic - and prepare for the next National Geographic
LadyBEAST | The Fantastic Spectacle of LadyBEAST CreativeMornings | New Orleans
Paul Rudd the 'Millennial' Wants You to Wear A Mask Creativity | AdAge.com
FEATURED EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES
Save the Dates: National Arts Education Week Americans for the Arts Through September 19
Arizona Bioscience Week Celebrates Life & Science in 2020 Businesswire Through September 19
Wonder Women Tech Announces Lineup For First-Ever Virtual Summit Los Angeles, CA Patch Through September 19
NEW UN enlists slew of celebrities for film on global issues Madison.com, AP September 19
Promoting innovation in the life science sector and supporting pro-competitive collaborations: The role of intellectual property United States Patent and Trade Office September 23 - 24
Creative Confidence and Growth Mindset Crayola Education September 24
Serena Williams to address women in tech at 2020 Grace Hopper Celebration Digital Trends September 26; September 29 – October 3
Next Generation Internet: Policy Summit Nesta September 28 – 29
CODAsummit Virtual: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place CODAworx September 30 – October 2
2020 Conference Women of Color in STEM October 8 – 10
Also Women of Color STEM Conference Announces 2020 Technologist of the Year RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams Ahead of the upcoming annual conference US Black Engineer
NEW TED and Future Stewards announce Countdown, a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis TED Blog October 10
OnRamp Manufacturing Conference gener8tor and Indiana Economic Development Corporation October 14
NEW Call for Award Applicants: Johnson & Johnson Seeks Female Researchers Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design PRNewswire Deadline: October 15
EmTech Online Conference MIT Technology Review October 19 – 22
Adobe MAX, Free For Everyone This Year, Is Now Open For Signups DesignTaxi.com October 20 - 22
Future Cities Canada: #UnexpectedSolutions showcases innovation in cities GlobeNewswire October 20 – November 26
Save the Date | ENCATC Congress ENCATC – The European network on cultural management and policy October 28 – 30 | Prague, Czechoslovakia
NEW Creative Coalition 2020 Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation November 9 – 11
AIGA Design Conference AIGA November 12 – 14 | Pittsburgh, PA
SBA Launches National 2020 SBIR Road Tour to Connect Tech Entrepreneurs with Federal R&D Funding Yahoo! Finance Central Southern Tour | November 2-6; with stops in Jackson, Mississippi; Shreveport, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Artists Sunday™ National Art Shopping Movement and Campaign: Artists and Organizations Across the United States Unite to Encourage Consumers to Shop with Artists and Craftsmen the Sunday after Thanksgiving Artists Sunday November 29
Call for Articles | General Issue European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy | ENCATC Deadline: Ongoing
NEW 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
NCN Articles of Interest | In Memory of Sir Ken Robinson National Creativity Network
Banksy Loses Copyright To His Work After Refusing To Disclose Identity In Court DesignTAXI.com
Meet the 5 women changing architectural academia, activism, innovation, and design leadership Archinect
New College of Innovation and Technology coming to University of Michigan – Flint NBC 25 News
USPTO Launches National Council for Expanding American Innovation Lexology
Pandemic tech innovation silver lining SciDev.net
Harvard Medical School Researchers Devise Brain Mapping Technique The Harvard Crimson
Women Engineering Leaders in Academe 2020 All Together | Society of Women Engineers
What Performing Magic for Animals Teaches Us About the Brain. Inverse
N.C. Art Therapy Institute shifts to provide creativity online The Daily Tarheel
Art off the Air: Katie Glusica is bringing out the creativity of science in her art Do Savannah
Howard University's computer science program wins diversity award TechRepublic
How Do We Create Systemic Change? All Together | Society of Women Engineers
The future of tech hubs: Why some experts are optimistic, despite pandemic and looming taxes GeekWire
Science Journals Are Purging Racist, Sexist Work. Finally WIRED
The World’s First Entirely Virtual Art Museum Is Open for Visitors Smithsonian
Gabe Schneider is quietly fixing journalism Medialyte
Ukrainian Developer Built a $19.3 Billion App — Because Silicon Valley Was Too Ignorant to Do It Entrepreneur’s Handbook | Medium
Today on Good Morning Vogue: Activists Discuss How Fashion Drives Change Vogue
NHL diversity chief Kimberly Davis: Systemic change happens with constant learning, readiness Bizwomen
How the TikTok Community Is Transforming Brand Marketing And Modern-Day Storytelling AdAge.com
Getting the Joke Seth’s Blog
School responds to a parent's book complaint by reading it aloud to the entire student body Upworthy
Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat? Why? | Psychology Today
The Psychology of Artistic Expression: Verbal vs. Visual Culture Shrink | Psychology Today
Black and Asian: Blasian Identities Finding Meaning in Life’s Struggles | Psychology Today
Creative Writing and The Psyche: Writer's Block and a Mentor Of Art and Science | Psychology Today
The Curious Crisis Leader How to Lead When It Matters Most | Psychology Today
He Invented the Rubik’s Cube. He’s Still Learning From It. The New York Times
In a K-Shaped Recovery, Nonprofits Should Lean on Major Donors Harvard Business Review
What will offices look like in the post-pandemic future? This Hollywood space offers a preview Los Angeles Times
The Dark Side of Smart Nautilus
Closed captioning Quartz
Commentary: I visited four reopened art galleries. The experience was not what I expected Los Angeles Times
From Fearful to Fierce: Creating Authentic and Engaging Virtual Arts Experiences for Youth ARTS Blog | Americans for the Arts
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is Justin E. H. Smith’s Hinternet
YouTube officially announces TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts Mashable
MoMA curator Paola Antonelli on the defining designs of 2020 Fast Company
Creative Ways To Embrace An Uncertain Future Creativity at Work
Hi! My Name Is______! #HipHopMD
5 things scientists now know about COVID-19 — and 5 they’re still figuring out Ideas.TED.com
How to Explore Ideas Imagineer7’s Weblog
Graphic designer shows what sports pages look like with men removed CBC Radio
The Accidental Invention of Play-Doh Innovation | Smithsonian
Two in Three Black Americans Don't Feel Properly Represented in Media (Study) Variety
Meet the Broadcom MASTERS 30 Finalists – the Nation’s Top Middle School STEM Leaders & Innovators Society for Science and the Public
From I to We The New Republic
Advent of color TV has this man to thank KSAT
Six Nations Land Defenders in Caledonia reveal hypocrisy of Canada's land acknowledgements The Turtle Island News
Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine Shots | NPR
Live imaging method brings structural information to mapping of brain function Science Codex
NINDS Chief: As BRAIN Initiative Moves Forward, Ethical Issues Emerge Neurology Today
A Scientist and Engineer Explain Everything Elon Musk’s Neuralink Can (and Can’t) Do One Zero | Medium
Science and citizenship The Harvard Gazette
New USPTO Council Aims to Strengthen U.S. Innovation By Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Groups IP Watchdog
Frida Kahlo’s Illustrious Life, Illustrated Brain Pickings
A New System for Cooling Down Computers Could Revolutionize the Pace of Innovation Science & Nature | Smithsonian
How Will Covid-19 Change the Way Museums Are Built? Covid-19 | Smithsonian
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings Working Knowledge | Harvard Business School
First Look Inside Proposed NASA Lander Designed For Its 2024 Trip To The Moon DesignTAXI.com
Why Are All Video Chat Platforms Designed with the Self-View? AIGA Eye on Design
Kobalt Music Responds to Sale Rumors With a Long ‘Maybe’ Variety
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Gallery Sector | A 2020 mid-year survey International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
Culture shock: COVID-19 and the cultural and creative sectors OECD, International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
New UNESCO publication on Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
How microaggressions look different when we’re working remotely Fast Company
The day of reckoning for smartphone contact tracing is here Fast Company
Exclusive: With the new Xbox, Microsoft unveils affordable design for the masses Fast Company
Questions for the founder Seth’s Blog
Scientists raid DNA to explore Vikings’ genetic roots National Geographic
Grit: Going Back to the Foundation The Grit Factor | Psychology Today
Nearly two-thirds of US young adults unaware 6m Jews killed in the Holocaust The Guardian
Hollywood’s Tenet Experiment Failed: Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster was supposed to save U.S. theaters. Now the future looks bleaker than ever. The Atlantic
4 lessons from the NBA bubble for the future of live arts performance The Conversation
Subjects Undertake Futile Pursuits in Satirical Paintings by Artist Toni Hamel Colossal
Mesmerizing Shots of Distant Galaxies and Aurorae Top the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest Colossal
Boston Public Schools Arts Educators Creatively Meet the Moment ARTS Blog | Americans for the Arts
These 15 innovations are helping us fight COVID-19 and its aftermath World Economic Forum
Americans speak more than 1,300 languages. This artist wants to capture them all Fast Company
The Shape of New York Becomes A Mask in the MTA's Colorful Poster Campaign Creativity | AdAge.com
ENCATC Creative #StayHome Pack No. 21 ENCATC
Six problem-solving mindsets for very uncertain times McKinsey Quarterly
Bill Russell: America must grapple with its past to move beyond racism ESPN
Google announced one of the biggest green pledges from tech yet The Verge
Amazon to Provide Computer Science Education for More Than 550,000 K-12 Students Annually Across More Than 5,000 Schools Nationwide Amid COVID-19 Pandemic StreetInsider.com
New standards for AI clinical trials will help spot snake oil and hype MIT Technology News
When Math Gets Impossibly Hard Quanta Magazine
6 Mexican artists on how everything has changed for them this year i-D
New neutron source in Canada would spur innovation, medical treatments Phys.org
UW Innovation Wyrkshop Partners with Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for Statewide Satellite Makerspaces Project University of Wyoming News
Meet the campus innovators launching successful companies in an unprecedented time UW-Madison News
Pew Funds Six Teams to Pursue Cutting-Edge Biomedical Research PR Newswire
New MIT research center seeks precise treatments for brain disorders The Boston Globe
I Miss Having Ideas The Cut
A New Edition of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Crosses Its T’s and Dots Its I’s Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
A Hudson River School Legacy: The Weir Family Papers Now Fully Digitized Archives of American Art | Smithsonian Voices
How the journalism industry’s elitism locks out folks from underrepresented backgrounds Poynter
Podcast S4E77: Karin Hurt & David Dye – how to help people express their creative courage Idea to Value
The school that Camille A. Brown built Chicago Tribune
Gates: COVID-19 has pushed 37 million people into extreme poverty and set vaccinations back 25 years Fast Company
Answers to the 5 most-asked questions about Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Fast Company
How far does wildfire smoke travel? These maps will tell you Fast Company
4 things extroverts can learn from introverts to lead through the pandemic Fast Company
4 stories of pandemic success that show possibility in adversity Fast Company
Designing a Video Game on a Very, Very Small Scale IDEO Blog
Like an Afterburner: Updating the theoretical model for the solar wind took years, new data, and kindness. American Scientist
The world missed a critical deadline to safeguard biodiversity, UN report says National Geographic
To find a vaccine for COVID-19, will we have to deliberately infect people? National Geographic
How Climate Migration Will Reshape America The New York Times Magazine
He promised to die 'broke.' $8 billion dollars later, the world is a better place for it. Upworthy
Listening through a summer of sounds for what lies ahead for arts and culture in the city The Philadelphia Inquirer
Thoughts into words: Here’s the paradox of articulation: are you excavating existing ideas, or do your thoughts come into being as you speak? Aeon
Why Goodreads is bad for books New Statesman
Is the "Mozart Effect" real? New analysis indicates that music can help epilepsy EurekAlert! | AAAS
Are Romance languages becoming more gender neutral? Global Voices
Those Orange Western Skies and the Science of Light WIRED
Just how fast does COVID-19 spread? This visualization will shock you Fast Company
Researchers trace the outlines of two cultures within science Phys.org
Tech and innovation conference to put the spotlight on women leaders in Alberta CBC News
Goldfish Crackers Unveils The Goldfish Imagination Index Newswire.ca
Nonpartisan initiative seeks to channel the power of art to encourage voter participation Fox News
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards Yale researchers with grants to study neurodegeneration Yales Daily News
Neural cartography EurekAlert! | AAAS
Ethical Guidelines in the Works for Developers of Brain Technologies IEEE Spectrum
Smartphones can predict brain function associated with anxiety and depression EurekAlert! | AAAS
N95 masks could soon be rechargeable instead of disposable TechCrunch
Starkey's new AI powered hearing aid includes 'mask mode' Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Pandemic May Permanently Replace Some Human Jobs With Machines Bloomberg
Covid-19 Has Designers Reimagining Personal Protective Equipment Innovations | Smithsonian
Study Finds Ten Species of Fish That May Have a Secret Talent for Walking on Land Smart News | Smithsonian
Opinion | Why You Should Care About TikTok The New York Times
From pandemic necessity to human billboard—how face masks evolved into a must-have accessory Fast Company
Forget planting trees: This company is making carbon offsets by putting seaweed on the ocean floor Fast Company
AI could help root out bad cops—if only the police allowed it Fast Company
What happens if you catch flu and COVID-19 at the same time? National Geographic
Possible sign of life on Venus stirs up heated debate National Geographic
Bill Gates on how to end this pandemic - and prepare for the next National Geographic
Banks Don’t Have To Innovate Forbes
Responding to Children’s Questions During the COVID-19 Pandemic The Creativity Post
How Liberals Opened the Door to Libertarian Economics The New York Times
Interview: Artist Mohamad Hafez Explores How Multiple Identities Inform His Art and Why He Invests in Education Colossal
Oracle Beats Microsoft in Bid for TikTok’s U.S. Assets Variety
Also 4 things to know about Oracle’s surprise TikTok deal Fast Company
China Would Rather See TikTok Go the Way of Vine Than Bow to U.S. Pressure: Report Gizmodo
In support of the hard-working teacher Seth’s Blog
U.S. Patent Office Aims to Boost Innovation By Women, Minorities Bloomberg
This Norwegian startup thinks it can stop hurricanes . . . with bubbling underwater pipes? Fast Company
Animation: Behind the Scenes with Signal Factory Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture September 15
Mathematicians Open a New Front on an Ancient Number Problem WIRED
The WIRED Guide to 5G WIRED
WESTAF Announces the Arts + the Rural West Session Report WESTAF
Commentary: Biggest limitation to online learning may be our imagination Crain’s Detroit Business
Top 5 most innovative countries from Latin America Contxto
Three USask female faculty members honored by the Royal Society of Canada Yorkton This Week
Soapbox Derby teams with local school district’s with STEM programs The Columbus Dispatch
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation BBC News
Even if Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip never gives us telepathy, it could do wonders for animal testing Business Insider
Scientists Tell Their Own Stories on Third Season of Sciographies Podcast DAL News | Dalhousie University
Art Therapy Brings Joy And Enrichment To Seniors Suffering From Memory Loss CBS Chicago
How Gen Z is using art and creativity to improve their mental health KYR News
Campus Connection: UW-La Crosse tracks innovation during crisis La Crosse Tribune
Will and Woody were not state's only early creative pioneers The Oklahoman
After Years of Gains, Black STEM Representation Is Falling. Why? Science | The Wire
22 of the weirdest concept motorcycles ever made Popular Science
The Artist Who Broke with Tradition — and Changed Art History Medium
Reimagining a more equitable and resilient K–12 education system McKinsey & Company
Yamaha: Crowdsourcing Innovation in R&D, Shining Lights into The Blindspots IdeaScale Nation
Of Owls and Roses: Mary Oliver on Happiness, Terror, and the Sublime Interconnectedness of Life Brain Pickings
The Love of Life in the Face of Death: Keith Haring on Self-Doubt, the Fragility of Being, and Creativity as the Antidote to Our Mortal Anxiety Brain Pickings
The Conscience of Silicon Valley GQ
Is There a Black Hole in Our Backyard? The New York Times
Florence Howe, ‘Mother of Women’s Studies,’ Dies at 91 The New York Times
Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead. The New York Times
Building Public Places for a Covid World The New York Times
"Taking" Lessons Seth’s Blog
Accomplishing the Impossible with Game-Based Learning Filament Games Blog
Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter it Madison.com, AP
Even during COVID-19, states, cities, and businesses are making progress on a climate-friendly future Fast Company
Vinyl records outsell CDs for the first time since 1986 Fast Company
Another underappreciated part of the USPS? Its exceptional design Fast Company
Inventors have raised millions on crowdfunding sites to build better masks Fast Company
Why so many women in tech get told they’re ‘not strategic’ Fast Company
3 lessons about what really matters in life, learned in the pandemic Ideas.TED.com
Bad choices Seth’s Blog
Artificial intelligence for the recovery of essential body functions Innovation Origins
The Mathematics Behind Deep Learning Towards Data Science | Medium
Everyone Wants to Crack Down on China—Except Silicon Valley WIRED
Abbott wins U.S. authorization for $5 rapid COVID-19 antigen test Reuters
COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter: Scenes From New York Couch and Stage | Psychology Today
Being Human 101: The 3 Ways Your Brain Tackles the World The Human Animal | Psychology Today
The End of the University: The pandemic should force America to remake higher education. The New Republic
New laser-scanning project will allow Venice to live on forever as a digital avatar The Art Newspaper
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