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Invisible Infrastructures
I recently presented at the Interaction Designer’s Conference in Dublin, speaking on the topic of ‘Invisible Infrastructures’ The ‘Great Outdoors’ does not exist in isolation, it is commanded and interconnected by paths, pylons, canals and trade. Infrastructure has created a … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, China, India, Ireland, Tibet, USA, Vietnam, World
Tagged Ciites make us Human, Cities, Human Needs, Human Rituals, Infrastructure, Interaction Design, interaction designer, Systems Thinking, technology, visual language
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Design Jam Dublin
Twenty five designers, developers, techies and geeks assembled at ‘Furious Tribe’s’ offices in Dublin, on Saturday morning August 31st 2012 to examine how we might use this city in 2042. Unfortunately, there were no crystal balls available so we would … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
Tagged business, computer science, design, design thinking, designers, designing algorithims, developers, Dublin Design Jam, Dublin in thirty years time, Furious tribe, gaming, How we might live, interaction designers, personalized technolgy, technology, tourism in the future, travel, User Experience, UX, vacation
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Pharma, Pitching and Particles at EuroScience Open Forum
Talk 12 – 14.07.12 – Can Europe Save the Pharma Industry? Luke O’Neill (Academic Director of the Trinity Biomedical Sciences institute) opened this debate proposing the question, if the Pharma industry is broken and if it’s best to just manage … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
Tagged alternatives to drug therapy, art scientists, artists posing questions to science, Brigette Baumann, Can europe save Pharma, CERN, deeper understanding of universe, DUblin ESOF 2012, Dublin Innovation Centre, Dublin Science Gallery, gemma ginty, Go Beyond Ltd., Hack the city, Hadron Collider, Higgs Boson, Higgs Particle, Ideas are the new gold, Ideas creating an economy, Inventor of world wide web, Ireland ESOF, Luke O'Neill, new roles in art science, personalized medicines and therapies, Pharmaceutical industry, Rolf-Dieter Heuter, s, Tips for entrepreneurs, welcome collection london, what do investors look for in business propositions, what does art bring to science?
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Policy, Futurists and Fracking at EuroScience Open Forum, Dublin
Talk 7 – 13. 07.12 – The Future of Innovation Policy Whenever the word Innovation is mentioned, it seems Steve Jobs is always used as a reference, in this case Martin Shanahan, Chief Executive Forfás, Ireland quoted him for saying … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
Tagged Collaboration, competition, connection, department of jobs trade and enterprise Ireland, Designing a future for real people, ESOF 2012 Dublin, Forfas, Future of innovation policy in Ireland, horizon 2020, Ideas are the new oil, Innovation, Ken Guy, OECD, research specialization, robots, Science, Sean Sherlock, shale gas tracking esof 2012, The state of strong theory Brian Green
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What can we learn from Science?
ESOF European Science Open Forum, Dublin, Ireland 11-15 July 2012 My interest in attending this conference was purely based on curiosity. As an architect, I would consider my self a sort of art-scientist, interested in the fundamental questions of the … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
Tagged challenge and curiosity driven research, ESOF 2012 Dublin, european innovation, God's particles, Higgs Particle, horizon 2020, Idea's as resources, Innovation, Mary Robinson, modern Irish fusion dance, President Michael D.Higgins, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Science, technology, the relevance of science, tomorrow's discoveries, What's the point in science
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Welcome to India – possibly the ‘friendliest place on earth’
Welcome to India – Possibly the ‘Friendliest place on earth’ The airplane was sprayed with a disinfecting air-freshener before we landed in New Delhi. Sitting in front of us during the five-hour flight were a young scruffy New Zealand couple … Continue reading
Posted in India
Tagged Dreaming of India, Holi day, india expectations, India welcome, Journey to India, What to expect of India
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Stepping into North Korea
Introduction South Korean guard standing on the 38th parallel, that divides North Korea from the South On the 26th of October 2011, I had the opportunity to cross into North Korea, under the supervision of the South Korean and US military. … Continue reading
Posted in South Korea
Tagged Demilitarized Zone, Korean Military, North Korea, Reunification, South Korea, War tourism
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Falling for Vietnam – Introduction
Vietnam has such a visceral mix of diversity, culture, pride, warmth and determination. As we’ve reflected on our journey through the country, we thought the best way to relay the experience, was to tell the story of getting to know … Continue reading
Posted in Vietnam
Tagged Introduction to Vietnam, travel, Vietnam, Vietnamese culture
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Vietnam – Appetite
They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, Vietnam tried to seduce us in every way possible way using this manner. The agricultural tradition and availability of fresh ingredients in Vietnam makes the food exceptionally … Continue reading
