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Beyond- A Discussion Questions, Comments, and/or Suggestions: - Jill Yoe Graves Check out: http://designisforsharing.com I started this blog as a place to watch and showcase the contributions of those looking for ways to continue and push what Design can be in today’s society. I see that Design has great potential to positively impact our world, and a large part of this move forward requires us to examine our ideas and roles from every angle. Throughout my observations, I plan to especially keep an eye out for students who are looking to participate in this conversation. I hope this can be a forum that is not only devoted to capturing and disseminating the work that is breaking traditional boundaries of disciplines, problem solving, and design thinking, but to also be a place where current works and ideas can be discussed, critiqued, and developed.

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ZoomAgri lands $6m from GrainCorp and others to expand AI-powered grain inspection system

ZoomAgri will use the new capital to expand availability of its AI-based system for improving varietal and quality detection.

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Should ag lenders and crop insurers offer 'good soil discounts' to farmers? Land Core develops 'actuarially sound model' to make it possible

Insurers offer discounts for avoiding smoking and good driving, so should they incentivize farmers to invest in good soil health?

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Check our newest podcast session with Data4Change’s Head of Design, Michael Brenner, speaking about connecting social change organizations with designers, journalists, and technologist to create data-driven solutions addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. In our conversation, Michael shares some of the teams’ incredible work in response to Covid-19, including their global work supporting grassroots efforts and civil society organizations, alongside team’s pivot to previous ways of working, new mindfulness and responding to learnings during this surreal pandemic. https://www.data4chan.ge/ And great tip about guidelines from @WuTang to "protect yo neck" against Corona Virus ... #growthThroughCollaboration #knowledgeSharing #covidResponse #designForChange #dataDrivenSolutions #PositiveSocialImpact #design #covid #response #data #podcast #leadership #innovation #mindfulness #designthinking #humanRights #WorldHealthOrganization #bigData #thickData #CreativeDisruption #DataLiteracy #globalgoals #datajournalism #dataDrivenAdvocacy #dataEthics #civilSocietyOrganizations #SocietyDrivenDesign #timeBank #careGiving

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Chomsky - Foucault Debate 1971: Human Nature and the Ideal Society

(Full, with Subtitles)

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#foodSecurity #zeroHunger #brokenFoodSystems #collaboration #designThinking #strategicThinking #bolderAction to #problemSolve #feedingTheFuture #humanCentered #societyCenteredDesign @un #food #agriculture

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Keep Democracy Alive app experience 

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Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual. — Edward Tufte

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This Wearable Made From Graphene Could Help Regulate Diabetes

The stretchable patch can monitor blood glucose levels and deliver medication when necessary.

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Nanotechnology self-cleaning clothes are on the way, RMIT University researchers say 

People could soon be able to replace their washing machines with a little bit of sunshine, thanks to pioneering nanotechnology research being developed by RMIT University researchers.

Key points:

·        Nanostructures which self-clean under light being grown into textiles

·        Only tested on stains and sweat, but tested other difficult organic compounds successfully

·        Copper and silver-based nanostructures tested, known for their ability to absorb visible light

Full Story: ABC

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Our theme on women artists continues with highlighting more artist’s books that address issues of feminism. There is lots to choose from on this topic in the Brooklyn Museum Library collection. First up is a textbook on viewing art, The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Art by Robin Kahn. This artist’s book is built on the pages of an old book with a similar title with a decidedly male point of view. It is a very witty take on art history with a 1950’s style overlaid with collages of her own text and images. Kahn is a conceptual artist who has created a comic entrée into the classic text book on art history from a feminist perspective.

!Women Art Revolution, written by Lynn Hershmann Leeson, Alexandra Chowaniec and Spain Rodriguez, draws on episodes in the feminist art movement that were featured in this film. This graphic novel  includes images of women artists documenting their efforts to be included in museum and gallery exhibitions (there is a greatl image of Judy Chicago with her collaborators working on The Dinner Party!). Also included in this book is an interview with Marcia Tucker discussing her job as a curator at the Whitney Museum as well as a curriculum guide and timeline focused on feminist history. This book, donated by the Yvonne Puffer & Sean Elwood Collection of Visual Culture, resonates in our institution that has been committed to showcasing the work of women artists for many years. The first exhibition devoted to the work of a woman artist, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, here at the Brooklyn Museum happened in 1913!

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Tiny Creatures Breathe New Life Into a Toxic Waterway

Mar 10, 2016 · by

Alec Hamilton

In 2007, LaGuardia Community College biology professor Dr. Sarah Durand was taking water samples off of a set of steps that lead down into Newtown Creek, when she saw something surprising.

The demands of urban life and industrialization had transformed the once vibrant salt marsh into a polluted channel, toxic enough to be designated as a Superfund site in 2009.

But there, in the partially submerged places along the steps, Durand saw something moving. Tiny planktonic creatures had floated in off the East River and settled in the shallow sediment.

To Durand, that observation was a revelation. The creek — regularly referred to as a “dead waterway” — was able to support life.

Durand says life continues to return, evidence that human engineering can help restore lost communities.

Clearly, efforts to reduce contamination were having an effect. Untreated sewage was still pouring into the creek, but the water was nonetheless cleaner than before. The main problem was that the creatures Durand spotted— ribbed mussels, oysters and clams — lacked a place to grow and reproduce. These invertebrates require gradual sloping sediments, and the banks of Newtown have largely been replaced with concrete bulkhead walls. If the animals would only stick around, she figured, they would even help filter the water themselves.

So Durand set out to build them a habitat.

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The Guides - Social Good

Authored by industry experts, the Social Good Guides are a collection of subject specific guides created for startup changemakers. 

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When a Preschool Opens Inside a Nursing Home All Heaven Breaks Loose

A hospital chain has found a way of caring for both the young and the old by having them take care of each other – and in the process, built a bridge across generations.

The Intergenerational Learning Center consists of a preschool inside the Mount St. Vincent nursing home in Seattle, Washington. The 400 adults in the assisted-living center join the kids in daily activities from music and dancing to storytelling and just plain visiting.

The Center’s managers say the children learn from their elders and are nurtured by the adults while the invigorated seniors get a new sense of purpose and well-being from the playful tots.

Source: Good News Network

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Long live the bees!

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LONG LIVE THE BEES!

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Global Food Waste  Some of the Numbers behind the problems

via http://insinkerator.co.uk/uk/page/global-food-waste-stats

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Published on Feb 23, 2016

Reuse and recycle plastic bottles of all kinds, turning them into convenient universal handy ropes. On Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...