Read my story at Cool Hunting. Tech has always been influenced by art and creative pursuits, and artists have been playing with the idea of immersive, omniscient and innovative AI and computer technology for eons. While the six-day TED 2023 event in Vancouver ran the […]
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Online Summer Camp for Women
I’ve just logged into a Zoom video chat entitled “The Hows and Whys of Astrology” and watch as multiple video images pop online. Mostly women sit in various states, some lounging in the sun sipping drinks from metal cups, some laying on their couches in […]
Hosting Health & Wellness Panels for Fast Company & HydraFacial in Las Vegas
In June, I hosted a Fast Company event in Las Vegas featuring some of the top thought leaders in the health and wellness space. I hosted two panels as a Fast Company Works Contributing Editor. Below you can check out the sizzle reel from my time there.
Where Periods Are Stigmatized, This Tampon Startup Seeks To Improve Health And Empower Girls
Meet Molly Hayward, the female founder behind Cora, a period supply company that’s putting women and girls first and simultaneously doing good for the world.
The Self-Driving Car is Here. Here’s Everything You Need to Know About it According to the Company Behind the Technology
The future of self-driving cars is closer than you think according to ZF, an auto supplier behind most self-driving technology, today.
Is Lemonade’s Homeowner and Renter Insurance Worth it?
Lemonade, the online platform for homeowners and rental insurance, says it offers up affordable insurance while simultaneously giving back. Is it worth switching insurance carriers?
This Startup Harnesses Wearable Technology to Fight Addiction
Lumme Labs is using wearable technology to help people break addiction, lose weight, and improve their lives.
Behind The Nonprofit That Coaches At-Risk Students And Heals Trauma — One Text At A Time
Ashley Edwards knew as a teenager that she wanted to make an impact on the world. The 27-year-old started doing social justice work at the age of 14 and was fully steeped in it by the time she reached college. And after Edwards met Alina […]
Creating an App to Connect with Adventure Seekers
Connor Woolpert has found a way to do what every person consumed by wanderlust dreams — finding a way to make a living traveling. The explorer bug bit Woolpert, now 23, early. From a young age, he traveled with his father — hiking, surfing and camping all […]
What Color Is A Woman’s Voice? Finding A Visual Language For The Hearing Disabled
Ali Mohamed is a modern Renaissance man. At age 22 he is the founder of VOUND Technologies, a company developing prototypes that could help people with speech and hearing disorders experience sound in a unique way. The technology translates sounds into vibrations, colors and images […]
Building A Team That Could Change The World
As a cofounder of Kinetic Batteries and Solvus Global, perhaps Aaron Birt’s greatest strength is building the right team to affect global change. Together with his partners, the companies are developing processes that help make everything from recycling scrap to manufacturing batteries more efficient and […]
Jeremy Blum: A “Mad Scientist” With A Vision For The Tools Of The Future
Jeremy Blum, 28, self-described “mad scientist” and perennial inventor, is a leading light in the electrical engineering, robotics, and systems architecture fields. He served as a technical lead for the Google Glass project and he’s currently Head of Electrical Engineering at Shaper, a San-Francisco startup […]