Featuring: Gina Trapani, Jeremy Keith, Robin Sloan, Negin Farsad, Mike Mosalom and the people formerly known as th audience.

Coders, musicians, writers, performers, entrepreneurs all seem to make something from nothing. Each person is their own “living system” (Plutopia’s theme this year). How do we create discover the value hidden within ourselves and around us and turn that “nothing” into something?

 

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The recent Mumbai attacks brought terror and news coverage from individuals to a new level of self-organization and self-government. First-hand accounts and information sharing was available on twitter way ahead of mainstream media accounts and often from a different point of view. What does this all mean? Heather conversates with leading twitterers from Mumbai, others following events from the West and you.

 

Denise Caruso asks this question. She is a biotech reformer concerned about the unknown risks of genetic engineering, author of Intervention and founder of the interdisciplinary biotech and health science research organization, the Hybrid Vigor Institute . Also joining Heather are Jesse Simons, that funny environmentalist guy and Dir. of Campaign Strategy for the Sierra Club, a coolio artist and you.

How does being in a relationship help you collaborate? Do problem solving approaches cross over from projects to life? Relationship hacks and make/craft stories from couples who make stuff (and more) together.

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Swiftboating. Obama vs Hillary. Bush vs Gore. China vs Tibet. My company vs yours. My dad can beat up your dad. Egypt v 49 gay men. Hey bitch.

Our culture is chock full of aggression. When is it actually a sign of weakness? In recognizing aggression as weakness, can we develop an effective response?