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.

The holidays bring up questions of home. Is your home created by geography, biology, language or something or someone else? In a global era, where do we belong most? Where and when do you not have to live in translation?

Guests:
•Tanene Allison became homeless as a teenager when she came out, she recently won an Emmy for her work at MTV
•digital nomad Ben Ceverny (kind user interface authority) has places in SF, Amsterdam and LA and friends he visits the world over, but lives mostly online,
•German Walteros, originally from Ecuador and long a therapist in the Mission and you.

This conversation was perhaps Prof. Lessig’s first public conversation about his new anti-corruption project. It also took place before Barack Obama was generally seen as a viable candidate for President.

Friday, November 9/07 : Earnestness: The current importance of being earnest. How can we create believability in our corrupt and chronically insincere politics? What exists outside the quotation marks? Can you be earnest and still funny?

I conversated with Larry Lessig (founder of Creative Commons, Stanford Law Professor and now a political corruption revolutionary), earnest person and yet, marketer Deb Schulz, comedian and anti-dealth penalty advocate Andre the Wonderwoman and you.

How does perception lead to knowing? How is life different for someone with coupled senses—someone who can literally taste words? Can we all change our world view and how often?
Animator and creator of the Graffiti Archaeology Project, Cassidy Curtis (Shrek 2, Madagascar, Telestereoscope) has colored-letter synesthesia (a neurological phenomena), draws pictures of math, and sneezes when exposed to bright sunlight. After a lifetime of performing, Cabaret and comic Enzo Lombardo-Quintero (Love, Humiliation & Karaoke) began to go blind in his right eye in 2005. Magic Safire can make things appear to fly, appear and disappear (Nanjing Acrobatics Troupe’s resident magician, Thirty Seconds of Fame).
All of these wonderful guests and, of course, you will join Heather to explore the ways we perceive the world and how this affects our understanding of truth.
As a special treat, joining us in the audience to participate in the conversation will be UC Berkeley doctoral candidate in Cognitive Neuropsychology Brian Alvarez and unique synesthete Colleen Silva who experiences anything that can be put in chronological in order in space around her as a mapped sensation in her body.

Links
What does synesthesia teach us about creativity? – Scientific American

Talking Inheritance with 3 amazing re-mixers: vintage painting curator Rob Delmater (Lost Art, former Creative VP JDV Hospitality), co-founder of NY’s first sustainable, local market, apartment therapy editor and professional hora motivator Jill Slater, and hip hop pioneer Anthony Marshall (Lyricist Lounge: MTV show and showcase which launched artists from Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh to Sean Puffy Combs and Mos Def) and of course, you the audience.