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Oceans in the Balance: Ted Ames

Oceans in the Balance: Ted Ames

Posted 17 October 2007 | By | Categories: activism, animals, better world, culture, environment, happiness, health, interconnected, people, sustainability, technology | No Comments

Ted Ames smiling and sailing on Penobscot Bay, off the coast from Camden, Maine. (Photo by Emily Davidow; more photos from Pop!Tech 2007) Sailing from Camden through Penobscot Bay on the Appledore schooner, Ted Ames, the only lobsterman to receive a MacArthur Genius Grant, shared insights on the waters he knows so well with a [...]

Current Conference and Foliage Report

Current Conference and Foliage Report

Posted 13 October 2007 | By | Categories: ask emily, better world, creativity, culture, design, emily approved, environment, events, sustainability, technology, travel, webstuff, women | No Comments

This week, I’m excited to participate in Pop!Tech (October 17-20 in Camden, Maine), exploring some of the many ways human beings impact — and are impacted by — the world and each other. The lineup looks phenomenal. The other exciting news is that you can participate wherever you are, as it’s being webcast live. If [...]

Ecopera: Are You Ready To Change Your Life?

Ecopera: Are You Ready To Change Your Life?

Posted 01 August 2007 | By | Categories: activism, art, better world, creativity, culture, design, emily approved, environment, health, love, observations, sustainability | No Comments

It started as a stream. A stream of images on flickr featuring women in water, jeans mysteriously falling off them.

Adopting a New Rabbit

Posted 19 February 2007 | By | Categories: animals, better world, consumerism, culture, design, emily approved, happiness, health, love, observations, passions, retail, senses, shopping, technology, webstuff | No Comments

I can’t remember the last time I was so excited about a rabbit gadget…. so that’s a total lie.)In any case, the announcement email that they’re finally available is brilliant in that instead of telling me to purchase one, they point out that I can now Adopt A Rabbit and welcome me to the Rabbit Community..Should I be concerned about Sherry Turkle concerned about attachment to cuteness.

Scents and Sensibility

Scents and Sensibility

Posted 24 August 2006 | By | Categories: activism, advertising, better world, branding, consumerism, culture, environment, happiness, health, interconnected, Product, science, senses, sustainability, sustainable | No Comments

Chandler Burr translates scent into words so powerfully i just want to close my eyes and inhale his prose…. 5″ left me with more questions and a slightly wan aftertaste.