Dustin Yellin and Culture as Our Greatest Hope
Dustin Yellin speaks about the power of culture to bring us together and bind us to a more hopeful future.
Dustin Yellin
Artist; Founder & Director, Pioneer Works
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Your impact checklist
Here are a list of things you can do before and after the event to join the conversation.
- Host a genetic engineering dinner party to create meaningful and insightful conversations.
- Learn about social impact design, the sort of socially-minded work that Massimo Lepore talked about in his address, to make a difference in your neighborhood through community-driven social impact design.
- Read Bina Venkataraman's book The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age.
- Donate or become a member at The Artisan Grain Collective, a non-profit collective of food industry professionals and agriculturalists working to form a regenerative food system to ensure America's nutritional wellness for years to come.
- Make a contribution to Emergency to provide healthcare to individuals who do not have access.
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Idea: What will the world look like in 2050?
An in-depth Talk about the future of our planet.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, PhD
Marine Biologist; Founder of Ocean Collectiv & Urban Ocean Lab
Francoise Baylis
University Research Professor, Dalhousie University
Massimo Lepore
Co-Founder, TAMassociati
Jamie Metzl
Author & Technology Futurist
Bina Venkataraman
Science, Technology & Society Professor, MIT
Dustin Yellin
Artist; Founder & Director, Pioneer Works
By 2050, the population will hit 9.8 billion and our energy demands will be twice as high. As history shows, in the face of uncertain futures, a wave of innovation will change the way we live. From the potential of biogenetics to a sustainable relationship with our natural resources, this program brings together futurists and policy makers offering an in-depth look at our future on this planet.
