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start date and time: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:10 AM

end date and time: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 1:10 PM

categories:   science   philanthropy & humanitarianism   technology   arts & culture   music   interactive discussion

event description:

video webcast - Malcolm Gladwell's presentation archived at the archive link -

Watch Dr. Whybrow's presentation here -
http://tinyurl.com/bexqe3

Watch Paul Polak's presentation here -
http://tinyurl.com/665h4l

This session from the Pop!Tech Conference in Camden, ME focuses on Extraordinary Impacts. This session includes four speakers and a performance by Grammy-nominated singer Imogen Heap.

The Pop!Tech Conference is a one-of-a-kind community of remarkable people discussing science, technology, and the future of ideas.

Submit a question to the speakers using the following:
email - questions@poptech.org
Twitter - “@poptech”

Speakers in this session are:

Malcolm Gladwell -
Malcolm is an award-winning writer for The New Yorker and author of the 2000 book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference. He is also author of the 2005 book entitled Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking and he has a new book scheduled for release in November. Time Magazine has also named him one of the 100 Most Influential People. Malcolm was born in England, grew up in Canada, and lives in New York City. He is a graduate from Trinity College at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Peter C. Whybrow -
Dr. Whybrow directs UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Previously he was a faculty member at both Dartmouth in New Hampshire and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Whybrow studied in England before coming to the United States. Dr. Whybrow is an expert on depression and manic-depressive disease. He is the author of five books. His most recent book was American Mania: When More Is Not Enough. This book examines the biological relationship between genetic inheritance and social behaviors that balance market economies. Dr. Whybrow believes that American culture is at risk of losing that balance, making Americans sick in the process. Dr. Whybrow states that, “affluence and a culture of excessive individual reward—unless we understand and modulate it—have the potential to slowly destroy the vital infrastructure that makes for a stable social order and for human happiness.”

David Harrison -
David is co-founder and director of research for the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. He is also an associate professor of Linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He is author of the new book, When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World’s Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge. Estimates are that during this century, over half of the world’s languages may disappear. David is helping to lead language revitalization projects to preserve these dying and disappearing languages. He works with National Geographic, conducting scientific expeditions mapping linguistic diversity in "language hotspots." He also trains members of indigenous communities to document and sustain their languages. He was featured in a recent documentary called The Linguists which examined linguistic fieldwork in Siberia, India and Bolivia.

Paul Polak -
Paul is a psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is also the founder and president of International Development Enterprises (IDE). This nonprofit organization uses market power to help alleviate poverty. Paul interviews the rural poor in their environment so that he can understand their struggles and needs firsthand. IDE has created affordable technologies to help transform the lives of poor farmers.

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