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Karen Wade

Oscars may pave way for more movies aimed at grown-ups - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Hollywood may finally start making more films for "grown-ups," and that goes for folks in any demographic group who want more than teenage "popcorn" movies.
Ruth Cuadra

A powerful use for spoiled food - 0 views

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    anaerobic digester takes unsold food from Ralphs and Food 4 Less and converts it into 13 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
Karen Wade

How to defeat Alzheimer's - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Are we willing to spend the money to avert the looming healthcare disaster known as Baby Boomer Alzheimer's?
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    This theme seems to be growing in media attention... I think the museum link is on 'creative aging' / therapeutic arts (experiences) ?
Ruth Cuadra

New input can warp fresh memories - 0 views

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    If this was true, could museums influence the way people remember events and experiences? Would they? Should they? {cue The Twilight Zone music}
Karen Wade

Are millennials a window of opportunity or a closed door for home builders? - latimes.com - 0 views

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    So, let's hope the Millennials will bring about the end of McMansions!
Karen Wade

Developers dive in to create a wealth of autism apps - latimes.com - 0 views

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    New apps to reach people with autism
Karen Wade

Alzheimer's cases, and costs, projected to swell - latimes.com - 1 views

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    The projected stats on the future of Alzheimer's cases continue to rise-what are museums going to do about it?
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    This is a big one... You see conversations around preventative / delaying aspects of Alz -- through 'creative aging' community work. Something for Museums to explore
Ruth Cuadra

NewsDaily: Science cafes offer a sip of learning - 0 views

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    Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at "science cafes" in local bars and restaurants to listen to scientific talks over a drink or a meal.
Ruth Cuadra

Futurity.org - Lock in 'peacock' color for screen displays - 1 views

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    In a peacock's mother-of-pearl tail, precisely arranged hairline grooves reflect light of certain wavelengths. Imitating this system has been a leading approach to developing next-generation reflective displays.
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    I love this... I've been singing praises of nano-particles and future where printed materials shine like butterfly wings. I'll take peacock. I know displays are in--but do think there is a 'paint' element for museum exhibits to explore in future.
Lisa Eriksen

First Nonprofit Grocery Store in U.S. Slated to Open in Pennsylvania | PND | Foundation... - 0 views

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    Creative nonprofit financing for a needed service.  How could museums participate in such efforts.
Ruth Cuadra

Restructure Joint Rivers Commission: Indo-Bangla roundtable - 0 views

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    Stating that the present system to deal with the issues involving trans-boundary water resources is inadequate, an India-Bangladesh round-table held here has called for restructuring of the Joint Rivers Commission, and an integrated approach to solve unresolved issues.
Ileana Maestas

How will schools look in 10 years? | News.com.au - 1 views

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    Although this article is from Australia I think it proposes some really interesting (and scary) concepts of education in the future.
Gina Hall

Zócalo Public Square :: Why On Earth Am I Looking At This? - 0 views

  • Most Museums Have Trouble Connecting To the Public. Maybe It's Time For Some New Ideas.
  • underprepared for their pending encounter with the visual arts
  • many audience members seem intuitively aware of what is missing: more access to the story explaining how and why a work has arrived at this place for their enjoyment.
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  • soldiering through the galleries and paying minimal attention to the exhibits prepared expressly for their viewing
  • reanimated by the opportunities to engage in eating, spending, and talking on the phone—activities compatible with a sidewalk stroll.
  • critical message about the socializing function of the city
  • There is scientific data, too, upon which to build an argument for ensuring that we do better by our museum guests.
  • participation in the arts, especially as audience, predicted civic engagement, tolerance, and altruism.”
  • “[T]he space of the art museum is an inherently public or civic space,” wrote Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, in a recent essay. “Art museums in this context need to be understood as quintessentially urban institutions that play a critical role in defining the intellectual and physical fabric of cities and towns.”
Ruth Cuadra

A letter from 2056: Utopian L.A. is where everyone wants to live - 0 views

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    "In 2056, L.A. is a utopian city with excellent mass transit. OK Angelenos and Californians, what you do you think about this view of 2056?
Ruth Cuadra

A letter from 2056: Dystopian L.A. gives you everything you love to hate, only more of ... - 0 views

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    In 2056, L.A. is a dystopian city with even worse traffic. OK, Angelenos and Californias, what do you think about this version of our future?
Ruth Cuadra

Linking libraries, museums, archives | Harvard Gazette - 1 views

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    Integration is happening on the technical side to provide seamless access to information no matter what format or under whose domain it might fall. Can integration be achieved -- or should it -- among the audiences of these different but related types of institutions/collections?
Ruth Cuadra

Fourth Wall Studios does the 'Dirty Work' of innovation - latimes.com - 0 views

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    "transmedia" productions are being designed to engage viewers by crossing the boundaries between screen, phone, and tablets and turn viewers into players. "if they are successful, it will open a new channel for media that can stand alongside movies, television, musci and books." 
Karen Wade

Hepatitis C a latent legacy of baby boomers' youth - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Hep C a serious concern for baby boomers
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