"Science in service to the public good"

  CREATIVITY & DISRUPTION
"Science in service to the public good"

SIDDHARTHA ROY AT TEDxVIRGINIATECH

"We give scientists and engineers great technical training, but we're not as good at teaching ethical decision-making or building character. Take, for example, the environmental crisis that recently unfolded in Flint, Michigan — and the professionals there who did nothing to fix it. Siddhartha Roy helped prove that Flint's water was contaminated, and he tells a story of science in service to the public good, calling on the next generation of scientists and engineers to dedicate their work to protecting people and the planet. WATCH NOW THIS GREAT TED TALK .

 

"CHRIS CORNELL"

ROCKSTAR   THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX 
The Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman, who has died aged 52, was always the black sheep in the grunge family – he drew on soul, R&B, and James Bond to turn hard rock psychedelic.

"Recycle Street ART"

"Recycle Street ART"

CREATE AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

  by msanhuezacelsi
 

¡EN ESTE DÍA MUNDIAL DEL RECICLAJE CELEBRAMOS LA MENTE ABIERTA Y EL PENSAMIENTO SUSTENTABLE!  Reciclar técnicamente es el proceso de convertir materiales de desecho en nuevos materiales y objetos, pero es mucho más, ya que cumple un rol fundamental en el mundo en que vivimos además de darle una segunda oportunidad a la gran cantidad de cosas que eliminamos día a día, principalmente nos ayuda a tener una visión sustentable de nuestras actividades al tomar conciencia del aquí y ahora de nuestro planeta, del como lo hemos devastando con la contaminación, la  indiferencia, irresponsabilidad y con actos que han hipotacado el medio ambiente y el futuro de la tierra.  Pero las casas estan cambiando, cada día empresas (como las B CORPS), gobiernos, ONG's y personas de todo el mundo se estan comprometiendo para cambiar esta realidad con una visión de desarrollo Sustentable, llevando a la acción "Reducir, Reutilizar y Reciclar".  El Arte no se queda atras al inspirarnos con su majestuosa obra aplicando el reciclaje como eslabón clave a la hora de impactar a la sociedad, un notable ejemplo es el STREETART que de a poco a  ganado adeptos en el arte del reciclaje y de la conciencia social.

 

"BEAUTY & INKART" Nikki Simpson

"BEAUTY & INKART" 

CREATE AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

Tattoo Gallery by Nikki Simpson
 

 “A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye.”  V. Vale.   WOMAN IS ART, Amazing  and  Beautiful InkGirls Tattoo  by Nikki Simpson.  According to @InkendMag She is one  of the best Female Tattoo Artists.

 

"Why Academics are losing relevance"

  CREATIVITY & DISRUPTION
Why Academics are losing relevance in Society?

By Andrew J. Hoffman via theconversation.com

A January 2015 Pew Research Center study found an alarming chasm between the views of scientists and the views of the public. Here is just a sampling:   87 percent of scientists accept that natural selection plays a role in evolution, 32 percent of the public agree; 88 percent of scientists think that genetically modified foods are safe to eat, 37 percent of the public agree; 87 percent of scientists think that climate change is mostly due to human activity, only 50 percent of the public agree. This is a cause for concern. In our increasingly technological world, issues like nanotechnology, stem cell research, nuclear power, climate change, vaccines and autism, genetically modified organisms, gun control, health care and endocrine disruption require thoughtful and informed debate. But instead, these and other issues have often been caught up in the so-called culture wars. There are numerous factors that explain this current state of affairs, but one is the extent to which the scientific community has been unable or unwilling to explain the state and gravity of scientific findings. We academics will need to evolve to keep up with the major changes going on around us. At stake is how we will maintain our relevance in society.