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The vanguard of science has always been populated with young visionaries, those individuals who are motivated by impossibility and undaunted by failure, who operate and lead in a world in which cross-pollination and the synthesis of ideas are the norm. Seed’s Revolutionary Minds series features profiles of theses young innovators that are changing our world, moving us forward by asking the unasked questions. They revolutionize how science exists and operates, ensuring a better, more fulfilling, scientific future for us all.
Greg J. Smith is a Toronto-based designer with an active interest in the intersection of space and media. He authors Serial Consign, a blog dedicated to digital culture and information design and is a regular contributor to Rhizome. Greg co-edits the art and technology journal Vague Terrain and is currently working on several writing and design projects focused on the representation of urban space.
September 29, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
I have to admit that I am at a loss as to how to follow up to Fernando Esponda's curiosity about how medical thinking could be applied to economics. Esponda: "Can the treatment of a disease be mapped in any...
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September 28, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Below, Fernando Esponda answers the second of our three questions. Economics is ripe for a surgical intervention. Current economic theory is in need of an overhaul and the time is right for suggestions to be taken seriously.There are several cross-disciplinary...
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September 26, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Below, Lambros Malafouris answers the second of our three questions. In recent decades cross-disciplinary work has flourished in many research areas. One scientific field which I believe provides immense opportunities for productive and innovative research is that of the mind...
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September 25, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
[Image: COMMON-Sense NET]Josh Ruxin has eloquently outlined the complexities of how technology plays into resource and land management. Ruxin: "Information Communications Technology is needed to connect farmers to markets and provide timely information to optimize incomes and expand efficiencies in...
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September 23, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Below, Josh Ruxin answers the second of our three questions. One of humankind's oldest conundrums--food security--has actually grown more complex as technology has improved, environmental degradation has increased, and the global population has soared. Further compounding the situation is climate...
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September 21, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Gladys Kalema-Zikusok has provided a concise, provocative list of concerns regarding sustainable development. I'd like to hone in one facet of her response to the second question, simply because it is new to me. Kalema-Zikusoka seems extremely attuned to the...
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Category: Boundaries of science
Below, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka answers the second of our three questions. The problems I see as ripe for cross-disciplinary research are those where multidisciplinary approaches have potential to promote sustainable development alongside sustainable environments in developing countries, because even in the...
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September 18, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Saleem Ali's anticipation of a convergence between ecology and engineering definitely resonated with some of the Rev Minds readers. His broad assessment of the state of the academy and sustainable architecture:University programs in environmental science and those in civil engineering...
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September 16, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Below, Saleem Ali answers the second of our three questions. The connection between ecology and engineering will need to be strengthened in coming years to see how natural systems can help with some of our most challenging development issues. Foremost...
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September 15, 2009
Category: Boundaries of science
Below, Skylar Tibbits answers the second of our three questions. Cross-disciplinary opportunities lie at the intersection of opposing scales, and applications. On the micro scale, computational designers provide means for massive calculation, insightful and imaginative possibilities with massively parallel speeds...
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