Session 2: Radical repatterning
112 key contributors on social media
Session 2: Radical repatterning
Hosted by Chris Anderson.
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Adam Savage
@donttrythis
I play a scientist on TV. Obsessive maker of things. Host of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel.
- San Francisco
- tested.com
Cédric Villani
@Cedric_Villani
Suivez ce compte si vous aimez les mathématiques et quel que soit votre niveau (Ce compte est géré par un fan de Cédr...
So Percussion
http://sopercussion.com/
Formed at Yale to breathe new life into contemporary classical percussion works by composers like John Cage, Brooklyn...
- New York
Joe Gebbia
@jgebbia
@airbnb Co-founder & Chief Product Officer. I design things. http://t.co/6hcSA5m4Hw
- San Francisco
- airbnb.com
Travis Kalanick
https://www.uber.com/
In 2010, entrepreneur and angel investor Travis Kalanick, with his co-founder Garrett Camp, took a niche product —...
- San Francisco
Haley van Dyck
@haleyvandyck
Building a new start up inside @whitehouse called @USDS to transform how govt delivers digital services. (views are m...
- Washington, DC
- haleyvandyck.com
Adam Savage, Maker, Critical Thinker
Adam Savage, the host of "MythBusters" on the Discovery Channel, is a longtime special-effects artist and a minor obsessive.
As his official MythBusters bio puts it, "Adam Savage has spent his life gathering skills that allow him to take what's in his brain and make it real." He worked as a special-effects artist, fabricator, modelmaker and general dreamer-upper for a decade and a half, working on films such as Galaxy Quest and the Matrix sequels, as well as Episodes I and II of the Star Wars series.
In 2002, he and his fellow movie-industry veteran Jamie Hyneman became the hosts of MythBusters, a Discovery Channel show that puts urban myths and rules of thumb to test in visceral, often hilarious ways. Behind the sheer awesomeness of their rocket cars and flaming projectiles, the MythBusters are a force for science education.
Savage also cohosts Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project, a podcast discussion tackling a grab bag of topics (but often focused on films and entertainment).
Adam has multiple hobbies and is passionate about restoring his vintage fourwheel drive vehicle, and researching and accruing new pieces for his movie prop collection. But his true love is his family. He lives with his wife, twin boys, and their two amazing dogs.
More @ http://www.adamsavage.com/
Cédric Villani, Mathematician
Cédric Villani tackles perplexing problems in mathematical physics, analysis and geometry with rigor, wit and a signature personal style.
His Byronesque hair, colorful ascots and spider brooches have earned Cédric Villani the nickname “the Lady Gaga of Mathematics.” But this moniker has not obscured Villani’s deeper, serious mission: inspiring students to delve into the mysteries of mathematics.
Villani’s fame is based on his work resolving difficult problems of kinetic theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 2010. His book Birth of a Theorem is an exhilarating journey into the nocturnal dilemmas of mathematicians hot on the trail of discovery.
More @ http://cedricvillani.org/
So Percussion, Percussion ensemble
With pieces ranging from hypnotic to cacophonic, So Percussion is building a new canon of modern avant-garde percussion music.
Formed at Yale to breathe new life into contemporary classical percussion works by composers like John Cage, Brooklyn quartet So Percussion has continued to grow an impressive repertoire of original commissioned works and genre-bending collaborations.
Over the course of some 18 albums, and using a variety of head-turning instruments like tuned two-by-fours and an amplified cactus, So has presented commissioned pieces by Steve Reich, Bang on a Can’s David Lang, the National’s Bryce Dessner, and many others. Since 2009, So has sponsored the So Percussion Summer Institute at Princeton, a two-week seminar to mentor budding percussionists and composers.
More @ http://sopercussion.com/
Joe Gebbia, Designer, CoFounder, Airbnb
As a designer, entrepreneur, and the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb, Joe helped redesign the way the world travels and people connect.
When Joe Gebbia first envisioned Airbnb in his living room in 2007, his motivation was simple -- to pay his rent. Starting as a simple room-sharing service, Joe and co-founders Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk turned Airbnb into a major disruptive force for the hospitality industry, creating a new economy for millions of people in 190 countries around the world.
Gebbia serves as a part-time design partner at Y Combinator, the prestigious startup incubator that helped launch Airbnb. He earned dual degrees in Graphic Design and Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he now serves on the institution's Board of Trustees. He plays a leading role in shaping Airbnb’s future innovation, distinctive culture, and design aesthetic, and through his work, seeks to expand the richness of human connection in the world.
More @ http://joegebbia.com/
Travis Kalanick, Problem solver-in-chief, Uber
As Uber’s founder and CEO, Travis Kalanick is not only disrupting an entrenched industry but also reinventing urban transportation as we know it.
In 2010, entrepreneur and angel investor Travis Kalanick, with his co-founder Garrett Camp, took a niche product — Uber — and turned it into a global platform that has transformed the way we move around our cities.
In 68 countries and 360 cities, riders can push a button and get a ride and drivers have a flexible, independent way to make money. With big investments in China, India, carpooling, self-driving cars and logistics, Uber’s future promises to be as headline-grabbing as its past, continuing to reinvent urban transportation as we know it.
More @ https://www.uber.com/
Haley Van Dyck, Disrupter
Haley Van Dyck is recruiting world-class technology talent into the US Federal Government to transform the way America delivers critical services for everyday people.
After the botched launch of Healthcare.gov and years of experiencing barriers to succesful technology projects in government, Haley Van Dyck helped found the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) in August 2014. As its Deputy Administrator, she's building a team of tech experts to improve the usefulness, user experience, and reliability of America's most important services. The team is already making a difference on services that matter most to citizens: from healthcare to immigration to veterans' benefits.
Since 2008, Van Dyck has helped craft President Obama's technology strategy, including the U.S. Open Data Policy. Her work is helping infuse lean operating strategies and Silicon Valley expertise into the world's biggest bureaucracy.
More @ http://www.haleyvandyck.com/
