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Art, Cultural production, Dance, Indigenous arts and cultures, Social enterprise

2022

Ethiopia

Fendika Cultural Center, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a vibrant hub that promotes Ethiopian culture globally. Led by Melaku Belay, the center supports artists, showcases traditional and contemporary cultural expressions, and fosters people-to-people exchange through arts and culture. Fendika hosts various performances, including Azmari Nights, jazz bands, and traditional Ethiopian music. The center also features an art gallery, offering exhibition space for local artists. Despite facing challenges such as potential demolition, Fendika remains dedicated to preserving Ethiopian arts and providing a platform for artistic expression and cultural exchange. // I want to change Ethiopian society’s perception about dance; I am working with colleagues in Addis Ababa University to try to establish a Dance Studies program. I also want the government to not demolish Fendija Cultural Center and other heritage places in the city. What is the true value of the arts in contemporary societies? // Melaku Belay is a cultural advocate and the driving force behind the Fendika Cultural Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Through his leadership, the center has become a vital platform for promoting Ethiopian culture globally, supporting local artists, and facilitating cultural exchange. Melaku's efforts extend beyond showcasing traditional and contemporary cultural expressions to advocating for the preservation of heritage sites like Fendika against potential demolition. He is also actively involved in initiatives to change societal perceptions about dance and is working towards establishing a Dance Studies program in collaboration with Addis Ababa University. Melaku Belay's work underscores the significant role of arts and culture in contemporary societies and the importance of preserving cultural heritage for future generations. // Choreographer and dancer // When we support indigenous arts and cultures, we contribute to societal wellbeing, peace, and the sustainability of our shared humanity. Who Am I? An Ethiopian dancer/choreographer, founding director of Fendika Cultural Center, working to bring global attention to indigenous arts and cultures of Ethiopia. What Keeps Me Up at Night? Some of the Ethiopian indigenous art forms will disappear eventually due to lack of support. Fendika, the most prominent cultural center in Ethiopia that supports indigenous arts and cultures, faces the threat of being forced out by the government’s urban “development” agenda. What Am I Doing to Solve the Problem? I promote Azmari music, a 2000-year-old indigenous Ethiopian music form, by paying Azmari musicians regular salaries and programming Azmari performances all year round. Fendika is the only remaining Azmari venue in the Kazanchis neighborhood, which boasted 17 venues in the 1990s. But Fendika is not safe, as the government threatens to take over the land unless a 12-story building is constructed on it. What Difference Does My Work Make? About 18,000 local and global visitors experience Azmari music at Fendika each year. Our work has brought some global attention to indigenous arts of Ethiopia, through a 2017 UNESCO grant for a national Azmari festival, 2020 Prince Claus Award, and a 2015 French Medal for Arts and Letters. Why Do Indigenous Arts Matter? Ethiopia’s peace and stability are fragile, especially now. Arts promote peace and healing by bringing people together across differences. The loss of indigenous art forms will result in the weakening of our social fabric. Given the government’s mandate, no one knows what will happen to Fendika tomorrow. What’s under threat is not only a building, but also memories and hopes for indigenous arts of Ethiopia. How Can You Help? You have the power to help us, by telling our story, and/or by helping us reach out to potential supporters and investors. I hope you buy a plane ticket to visit us in Ethiopia so that you can experience the joy of Azmari music and the magic of Fendika. Then you will understand why our supporters tell us “Fendika is our Noah’s Ark.” What Makes Me Unique As a Social Entrepreneur? Contrary to the myth that I am wealthy from owning Fendika, I struggle to pay rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Addis Ababa, where I live with my family of five; I give everything I have and work 20-hour days to keep Fendika’s programs going. I feel rich in my heart: through working with the arts, I share the joy and pain of all humanity. I am passionate about mentoring young artists. Some of our best dancers and musicians started working at Fendika as waiting staff and cashiers. Now they are touring the world with my band also named Fendika. Fendika survived COVID-19 by streaming 18 concerts; we were among the first organizations to stream concerts from the African continent. Now Fendika is livestreaming 2-3 concerts a week. // By mastering the Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance, TED Fellow Melaku Belay survived a childhood on the streets and became a voice for his country. He shares how traditional dances can connect the wisdom of the past to the energy of the future -- and, after the talk, delivers a thrilling performance of Eskista accompanied by a free-jazz ensemble. (In Amharic with consecutive English translation by filmmaker Mehret Mandefro) // Melaku Belay is a cultural advocate and the driving force behind the Fendika Cultural Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Through his leadership, the center has become a vital platform for promoting Ethiopian culture globally, supporting local artists, and facilitating cultural exchange. Melaku's efforts extend beyond showcasing traditional and contemporary cultural expressions to advocating for the preservation of heritage sites like Fendika against potential demolition. He is also actively involved in initiatives to change societal perceptions about dance and is working towards establishing a Dance Studies program in collaboration with Addis Ababa University. Melaku Belay's work underscores the significant role of arts and culture in contemporary societies and the importance of preserving cultural heritage for future generations. // Choreographer and dancer // children, social enterprise , arts, indigenous, led, land, government, cultural production, covid, urban, dance // Addis Ababa|Ethiopia

Addis Ababa|Ethiopia

2017

France

Mycologist // She is an Egyptian research mycologist. Her work focuses on the identification of biological mechanisms involved in fungal pathogenecity - in an effort to develop more efficient strategies to combat fungal infections. She is currently working in the Biology and Pathogenicity Unit at Institut Pasteur (France) to study Candida albicans, an opportunistic pathogenic fungus and the main cause of fungal infections in immunocompromised humans. She received an Initial Training Networks (ITN) - Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship to pursue her PhD project in the Molecular Genetics of Fungal Pathogenicity Unit and the International Campus of Excellence in Agrifood CeiA3 at the Universidad de Cordoba (Spain). During her PhD, her former team (Pr. Antonio Di Pietro and Dr. David Turra, PhD director and co-director respectively) and herself identified the compounds secreted from the plant roots attracting Fusarium oxysporum, a soilborne plant pathogenic fungus and characterized the underlying mechanisms of attraction. Such compounds were tracked since the 19th century. The discovery was published in the Nature Journal. She co-founded ConScience (means WithKnowledge in latin), a non-profit organisation which purpose is promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM education in Egypt through innovative, effective, exciting and transparent learning promoting curiosity and critical thinking. // Each year, the world loses enough food to feed half a billion people to fungi, the most destructive pathogens of plants. Mycologist and TED Fellow Mennat El Ghalid explains how a breakthrough in our understanding of the molecular signals fungi use to attack plants could disrupt this interaction -- and save our crops. // She is an Egyptian research mycologist. Her work focuses on the identification of biological mechanisms involved in fungal pathogenecity - in an effort to develop more efficient strategies to combat fungal infections. She is currently working in the Biology and Pathogenicity Unit at Institut Pasteur (France) to study Candida albicans, an opportunistic pathogenic fungus and the main cause of fungal infections in immunocompromised humans. She received an Initial Training Networks (ITN) - Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship to pursue her PhD project in the Molecular Genetics of Fungal Pathogenicity Unit and the International Campus of Excellence in Agrifood CeiA3 at the Universidad de Cordoba (Spain). During her PhD, her former team (Pr. Antonio Di Pietro and Dr. David Turra, PhD director and co-director respectively) and herself identified the compounds secreted from the plant roots attracting Fusarium oxysporum, a soilborne plant pathogenic fungus and characterized the underlying mechanisms of attraction. Such compounds were tracked since the 19th century. The discovery was published in the Nature Journal. She co-founded ConScience (means WithKnowledge in latin), a non-profit organisation which purpose is promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM education in Egypt through innovative, effective, exciting and transparent learning promoting curiosity and critical thinking. // Mycologist // research, technology, nature, science, education, food, plants, crops, job skills training, stem // Île-de-France|Paris|France

Île-de-France|Paris|France

XR, artificial intelligence ethics, copyright, ethics, metaverse, video games

2022

Argentina

Video game lawyer // Hi there nice to meet you! 🙌 I am Micaela Mantegna, a video game lawyer and activist known as Abogamer, (a portmanteau of 'abogada', the Spanish word for lawyer, and gamer). Some facts about me: ✔️My first book "ARTficial: creativity, AI and copyright" is currently on press! 🎉 ✔️Currently, I am a TED Fellow and an affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard, doing research at the intersection of video games, AI ethics, ©️ , immersive technologies for extended reality (XR) with a focus on the governance of the Metaverse. ✔️As an activist, I am the founder of Women In Games Argentina (WIGAr), a non-profit working towards a more inclusive gaming industry; and a Women in Games International (WIGJ) Ambassador. ✔️I have been featured by EA in the official video of my favorite video game. Just ask me, is great to start a conversation! ;) Here you can find more about me and my work: https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/micaela-mantegna // "The metaverse is already on fire, and we haven't even built it yet," says TED Fellow and video game lawyer Micaela Mantegna. She lays out why the metaverse is at risk of inheriting some of the internet's worst traits, like unchecked surveillance -- and shows how we could redirect its fate through new laws grounded in kindness and connection. // Hi there nice to meet you! 🙌 I am Micaela Mantegna, a video game lawyer and activist known as Abogamer, (a portmanteau of 'abogada', the Spanish word for lawyer, and gamer). Some facts about me: ✔️My first book "ARTficial: creativity, AI and copyright" is currently on press! 🎉 ✔️Currently, I am a TED Fellow and an affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard, doing research at the intersection of video games, AI ethics, ©️ , immersive technologies for extended reality (XR) with a focus on the governance of the Metaverse. ✔️As an activist, I am the founder of Women In Games Argentina (WIGAr), a non-profit working towards a more inclusive gaming industry; and a Women in Games International (WIGJ) Ambassador. ✔️I have been featured by EA in the official video of my favorite video game. Just ask me, is great to start a conversation! ;) Here you can find more about me and my work: https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/micaela-mantegna // Video game lawyer // research, technology, inclusion, activism, ethics, metaverse, governance, copyright, fire, artificial intelligence ethics, artificial intelligence, xr, women, video games // Argentina

Argentina

2012

United States

Entrepreneurial educator // Entrepreneurial educator and founder of Skillshare, a online community where anyone can offer courses and anyone can pay to take them, leading to the democratization of teaching. // Michael is the CEO of Skillshare, a platform to learn anything from anyone. // Michael is the CEO of Skillshare, a platform to learn anything from anyone. // Entrepreneurial educator // New York|United States|USA

New York|United States|USA

2016

New Zealand

Culinary historian // Michael W. Twitty is a noted culinary and cultural historian who recreates the American slave experience through food and its preparation. He created Afroculinaria, the first blog devoted to African American historic foodways and their legacy, and was honored by First We Feast.com as one of twenty greatest food bloggers of all time. He has appeared on Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern, Many Rivers to Cross with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, and has lectured to more than 250 groups including at Yale, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon Universities, Colonial Williamsburg, and the Smithsonian Folklore Festival. Michael has been invited to speak around the world, from the MAD Symposium in Copenhagen to the Guardian Festival of Ideas in London to film festivals in Jerusalem, all on culinary justice and the African American impact on Southern foodways. His work has been featured in many publications and websites Ebony, the Guardian, Eater.com and NPR’s Codeswitch blog. He has appeared on NPR on a number of occasions including being interviewed on the acclaimed food program, The Splendid Table. He has also served as a judge for the James Beard Awards and is a Smith fellow with the Southern Foodways Alliance. He was recently named one of "Fifty People Changing the South" by Southern Living and one of the "Five Cheftavists to Watch" by TakePart.Com. HarperCollins will release Twitty’s first major book in 2016: The Cooking Gene, which traces his ancestry through food from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. And most recently he is a TED Fellow, who spoke at #TED2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/his-paula-deen-takedown-went-viral-but-this-food-scholar-has-more-on-his-mind/2016/02/12/f83900f8-d031-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html // Michael W. Twitty is a noted culinary and cultural historian who recreates the American slave experience through food and its preparation. He created Afroculinaria, the first blog devoted to African American historic foodways and their legacy, and was honored by First We Feast.com as one of twenty greatest food bloggers of all time. He has appeared on Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern, Many Rivers to Cross with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, and has lectured to more than 250 groups including at Yale, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon Universities, Colonial Williamsburg, and the Smithsonian Folklore Festival. Michael has been invited to speak around the world, from the MAD Symposium in Copenhagen to the Guardian Festival of Ideas in London to film festivals in Jerusalem, all on culinary justice and the African American impact on Southern foodways. His work has been featured in many publications and websites Ebony, the Guardian, Eater.com and NPR’s Codeswitch blog. He has appeared on NPR on a number of occasions including being interviewed on the acclaimed food program, The Splendid Table. He has also served as a judge for the James Beard Awards and is a Smith fellow with the Southern Foodways Alliance. He was recently named one of "Fifty People Changing the South" by Southern Living and one of the "Five Cheftavists to Watch" by TakePart.Com. HarperCollins will release Twitty’s first major book in 2016: The Cooking Gene, which traces his ancestry through food from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. And most recently he is a TED Fellow, who spoke at #TED2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/his-paula-deen-takedown-went-viral-but-this-food-scholar-has-more-on-his-mind/2016/02/12/f83900f8-d031-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html // Culinary historian // rivers and lakes, cooking, food, justice

Climate change policy design/influencing, Earth Science, Experiential Education, Feminism, Geography, Glaciology, Research, Science Policy, Teaching Thinking Skill, Theater, Travel and Adventure

2009

Canada

The organization focuses on studying the response of glaciers, landscapes, and communities to climate change. Their research projects include examining landscape and hazards responses to changing glacier dynamics, the effects of climate change on glacier meltwater systems, and the lived experiences of people affected by these changes. They conduct research in various locations such as British Columbia, Alaska, Patagonia, Greenland, and the Himalayas. The organization is interested in understanding geomorphic change, human impacts on landscapes, and the implications of climate change. They also explore alternative ways of understanding landscape change beyond western scientific thought. Additionally, the organization is involved in teaching courses related to environmental sciences and climate change, as well as outreach activities to communicate their research findings to the public through various mediums like podcasts, documentaries, and art installations. // The Landscapes of Climate Change Lab at the University of British Columbia's Department of Geography focuses on exploring past and present geomorphic changes on landscapes, ecosystems, and societies. The lab emphasizes community-based collaborations, ethical knowledge braiding, and holistic perspectives in physical geography. They prioritize integrating multiple perspectives of science and knowledge, conducting respectful research guided by and accountable to local and Indigenous communities. The lab aims to foster a deeper understanding of landscape change and takes a community-first approach in producing science and discoveries. Their research projects include exploring natural hazard responses, the impacts of climate change, and the livelihoods within the landscapes they study. // I am trying to foreground humility, reciprocity and compassion in western scientific practice, to counteract the colonial harms of Eurocentric sciences elevate local, indigenous and place-based voices, and address climate injustice. // Michele Koppes is a geographer and researcher known for her work in studying the response of glaciers, landscapes, and communities to climate change. She leads the Landscapes of Climate Change Lab at the University of British Columbia, focusing on exploring geomorphic changes and the impacts of climate change on landscapes, ecosystems, and societies. Michele's research projects include examining landscape and hazards responses to changing glacier dynamics, as well as the effects of climate change on glacier meltwater systems. She prioritizes community-based collaborations, ethical knowledge braiding, and holistic perspectives in physical geography, aiming to integrate multiple perspectives of science and knowledge while being guided by and accountable to local and Indigenous communities. Michele also engages in teaching courses related to environmental sciences and climate change, and actively communicates her research findings to the public through various mediums like podcasts, documentaries, and art installations. // Glaciologist // I study glacier processes, glaciated landscapes and the landscape response to climate change, from the long term (Quaternary era) to recent change (last year). I am fascinated with the rate at which landscapes change, particularly the effects of humans on the landscape and how we compare to the effects of glaciers and rivers. My work has taken me to six of the seven continents on Earth, to study the dynamics of ice from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and from Alaska to the Himalayas. When I am not spending my time living in a tent on top of a crackling glacier, you can find me hiking my students up the slopes of volcanoes around Vancouver, paddling small boats in front of calving glaciers in British Columbia and Greenland, climbing the mountains nearby, mountain biking in my backyard in Bellingham, and hunting for sand dollars at the beach with my daughter. // A keeper of the stories of ice and stone, Michele Koppes is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia, a Canada Research Chair in Landscapes of Climate Change, the Director of the UBC Climate and Cryosphere Lab and a Senior TED Fellow. She is grateful to live and work on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, in Vancouver, Canada. Her passion is forensic geomorphology: the art of reading and listening to landscapes to decipher their stories and the forces that shaped them. Her particular focus is on understanding how glaciers respond to climate change, and how glacier changes impact landscapes, waterscapes and people. She believes deeply that in order to address the ongoing climate emergency, there is a dire need for more place-based, integrated and embodied understandings of how the lives of the ice, the mountains, the rivers and the people who dwell among them are intertwined. She spends her time exploring and collecting these acoustic stories in remote places all over the world, from the mountains of the Pacific Northwest to the Patagonian Andes, the Himalayas, the Tien Shan, and the margins of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets, where she and her team combine detailed field observations of glacier and landscape changes with local perspectives, oral histories, acoustic mapping and conceptual modeling of ice-ocean-landscape-human interactions. // Michele Koppes is a geographer and researcher known for her work in studying the response of glaciers, landscapes, and communities to climate change. She leads the Landscapes of Climate Change Lab at the University of British Columbia, focusing on exploring geomorphic changes and the impacts of climate change on landscapes, ecosystems, and societies. Michele's research projects include examining landscape and hazards responses to changing glacier dynamics, as well as the effects of climate change on glacier meltwater systems. She prioritizes community-based collaborations, ethical knowledge braiding, and holistic perspectives in physical geography, aiming to integrate multiple perspectives of science and knowledge while being guided by and accountable to local and Indigenous communities. Michele also engages in teaching courses related to environmental sciences and climate change, and actively communicates her research findings to the public through various mediums like podcasts, documentaries, and art installations. // Glaciologist // rivers and lakes, education, teaching thinking skill, glaciers, climate change policy design/influencing, research, experiential learning , mobility, climate, arctic, theater, nature sounds, policy, earth science, experiential education, long term climate policy, feminism, geography, livelihoods, indigenous science, bicycle, travel and adventure, climate change, glaciology, science policy, nature, ethics, science, indigenous, accountability, ecosystem, mountains // Canada|British Columbia|Vancouver

Canada|British Columbia|Vancouver

Applied Physics, Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Medical Imaging, Visual Display of information

2009

United States

3D visualization researcher + physicist // Michelle Borkin works on creating new approaches to interdisciplinary scientific visualization and data exploration. She co-founded the "Astronomical Medicine" project at Harvard and collaborates with both astronomers and doctors to help them analyze and visualize their multidimensional data, and cross-fertilize visualization and analysis techniques across scientific disciplines. Most recently she has been collaborating with computational physicists, computer scientists, radiologists, and cardiologists to visualize the combination of simulation data with real medical imaging data to help diagnose and treat heart disease with novel non-invasive methods. Michelle graduated from Harvard College with a BA in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics in 2006, and is now an Applied Physics PhD candidate at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Michelle is a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow, and was chosen by TED as a TEDGlobal 2009 Fellow. // I work on creating new approaches to interdisciplinary scientific imaging, data exploration, and image analysis with a focus on 3D visualization. My research includes the application of medical imaging programs to astronomical data as part of the "Astronomical Medicine" project at Harvard's Initiative in Innovative Computing (IIC). I work with the developers of medical visualization tools to improve their effectiveness in multiple scientific disciplines, and collaborate with both astronomers and doctors to help them analyze and visualize their multidimensional data. I am now also working on "Multiscale Hemodynamics" with physicists and cardiologists visualizing the combination of simulation data with real medical imaging to help diagnose and treat heart disease. I graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics in 2006, and am now an Applied Physics Ph.D. candidate at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. // How do you measure a nebula? With a brain scan. In this talk, TED Fellow Michelle Borkin shows why collaboration between doctors and astronomers can lead to surprising discoveries. // I work on creating new approaches to interdisciplinary scientific imaging, data exploration, and image analysis with a focus on 3D visualization. My research includes the application of medical imaging programs to astronomical data as part of the "Astronomical Medicine" project at Harvard's Initiative in Innovative Computing (IIC). I work with the developers of medical visualization tools to improve their effectiveness in multiple scientific disciplines, and collaborate with both astronomers and doctors to help them analyze and visualize their multidimensional data. I am now also working on "Multiscale Hemodynamics" with physicists and cardiologists visualizing the combination of simulation data with real medical imaging to help diagnose and treat heart disease. I graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics in 2006, and am now an Applied Physics Ph.D. candidate at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. // 3D visualization researcher + physicist // research, applied physics, interdisciplinary collaboration, medical imaging, science, astronomy, visual display of information, data, national defense, disease // Massachusetts|Cambridge|United States|USA

Massachusetts|Cambridge|United States|USA

Astrophysics, Data collection, Extreme weather, Research, Science communication, Solar science, Space exploration, Space physics, Virtual reality

2017

United Kingdom

Dr. Miho Janvier is a solar and space physicist currently working at the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC, NL). Her research focuses on solar flares, solar storms, and their impact on planetary environments. She collaborates with NASA, ESA, and JAXA, analyzing data and developing 3D computer models of solar eruptions. Dr. Janvier is involved in the Solar Orbiter mission, working on instruments and enhancing data collection. She is also passionate about science communication, leading various projects and being a public speaker. Additionally, she is engaged in non-profit organizations, such as SpaceTravelVR, and has received several awards for her work in the field of solar and space physics. // The organization focuses on web protection services provided by Cloudflare to safeguard websites from malicious bots. They utilize techniques such as hiding email addresses and require enabling Javascript to decode them. Cloudflare's services aim to enhance performance and security for websites. // Miho Janvier is a solar and space physicist at the Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, France, currently seconded to the European Space Agency (ESTEC) in The Netherlands. Her work focusses on Solar Orbiter, the European Space Agency / NASA mission launched in February 2020 to explore the Sun and its close neighbourhood. At ESA/ESTEC, she coordinates observation campaigns with space missions from different space agencies and ground-based assets. Her scientific research covers the understanding of when solar flares occur, how solar storms travel in space and how they impact planetary environments in the solar system. In a nutshell, she works towards a better prediction of "space weather," with a goal of better understanding the influence of the Sun's activity on human societies. She uses data from space missions from NASA, ESA and JAXA as well as developing 3D computer models of solar eruptions. Miho is also involved as the deputy project scientist on the instrument SPICE as well as a scientific co-Investigator on the instrument EUI on board Solar Orbiter. Her passion for astrophysics and science communication has led her to develop several science communication projects: she partnered with the movie production company TreeHouse Digital Ltd to develop a 360 degrees experience of a solar storm using science data and VFX. She is currently developing a project to showcase the Solar Orbiter mission in Virtual Reality in collaboration with the French Space Agency (CNES) and ESA. Her projects are now developed under the NPO "SpaceTravelVR" she created to bring space to a general audience. She was selected as a WIREDUK Innovation Fellow in 2016 and a TED Fellow in 2017. // SolAR is an augmented reality application that presents 4 aspects of solar and spacephysics research, from the colours of the Sun to the presentation of Solar Orbiter. I led the development of this project with VR/AR engineer Jean-Charles Fedini. // This project is supported by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to present the French participation, and in particular that of IAS, to the upcoming space mission Solar Orbiter. I lead the development of a VR software that presents the objectives of the mission as well as the different instruments on board the spacecraft. // This project was developed in collaboration with the movie production company TreeHouse Digital (UK). // Miho Janvier is a solar and space physicist with a focus on the Solar Orbiter mission, a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA. Currently based at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in The Netherlands, she coordinates observation campaigns involving various space missions and ground-based assets. Her research delves into solar flares, solar storm propagation, and their effects on planetary environments, aiming to enhance space weather prediction and understand the Sun's impact on human societies. Miho's involvement as a deputy project scientist and scientific co-Investigator on Solar Orbiter's instruments underscores her expertise in the field. Beyond her scientific pursuits, she is dedicated to science communication, leading projects that merge astrophysics with virtual reality to engage a broader audience. Her innovative work has garnered recognition, including being selected as a WIREDUK Innovation Fellow and a TED Fellow. // As a scientist, I participate in expanding the knowledge that we have about our universe. As a keen science communicator, I hope to share my knowledge and enthusiasm about my work as much as possible. Big questions that drive my science work: are we alone in this universe, can we learn anything about the Sun and the solar system to understand how life can emerge somewhere else around another star, how to prepare ourselves for extreme solar events. As a woman of colour in science, I don't see many people like me. In fact, in my current person, I see 0 people like me. So I hope that the career that I have inspires others to chase opportunities in STEM careers. // Dr. Miho Janvier is a solar and space physicist at the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC, NL), specializing in solar flares, solar storms, and their impact on planetary environments. She is actively involved in the Solar Orbiter mission, collaborating with international space agencies to analyze data and develop 3D models of solar eruptions. Dr. Janvier's expertise extends to coordinating observation campaigns, enhancing space weather prediction, and understanding the Sun's influence on human societies. Beyond her research, she is dedicated to science communication, leading projects that merge astrophysics with virtual reality to engage a wider audience. Dr. Janvier's innovative work has earned her recognition as a WIREDUK Innovation Fellow and a TED Fellow, inspiring others, especially women of color, to pursue careers in STEM fields. // Solar storm scientist // Miho is a space physicist at the Institute for Space Astrophysics in France. She studies the Sun's activity and focuses on solar flares, which are big explosions occurring in the Sun's atmosphere. They are at the origin of phenomena called solar storms which impact the space environment of Earth and other planets in the solar system. Solar storms are a fundamental criterion in assessing the habitability of planets in other star systems. Miho's passion for public outreach has led her to develop virtual and augmented reality experiences that appeared at science festivals in the UK and France. Miho developed her passion for astrophysics when she was little: the night sky and its stars fascinated her and this interest grew even more after watching films such as E.T. and the X-Files series. These days, Miho works on computer models of solar flares, comparing them with Sun's observations obtained by spacecrafts. She also works on Solar Orbiter, the European Space Agency's next mission to the Sun. // Space physicist Miho Janvier studies solar storms: giant clouds of particles that escape from the Sun and can disrupt life on Earth (while also producing amazing auroras). How do you study the atmosphere on the Sun, which burns at temperatures of up to around 10 million degrees Kelvin? With math! Join the TED Fellow as she shares her work trying to better understand how the Sun affects us here on Earth. // Dr. Miho Janvier is a solar and space physicist at the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC, NL), specializing in solar flares, solar storms, and their impact on planetary environments. She is actively involved in the Solar Orbiter mission, collaborating with international space agencies to analyze data and develop 3D models of solar eruptions. Dr. Janvier's expertise extends to coordinating observation campaigns, enhancing space weather prediction, and understanding the Sun's influence on human societies. Beyond her research, she is dedicated to science communication, leading projects that merge astrophysics with virtual reality to engage a wider audience. Dr. Janvier's innovative work has earned her recognition as a WIREDUK Innovation Fellow and a TED Fellow, inspiring others, especially women of color, to pursue careers in STEM fields. // Solar storm scientist // data collection, led, data, research, augmented reality, weather, space exploration, storms, hurricanes and tornadoes, stem, virtual reality, astrophysics, solar, campaigns, extreme weather, science communication, space physics, science, hurricanes, software, communication // Netherlands|United Kingdom|London|Leiden|Paris|France|England

Netherlands|United Kingdom|London|Leiden|Paris|France|England

2017

United States

The Gil Lab at the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder focuses on quantitative behavioral ecology, conservation, and promoting justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in science. Their work involves studying decision-making in wild animals, understanding wildlife networks, predicting natural resource responses to environmental changes, investigating the impact of plastic pollution on wildlife and ecosystems, and shaping public perception of scientists to enhance diversity in STEM fields. // Dr. Mike Gil, Ph.D., is a researcher and mentor actively involved in scientific research at the intersection of ecology, animal behavior, and conservation. He has led research projects worldwide, from coral reefs in various locations to studying microislands of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean. Dr. Gil is dedicated to understanding natural ecosystems to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services essential for humankind. As a TED Fellow and National Geographic Explorer, he is also an award-winning science communicator, aiming to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the general public. Through his website SciAll.org, Dr. Gil shares the excitement of scientific discovery with a diverse audience, using storytelling and humor to inspire an appreciation for science. Additionally, he is passionate about teaching and mentoring students, emphasizing interactive and diverse teaching methods to engage learners of all backgrounds. Dr. Gil's speaking engagements have been praised for his ability to present complex scientific concepts in an engaging and accessible manner, inspiring audiences to take action for ocean health and conservation. // I am trying to use my scientific discoveries and status as an established research scientist to wake people up to the limitless possibilities we can achieve as an evidence-guided species. From my own work in coral reef ecology and conservation, it is clear that we are capable of saving the world's coral reef's...with the public's buy-in. But achieving this buy-in means connecting with far greater and diverse swaths of the public than scientists traditionally do. I hope to be an agent of change on this timely front. // Dr. Mike Gil, a researcher and mentor at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a leading figure in the field of quantitative behavioral ecology and conservation. His work at the Gil Lab focuses on studying decision-making in wild animals, wildlife networks, and the impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems. Dr. Gil is dedicated to promoting justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in science, aiming to shape public perception of scientists and enhance diversity in STEM fields. As a TED Fellow and National Geographic Explorer, he excels in science communication, using storytelling and humor to engage diverse audiences and inspire an appreciation for science. Through his teaching and mentoring, Dr. Gil emphasizes interactive and diverse methods to engage learners from all backgrounds, while advocating for ocean health and conservation through his research and public engagements. // Marine biologist +science advocate // Dr. Mike Gil, Ph.D., is a marine biologist, a National Geographic Explorer, and a TED Fellow. Dr. Gil has led research expeditions in the Caribbean, French Polynesia and Southeast Asia, from coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes to plastic pollution in the middle of the Pacific. His diverse research efforts are unified by a common goal: better understand how natural ecosystems work so that we can better preserve them (and their socioeconomic services) in a changing world. His research findings have been covered by a wide range of national and international media outlets, including: BBC News, CNN, WIRED Magazine, The Economist, CNBC, ABC News, and Discover Magazine. In addition to his scientific research, Dr. Gil is an award-winning science communicator with broad interests in connecting the public with the process of scientific discovery and all that it offers to individuals and to humankind. To this end, Dr. Gil founded and runs a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, SciAll.org, which bring together world-leading scientists of all types to vlog on YouTube. By sharing their personal stories, Dr. Gil and his team aim to humanize scientists, demystify the process of scientific discovery, and make STEM career mentoring accessible to ALL. // Mike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect their ecosystems. Learn more about how fish of different species communicate via social networks -- and what disrupting these networks might mean to the delicate ecology of reefs, which help feed millions of us and support the global economy. // Dr. Mike Gil, a researcher and mentor at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a leading figure in the field of quantitative behavioral ecology and conservation. His work at the Gil Lab focuses on studying decision-making in wild animals, wildlife networks, and the impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems. Dr. Gil is dedicated to promoting justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in science, aiming to shape public perception of scientists and enhance diversity in STEM fields. As a TED Fellow and National Geographic Explorer, he excels in science communication, using storytelling and humor to engage diverse audiences and inspire an appreciation for science. Through his teaching and mentoring, Dr. Gil emphasizes interactive and diverse methods to engage learners from all backgrounds, while advocating for ocean health and conservation through his research and public engagements. // Marine biologist +science advocate // technology, ecology, social behavior, fish, biodiversity, led, diversity, equity, research, inclusion, coral reef, coral reefs, natural resources, community engagement, species, coral, stem, wildlife, pollution, oceans, diversity and inclusion, plastic debris, plastic, conservation, plastic pollution, computer vision, reef, science, and inclusion, seagrass, artificial intelligence, justice, ecosystem, ecosystem services // Willemstad|USA|Colorado|Curacao|United States|Boulder

Willemstad|USA|Colorado|Curacao|United States|Boulder

2018

United Kingdom

Journalist + historian // Used to be war correspondent, covered Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, Palestine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine. In 2010 co-founded the only Russian independent news TV-channel Dozhd. The channel survived all the state-sponsored attacks and still exist. In 2015 wrote political best-seller, 'All the Kremlin's Men' // History is written by the victors, as the saying goes -- but what would it look like if it was written by everyone? Journalist and TED Fellow Mikhail Zygar is on a mission to show us with Project1917, a "social network for dead people" that posts the real diaries and letters of more than 3,000 people who lived during the Russian Revolution. By showing the daily thoughts of the likes of Lenin, Trotsky and many less celebrated figures, the project sheds new light on history as it once was -- and as it could have been. Learn more about this digital retelling of the past as well as Zygar's latest project about the transformative year of 1968. // Used to be war correspondent, covered Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, Palestine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine. In 2010 co-founded the only Russian independent news TV-channel Dozhd. The channel survived all the state-sponsored attacks and still exist. In 2015 wrote political best-seller, 'All the Kremlin's Men' // Journalist + historian // war

2021

Serbia

Documentary filmmaker // Mila Turajlic is a documentary filmmaker born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Her most recent film The Other Side of Everything premiered at the Toronto IFF in 2017, and went on to win 32 awards including the prestigious IDFA Award for Best Documentary Film. The film was HBO Europe’s first co-production with Serbia, and had a record-breaking theatrical release in Serbia. Mila's debut documentary film Cinema Komunisto, premiered at IDFA and the Tribeca Film Festival, and went on to win 16 awards including the Gold Hugo at the Chicago Int’l Film Festival in 2011, and the FOCAL Award for Creative Use of Archival Footage. Theatrically released in France, UK, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, "Cinema Komunisto" was broadcast across Europe. She is currently in post-production on The Labudovic Reels. In her work with archives, Mila researches the intersection of personal and national memories, always seeking to reactivate forgotten histories, through forms ranging from lecture performances and video art to analytical essays. In 2018 she was commissioned by MoMA in New York to create a series of archive-based video installations for their landmark exhibition on Yugoslav modernist architecture. Mila has been awarded grants from the Serbian Film Center, CNC-Cinémas du monde (France), EURIMAGES, the Doha Film Institute (Qatar) and the Jan Vrijman Fund (Netherlands). She is an alumnus of Archidoc, Documentary Campus, IDFAcademy and EURODOC. Mila was named a Chicken&Egg Award grantee in 2020. The same year she was invited to join the Documentary Branch of the Academy. Mila teaches documentary film-making and creative archive use at SciencesPo and INASup in Paris. Her films are regularly taught at several US and European universities, and she has been a guest lecturer at universities (Sorbonne, Harvard, Stanford). Mila regularly teaches at documentary film-making workshops (Scottish Documentary Institute, Balkan Discoveries x Balkan Documentary Center, Archidoc x La Fémis). She received her Phd in cinema from the University of Westminster, and her MSc and BSc in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics. After obtaining a BA in Film and TV Production at the national film school in Belgrade, Mila specialized in documentary filmmaking at La Fémis in Paris and worked as production assistant and researcher on series for the Discovery Channel and ARTE France, as well as gaining experience on fiction films (“Apocalypto” dir. Mel Gibson, “Fade to Black” dir. Oliver Parker, “Brothers Bloom” dir. Rian Johnson). ​ Mila produced the Magnificent 7 Festival of European Feature Documentary Film in Belgrade since it’s creation in 2005, with the aim of creating an audience for cinematic auteur-driven documentary films in Serbia. She is a founding member of DOKSerbia, the Association of documentary filmmakers of Serbia, and served as the first President of the Board. // Mila Turajlic is a documentary filmmaker born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Her most recent film The Other Side of Everything premiered at the Toronto IFF in 2017, and went on to win 32 awards including the prestigious IDFA Award for Best Documentary Film. The film was HBO Europe’s first co-production with Serbia, and had a record-breaking theatrical release in Serbia. Mila's debut documentary film Cinema Komunisto, premiered at IDFA and the Tribeca Film Festival, and went on to win 16 awards including the Gold Hugo at the Chicago Int’l Film Festival in 2011, and the FOCAL Award for Creative Use of Archival Footage. Theatrically released in France, UK, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, "Cinema Komunisto" was broadcast across Europe. She is currently in post-production on The Labudovic Reels. In her work with archives, Mila researches the intersection of personal and national memories, always seeking to reactivate forgotten histories, through forms ranging from lecture performances and video art to analytical essays. In 2018 she was commissioned by MoMA in New York to create a series of archive-based video installations for their landmark exhibition on Yugoslav modernist architecture. Mila has been awarded grants from the Serbian Film Center, CNC-Cinémas du monde (France), EURIMAGES, the Doha Film Institute (Qatar) and the Jan Vrijman Fund (Netherlands). She is an alumnus of Archidoc, Documentary Campus, IDFAcademy and EURODOC. Mila was named a Chicken&Egg Award grantee in 2020. The same year she was invited to join the Documentary Branch of the Academy. Mila teaches documentary film-making and creative archive use at SciencesPo and INASup in Paris. Her films are regularly taught at several US and European universities, and she has been a guest lecturer at universities (Sorbonne, Harvard, Stanford). Mila regularly teaches at documentary film-making workshops (Scottish Documentary Institute, Balkan Discoveries x Balkan Documentary Center, Archidoc x La Fémis). She received her Phd in cinema from the University of Westminster, and her MSc and BSc in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics. After obtaining a BA in Film and TV Production at the national film school in Belgrade, Mila specialized in documentary filmmaking at La Fémis in Paris and worked as production assistant and researcher on series for the Discovery Channel and ARTE France, as well as gaining experience on fiction films (“Apocalypto” dir. Mel Gibson, “Fade to Black” dir. Oliver Parker, “Brothers Bloom” dir. Rian Johnson). ​ Mila produced the Magnificent 7 Festival of European Feature Documentary Film in Belgrade since it’s creation in 2005, with the aim of creating an audience for cinematic auteur-driven documentary films in Serbia. She is a founding member of DOKSerbia, the Association of documentary filmmakers of Serbia, and served as the first President of the Board. // Documentary filmmaker // politics, architecture, documentary // Belgrade|Serbia

Belgrade|Serbia

Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Development

2010

Brazil

Environmental chemist // Brazilian chemist developing methods to detect emerging contaminants in the environment // Brazilian chemist developing methods to detect emerging contaminants in the environment // Environmental chemist // pollution, sustainable development, environmental sciences, sustainable development , chemistry // Sao Paulo|Rio Claro|Brazil|State of S√£o Paulo

Sao Paulo|Rio Claro|Brazil|State of S√£o Paulo

Data Visualization

2013

Science visualization designer // American designer who creates interactive visualization systems that help scientists make sense of complex data. She is a USTAR assistant professor in the School of Computing at the University of Utah and a faculty member in the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. Her research focuses on the design of visualization systems for helping scientists make sense of complex data. Miriah obtained her bachelors degree in astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, and earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Utah. Prior to joining the faculty at Utah She was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University and a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Miriah was awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship in 2012. She has also been included on MIT Technology Review's TR35 list of the top young innovators and Fast Company's list of the 100 most creative people. She is the recipient of a NSF/CRA Computing Innovation Fellow award, and an AAAS Mass Media Fellowship that landed her a stint as a science writer for the Chicago Tribune. // Miriah is a USTAR assistant professor in the School of Computing at the University of Utah and a faculty member in the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. Her research focuses on the design of visualization systems for helping scientists make sense of complex data. She obtained her bachelors degree in astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, and earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Utah. Prior to joining the faculty at Utah Miriah was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University and a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Miriah was named a TED Fellow for 2013, as well as awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship in 2012. She has also been included on MIT Technology Review's TR35 list of the top young innovators and Fast Company's list of the 100 most creative people. She is the recipient of a NSF/CRA Computing Innovation Fellow award, and an AAAS Mass Media Fellowship that landed her a stint as a science writer for the Chicago Tribune. // Miriah is a USTAR assistant professor in the School of Computing at the University of Utah and a faculty member in the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. Her research focuses on the design of visualization systems for helping scientists make sense of complex data. She obtained her bachelors degree in astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, and earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Utah. Prior to joining the faculty at Utah Miriah was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University and a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Miriah was named a TED Fellow for 2013, as well as awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship in 2012. She has also been included on MIT Technology Review's TR35 list of the top young innovators and Fast Company's list of the 100 most creative people. She is the recipient of a NSF/CRA Computing Innovation Fellow award, and an AAAS Mass Media Fellowship that landed her a stint as a science writer for the Chicago Tribune. // Science visualization designer // research, technology, data visualization, design, science, data

Architecture, biotech, climate, data collection, ecological design, future cities, green buildings, research, sustainable design, transportation, urban design, urban mobility

2010, 2011

United States

Parsons School of Design; Pratt Institute; Hess Architects; Norman Foster Foundation; Syracuse University; Terreform ONE; Cornell University; New York University; EverCurb; University of Toronto; Columbia University; Pei Cobb Freed & Partners; Moshe Safdie and Associates; Harvard University Graduate School of Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts; The European Graduate School; Gehry Partners, LLP; Columbia University in the City of New York; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; The European Graduate School ; Washington University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MIT Media Lab; University at Buffalo

Terreform ONE is a nonprofit art, architecture, and urban design research group founded in 2006. They focus on combating the extinction of planetary species through innovative design acts and exploring environmental possibilities in habitats, cities, and landscapes. The organization operates as an interdisciplinary lab advancing socio-ecological design, with a strong emphasis on building resilience in various sectors like transportation, infrastructure, and energy. Their work includes projects in public art, biotech architecture, and urban systems, aiming to communicate complex environmental and societal messages. Terreform ONE offers educational programs, fellowships, and engages in creating sustainable, biodiverse cities through innovative concepts and materials. // Mitchell Joachim is an architect and urban designer known for his innovative projects that utilize living biological matter for fabrication and design purposes. He is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU. Joachim has an extensive educational background, including a Ph.D. from MIT and a Master of Architecture from Harvard GSD. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work, such as the Fulbright Scholarship, LafargeHolcim Foundation Award, and Time Magazine Best Invention of the Year 2007. Joachim's projects have been exhibited at prestigious institutions like MoMA and have been widely published. He has been recognized by various publications and organizations for his contributions to architecture and sustainability. // Director of Research and Development, Former Executive Director. // // GLOBAL Design New York University (London) was part two of a five-city exhibition/speaker series is entitled Elsewhere Envisioned that brings together leading architects, designers, urbanists, historians, and scientists to address global climate concerns. // // Parsons School of Design; Pratt Institute; Hess Architects; Norman Foster Foundation; Syracuse University; Terreform ONE; Cornell University; New York University; EverCurb; University of Toronto; Columbia University; Pei Cobb Freed & Partners; Moshe Safdie and Associates; Harvard University Graduate School of Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts; The European Graduate School; Gehry Partners, LLP; Columbia University in the City of New York; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; The European Graduate School ; Washington University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MIT Media Lab; University at Buffalo // Mitchell Joachim is a Director of Research and Development with a background as a Former Executive Director. With experience at GLOBAL Design New York University (London), Mitchell has been involved in a diverse range of projects, including exhibitions and speaker series focusing on global climate concerns. His work involves collaborating with architects, designers, urbanists, historians, and scientists to address pressing environmental issues. Mitchell's expertise lies in envisioning innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of design to create a more sustainable future. // Mitchell Joachim is an architect, urban designer, and Co-Founder of Terreform ONE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to innovative design solutions that combat the extinction of planetary species. With a Ph.D. from MIT and a Master of Architecture from Harvard GSD, Joachim is known for his pioneering work in utilizing living biological matter for fabrication and design purposes. He serves as an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU and has received prestigious awards like the Fulbright Scholarship and the LafargeHolcim Foundation Award. Joachim's projects, exhibited at institutions like MoMA, focus on creating sustainable, biodiverse cities through interdisciplinary collaborations and pushing the boundaries of design to address pressing environmental challenges. // Architect + futurist // Dr. Joachim is a leader in ecological design and urbanism and co-founder at Terreform ONE and ONE Lab. Mitchell is an Associate Professor at NYU and EGS in Switzerland. Previously he was the Frank Gehry Chair at University of Toronto and faculty at Pratt, Columbia, Syracuse, Washington, and Parsons. He was formerly an architect at Gehry Partners, and Pei Cobb Freed. He is a TED Senior Fellow and has been awarded fellowships with Moshe Safdie and Martin Society for Sustainability, MIT. He won the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity, History Channel and Infiniti Award for City of the Future, and Time Magazine Best Invention with MIT Smart Cities. His project, Fab Tree Hab, has been exhibited at MoMA and widely published. He was chosen by Wired magazine for "The 2008 Smart List: 15 People the Next President Should Listen To." Rolling Stone magazine honored Mitchell in "The 100 People Who Are Changing America." Popular Science magazine has featured his work as a visionary for "The Future of the Environment". Dwell magazine selected him for "The Now 99" in 2012. // Dr. Joachim is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU. Formerly, he was an architect at the offices of Frank Gehry and I.M. Pei. He has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and fellowships with TED, Moshe Safdie, and Martin Society for Sustainability, MIT. He was chosen by Wired magazine for "The Smart List” and selected by Rolling Stone for “The 100 People Who Are Changing America”. Mitchell won many honors including; ARCHITECT R+D Award, AIA New York Urban Design Merit Award, 1st Place International Architecture Award, Victor Papanek Social Design Award, Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability, History Channel Infiniti Award for the City of the Future, and Time magazine’s Best Invention with MIT Smart Cities Car. He's featured as “The NOW 99” in Dwell magazine and “50 Under 50 Innovators of the 21st Century" by Images Publishers. He co-authored three books, "XXL-XS: New Directions in Ecological Design," "Super Cells: Building with Biology," and "Global Design: Elsewhere Envisioned". His design work has been exhibited at MoMA and the Venice Biennale. He earned: Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MAUD Harvard University, MArch Columbia University. // TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait for it -- meat. // Mitchell Joachim is an architect, urban designer, and Co-Founder of Terreform ONE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to innovative design solutions that combat the extinction of planetary species. With a Ph.D. from MIT and a Master of Architecture from Harvard GSD, Joachim is known for his pioneering work in utilizing living biological matter for fabrication and design purposes. He serves as an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU and has received prestigious awards like the Fulbright Scholarship and the LafargeHolcim Foundation Award. Joachim's projects, exhibited at institutions like MoMA, focus on creating sustainable, biodiverse cities through interdisciplinary collaborations and pushing the boundaries of design to address pressing environmental challenges. // Architect + futurist // technology, infrastructure, architecture, green building, ecological design, buildings, cities, extinction, building resilience, eco-friendly, urban, research, meat, resilience, mobility, climate, design, urban planning, species, urban design, urbanism, biotech, transportation and infrastructure, plants, urban mobility, living materials , sustainable design, trees, cars, future cities, science, food, transportation, ecology, ecological // New York|United States|Brooklyn|USA

New York|United States|Brooklyn|USA

2016, 2018

United States

Writer + filmmaker // Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years was praised by publications including The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Times of London. Jackson is the winner of a Whiting Award. His novel also won The Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for The Center for Fiction Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the PEN / Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, and the Hurston / Wright Legacy Award. Jackson’s honors include fellowships from the Cullman Center of the NYPL, PEN, the Lannan Foundation, NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts), and The Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Harpers, The Paris Review, The New York Times Book Review, and Time Magazine. Jackson is an Assitant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Chicago. // Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years was praised by publications including The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Times of London. Jackson is the winner of a Whiting Award. His novel also won The Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for The Center for Fiction Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the PEN / Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, and the Hurston / Wright Legacy Award. Jackson’s honors include fellowships from the Cullman Center of the NYPL, PEN, the Lannan Foundation, NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts), and The Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Harpers, The Paris Review, The New York Times Book Review, and Time Magazine. Jackson is an Assitant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Chicago. // Writer + filmmaker // New York|United States|USA

New York|United States|USA