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I’ve belonged to West Austin II Toastmasters for two and a half years. We meet in the back room of an IHOP restaurant each Thursday at 6:45 AM. I estimate that I’ve seen more than 500 speeches, evaluations, and impromptu talks during that time. The club averages about 22 people per meeting. The tables are set up in a horseshoe ...

With almost everything bearing the “2.0” label these days, I suppose it’s not surprising that we’d get Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0. They’re really complementary ideas. They emphasize a more patient- or consumer-centered view of the health model. This video is about Health and Medicine 2.0 and their . The qualities of the new model include: participation, collaboration, “apomediation,” openness, ...

 At Pop! Tech, Dickson Despommier, Phd, just delivered a presentation on vertical farming, a concept that brings agriculture back to cities, inside their buildings in fact.   Now for those of us who went to college in the 70’s, when we think of growing things indoors, marijuana is the crop that usually comes to mind. But Dr. Despommier posits that many ...

For some reason, Pop! Tech didn’t publish its live feed until after the opening session. You can watch it at http://live.poptech.org The conference runs through Saturday. Stay tuned for “near live blogging.-)”