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Would you put every life decision in the hands of an algorithm?
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Max Hawkins has an interesting way of escaping the Internet's social bubbles.
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16 Apr 19
What is the data behind #MeToo really telling us?
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In her research, graduate Ellie Frymire looks beyond the tweets to delve further into what people are really saying.
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16 Apr 19
Keenan Wyrobek on saving lives with drones
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“Doctors shared with us their torment at losing patients they knew how to save. They knew the treatments. They just didn’t have the supplies.”
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15 Apr 19
Could the heat generated by blockchain be useful for other living beings?
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With a project called Farm, MIT student Gary Zhang shows that heat generated in the blockchain has many uses.
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15 Apr 19
Baleka is two steps forward for African robotics
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Developed by a team of researchers at the University of Cape Town, it’s a first for the continent.
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12 Apr 19
SA artist uses cow dung to explore questions on perception and aesthetics
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Mawande Ka Zenzile explains how his reliance on intuition has made his work a lot more honest over the years.
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12 Apr 19
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez on tackling the world’s problems with creativity
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Gonzalez shares his method to coming up with creative solutions to everyday problems.
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12 Apr 19
Changing the world by design: DUNDEED
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Design Indaba collaborates with the European Academy of Design to solve for the solutions the world needs now.
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11 Apr 19
Yuri Suzuki on combining his passion for music and design
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The Japanese sound designer shares how he finds “order in the noise.”
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11 Apr 19
How ostrich feathers are uplifting Oudtshoorn's economy through design
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Pascale Theron's work looks at breathing life into the vulnerable ostrich farming industry in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
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8 Apr 19
Dave Hakkens on tackling the planet's waste
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“When I start something I like to start with a problem.”
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5 Apr 19
The world’s first 3D printed middle ear transplant happened in South Africa
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We take a look at Professor Mashudu Tshifularo's achievement and other ways 3D technology has helped the medical field.
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27 Mar 19
Four designers are looking to redesign the gynaecology experience
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Yona is trying to redesign the uncomfortable vaginal speculum using human-centred experience design.
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25 Mar 19
SPACE10 creates SolarVille prototype for a cleaner future
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"We can actively choose to take major steps to reduce global warming and stabilise our climate.”
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22 Mar 19
Lemn Sissay on the importance of daily acts of creativity
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Sissay talks to us about taking creative risks and where he finds inspiration to write a new poem every morning.
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20 Mar 19
#MeToo: Global Grad Ellie Frymire makes sense of the iconic movement
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We know that the movement was started to call out rampant abuse of women around the world, but Frymire delved into what people were really saying with #MeToo
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4 Mar 19
Global Graduate Shaina Garfield on the limits of empathetic design
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Speaking on Thursday at Design Indaba Conference 2019, Shaina Garfield penned this insightful piece on design for the disabled.
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28 Feb 19
Ukubutha: A township hub powered by smart architecture and green tech
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A sneak speak at the work of Global Graduate Nicole Nomsa Moyo who presented at Day 1 of Design Indaba Conference 2019,
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27 Feb 19
Young designers are the future of the industry, but what are they saying?
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Some of these young designers, like urbanist Nicole Moyo, will take the stage at Day 1 of the 2019 Design Indaba Festival.
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27 Feb 19
Vibrant designs teach sign language in India’s iconic taxis
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#MotherLanguageDay: Looking back on an initiative we loved.
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21 Feb 19
Meet the women who led the charge at Design Indaba Conference 2019
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These talented women include Wanuri Kahiu, Annabelle Selldorf, Ane Crabtree, Mariam Kamara and Faith XLVII.
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21 Feb 19
Manufactured Cities: A Case Study of the First Smart City in Brazil
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In 2017, ArchDaily Brazil reported that Smart City Laguna would become the first “smart city” in Brazil.
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15 Feb 19
The ‘smart scalpel’ that can detect cancer during operations
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#WorldCancerDay: There are numerous cutting-edge technologies that are changing the game in cancer treatment.
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4 Feb 19
Shaina Garfield
Shaina Garfield’s creative interests are at the intersection of environmentalism, disability studies, and food equality.
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30 Jan 19
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