WWF was invited to be a Glass Explorer last year through the initial Giving Through Glass program. We were able to work closely with a developer to create Field Notes. This custom-built Glassware provides biologists a tool for recording field data to support Nepal’s ID-based…
Beyoncé is continuing her tour of American press outlets, standing up for women’s rights and advocating for healthier body images and role models for young girls. In a newly-released, behind-the-scenes interview for her “Pretty Hurts” music video, Queen B is at it again. Through a…
Ten years ago, South African athlete Pieter du Preez had a tragic accident, a collision with a car left him paralyzed and classified as a C6 quadriplegic. His level of paralysis has left him unable to move from the chest down, yet he still has…
Yekra Player Yekra is a revolutionary new distribution network for feature films. Music For Mandela “Music for Mandela” explores the role music played in the remarkable life of one of the world’s most important icons. The effects of this relationship continue to ripple through the…
BELLA GAIA simulates the transformative effect astronauts feel while orbiting above our planet Earth. Explore the relationship between human civilization and our ecosystem through a poetic musical-visual journey that combines astounding NASA visualizations of science data with enveloping scenery, live music and dance from around…
Portuguese designer Susana Soares presented a device that can detect cancer and other diseases using honey bees. Known for their extraordinary sense of smell, bees can detect airborne molecules in the parts per trillion range and can be trained to recognize certain smells associated with…
Finding yourself is a short documentary film featuring some pretty rad movers and shakers. Damon Frost, Daniel E “Future” Kelley and Chris “Shake” Mathis speak about what it is to find your own expression through movement and connection to music. The film revolves around a…
15-year-old Jack Andraka lost his uncle to pancreatic cancer. The doctor’s told him maybe they could have helped if they caught it sooner. This was Jack’s inspiration to make a difference. He invented an early detection method for cancer that won Grand Prize at the…
What do you get with sunshine and an old plastic bottle filled with water and chlorine? Thanks to Alfred Moser and a group of MIT students, you get a 55-watt solar bulb that refracts sunlight! It’s powerful enough to light up a home but more…
