The state of Florida is creating a whole new way for those in assisted living facilities to connect with their loved ones with the launch of Project: VITAL (Virtual Inclusive Technology for All).
Translating Tech: The Gig Economy
We have all seen how much the traditional 40-hour workweek in an office has drastically changed. If you’re looking for insight on how to make remote work and the gig economy work for you, then you can’t miss these tips for experienced professionals.
Steven Johnson
What are the most important innovations that helped create the modern world? Writer Steven Johnson discusses his book and PBS special “How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World” and describes our tremendous leaps forward over the past several decades.
Barbara Beskind
Every time she goes to work, Barbara Beskind, 90, smashes the stereotypes of aging. Find out how the conceptual designer’s new job in Silicon Valley is not only having an impact on her young co-workers but on her fellow retirement home residents, too
Thomas Frey
Futurist Thomas Frey weighs in on mankind’s future, including such hot button topics like the legalization of marijuana, our prison system and why Earth may not be our only homebase option in the future.
Cisco Exec Explains Why YOU Should Be Engaged
The man who calls himself a “technowist” (someone who leverages the current tools and prepares for future advancement) talks to Growing Bolder about recent world events that have helped prove that when people collaborate, they can make a difference.
Nolan Bushnell
Inventor and entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell approaches each day like a puzzle — what will he solve today? The father of video games and the man who gave Steve Jobs his first job explains why, at 70, he still looks at the world through 14-year-old eyes.
97 Years of Saving Lives
At the time, it was a simple, selfless act. Seventy years later, it’s responsible for saving countless lives. It was just one incident in the long, rewarding life of Dr. Norman Wall, one of the most compelling, relevant 97-year-olds in the world.
Dig Into Your Family’s Roots
Millions of people around the world are tapping into the Internet and technology to climb higher into their family trees. With billions of ancestry records now available online, see how people are unlocking mysteries about their families.
Ultramarathoner Runs 1,200 km in 20 Days
What would possess someone to run 1,200 km in 20 days across one of the driest, most brutal deserts on the Earth? For Ray Zahab, he runs to teach students everywhere that they can do anything they set their mind to.
