- Gel 2010 montage
- Highlighting this year's Gel.
- Posted: 06/16/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
Clips of speakers and attendees from the Gel 2010 conference.
See also: All Gel 2010 videos
- Eric Singer
- Founder, The League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
- Posted: 06/04/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
This robot can really play. The GuitarBot begins Eric Singer's presentation, live on stage, after which Eric explains the thinking behind some of his other projects in LEMUR: the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots.
- David Bornstein
- Author, "How to Change the World"
- Posted: 05/28/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
New projects changing the world: David tells how studying the Grameen Bank, an early case study, led him to a larger exploration of social entrepreneurship - culminating in several examples of great projects going on today.
See also:
• How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, by David Bornstein
- Rob Kapilow
- Composer, conductor, pianist, and music commentator
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
Rob Kapilow brings music into people's lives: opening new ears to musical experiences and helping people to listen actively rather than just hear. And at Gel 2010 he explored how to listen for "things that make you go hmmmm."
- The Ebony Hillbillies
- African-American bluegrass band
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
As one of the last black string bands in the U.S. - and the only one currently based in NYC - the Ebony Hillbillies keep an important legacy alive with a rootsy, homegrown style that many forget was a key element in the genesis of all the music we cherish as uniquely American: jazz, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock and roll, and country.
- Randy Garutti
- Chief Operating Officer, Shake Shack
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
Shake Shack is insanely popular in New York - and soon, in other cities as well - and for good reason: it's a good experience, from the food to the service to (yes) the line. As Shake Shack's COO, Randy Garutti is responsible for the growth, performance and excellence of the business. Here he walks us through some of the ingredients in the Shack's success.
(Gel 2010 attendees were lucky enough to taste Shake Shack custard during the break after Randy's talk!)
- The Gregory Brothers
- Creators of Auto-Tune the News
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
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The team behind Auto Tune the News, the phenomenal video serios, takes us behind the scenes to see how the experience is created.
- Rachel Sussman
- Photographer of the oldest living things in the world
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
Rachel Sussman takes photos of living things that are at least 2,000 years old. Here at Gel 2010 she gives a tour of some of the surprisingly old life forms she's encountered all over the world - and the lessons she's learned about persistence and longevity.
See also:
• Brief piece on the hydrozoan jellyfish (effectively immortal animal)
- Kevin Roose
- Author, "The Unlikely Disciple"
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
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Kevin Roose was a Brown University college student when he decided to take a "semester abroad" at Liberty University, the school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell. Kevin wrote a book about his experiences there called The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University - distinctive in its respect for both sides of the cultural divide, and in Kevin's willingness to truly listen to people different from himself.
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- Louise Reilly Sacco
- Permanent Acting Interim Executive Director, MOBA (The Museum Of Bad Art)
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
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Bad art is meant to be appreciated, which is why Louise Sacco has curated an entire museum of it since 1994. Here at Gel 2010, Louise displays some of her favorite works and describes the thinking behind the museum and its relationship to the artists.
See also: The Museum Of Bad Art
- James Carse
- Author
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
James P. Carse taught at New York University for thirty years as the Professor of the History and Literature of Religion, and Director of the Religious Studies Program. He retired from the University in 1996. He is a writer and an artist, and lives in New York City and Massachusetts.
Three of his books are Finite and Infinite Games, Breakfast at the Victory, and The Religious Case Against Belief.
See also: jamescarse.com
- David Harris
- Former TOPGUN instructor
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
During 20 years serving as a naval aviator, Dave spent seven years as a TOPGUN instructor, the longest anyone has ever served as a member of the staff there. Here at Gel 2010 he describes management and training best practices learned from TOPGUN.
- Connie Brown
- Mapmaker
- Posted: 05/27/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
Cartography, says Connie Brown, represents a marriage of art and science. She paints one-of-a-kind maps on canvas for private clients, companies, and organizations. Here Connie displays many different types of maps and describes what excites her about mapmaking.
See also: Redstone Studios
- Matt Haughey
- Founder, Metafilter.com
- Posted: 05/26/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
As the founder of Metafilter.com, Matt Haughey has created one of the most successful and vibrant online communities in the world. At Gel 2010 he describes some of the lessons he's learned along the way. Matt is a longtime Gel attendee and it's a privilege to spotlight his outstanding work.
(Coincidentally, just days after Gel 2010 the online community of Ask Metafilter stopped a human trafficking attempt in New York City. See also the Mother Jones article on the incident.)
See also: Matt Haughey on Twitter
- Sal Khan
- Founder, Khan Academy
- Posted: 05/14/10 | Recorded at Gel 2010
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What started as algebra lessons for his cousins has turned into a world-changing project. Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide have benefited from Sal Khan's friendly, accessible Youtube videos explaining math, science, and other subjects.
Sal has a vision of teaching the entire world, for free. His not-for-profit Khan Academy has the mission of "providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere." In this outstanding Gel video, Sal describes the elements of the good experience he's trying to create.
See also: Khan Academy on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360
