Pamela Slim - Capoeira (ka-po-eh-rah) is a dance/martial art developed by African Slaves in Brazil. Called the art of survival and chess for the body, it is a powerful and transformational art form. In this talk, I will share background on the art, as well as lessons learned from 11 years traini...
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Robyn LaMont - I’d like to share what you can learn and how you can push outside your comfort zone through travel. I'd also like to explore the effect that culture has on business, using my next trip to Nepal as a case study. You can submit your own idea at ignitephoenix.com ... ignitephx ignite...
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Leo Godin - None of us wants to fail. Avoiding failure is often the primary concern of any new venture. However, failure is a powerful tool. Failure can often teach us the path to success. Leo will teach us how the motto "Fail Often to Succeed Early" will change your life, business, and philanth...
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CJ Cornell - Almost every city wants to be the next Silicon Valley spawning the next Google - yet no city comes close. CJ Cornell will discuss how local government, academia and local business leaders try to do all the right things, but end up hindering entrepreneurship - and how we can change t...
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James Britt - The Wii is a great gaming system, using motion-sensitive and location-aware remote controls. These some controls can be used to create fun and innovative desktop applications as well. I’ll show you how! You can submit your own idea at ignitephoenix.com ... IgnitePHX ignitephx4 "ign...
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Howard Covitz - The astrolabe is an astronomical calculator dating back at least 2000 years. Once you have walked through how to use the darn thing, you will appreciate firsthand just how much "they knew back then". You can submit your own idea at ignitephoenix.com ... ignitephx ignitephx4 "Howa...
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Greg Stiles - Little known, but widely acclaimed the Challenger Space Center in Peoria is Arizona’s bridge to the world of space exploration. Find out why we are inspiring people of all ages to dream about space exploration for the our generation You can submit your own idea at ignitephoenix.com
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Evo Terra - "Big Numbers" wraps up my two previous Ignite Phoenix talks — Big Time and Big Distance. Like the previous sessions, this is all about scale. Or rather, our inability to fully grasp when things get really, really BIG. Where the first two talks covered topics we think about only...
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Katie Charland - Teachers, social media need not be your enemy. Embrace technology. Retake the classroom with enticing, engaging lessons that turn under the desk texts to your advantage. You can submit your own idea at ignitephoenix.com
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Stacy Holmstedt - Sometimes people die peacefully of natural causes. Other times, mortuaries have to artfully put Humpty back together again. Your weirdest questions about your body - after death - answered without really disturbing visuals. You can submit your own idea at ignitephoenix.com
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Matt Wynn - Want to build a cool website with the mugshots of Maricopa county arrestees in real time? Want to know who uses the most water on the hottest day of the year? Want to see what neighborhoods get the fastest responses to citizen complaints? You can’t! Let's talk about what's wrong with ...
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Fredi Lajvardi - Creating a Robotics team has revolutionized STEM education at Carl Hayden hs, and it has dramatically increased the number of students going into engineering and technical fields at Arizona State University. The team has spawned many other teams in AZ and they are experienceing ...
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