10.4.14 - The Power of the Everyday

Innovation Hub | Jun 1, 2015
It's time to examine the power of the everyday. Antibiotics overuse has created resistant bugs that are fundamentally changing healthcare, says Maryn McKenna, author of "Imagining the Post-Antibiotics Future." Gina Bianchini, CEO and founder of Mightybell, sees a post-Facebook future, where you can meet the people that you should know, not the ones you already know. And while many communities have been left out of the tech scene, WAMU reporter Lauren Ober has the story of one non-profit that’s teaching everyone how to code. Plus, author Steven Johnson talks about how innovations can create some unanticipated ripple effects.

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