Slice of MIT

Slice of MIT


The Mindset Of Big Ideas

October 02, 2015

Good ideas never exist in a vacuum—they come from life experiences, world views, curiosity, hard work, and collective brain power. And when put to practice, the best ideas address real issues and solve real problems.

You’ll hear how a hacking ethos is leading to breakthroughs in medicine; how embracing new technologies will shape the camera of the future; how rethinking microbes could change the way we treat disease; and how crowd-sourcing is helping protect Earth from asteroids. Read more: http://bit.ly/1RkCWW4
Featuring:
Hans Peter Brøndmo ’87 (@brondmo)
Advisor, TrueNorth Venture Partners

Lina Colucci, doctoral candidate
Co-Director, MIT Hacking Medicine

Priya Garj ’15
Co-Director, MIT Hacking Medicine

Bernat Olle SM ’05, PhD ’07, MBA ’07
Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta Biosciences

Jenn Gustetic SM ’07
Assistant Director for Open Innovation, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Music: “On the Ground,” “Off to Osaka,” and “How it Begins”
All songs by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0