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What I did in my “spare”(!) time…

The last several weeks I’ve been totally immersed in helping organize TEDxBayArea TEDWomen (designed to coincide with the first global TEDWomen event in Wash, DC).  We had about 150 attendees plus an unknown number watching the livestream.  Breaks were filled with energized conversations about all manner of topics.  It was an exciting day. Like the Read the full article…




What would you do for a fat-free, vitamin enriched Klondike bar?

Scientists are already able to alter the genome at a rate much faster than was previously considered possible. I get excited thinking about the potential to provide children with healthy ice cream or pizza that is loaded with essential vitamins and anti-oxidants or potato chips that inhibit absorption of fat and balance insulin.


Through a different lens- innovatively

Listening to radio while driving to a meeting, I heard an interview with Brian May.  He was co-founder and lead guitarist for Queen, the  rock group known for such songs as “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You” (which May wrote).   What fascinated me was not my reminiscing about my younger Read the full article…