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www.sparksandhoney.com TRENDING STORIES CULTURAL BRIEF Week of 11.10.12

Frog Creates An Open-Source Guide To Design Thinking How do you teach youngsters in the developing world how to work together to tackle tough problems in their own communities? Frogs collective action toolkit aims to help. Brainstorming, whether you believe in it or shun it, is a fantastic neologism. But as Frog Principal Designer David Sherwin has found, its also a very American word--one that doesnt exist in every language. New Social Systems, Crowd IQ, DIY Education Sports Illustrated Crowdsources Cover of Years Final Issue A year after after letting its readers choose the cover of an issue for the rst time in history, Sports Illustrated is asking them to do the same for 2012s best sports moment as well as upvote this years top photo and most inspiring athlete. Readers pick for the most iconic sports moment of 2012 will determine the cover of the magazines Dec. 31 issue. Crowd IQ, Screen Culture Mothership HackerMoms: Where Hackerspace Meets Motherhood As a programmer, I love the idea of joining a hackerspace: A space where I can work on personal and community projects to explore new areas of programming that I may not be familiar with. As a maker, I love the idea of joining a makerspace: A space where I can have access to tools, materials, and resources to build and tinker with things. As a working mom, I love the idea of joining a mommy group: A group where I can nd moral support and camaraderie. New Social Systems, Hack Design

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Google Supports Movember with Games Users Control With Their Moustaches Produced byM&C Saatchis digital agency Mark, along with digital production arm, MAKE, Movember games are launched via a Google Chrome web app. Each of the four face-tracking games is set to roll out each week of Movember. New Masculinity, Super Human

Are Genetically Modied Insects The Next Step For The GMO Industry? Whether you like them or not, genetically modied ingredients are hard to avoid in the food supply-theyre found in most processed foods in the U.S. and elsewhere. These crops--generally things like cotton, soy, and corn--are tweaked in labs so that theyre immune to pestkilling products made by companies like Monsanto. stops them from having what they really want. Robopocalypse

Microsoft Computer Speaks Chinese for You - in Your Own Voice By now, everyone knows computers can talk.There's Hal. There's Watson. And, of course, there's Siri. But never before have computers been able to talk for you, in your voice, and in a foreign language.That's the technology - or a precursor to it - that Microsoft Research recently demonstrated at an event in China. Super Human, Robopocalypse

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[VIDEO] Disney and Barney's New York present "Electric Holiday" 204,977 views Refreshed Classics, Enchanted

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[VIDEO] Jeff Hancock: The Future of Lying 202,031 views The Real Thing

THIS WEEK IN HASHTAGS/TRENDING LANGUAGE

Selena and Justin #HappyVeteransDay D'Antoni Phil Jackson #nowplaying #Lakers #blessed Thanksgiving Petraeus #FreeTebow Thanksgiving Tim Tebow diamonds

UPCOMING EVENTS
11.16 Anna Karenina Premiere 11.17 NovemeBEERfest 11.18-19 The Dust Bowl (PBS) 11.18 Oprahs Favorite Things 11.19 International Mens Day

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