http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/dentists-doctors-study.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:14:12 +0000 Research out of NYU points to the oral hygiene industry as the new front line for preventative medicine.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/growth-strategies-for-social-business.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:30:20 +0000 What trends are shaping non-profits and businesses focused on social good? PSFK reports on Grameen Creative Lab's 'Change Model: Action Framing Workshop' that took place this weekend in NYC.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/psfk-conference-speaker-interview-greg-lindsay.html Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:19:19 +0000 Greg Lindsay speaks on the future of cities, in anticipation of next week's PSFK Conference.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/new-york-university-comes-to-shanghai.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:12:31 +0000 Hoping to initiate the "catfish effect," NYU will be the first American university to open a branch in China.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/nyc-fills-chief-digital-officer-position.html Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:07:55 +0000 Entrepreneur and adjunct professor of social media, Rachel Sterne, will fill the role of Chief Digital Officer for New York City.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/a-new-college-ranking-system.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:26:30 +0000 Washington Monthly creates a review method that places low-income and privileged students on equal footing. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/bus-roots-the-worlds-first-green-roofed-bus.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:20:13 +0000 There are approximately 4,500 of these MTA vehicles in NYC. Imagine if each one of them had a rooftop garden?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/paper-and-wood-come-alive-the-papel-project.html Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:31 +0000 A warm interactive artwork mixes physical materials and digital projections.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/meet-scout-a-robot-made-out-of-legos.html Tue, 25 May 2010 15:42:36 +0000 Scout is a remote controlled flying robot built from LEGO Technic building bricks with two electric ducted fans for forward and upward propulsion.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/ikea-robotics-an-exploration-of-dynamic-architecture.html Tue, 25 May 2010 10:58:46 +0000 Too tired to pull up a chair? One day, that chair may come to you.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/diaspora-a-user-controlled-social-network.html Thu, 13 May 2010 10:52:24 +0000 A new concept called Diaspora* seeks to create a safer, more informed social network that is controlled solely by its users.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/video-john-dimatos-psfk-conference-new-york-2010.html Mon, 10 May 2010 14:56:47 +0000 John Dimatos, a Resident Researcher at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and teacher of ‘Designing for UNICEF,’ speaks on how design and human understanding impact social organization.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/nyus-summer-camp-for-grown-up-geeks.html Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:20:11 +0000 The Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University has started a summer camp for working professionals to help transform their innovative ideas to reality.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/john-dimatos-on-networked-objects-creative-technology-and-social-good.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:17:43 +0000 Following his participation at our NYC Conference in April, PSFK had a chance to talk with John Dimatos, Resident Researcher at NYU’s Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/psfk-conference-speaker-interview-john-dimatos.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:06:22 +0000 John Dimatos will be one of the speakers at our upcoming PSFK Conference 2010, taking place on April 9th. John is a Resident Researcher at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program and will be teaching 'Designing for UNICEF' in the fall.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/chamball-martial-arts-meets-dodgeball.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:27:12 +0000 Chamball is a new conceptual sport which combines elements of dodgeball and martial arts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/itp-winter-show-part-1.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:54:03 +0000 We visited ITP’s annual Winter Show to check out some of the ingenious art/tech mashups from this year’s students. From bartending pianos to paparazzi purses, there was wall-to-wall ingenuity on display. We had so many favorites that we couldn’t fit them in ten posts, let alone one, but we’ll try it in two. Here’s the first round-up: Pianocktial This is a piano that mixes drinks–seriously. The keys correspond to certain liquors, which are dispensed when they are played. So what does Chopsticks taste like? We can’t tell you. But whatever it was we played tasted like grape juice. Awesome project,Read more...]]>