Talent
Reclaimed Art
Bates Wilson is a NYC-based artist who creates chairs, lamps and enormous sculptures from reclaimed metal. His work ranges from lights made from discarded drill parts to smooth, sinous fish designed to hang from the ceiling (although you’d need a pretty big space). Now that economics (rather than the environment) has made recycling materials hip, […]
Museum Maker – Ralph Appelbaum
Ralph Appelbaum is a content aggregator of a different kind. He creates museums. And he’s helped design some of the best museums in the world: American Museum of Natural History – NYC US Holocaust Memorial Museum – Washington DC US Capitol Visitor Center – Washington DC Royal Academy of Music – London Royal Albert Memorial […]
Greenlit: Garage Mahal, DIY Network
Garage Mahal – Cute contractor Brian Corsetti turns people’s cluttered, grimy garages into luxury spaces – he turns lawn-mower storage into wine cellar, Vegas-style hangout or a drive-in movie theatre. Channel: DIY Network TX: 5 May 09 Source: Cynopsis
Interview: Claire Richmond of findaTVexpert.com
Are you looking for the perfect host for your programme idea? findaTVexpert.com is an online database of experts. It’s free to search and it’s a fast way to find TV-friendly experts, from architects to zoologists and everyone in between: pig farmers, marine biologists, funeral celebrants, doctors, dentists, designers, barristers, lifecoaches, hat makers, shoe makers and cocktail shakers. Ex-Changing Rooms and Ready, Steady, Cook producer Claire Richmond explains why she set it up […]
Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive?
Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, is the host of PBS’s NOVA scienceNOW programme. He was also named “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” by People (which begs the question(s): where’s the competition? And who would be the sexiest if all the dead ones were included?) Watch him rant about Hollywood space aliens here. Hat tip […]
How to Find an Expert
Need to find an expert? Live Person has 30,000 ‘ready to chat’ live online, from lawyers to doctors to psychics. It costs from $0.50 – $2 per minute to seek the advice of someone. This could be a good place to hunt for new onscreen talent, but there’s probably a bigger story here…. have a […]
Get Yourself an Ivy League Education Online
Ever wish you had a better education? Now you can have an Ivy League education for free. Academic Earth is a website that is packed with 1000s of videos of university lectures – everything from astronomy, economics, entrepreneurship, physics, medicine and psychology to religion, from professors at Yale, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Princeton and Harvard. Not […]
How to Get Your Idea on TV as a Truly Independent Producer
Alom Shaha is a factual TV development producer who has started pitching his own ideas independently, and raising the funding to make his films himself. His latest film is an ambitious 360 multiplatform project that asks, “Why is Science Important?” He proves that an individual can get a project off the ground (in less time than going through the usual channels) and maintain editorial control. (Photo by *USB*)
TV Shows Scientists Want to Develop and Present
This week, in honour of National Science and Engineering Week, I’ve asked some scientists to tell us what’s good about science on television – and what kind of shows they’d develop if they had the chance. (Photo by Unhindered by Talent)
Josie Long Converts to Science
Today on BBC Radio 6 Josie Long was telling Nemone that she’s just discovered the delights of science. Just imagine the possibilities: a funny woman presenting a science programme? Just sayin’…
Michael Hebb – Food Provocateur?
Seattle-based chef Michael Hebb, a “food provocateur” (watch your back, Heston) with a face less lived-in than Ramsay, presides over a series of moving feasts in a supper club that might find you sitting at a sixteen-foot long table on an island or taking a 32 mile stroll along a freeway before you get your […]
Little Ethnic Girl – Helen Hong
Helen Hong is funny. By day she’s a TV producer in NYC. By night she’s an adorable Little Ethnic Girl. Watch her do her stuff (you’ll need earphones if you are to do it safely at work) – and do it for no other reason than she references a UK TV production company…can you guess […]
Ruby Wax does Psychology
Ruby Wax gave a talk yesterday at an event management conference about the psychology of empathy and leadership. Turns out she’s been doing an MA in psychotherapy, and she threw some neuroscience into her talk for good measure. To prove her point about empathy, she invited an unsuspecting woman onto the stage to be interviewed […]
Eva Vertes – 21, and Looking for a Cure For Cancer
Eva Vertes, is a ‘microbiology prodigy’. She gave a talk in 2006 when she was 19 about her passion for medicine and what led her to make, at the age of 17, the discovery of a compound that stops the cell death in the brain of a fruit-fly, which was considered to be the first […]
Joe Cirulli – Jamie Oliver of Fitness?
Is Joe Cirulli the US Jamie Oliver of fitness? Aged 21 he made a list of things he wanted to do, and has steadily ticked them off. One of the things on his list was building a health and fitness empire, which was rated one of the four best in the world, and the best […]
American Buffalo
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon, by Steve Rinella is his account of winning a permit to hunt and kill wild American bison in Alaska, in which he embarks on a journey through history, science and popular culture. He detours to England to get a bison skull carbon dated, looks for signs of […]
Forbes – 25 Web Celebrities to Know
Forbes has just published its annual Web Celeb 25 – the bloggers, techies and geeks who are rocking the online world. If you are looking for onscreen talent/experts, I suggest you start with the following. I’ve chosen them purely on the basis that they’ve got a good face for TV/are hot. Call me superficial and […]
TED Conference Speakers 2009
TED (tagline: Ideas Worth Spreading) have just announced some of their returning speakers at their 2009 conference. In the meantime browse the site for inspirational talks and expert/talent spotting. 2009 conference speakers include: Biochemist Kary Mullins, Biologist Robert Full, Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin, Founding director of Harvard Business School’s Life Sciences Project, Juan Enriquez, Marketing guru […]
Weapons Against Robots
If terrorism, economic collapse and global warming isn’t enough to worry about, there’s also the problem of robots – but you can rest easy in the knowledge that Weapons Against Robots have got your back with active weapon systems, detection systems and robo virus systems. Weapons Against Robots was set up by young entreprenuer Ben […]
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
TED is an annual conference that brings together the world’s best thinkers. It started in 1984, bringing together people from technology, entertainment and design, who are challenged to give their best ever presentation in 18 minutes. TED’s mission is to spread ideas, believing in “the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the […]
A Boy Wearing Make Up Gets His Own TV Show
Mathieu Francis, is A Boy Wearing Make Up. He’s a “crazy/energetic boy who enjoys wearing makeup and showing you how-to(ots).” After building up a following online, he was signed up to do his own show – equal parts make up and current affairs – on www.thewb.com (unfortunately only viewable in the US – but you can see him on […]
Visual Arts Professor Transforms Herself into Cosmetic Artist
Calgary based Kyla Gutsche studied Art History at Oxford University, but cancer treatment changed her both her life and her career. She studied micro-pigmentation techniques and now combines her knowledge with her artistic talent to transform the appearance of people who have been disfigured due to trauma, illness or surgery. She has worked in London, Calgary and Vancouver. See her work on the Cosmetic Transformations website.
Monocle Weekly podcast
Monocle, the grown-up-sexy magazine on business, design, culture, international affairs and consumer culture has launched a weekly podcast. Subscribe or listen online to interviews, features and reports from Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Interrogate This: Psychologists Take on Terror
Filmmaker, and practicing forensic psychologist, Maryanne Galvin has made a feature documentary, Interrogate This that asks: “Should psychologists help the military interrogate national security detainees?”
The School of Life
Improve your life with a visit to The School of Life, where you’ll find quirky courses that offer “intelligent and playful ways to interpret the world”.
Change your Life
Many people are seeing these straitened times as an opportunity for artists and entrepreneurs to flourish. If you are currently ‘considering your options’ you could do worse than consult the following resources – and then follow your dream.
