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The What If...? Conference (HD)
by The What If...? LLC
The What If...? Conference is a gathering of curious minds interacting and growing through a series of eight minute 'What If...?' propositions, inspiring interest in our current world, where we've been and where we might be going. We will break down barriers with active curiosity. Join us.
Episodes
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What If We Used Edison's Midnight Lunches?: Sarah Caldicott, Innovation Expert (02014)
Looking to her great grand uncle, Sarah Caldicott explains some of the thinking processes Thomas Edison used that could help us think more creatively. Part of this, is how Edison brought his teams together with a "Midnight Lunch". These lunches were informal gatherings where coworkers would learn...
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What If Green Nanotechnology From Your Kitchen Is A Panacea For Cancers?: Dr. Kattesh V. Katti, Nanotech Scientist (02014)
By using things found in many kitchens, Dr. Katti creates nanoparticals on stage. An outstanding leader with sustained international acclaims for his work in biomedical sciences, Kattesh V. Katti is the first immigrant American to receive the Sate of Missouri's highest civilian honor of...
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What If Space Were The Playground Of The Americans?: Shane Kincaid, Artisan (02014)
Each day, decisions are made that change the course of human events. Some few of these decisions have made us an Earthbound species for far longer than we could have been. In this stimulating retrospectacle, Shane Kincaid will show how America could have made space its playground in the last...
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What If Humanity's Greatest Trait Can Be Found Within Our Artists And Children?: Sloane Scott, Babel-Tongued Poet (02014)
To probe humanity's greatest trait, we must first turn to the most creative of us all- the writers and musicians and children whose thoughts race too fast for their forming mouths. This What If...? ponders whether we could exhume the soul of adults who have lost the ability to create with such a...
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What If Every College Student Took A Course In Entrepreneurship?: Sara Cochran, Entrepreneurship Educator (02014)
What would happen if every collage student took a course in entrepreneurship? Would we have more business people? Would less-traditionally "business people" step into a new way of being? What are the upsides? Sara Cochran uses her own research to answer. Sara Cochran is a Higher Education PhD...
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What If Men Had Periods?: Sam Albrecht, Social Deviant (02014)
Our gender boundaries also create mental boundaries. How could we mix that up? What would happen if we thought more about, and through, gender? As a kid Sam got really good at asking supremely annoying questions (like Why do we use forks?), which her parents mostly entertained. She turned this...
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What If The US Had Less Privacy Than The USSR?: Dr. Richard Stallman, Free-Software Crusader (02014)
Thanks to digital technology, companies and the government have an ever growing reach into our privacy and software freedoms. Free software means freedom. Stallman talks about the four essential freedoms and gives examples of how others are watching us. Democracy is in danger when the government…
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What If More People Were Happy?: Nancy H. Tilton, Education Hacker (02014)
Nancy loves learning and doing things. She never stays still and throws herself into projects that she loves. Along the way, she makes many friends that bring her even more energy. She loves people, a trait that has helped her develop great relationships with the students and families she works...
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What If Using Genetic Technology We Created Real Life Pokemon?: Sarah Grant, She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (02014)
What if using current genetic technology, scientists created Pokemon? Is it ethical? Does the science exist/ could the science ever exist? Would the complete integration of animals into our technology and daily lives (transport etc.) result in a semi-pastoral society? This presentation goes into...
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What If Why Is As Important As What?: Ayush Manandhar, Visionary Leader (02014)
Ayush Manandhar is a student at Westminster College, MO currently majoring in Transnational Studies and Economics. In 2013, he interned at Winrock International, assisting the disadvantaged in Nepal to increase economic opportunities. He also worked as a teacher for the University of Cambridge...
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What If There Are Real Barriers To Asking What If...??: Michael Applegate, Barrier Breaker (02014)
Does your language shape your thought? Michael brings a new perspective to research on linguistic cognitive barriers. Michael Applegate helps others get their voice heard. Whether it be collective action problems or cognitive differences, Michael is there, lending her hands.
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What If You Woke Up Somewhere Else?: Justin Cave, Word Hoarder (02014)
Through a reading, Justin and Michael explore a witty scenario. Justin A. Cave was born in Kansas City, were he resides to this day sans a near decade stint in Fulton, Missouri. Some of that has been enjoyable, some less enjoyable. In either instance, he is here to talk to y'all about some of…
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What If Buildings Could Function As Medicine?: Josh Van Zak, Architectural Pharmacologist (02014)
Our brains and bodies change in response to the environment, which, in turn, is changed by us. Medicine attempts to manipulate our brains and bodies in very specific ways, usually over a short period of time; thus, it's often necessary to keep taking pills over a lifetime to sustain physiological...
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What If NYC Resources Were Brought to Rural America?: Jennifer Shaw, Equal-Opportunity Geek (02014)
What originally started as a forum for women who were active and passionate about technology and it's powers to change our lives, and the world, quickly became so much more. Since December 2011, NYTechWomen has been changing the environment for women in NYC, but it quickly became incredibly clear...
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What If We Could Quantify Wasted Human Capital And Turn It Into A Resource?: Collin Bunch, Leveler Upper (02014)
Organisms are complex living organisms made up of people. By re-aligning that reality, we can unlock our hidden potential. Collin empowers people to become entrepreneurs which will fundamentally change the world. Optimistic about the internet and the networks we're creating.
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What If The Next Major Evolutionary Event Happens This Century?: Alex Altomare, Entrepre-nerd (02014)
Alex Altomare is alumnus of Rockhurst High School and Loyola Marymount University, with degrees in Biology and Physics. Altomare is a certified ski instructor, lover of the Kansas City Zoo, and an avid member of the Kansas City YoYo and Juggling Clubs. During his free time, Altomare enjoys...
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What If We Changed The Way Content Is Shared?: Audrey Bellis, Content Community Builder (02014)
When Audrey isn't trying to change the way publishers and commenters engage online, she can be found curating content and sparkles @MeddleIt. With a background in e-commerce and fundraising; Audrey has served on the Advisory Board for Catholic Charities Los Angeles and as an Emerging Leader for...
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What If We Were All Family Generation Changers?: Tara Stone, Proactive Self-Help Junkie (02014)
The life you have doesn't mean it's the life you've been given. Sometimes we can make the biggest impact on the world by starting with our family. What if we were all family generation changers defines generation changers and suggests steps that you can to take to set the stage for those who come...
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What If We All Had Superpowers?: Johnly Cummings, Comic Book eWizard (02013)
What if we had superpowers? defines what a feasible superpower is, how a superpower could be applied practically, and what 'superpowers' would mean for our species. Combining a look into the physics of comic books and real world applications of super powers, What if we had superpowers? is a…
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What If We Lost Our Love For Books?: Andrew Robertson, Hobbyist Dreamer (02013)
Some of the most celebrated dystopian novels of the twentieth century toyed with the idea of a post-literary world in which books, and institutions of learning, were censored or outlawed entirely. Perhaps one of the greatest humanitarian achievements of the twentieth century was the explosion in...
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What If Young Problem Solvers Increased Creative Thinking?: Project: CREATE , Creatives (02013)
Can young students provide unique perspective into education? This group thinks so. Kids have to live in what adults create, but we can change that by asking the right questions. (And, by including everyone in the decision-making process.) From the Columbia MO public schools, this group...
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What If Hip-Hop Were A Positive Force?: Noah Lennon, Hip-Hop Enthusiast (02013)
How can hip-hop change lives? Starting with a rap, Noah Lennon answers. Noah Lennon likes the hip-hop and spoken word.
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What If We Could Use Outdoor Classrooms As A Way To Resolve Conflicts?: Chris Givan, Philosopher (02013)
Could strategically placing classrooms outside help resolve long-standing conflicts in liberal societies? In this presentation, explore the philosophical aspects of architecture and how classrooms are uniquely poised to take advantage of the relations created by liberal society! Christopher…
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What If Westminster Were Suddenly Forced To Be Self-Sufficient?: Shane Kincaid, Artisan (02013)
The world may be more peaceful than it has ever been, but it is still full of existential dangers, from nuclear warfare to climate change to antibiotic-resistant plagues. In the sorry event of catastrophe, how can a small midwestern liberal arts college cope? Will it vanish, crumble, survive, or...
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What If Time Moves In A Circle?: Tyler William Haulotte, Philosopher (02013)
To ask the question: What If Time Moved In A Circle? is to be incredibly deceptive. The idea of time - in pop culture - operating cyclically normally means that a series of events will continue. This thinks in too small of a scale; what if... the lifespan of the whole universe was a circle? How...
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What If Life Didn't Suck?: Bjorn Cooley, Entrepreneur (02013)
Woven through history is a contest between two forms of society: networks, and institutions. For the first 95% of human history, all human societies were structured in informal networks, held together by social ties of reciprocity and reputation. With the end of the paleolithic period 10,000…
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What If The Olympics Were Used As An Alternative To War?: Dr. Selcen Phelps, Eternal Child (02013)
As a way to avoid collateral damage, minimize environmental impact, glorify human capacities besides violence, and, yes, boost the ratings of sports channels, I propose that we replace wars with the Olympics. What would it take? What would it look like? Is it already happening? Knowing nothing...
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What If McCarthyism And The Red Scare Never Happened?: Jefferson Grant Spears, Nihilist Priest (02013)
There are few words in American social and political culture that carry as heavy a stigma as communism and socialism. This is true now, and was especially true during an ideological era known as the Second Red Scare, or McCarthyism, bearing the namesake of Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin.…
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What If Technology Has Killed Privacy?: Dr. Tobias Gibson, Stick Fighting Civil Libertarian (02013)
As technology progresses, intrusions of privacy by governments, corporations and private persons and groups have become common place and insidious. This is a discussion about the erosion of our privacy. Dr. Tobias T. Gibson is associate professor of political science, lives in Fulton, is a proud...
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What If There Had Been No Religion?: Dr. Cliff Chalmers Cain, Jerusalem-Athens Straddler (02013)
Historically, religion has been a tremendous force for good, and a terrible impetus for evil. Religion is a world-wide phenomenon that has stimulated good, healthy, moral behavior. And it is simultaneously a world-wide phenomenon that has promoted evil, unhealthy, immoral behavior. On balance…
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What If I'm Wrong?: Ethan Porter, He Who Dared to be Wrong (02013)
We all exist in and interact with the same universe. This universe is constant and does not change from one individual to the next; yet, despite this fact, there is always disagreement amongst its inhabitants as to what the nature of reality is. There are things to know of this world, but we as...
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What If You're Wearing Big, Ugly Glasses?: Nathan Swan, Glasses-Remover (02013)
When you look at someone you've never spoken to, you make assumptions based on their appearance. You generalize how that individual may act according to how you've seen people with similar characteristics act in the past. You categorize people as athletes, nerds, Goths, potheads and hipsters; to...
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What If We Were All Poets?: Caroline Slavin, Storyteller (02013)
What makes a poet? The definition is broad, no argument, but there are certain characteristics that are found in all poets. What are these characteristics and what would it mean for the world if everyone were to adopt them? What would happen if everyone seized the creative capacity instilled…
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What If Women Were In Charge?: Dr. Cinnamon Brown, Empowered Female Crusader (02013)
A quick Google search of the question "What if Women were in charge?" renders many funny pictures of pink Swiss army knives complete with tubes of lipstick and automobile consoles adorned with cosmetic products. In many respects it seems that people find the prospect of women in charge more of a...
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What If We Brought Back Extant Species?: Josh Kling, Naturalist (02013)
The ecosystems we see around us used to be filled with species such as lions, elephants, cheetahs, and camels. These were all normal residents of North America at one time. To scientists, they are referred to as extant, meaning that they did not die out completely, extinct, they only died out in…
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The What If...? Conference is a gathering of curious minds interacting and growing through a series of eight minute 'What If...?' propositions, inspiring interest in our current world, where we've been and where we might be going. We will break down barriers with active curiosity. Join us.
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