Nick Martin: Learn Online

“In the field of international development, so many people need new skills.” Listen to Nick Martin describe his unique, interactive model for online training for social change.  techchange.org

Emily Jacobi: Digitizing Democracy

“What are the possibilities of new technology to transform situations for some of the world’s most marginalized groups?” Emily Jacobi describes how her group, Digital Democracy, is using technology to improve local social and environmental projects, like assisting local efforts to document oil spills in Peru. www.digital-democracy.org

Julia Watson: Sacred places

illustration by Peter Durand

“I am an architect and I am interested in preserving these sacred places.” Julia Watson explains why it is so important to preserve environmentally sensitive sites and ecosystems around the world while considering the interests and participation of local inhabitants.

Nicole Stubbs: Lending data

illustration by Peter Durand

“How do you build real economic security in a cash economy?” Learn how Nicole Stubbs is reducing lending and borrowing costs across the developing world through cloud technology by aggregating big data and producing recommendations about products and loan sizes. www.first-access.org

Jessica Richman: Citizen Science

iPad illustration by Peter Durand

“Citizen science is the process of involving the public in science, and it is desperately needed.” Jessica Richman shares the importance of crowdsourcing scientific research, such as to explore the human microbiome. More at: ubiome.com

PopTech 2013 Science & Social Innovation Fellows

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Meet the Social Innovation Fellows PopTech Fellows participate in an all-expenses-paid intensive program, which will run from October 18-23, 2013, and focus on insights and tools for accelerating and scaling “big bet” innovations. Meet the Science Fellows Fellows explore branding, media relations, social media, finance, leadership, digital storytelling, design for impact and organizational development. Interactive training sessions are led by eminent innovators, scientists, journalists and acknowledged leaders in these fields.