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Can a cooperative be an option for a farm succession plan? In some cases, it can work. It’s one of the areas that the UW Center for Cooperatives is looking into. Kelly Maynard is a cooperative development specialist with the center, which is part of the Division of Extension. In addition to research, outreach, and education, they also help people start new cooperatives. Kelly says while she doesn’t have an example yet of a farm converting to a cooperative, she has a list of several other rural businesses that have seen success with the transition. Learn more: https://uwcc.wisc.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive deep into DeepSeek, the AI project that shaking up the tech world, to better understand the underlying technical advances and the long-term implications for the industry. Joining us is Bill Howe, an associate professor at the University of Washington's Information School and the co-founding director of the UW Center for Responsible AI Systems and Experiences, among other UW roles. Related stories: DeepSeek’s new model shows that AI expertise might matter more than compute in 2025 Allen Institute for AI challenges DeepSeek on key benchmarks with big new open-source AI model Microsoft CEO says AI use will ‘skyrocket’ with more efficiency amid craze over DeepSeek Who will win in AI? DeepSeek’s breakthrough stirs questions around value capture We open the show from the Microsoft campus in Redmond, after getting an inside look at the company's history for an upcoming installment in our Microsoft @ 50 series. John marvels at the size of new campus project, which is still under way, and we experience first-hand the company's vast parking garage when we try to leave. Also on our agenda this week: Amazon's lawsuit against Washington state over a Washington Post public records request, and what it says about the conflicts inherent to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' ownership of the newspaper. Related story: Bezos vs. Bezos: Amazon sues WA state over Washington Post request for Kuiper records With GeekWire's Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this seventh episode of our series on brain-computer interfaces, we are joined by Sara Goering. Dr. Goering is Professor of Philosophy, and Core Faculty for the Program on Ethics and the Disability Studies Program at the University of Washington. She co-leads the ethics thrust at the UW Center for Neurotechnology and also spends time discussing philosophy with children in the Seattle public schools, through the UW Center for Philosophy of Children. In this episode, we discuss several aspects of Dr. Goering's wide-ranging work, including the medical versus social model of disability, the intersection of philosophy of disability and neuroethics, the importance of user-centered design in BCI research, the value of a ‘needs pull' rather than ‘technology push' approach to such research, the BCI Pioneers Coalition, privacy concerns and informed consent in the context of brain data, neurotechnology and the concept of relational agency, the extended mind and its connection to disability, and more topics.

Kelly Maynard is a cooperative development specialist at the university of Wisconsin center for cooperative development and we're going to get into some practical advice and tools you can use when thinking about going into cooperative farming, yourself, or yourselves, as it were. This is the second coop development person, or forth depending on how you define that role, I've had on this season to, if nothing else, drive the point home that there are people out there who's life work it is support the development of your “working together” ideas. Not only do you not have to farm alone, you don't have to build cooperative systems alone. Mentioned in the show... Farm Commons resource on FSA farm ownership loans Farm Commons and UWCC toolkit on sharing labor Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making UWCC recorded webinars, see Tools for an Effective Board and Decision-Making Tools for the Board Room Folks who support Collab Farm Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply is your one-stop shop for cover crops, soil amendments, tools, and more. Save 20% on your first order now with code: NOTILL24. Apply for a commercial account for year-round savings and dedicated support! Visit Groworganic.com/notill ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) will offer the Business of Farming Conference on Saturday, February 22, in Asheville, North Carolina. Find out more at asapconnections.org Farmhand enables you to offload your administrative tasks, send and manage communications, and sell more to your customers. Learn more and book a free test drive at farmhand.partners/notill High Mowing Organic Seeds has the professional quality seeds and supportive grower reps to get you from seed to harvest. Visit highmowingseeds.com to request a catalog and use code NOTILL25 for 10% off your order of $100 or more!

An expanding field of research is looking at how the gut affects different parts of people's health, but how does it affect brain health? Drs. Barb Bendlin and Tyler Ulland join the podcast to talk about their 2023 study, which suggests a link between gut health, aging and changes related to Alzheimer's disease. They discuss their findings on how gut inflammation could impact brain health, as well as explain what it means to have good gut health and how food, medications, where one lives and other factors can impact the gut microbiome. Guests: Barbara Bendlin, PhD, professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, deputy director, University of Wisconsin (UW) Center for Health Disparities Research, and Tyler Ulland, PhD, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, leader, Ulland Lab Show Notes Learn more about the 2024 Fall Community Conversation: The Impact of Social Connections on Brain Health and register to attend in person on our website. Read Dr. Bendlin and Dr. Ulland's study, “Gut inflammation associated with age and Alzheimer's disease pathology: a human cohort study,” on the National Library of Medicine website. Learn more about Dr. Bendlin and Dr. Uland's study in the article, “Gut inflammation linked to aging and Alzheimer's disease,” on the UW School of Medicine and Public Health website. Learn more about Dr. Ulland from his profile on the Ulland lab webpage. Learn more about Dr. Bendlin from her profile on the UW Center for Health Disparities Research website. Connect with us Find transcripts and more at our website. Email Dementia Matters: dementiamatters@medicine.wisc.edu Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's e-newsletter. Enjoy Dementia Matters? Consider making a gift to the Dementia Matters fund through the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer's. All donations go toward outreach and production.

The 'New Elites' of X: Identifying the Most Influential Accounts Engaged in Hamas/Israel Discourse is a public talk and discussion featuring UW Center for an Informed Public faculty Kate Starbird, Mert Bayar and Mike Caulfield. The event was held and recorded on Feb. 6, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the HUB South Ballroom at the University of Washington in Seattle. This event is part of our Winter 2024 War in the Middle East Lecture Series on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide. Moderator: Resat Kasaba, Jackson School Professor and Middle East expert Sponsored by Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Social Sciences Division at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington, in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

In this exclusive live session, Luiza Jarovsky discusses with Prof. Ryan Calo his article "Socio-Digital Vulnerability" (co-authored with Daniella DiPaola), as well as his scholarship around topics such as:online manipulationrobot lawartificial intelligenceprivacyand online vulnerabilityThis conversation will be extremely valuable to anyone working in tech, privacy, and artificial intelligence.Ryan Calo is the Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Professor at the University of Washington School of Law, a founding co-director of the interdisciplinary UW Tech Policy Lab, and a co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. He is an internationally recognized and leading expert in his field, and his research on law and emerging technology appears in leading law reviews and technical publications. He has testified three times before the United States Senate and organized events on behalf of the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Obama White House. He has been a speaker at President Obama's Frontiers Conference, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and NPR's Weekend in Washington.Luiza Jarovsky is a lawyer, CEO of Implement Privacy, and author of Luiza's Newsletter.Read more about Luiza's work at https://www.luizajarovsky.comSubscribe to Luiza's Newsletter: https://www.luizasnewsletter.comCheck out the courses and training programs Luiza is leading at https://www.implementprivacy.comFollow Luiza on social media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luizajarovskyTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/luizaJarovskyYouTube: https://youtube.com/@luizajarovsky

oin host Jacqueline Cooper, renowned for her shows CryptoMom2 and other shows, as she engages in an enlightening discussion with Professor Steve Lupien, Director of the Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation. The partnership with the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain & Digital Innovation and the Blockchain Legal Institute (www.BLI.Tools) is announced during their conversation. Additionally, they discuss the schedule for the upcoming Wyoming Blockchain Stampede & the release of the must have book, Blockchain Fundamentals for Web3. To reach Steve Lupien email him at slupien@uwyo.edu. To reach Jacqueline Cooper email her at cryptomom2consulting@gmail.com About: The Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) is an interdisciplinary center focused on emerging technologies to foster innovation, economic development, and education. The CBDI is shared by the College of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the School of Energy Resources; https://www.uwyo.edu/acct-fin/cbdi/index.html About: The 2023 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede scheduled September 11-15 at the University of Wyoming. The annual WyoHackathon is tentatively set to start online on Friday. September 9. Plan now to attend a week of activities that starts with a meeting of the Wyoming Legislature's Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology and ends with a concert for Stampede participants by country western performer Travis Denning. The event is presented by the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation. Title sponsor is Input Output Global (IOG). https://www.fbcinc.com/e/wyblockchainstampede/ Visit Amazon to obtain a copy of Blockchain Fundamentals for Web 3.0: https://www.amazon.com/Blockchain-Fundamentals-Web-3-0/dp/1682262251 Visit Amazon to obtain a copy of the Bitcoin Cinderella blockchain adventure series (www.bitcoincinderella.com) About Jacqueline Cooper: With a rich background spanning business, education, and law, Jacqueline found her true calling in the realm of creative technology. Her mission is to empower individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary for confident decision-making in this rapidly evolving sector. She is the CEO of the Blockchain Legal Institute (www.BLI.Tools), a centralized library for our decentralized world. Special Talk Show discount code: Coffeecup for only $3.99 As the author of 'The Best 5 Minute Crypto Wealth Organizer' and 'The Bitcoin Cinderella & Her Adventures on the Blockchain', the first-ever Web3 fairytale series, Jacqueline beautifully blends the complex world of blockchain with engaging narratives. Her formidable educational background underpins her expertise: a B.A. from Vassar College (NY), a J.D. from UC Law SF (CA), and an M.A. in Leadership in Teaching from Notre Dame of Maryland University (MD). Moreover, as a National Board Certified Special Education Consultant (NBCT), she has a keen eye for creating inclusive and effective educational experiences. Follow CryptoMom2 here! Instagram: cryptomom2_bitcoincinderella Twitter: @CryptoMom2Show LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/-cooper-jd-cryptomom2-talkshow 'The Bitcoin Cinderella' awaits you in English, Spanish, and Creole. Other compelling titles include 'The Bitcoin Cinderella & The 7 Dwarves', 'How To Use Digital Assets To Fundraise For Your Non-Profit', and 'Best 5 Minute Crypto Wealth Organizer: For You, Your Family, Tax Planners & Estate Planning'. Expand your crypto knowledge and join our subscriber community today!

Guntis Smidchens presents his lecture, "Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian “New Idealism” for a Postimperial World" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop. This teacher workshop is sponsored by the European Union, the UW Center for West European Studies & EU Center, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Center for Global Studies, the World Affairs Council. The workshop is hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. For more information, please email the Center for West European Studies at cweseuc@uw.edu. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

John Koenig presents his lecture, "The U.S.-Europe Defense Relationship: De-Risking, Not De-Coupling" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop. This teacher workshop is sponsored by the European Union, the UW Center for West European Studies & EU Center, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Center for Global Studies, the World Affairs Council. The workshop is hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. For more information, please email the Center for West European Studies at cweseuc@uw.edu. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Dean LaRue presents his lecture, "The EU and NATO: Searching for a European Defense Identity" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop. This teacher workshop is sponsored by the European Union, the UW Center for West European Studies & EU Center, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Center for Global Studies, the World Affairs Council. The workshop is hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. For more information, please email the Center for West European Studies at cweseuc@uw.edu. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Scott Montgomery presents his lecture, "Europe's Energy Challenges: Winter is Coming" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop. This teacher workshop is sponsored by the European Union, the UW Center for West European Studies & EU Center, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Center for Global Studies, the World Affairs Council. The workshop is hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. For more information, please email the Center for West European Studies at cweseuc@uw.edu. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

The UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention is getting a new leader, new artwork at Wingra school honors indigenous heritage, and Black Oxygen returns today. It's Metcalfe's Monday! Today's episode is brought to you by Metcalfe's Markets, as well as Steinhafels and Log2Lose.

The UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention is getting a new leader, new artwork at Wingra school honors indigenous heritage, and Black Oxygen returns today. It's Metcalfe's Monday! Today's episode is brought to you by Metcalfe's Markets, as well as Steinhafels and Log2Lose.

It's that time of year when you'll start seeing a lot of farm equipment on the roadways as farmers start fieldwork and planting crops. Both farmers and motorists can play a role in preventing deaths on Wisconsin roadways. John Shutske is an agricultural safety specialist at UW-Madison and the UW Center for Agricultural Safety & Health. He joins us to break down how you can keep yourself and others out of harm's way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, disability and disease in the United States, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We talk about quitting tobacco with the director of clinical service at UW-Madison Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention.

  On today's show, we learn about the democracy of cooperatives in  with Anne Reynolds. Anne is the former Director of UW Center for Cooperatives. She joins us to talk […] The post Building Co-Ops and Thriving Within Them with Anne Reynolds appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Earlier this year, Courtney Berner, the Executive Director of the Center for Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin, wrote an article called "Where are New Co-ops Emerging? The Changing Map of Co-op Development" for Nonprofit Quarterly. In the article, Courtney writes how Resident Owned Communities are a sector-specific strategy that is changing where new cooperatives emerge. Courtney joins today's episode talk about the article and to provide a brief history of cooperatives! More information, including show notes and links, at rocusa.org/ownershipmatters Follow ROC USA: Twitter: @rocusaorg Facebook: @rocusa.bettertogether Follow the UW Center for Cooperatives: Twitter: @centerforcoops Facebook: @UWCenterforCoops

KING 5's Jessica Janner Castro talks to policy specialist John Koenig about the war in Ukraine. Koenig spent more than three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service and is currently a lecturer with the UW Center for West European Studies. Koenig is a former ambassador to Cyprus and a political advisor to the NATO Joint Forces Command. In 2011, he got the Presidential Distinguished Service award for his work and leadership in Berlin, Germany and at the U.S. Mission to NATO. Koenig said a diplomatic solution to the war is still possible. Follow coverage of the war in Ukraine here. Find Seattle-based ways to support Ukrainians here.

Today is a discussion of DISINFORMATION IN THE PANDEMIC with returning COVIDCalls guest Kate Starbird. Kate Starbird is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW). Kate's research is situated within human-computer interaction and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of the how social media and other information-communication technologies are used during crisis events. Currently, her work focuses on the production and spread of online rumors, misinformation, and disinformation in the context of crisis events. Starbird is a co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public.

In this episode, Prof. Ryan Calo speaks to Nicolas Wittstock about interdisciplinary work in the UW Tech Policy Lab and UW Center for an Informed Public. What's more, they discuss Ryan's work on the increasing use of automated tools by administrative agencies.

Give this episode 60 seconds and you'll understand why we're talking about sharing the road with farm implements. The next 30 minutes that follow, Cheryl Skjolaas, a senior outreach specialist with the UW Center for Agricultural Safety and Health breaks down the rules of the road, the two most common types of crashes that happen during harvest season and why all farm equipment isn't created equally when it comes to safety standards. I was honestly blown away to learn just how long it takes safety features to become standard for farm implements – it's 5 to 6 times longer than it does for a standard car! . . . If you want to learn more about what's legal road practices and how you can keep you and your family safe while out on the road this harvest season, Skjolaas share some extra resources here. . . . If you learned something from our conversation, please share it with a friend. Invite them to follow us here and over our social media pages: Inside the Bullseye. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amy-hanson7/message

After 16 years of Merkel's chancellorship, the Bundestag elections on September 26 will bring about new coalition formations and uncertainties about the policy course of Germany and Europe. How the country will position itself in terms of addressing climate change, countering antidemocratic challengers, safeguarding the welfare state and a competitive economy, and providing leadership in Europe and beyond, is up for debate. In the post-election panel on "Germany after Merkel" on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, three outstanding experts in German politics—Joyce Mushaben, Christiane Lemke, and Sarah Lohmann—discussed the aforementioned questions in a conversation moderated by Sabine Lang, Professor of European Politics at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and Director of the Center for West European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. This event was presented by UW Center for West European Studies and the UW Department of German Studies in partnership with Goethe Pop Up Seattle.

The clinical laboratory workforce is crucial to the U.S. healthcare system, providing critical information in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease. And yet, the number of laboratory professionals continues to shrink. What can we do to reverse this trend? On this episode of Inside the Lab, Dr. Lotte Mulder and guest host Ms. Edna Garcia, Director of Scientific Engagement and Research at ASCP's Institute for Science, Technology and Policy in Washington, DC, are joined by Ms. Susan Skillman, MS, Senior Deputy Director of the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, and Ms. Allyson Flores, MLS(ASCP)CM, Manager of Flow Cytometry and Hematopathology at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC, to discuss workforce policy. Our panelists describe ASCP's ongoing research around wage and vacancy, including the most recent Clinical Laboratory Workforce report produced in conjunction with the University of Washington's Center for Health Workforce Studies. They explain the most critical challenges facing our workforce today, exploring how to increase the visibility of careers in the lab, improve recruitment and retention, and promote diversity and inclusion in the field of laboratory medicine. Listen in for insight on how the pandemic is likely to shape the future of the profession and learn how you can help implement the innovative strategies proposed in the ASCP-UW CHWS report. Topics Covered  · ASCP's ongoing research around wage and vacancy in the clinical laboratory profession· ASCP's partnership with the UW Center for Health Workforce Studies on the most recent Clinical Laboratory Workforce Report · Critical challenges currently facing the clinical laboratory workforce· Why diversity is essential to the future of the profession and what we can do to recruit a more diverse clinical laboratory workforce· What attracted our panelists to laboratory medicine and how we might leverage those aspects of the career to address recruitment· Opportunities for institutions to communicate with local medical laboratory science programs around what trainees need to know· What the report teaches us about professional development opportunities and wage progression that might inform our practices moving forward Connect with ASCP ASCPASCP on FacebookASCP on InstagramASCP on Twitter Connect with Ms. Skillman Ms. Skillman on TwitterMs. Skillman at UW CHWS Connect with Ms. Flores Ms. Flores on TwitterMs. Flores on LinkedIn Connect with Dr. Mulder & Ms. Garcia Dr. Mulder on TwitterMs. Garcia on LinkedIn Resources ASCP's Clinical Laboratory Workforce ReportInside the Lab in the ASCP Store 

Researchers have produced many studies on how smoking affects parts of the body, such as the lungs or heart, but what about the brain? In today's podcast, Adrienne Johnson, PhD, discusses her research on cigarette smoking and risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. As part of a 2021 study, she found a person's risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease can be affected by how recently they've smoked. Diving into her research, the effects of smoking on different communities, and resources to support current smokers as they quit, Dr. Johnson details the impact of smoking on the brain and her hopes to develop new interventions to motivate smokers to quit for good. Guest: Adrienne Johnson, PhD, assistant scientist at the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention Episode Topics: 1:17 What sparked your interest in studying the effects of cigarette smoking and, particularly, how it affects cognitive decline? 3:47 What are the effects of smoking on Alzheimer's disease risk and/or general cognitive decline? 5:28 Why do you think there's a difference in risk levels for Alzheimer's disease and then for dementia? 6:27 Are there other things you can share about what you have found with your preliminary studies on smoking as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease? 8:38 You haven't found a quantity relationship between the amount a person smokes and their risk for Alzheimer's disesase, but rather a relationship based on smoking recency. Could you describe that further? 11:12 You've also done work on how there's more disadvantaged communities that might be suffering from tobacco use compared to others. Can you speak on that? 13:01 How can caregivers and/or family motivate or support current smokers so that they can quit? 14:25 Is there a difference in a population that already has cognitive impairment? Do you have different strategies that we might use to support those individuals? 18:16 What are you looking to study in the future? 19:21 Can you share some resources where listeners can get help to stop smoking or where they can find resources for a loved one? Find Dementia Matters online Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Show Notes: Read Dr. Adrienne Johnson's biography on the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) website. To learn more about the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) and the work they do, find them on their website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Find resources on how to quit smoking here: Learn more information about smoking, vaping, and how to quit at https://ctri.wisc.edu 1-800-QUIT-NOW is a national smoking cessation quitline. Though it's resources vary from state to state, in Wisconsin they can provide callers with free evidence-based evidence-based smoking cessation medications and a free coaching session to help you quit. Smokefree.gov is a website with a variety of resources, including texting programs, quit plans, mobile apps, and information on how to quit for specialty populations. Talk to primary care providers for prescribed medication and counseling for quitting smoking

Dr. Sarah Stone, Executive Director of the eScience Institute at the University of Washington, and Dr. Jing Liu, Managing Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan, join Innovators to discuss the Burgeoning and Expanding Field of Data Science. Dr. Sarah Stone is the Executive Director of the eScience Institute. Stone handles eScience operations and planning, develops research and training programs, participates in strategic planning, and serves as the primary contact for university and industry partners, funding agencies and the public. eScience Director of Data Science Education since 2018, Stone is co-leading the Education and Career Paths Special Interest Group and helping departments across campus develop data science specializations. Stone also directs the UW Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program which partners student fellows from across the country with project leads from academia, government, and the private sector to find data-driven solutions to pressing societal challenges. Stone sits on the executive committees for the eScience Institute and the UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE). Since 2015, as a Deputy Director of the West Big Data Innovation Hub (WBDIH), she has focused on building and strengthening partnerships across the western U.S., with a particular focus on urban data science and data-enabled scientific discovery and training. Dr. Jing Liu, Managing Director, has been at Michigan Institute for Data Science since 2016. She oversees the operation of the institute and the staff team, designs programs to implement the institute's mission, and builds academia-industry-government-community partnership. In addition, she plans and coordinates research activities to enable groundbreaking, transformative and reproducible data science research. Dr. Liu's past research management experience includes coordinating mental health research, biostatistics, and grant proposal review. Her research experience includes visual neuroscience with human brain imaging and animal electrophysiology, genetics, and most recently science policy. She also writes and translates about science and education, and has received multiple awards including China Book Award and China National Library Book Award. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search.  *The views and opinions shared by the guests on Innovators do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

Joe Bak-Coleman, UW Center for an Informed Public, on communications as a "crisis discipline" // Hanna Scott on turning in signatures for the Compassion Seattle charter amendment // hris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- Good to Go 2-week shutdown and the memorial procession for SPD Officer Lexi Harris // Dose of Kindness -- you're never too old to be a bat girl // Gee Scott on the reversal of Bill Cosby's conviction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm safety, including tractor and machinery safety, is of utmost importance especially when it comes to youth being involved on the farm. Tractor safety certification programs are offered around the state to not only provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate safely, but also fulfill the state and federal requirements for youth to operate machinery on farms. I was able to stop out during one of these programs that was held at the Stoughton Fairgrounds to learn more about the courses and why they are so important. Cheryl Skjolaas of the UW Center for Agricultural Safety and Health shared details about tractor safety certification and how students can benefit from the programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phillip Ayoub presents his lecture "Pride amid Prejudice: The Impact of the First Pride in Sarajevo" on May 20, 2021. This lecture is part of the EU Democracy Forum, a lecture series addressing actors, institutions, and policies in the European Union and its neighborhood. Phillip M. Ayoub is Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow in International Security at the Hertie School. He is the author of When States Come Out: Europe's Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and his articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, the European Journal of International Relations, the European Journal of Political Research, Mobilization, the European Political Science Review, the Journal of Human Rights, Social Politics, Political Research Quarterly, and Social Movement Studies, among others. The EU Democracy Forum is sponsored by the Lee and Stuart Scheingold European Studies Fund, as well as the UW Center for Global Studies, the UW Center for European Studies & EU Center, and the UW Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies, at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) discusses the landmark 9-0 decision by the Supreme Court in the NCAA vs. Alston case and how it impacts college athletics with Washington professor Dr. Jennifer Hoffman (@jlhoffman).If you're looking for even more information, be sure to check out a recent clinic on the future of college sports and check out the UW Center for Leadership in Athletics for more of Dr. Hoffman's work.If you haven't already, also be sure and sign up for the Extra Points newsletter for even greater insight to the world of college sports and more. Use promo code podcast for 20% off an annual subscription.

Episode #58 Notes1:00 - Esther West, open mic on Latinx coop growth in the US.Books and ResourcesLatinX Coop Power in the US, UW Center for CoopsCollective Courage, Jessica Gordon NembhardDemocracy at Work InstituteSustainable Economies Law Center

Marija is a research scientist-turned-clinical herbalist, practicing in Colorado since 2010. In this episode, Marija talks to us about the fascinating world of endophytes, their surprising influence on the herbal medicine we make, and explains the difference between good and bad research articles. Before becoming an herbalist, she spent a dozen years as a research scientist, focusing on cancer and infectious disease. Despite the high-tech past, Marija's focus as an herbalist is a simple and holistic approach to health that integrates botanical tradition with a critical evaluation of what botanical research science has to say. Marija has been studying herbs, mushrooms, and essential oils intensely since 2008. As a clinical herbalist, Marija helps people to take charge of their health and reconnect with the green world of which we're all a part. As a writer and teacher, the goal is the same, simply on a larger scale. A goal, in particular, is to use her background in biomedical science as a bridge to introduce botanical medicine to those not already on the bandwagon. Marija studied botanical medicine with Pam Fisher at the Berkeley Herbal Center (formally the Ohlone Center of Herbal Studies), with Kathi Keville at the Green Medicine Herb School, and shorter stints with others herbalists. She earned her doctorate in microbiology from the University of Washington School of Medicine while studying cancer-promoting mechanisms of human papillomavirus, the primary cause of cervical cancer. Her postdoctoral research on dengue virus replication was through the School of Public Health at the University of California-Berkeley. She was an infectious diseases trainee at the UW Center for AIDS & STD and an infectious diseases fellow through UC San Francisco Division of Infectious Diseases. Marija grew up running wild in the woods. (Well, at least 'til sunset.) Useful linkshttps://www.osadha.com/ Cannabis-endophytes-an-answer-to-a-question/Plant Healer QuarterlyThink-youre-making-herbal-medicine-think-again/The-sequel-your-herbal-medicines-are-more-complicated-than-you-may-know/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC114400/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1262621/https://academic.oup.com/carcin/article/24/2/159/2608371FB: https://www.facebook.com/osadhanaturalhealthdurangohttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWNnHwGkEyV3RUNz-eGZqtghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-marija-helt-phd-814106132/To learn more about plants & your health from Colleen at LabAroma check out this informative PDF: https://mailchi.mp/2fe0e426b244/osw1lg2dkh

Thursday, May 13, 2021 to Thursday, May 20, 2021 Hoover Institution, Stanford University   The Hoover Institution along with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Europe Center host Security in the Age of Liberal Democratic Erosion​ on Thursday, May 13 and Thursday, May 20. Cosponsored by the Hoover Institution, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Europe Center, the virtual two-part panel series Security in the Age of Liberal Democratic Erosion will focus on the critical security challenges facing liberal democracies and examine the threats of external adversaries and how democracies can respond.  Liberal democracy rests on the rule of law and common trust in fundamental institutions such as elections, courts, legislatures, and the executive branches of government. Yet both in the United States and elsewhere, trust in these institutions has eroded as charges of fake news, electoral fraud, biased courts, and increased authoritarianism have taken hold. On May 13, 2021, the discussion will focus on Adversaries: how foreign actors such as Russia, China, and Iran interact with domestic threats to institutions and the functioning of liberal democracy. Panelists will examine dangers of sharp and soft power, misinformation, and attacks on sensitive electoral and physical infrastructure. The featured experts will be Elizabeth Economy, Michael McFaul, Abbas Milani, and Kate Starbird.  On May 20, 2021, the discussion will focus on appropriate Responses, and whether and how liberal democracies should respond to these threats. Panelists will address the tools and policies available to combat such hazards, as well as their limitations. The featured experts will be Rose Gottemoeller, H. R. McMaster, Jacquelyn Schneider, and Amy Zegart.  Both panel discussions will be moderated by Anna Grzymala-Busse and held at 10:00–11:15 am PDT via Zoom and are open to the public. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Elizabeth Economy is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2020, she was awarded the Richard C. Holbrooke Fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin. An expert on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, Economy is the author of several books, most recently The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State (2018). Michael A. McFaul is the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution as well as a professor of political science, director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. He also currently works as a news analyst for NBC.  His areas of expertise include international relations, Russian politics, comparative democratization, and American foreign policy.  From January 2012 to February 2014, he served as the US ambassador to the Russian Federation.  Before becoming ambassador, he served for three years as a special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council. Abbas Milani is a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Milani is the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University. His expertise is US/Iran relations and Iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Kate Starbird is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Cyber Policy Center and Associate Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW). Starbird’s research is situated within human-computer interaction (HCI) and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of the how information-communication technologies (ICTs) are used during crisis events. She is a co-founder and executive council member of the UW Center for an Informed Public. ABOUT THE MODERATOR Anna Grzymala-Busse is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Grzymala-Busse is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor in the Department of Political Science, the director of the Europe Center, and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford. Her research focuses on religion and politics, authoritarian political parties and their successors, and the historical development of the state.

The first interview is with Ryan Calo, professor at the University of Washington School of Law, founding co-director of the interdisciplinary UW Tech Policy Lab and the UW Center for an Informed Public. The interview took place shortly after the European Commission announced new proposed regulations on artificial intelligence.  The second conversation is with Kate Starbird and Renée Diresta. Kate Starbird is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) and Director of the Emerging Capacities of Mass Participation (emCOMP) Laboratory and a co-founder of the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public, which formed in 2019 around a shared mission of resisting strategic misinformation, promoting an informed society, and strengthening democratic discourse. Renée DiResta is the Research Manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory. She investigates the spread of malign narratives across social networks, and assists policymakers in understanding and responding to the problem. She has advised Congress, the State Department, and other academic, civic, and business organizations, and has studied disinformation and computational propaganda in the context of pseudoscience conspiracies, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare. The two were part of a unique collaboration to address disinformation in the 2020 US election cycle. Ahead of the vote, The Stanford Internet Observatory, the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public, The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) and the disinformation detection firm Graphika teamed up to create the Election Integrity Partnership. With the aim of defending the 2020 election against voting-related mis- and disinformation, the partnership sought to bridge the gap between government and civil society, and strengthen platform standards for combating election-related misinformation.

Dr. Niko Switek presents his lecture, "A True Party Democracy in the EU? The Potential and Role of Transnational European Party Organizations" on Jan. 11, 2021. This lecture is part of the EU Democracy Forum, a lecture series addressing actors, institutions, and policies in the European Union and its neighborhood. The EU Democracy Forum is sponsored by the Lee and Stuart Scheingold European Studies Fund, as well as the UW Center for Global Studies, the UW Center for European Studies & EU Center, and the UW Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies. Niko Switek is DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor for German Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. His research interests focus on political parties and party systems as well as on coalition politics. He wrote extensively about the green party family in Western Europe and he worked on parties on European level (‘Europarties’).

Today is a discussion of Disinformation in the Pandemicwith returning COVIDCalls guest Kate Starbird.Kate Starbird is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW). Kate’s research is situated within human-computer interaction and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of the how social media and other information-communication technologies are used during crisis events. Currently, her work focuses on the production and spread of online rumors, misinformation, and disinformation in the context of crisis events. Starbird is a co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public.

Back in 2019, I had the opportunity to attend a two-day Search Inside Yourself training lead by Tony Back and Larissa Benson sponsored by the UW Resilience Lab. It was an amazing opportunity to learn about, and have the lived experience of brining mindfulness practices into my daily life and work. I wanted to have them on the podcast to talk about Search Inside Yourself and some of the mindfulness practices that listeners can try. I interviewed the pair remotely in March of 2020, just a few days before the Covid-19 Pandemic forced the shutdown of in-person instruction and closed the UW Campus.  Due to some technical issues with the remote interview service I was using for the first time, the sound quality of the recording was less than ideal. Upon re-listening to the conversation, I decided that the content was still relevant today and did my best to clean up the audio, edit the conversation and release it here. Tony Back is a medical doctor, the co-director of the UW Center for Excellence in Palliative Care at the UW and a UW professor of Oncology and Medicine and an adjunct professor of Bioethics and Humanities. He is also the founder of Vital Talk a training organization for clinicians seeking to advance their communication skills with seriously ill patients. Larissa Benson is a leadership embodiment coach, the host of the Government Joy Network, Is the president of the board of the Whidbey Institute and use to lecture at the Evans School of Public Policy here at the University of Washington. We discuss how they both came to Search Inside Yourself -- the mindfulness training program developed at Google -- how they bring mindfulness practice into their work and life, and some practices you can try in your life to be more mindful and communicate more effectively. Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute www.siyli.org Search Inside Yourself (the book) Joy On Demand (the book) The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda Magee (chair of SIYLI and law professor at U San Fran) Leadership Embodiment by Wendy Palmer My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem - for trauma informed healing and embodiment practices Rick Hanson’s online course the Foundations of Well-Being and he has tons of free resources https://www.rickhanson.net/ `If you’d like to try mindfulness on your own, you can check out apps like Calm, Headspace, Ten Percent Happier, and Waking Up all end up requiring a subscription fee after a few free sessions. Insight Timer has thousands of free meditations, Oak and Healthy Minds are also free(mium). You can also find guided meditations from the Whole U and FreeMindfulness.org. Other resources at the university include the Whole U Meditation Series a video series that helps to reduce stress, increase calmness, and promote happiness. All of them are great, but there are two short, guided meditations on gratitude that by UW Mindfulness Manager Danny Arguetty and  UW Tacoma associate professor Jane Compson. You can listen to my conversation with Jane Compson from Season 1.

Have we entered a new era of misinformation and outright lying? Prof. Jeffrey Hancock is director of the Social Media Lab at Stanford University, where he studies trends in our discourse and he has ideas on how we can better find the truth. His TED Talk called "The Future Of Lying" has been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube. Learn about the Butler Lie, Sockpuppets, the 50 Cent Chinese Army and much more. This is a live presentation of AARP Washington, The UW Center for an Informed Public and BECU. You can learn more or watch video at aarp.org/factfromfiction

Wisconsin has more than 700 cooperatives--far more than most other states. What is a coop? It's democratic democracy, a model that is about far more about producing a return for investors and instead produces a return for the community. I talk to two experts, Lynn Pitman and Kelly Maynard of the UW Center for Cooperatives. You have no idea how many cooperatives are in your life. And they include my beloved Green Bay Packers. Which may not fit the technical definition of a cooperative, but it does fit the spirit of it.

Jevin West from the UW Center for an Informed Public // Chris Sullivan visits the field hospital in Shoreline // Maj. Mike Lyons on the coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt // Hanna Scott on the new Snohomish County quarantine facility/ the latest WA "essential worker" guidance // Dose of Kindness -- Steve Hartman's online kindness classes // Gee Scott on the NFL moving ahead with 2020 plans/ wild animals moving into neighborhoods // Feliks Banel remembers author Betty MacDonald, who also survived the King County TB outbreak 

Hanna Scott on the new UW pandemic timeline/ WA hospital beds and medical equipment // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- the Jeanette Williams Memorial Bridge // Please Stop Doing That - 911 non-emergencies/ flushing non-flushables/ hoarding // Margaret Brennan on the congressional rescue package stalling in the House // Dose of Kindness -- a roundup of kind acts and activities during the pandemic // Gee Scott on the NFL draft going forward/ the absence of MLB games // Kate Starbird, UW Center for an Informed Public, on misinformation, dis-information, and rumors

Technology has made communication easier than ever. As social networks, digital platforms, and emerging technologies keep us constantly connected, many have found that the volume of information has eroded our ability to trust. The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public explored questions and solutions for building our trust in modern media. The audience participated in an active dialogue that covered ideas and solutions from the community, and heard from researchers on the cutting edge of information and communication. Listen to a conversation about ways to maintain a healthy democracy in the face of misinformation and “fake news” disrupting our systems and even our shared perception of reality. Panelists Ryan Calo, Associate Professor, School of Law Chris Coward, Senior Principal Research Scientist, and Director, at the Information School Emma Spiro, Assistant Professor, Information School Kate Starbird, Associate Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering Jevin West, Associate Professor, Information School, Calling BS Moderator Hanson Hosein, Co-Director, Communication Leadership Presented by Town Hall Seattle, UW Center for an Informed Public, UW Communication Leadership Program, and KUOW.

The Madison Cooperative Development Coalition (MCDC) – a project funded by the City of Madison and developed by the UW-Center for Cooperatives — aims to develop worker cooperatives in Madison as a way of providing equitable development, business and job creation.  Toward that end, the Madison Public Library is sponsoring “Co-Ops 101,” a series of […] The post Co-Ops 101 at the Library appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Spencer Hawes, former NBA and Washington Huskies star center, joins Cliff Avril and Mike "The Gasman" Gastineau, sitting in for Jason Puckett, to discuss Jamal Crawford's "The Crawsover" event at Seattle Pacific University, being part of the tournament with other players from Seattle, plus NBA free agency with the changing dynamic of competition and parity.

How can the arts inform new directions for emerging technologies? From the curatorial mind of producer and director Meiyin Wang comes a collaborative exploration of the intersection of technology and the arts: This Is How It Ends. Through a series of performances and panel discussions, Wang introduced us to artists and technologists who are conceiving of ways the arts can disrupt, inform, and influence emerging technologies. Hear from musicians, theatrical directors, and filmmakers, as well as digital artists, game designers, and experts from all walks of art and tech, all united to explore the ways technology can be impacted by the concerts of art: language, space, corporeality, materiality, time, emotion, and inclusivity. Join us for an idiosyncratic combination of panel discussions, lectures, demonstrations and performances that ruminates on the future/s of performance and technology. This event was made possible by a grant from the Mellon Creative Fellowship. Take a look below to learn more about each of these incredible discussions. Janani Balasubramaniam (Writer, game designer, and immersive theater maker) Artist Janani Balasubramanian discussed building artistic practice in rigorous, deep collaboration with astrophysicists. Balasubramanian explores best practices for developing works in the arts and sciences that are accessible to diverse audiences, as well as presenting a demo of recent prototypes of Balasubramanian’s collaborative works. Thomas Deuel (Neurobiologist and Acting Assistant Professor, UW Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media) Since early in the history of the use of electroencephalogram (EEG) for measurement of electrical patterns of the human brain, efforts have been made to transform EEG electrical activity into sound. Thomas Deuel joined us with an exciting display of music generated through conscious control of the electroencephalogram, opening up new possibilities for artistic expression and therapeutic biofeedback. James Coupe (Associate Professor, UW Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media) Annie Dorsen (Writer and Director) Moderated by Andrew Kircher (Director of Devised Theater Initiative, The Public Theater) Advanced digital technologies have created a profound transformation of the ways we know ourselves as public and private beings in the world—our understanding of connection, human affect, emotion, and labor have all been upended. Sit in as Coupe and Dorsen discussed their different practices which live at the intersection of art and technology, and explore the future of surveillance, voyeurism, privacy, machine learning, and internet chat rooms. Susie Lee (Artist, Entrepreneur, Creative Director) Dafina Toussainté McMillan (Co-founder, Crux) Moderated by Meiyin Wang (Curator, Producer, Director) Social media, XR, immersive technology, live streaming: Developments in mass media have changed the nature of narratives and storytelling. As storytelling evolves and transforms (as does the economy around them), questions emerge. Lee and McMillan tackled these questions together: Who gets to tell stories? How do we embrace diverse perspectives? How do we determine how it is valued? How do we do it ethically? How can we put the new and old tools of storytelling to “good” use? Ahamefule J. Oluo (Musician, Stand-up Comedian, Filmmaker) Oluo presented a performance centered on a scientist and a comedian who disagree about the science of a joke. Presented by Town Hall Seattle, Meany Center for the Arts, UW School of Drama. Recorded live at The Forum at Town Hall Seattle on May 18, 2019.

What are the risks from genetically engineered fish to the people and environments of the Pacific Northwest? New Canoe Media tackles this question head-on with their new short film Salmon People. Town Hall joined forces with CAGJ to screen this powerful new film and call together a panel of indigenous and advocacy perspectives—all key activists working on Northwest Native food security and justice in the Pacific Northwest. Sit in to hear from the voices across the Pacific Northwest who are speaking out about the risks of genetically engineered fish. Speakers include: Valerie Segrest, Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project Alan Stay, Office of the Tribal Attorney, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Fawn Sharp, President of the Quinault Indian Nation Dana Perls, Senior Food and Technology Policy Campaigner with Friends of the Earth Community Partners: 350 Seattle, Central Co-op, Chinook Book, First Nations at UW, Go Wild Campaign, Green Plate Special, Got Green, Health Alliance International, Indigenous Peoples Institute, LGBTQ Allyship, Loki Fish Company, NAMA-Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, Sierra Club NW, Sno-Valley Tilth, Tilth Alliance, Tulalip News, UFCW Local 21, UW American Indian Studies, UW Anthropology, UW Center for Human Rights, UW Comparative History of Ideas, UW Geography, UW Nutritional Sciences, UW Program of the Environment, Union Cultural Center, Washington State Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice Presented by Town Hall Seattle, Community Alliance for Global Justice, Center for Food Safety, and Friends of the Earth. Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute by Town Hall Seattle on April 9, 2019.

Governor Tony Evers has announced he's looking forward to the summary and suggestions from the Dairy Task Force 2.0, chaired by Dr. Mark Stephenson from the UW Center for Dairy Profitability.  The entire task force will meet again on Friday in Sheboygan and Stephenson says there's a lot to tackle. Wisconsin soybean grower, Brad Kremer, will be on his way back to Washington, DC, then on to Morocco on behalf of growers.  In agriculture here and abroad, a lot of agreements and contracts are based on relationships.  Kremer explains his take on the WI Soybean Podcast update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 1 has arrived!In this episode, Maris Antolin sits down with Dustyn Addington, the Director of Programs at Humanities Washington. Dustyn leads the Think & Drink and Speakers Bureau programs, which aim to expand the humanities outside of the classroom and into the lives of all Washingtonians through provocative and enriching public conversations. Having received his Master’s in philosophy, he is now a PhD candidate at the University of Washington. Dustyn taught philosophy at the college level for eight years and also served as an instructor for the UW Center for Philosophy for Children.Dustyn is the co-host of local philosophy podcast, No Narrow Thing, with Whitney Johnson. Dustyn and Maris talk about asking children about philosophy, The Trolley Problem, how to run a panel of smart people held in a bar, implicit bias, and Seattle traffic.Follow along or become a supporter of Sharpest Knives at www.Patreon.com/SharpestKnivesPodcastFind Sharpest Knives on Facebook.com/SharpestKnivesPodcastFollow @SharpestKnivesPodcast on InstagramEmail any suggestions or questions for future guests to SharpestKnivesPodcast@gmail.comSharpest Knives is partially supported by the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/sharpestknivespodcast)

This week, we convene a panel to discuss how we can talk more effectively about the issue of climate change in Washington. We break down what went right and ultimately wrong with Initiative 1631, we talk about the parameters of the newly introduced Green New Deal, and we explore how to convey the urgency of what is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Our panel: - Aseem Prakash, Professor with the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington and Founding Director of the UW Center for Environmental Politics - Steven Karceski, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and graduate fellow at the UW Center for Environmental Politics - Ashley Ahearn, a public media journalist who has covered science and the environment for NPR for more than a decade, and most recently was the host and producer of the environmental podcast, terrestrial. In the second half of the show, we have our weekly calls to action with Indivisible WA 8 research team leader, Stephen Wilhelm.

Click here to play audio: Pay It Forward David Overlin receives $10 to give away at Summit Credit Union in Fitchburg This story aired June 9, 2009 on Wisconsin Public Radio James_001>> Several weeks ago David Overlin was given a $10 bill. He was one of few thousand people in Southern Wisconsin asked by Summit Credit Union to pay the money forward. In other words, Overlin was tasked with giving the cash away to someone who could use it more than he could. Overlin_001> This is wonderful. This is quite a surprise for my day. James>> So you just got $10. What are you going to do with it? Overlin>> I'm going to give it to the United Way. That's what they gave it to me for.” James_002>> At select branches, anyone who came into the credit union at A particular day and time was given a crisp $10 bill to give away. But coming from a bank charity, that doesn't sound like a lot of money. Overlin_002> It doesn't, but hopefully they'll give away a lot of $10s to people. Hopefully everybody gives it away so that would be nice.” James_003> Actually Summit Credit Union aims to give away much more than that. Called Pay It Forward, the program aspires to stimulate the spirit of philanthropic giving among ordinary people. Campaign coordinator Alexis Endicott says they plan to do this at each of Summit's 20 locations. Endicott_001>> It's $1000 per branch so it's $20,000. It could affect 5 or 6 different markets that we're in and have an impact on schools or charities or just promote goodwill around each of those communities. James_004>> Summit Credit Union's offices include ones IN Madison, Beaver Dam, Baraboo, Lake Mills and Portage. And for some, these seemingly small contributions will go far beyond their local communities. Kari Myarland is among three residents in the town of Fitchburg who decided to support an overseas relief organization. Myarland_001>> We decided to pool our money and invest in Heifer International. It's a philanthropic organization where you can actually buy animals and other things that you can pledge to other communities or countries. We're buying a goat in Honduras so that we can provide a sustainable donation rather than something that's consumable.” James_006>> Sharing in the goat donation Karen Gaustad says the money offered up by Summit Credit Union helped her continue and expand her current levels of charitable giving. Karen Gaustad  _001> Well when I find the right source for giving, I always try to do something like that. This was easy to do. It that made it relatively painless accept for the video. James_007> Oh yeah, there's one other catch. Everyone who received a $10 bill was asked to make a short video declaration of how they plan to pay it forward. Posted on the Summit Credit Union web site each video can be viewed online by friends, family and interested observers…then voted on. AGAIN, coordinator Alexis Endicott: Endicott_003 It's a rating system similar to You-Tube. The top rated video will win $500 for themselves and $500 for a charity of their choice.” James_008> Jeanan Yasiri, Executive Director of the UW Center for Nonprofits, said the Pay it Forward program is a good community gesture to promote individual charitable giving in tough economic times. Yasiri_002>> The other thing that summit is doing that's pretty important is they're handing $10 to someone. But it's then going to cause that individual to think about, “Oh, where can I give this?” And then, “Do I have the capacity to maybe match that with my own $10.” All of the sudden the gift is doubled. And the amount is really relative. It just engages that person in thinking about how they want to gift. James_00>> You can vote for your favorite Pay It Forward video until June 15th at www.summitcreditunion.com For Wisconsin Public Radio, This is James Mills

Click here to play audio: Pay It Forward David Overlin receives $10 to give away at Summit Credit Union in Fitchburg This story aired June 9, 2009 on Wisconsin Public Radio James_001>> Several weeks ago David Overlin was given a $10 bill. He was one of few thousand people in Southern Wisconsin asked by Summit Credit Union to pay the money forward. In other words, Overlin was tasked with giving the cash away to someone who could use it more than he could. Overlin_001> This is wonderful. This is quite a surprise for my day. James>> So you just got $10. What are you going to do with it? Overlin>> I'm going to give it to the United Way. That's what they gave it to me for.” James_002>> At select branches, anyone who came into the credit union at A particular day and time was given a crisp $10 bill to give away. But coming from a bank charity, that doesn't sound like a lot of money. Overlin_002> It doesn't, but hopefully they'll give away a lot of $10s to people. Hopefully everybody gives it away so that would be nice.” James_003> Actually Summit Credit Union aims to give away much more than that. Called Pay It Forward, the program aspires to stimulate the spirit of philanthropic giving among ordinary people. Campaign coordinator Alexis Endicott says they plan to do this at each of Summit's 20 locations. Endicott_001>> It's $1000 per branch so it's $20,000. It could affect 5 or 6 different markets that we're in and have an impact on schools or charities or just promote goodwill around each of those communities. James_004>> Summit Credit Union's offices include ones IN Madison, Beaver Dam, Baraboo, Lake Mills and Portage. And for some, these seemingly small contributions will go far beyond their local communities. Kari Myarland is among three residents in the town of Fitchburg who decided to support an overseas relief organization. Myarland_001>> We decided to pool our money and invest in Heifer International. It's a philanthropic organization where you can actually buy animals and other things that you can pledge to other communities or countries. We're buying a goat in Honduras so that we can provide a sustainable donation rather than something that's consumable.” James_006>> Sharing in the goat donation Karen Gaustad says the money offered up by Summit Credit Union helped her continue and expand her current levels of charitable giving. Karen Gaustad  _001> Well when I find the right source for giving, I always try to do something like that. This was easy to do. It that made it relatively painless accept for the video. James_007> Oh yeah, there's one other catch. Everyone who received a $10 bill was asked to make a short video declaration of how they plan to pay it forward. Posted on the Summit Credit Union web site each video can be viewed online by friends, family and interested observers…then voted on. AGAIN, coordinator Alexis Endicott: Endicott_003 It's a rating system similar to You-Tube. The top rated video will win $500 for themselves and $500 for a charity of their choice.” James_008> Jeanan Yasiri, Executive Director of the UW Center for Nonprofits, said the Pay it Forward program is a good community gesture to promote individual charitable giving in tough economic times. Yasiri_002>> The other thing that summit is doing that's pretty important is they're handing $10 to someone. But it's then going to cause that individual to think about, “Oh, where can I give this?” And then, “Do I have the capacity to maybe match that with my own $10.” All of the sudden the gift is doubled. And the amount is really relative. It just engages that person in thinking about how they want to gift. James_00>> You can vote for your favorite Pay It Forward video until June 15th at www.summitcreditunion.com For Wisconsin Public Radio, This is James Mills