TEDxCOOPERUNION: FOUND IN TRANSLATION April 24, 2012

Lateral thinking can often expose new connections and inspire innovation. TEDxCooperUnion: Found In Translation on April 24, 5-9PM at The Cooper Union, will feature live speakers, TEDTalks video and discussions exploring the intersections between engineering, art, architecture and the humanities. Presenters include:

• Ron Gonen, Co-founder of RecycleBank,, will talk about his new venture to convert dog waste into clean energy.
• Flora Lichtman, the multimedia editor at NPR’s "Science Friday," will give her top five list of How To Talk To Scientists.
• Sangu Iyer (CE ‘1999), writer and PE, will talk about "Soiled Hands," her essay published in the anthology Primate People: Saving Nonhuman Primates through Education, Advocacy and Sanctuary.
• Benji Strauss (BME ‘12) will talk about his work as a volunteer EMT and the dangers of missing silent heart attacks.

TEDxCooperUnion is licensed by TED and independently organized by Albert Nerken School of Engineering at The Cooper Union Professor, alumna, and TED Fellow Nina Tandon.

Official Website: http://bit.ly/CU_TEDx