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Work: Technology conference
May 20, 2005 ( geek )
Stephen Baker (BusinessWeek writer) is the keynote speaker for our UT technology conference, and is asking for public input on his keynote (which is an amusing method).
He says:
Here's the key point:
Still, the winners in the coming decade will have to break through traditional boundaries. Whether it's nanomaterials or biotech, the innovations increasingly come from the mingling of disciplines and cultures. The challenge is to reorganize our institutions—from banks and universities to government—to promote the wondrous hybrids that will define 21st-century technology.Yes, I had qualms about using the word "wondrous." But click on the Texas site to read some of the things the researchers are working on. I think it's the first time I've ever used the word wondrous in my life. But it fits.
Anyhow, this is my life right now. Back to print deadlines!
Posted by griffjon at May 20, 2005 11:25 AM
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