Amy Mather

  • TEDxOmaha set for October 16, speaker suggestions welcome

    (Photo by TEDxBuenosAires via Flickr) TED is synonymous with remarkable. Each spring, it holds its flagship conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs. Outside of those, TED holds a handful of other conferences, such as TEDGlobal. Whatever or wherever, the organization consistently puts well-known and respected thought leaders on stage for 18 minutes of inspiration.…

  • KANEKO panel discusses how social media is reshaping our minds

    After following Robert Murphy’s blog and reading his excellent, in-depth recaps of events – Big Omaha 2009, Nicholas Kristof at KANEKO – we’ve asked him to contribute event recaps to Silicon Prairie News. Today, we’re excited to share hist first, which covers KANEKO’s most recent event.

  • Live-streaming: Conversations with Scientists at KANEKO, 5:30 p.m. CDT

    Tune in at 5:30 p.m. CDT to watch a psychoanalyst take the stage at KANEKO with three local social media users. From KANEKO’s event page: Among his many pursuits as a Lacanian psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, Dr. Jean-Pierre Klotz examines the relationships between subjectivity…