We’re all makers. We make dinner. We make a living, and we’re homemakers. We make war, we make up, we make out, we make love, we make babies. We make choices. And sometimes we choose to make a difference. TEDxNavesink’s newest campaign, Makers of Monmouth, will explore the vast makers in our own community. Our […]
Are you a maker? Do you tinker and create with technology, bring your ideas to life with new inventions, create beautiful jewelry or furniture by hand, or make a difference in your community with outside the box thinking and programs? If so, then TEDxNavesink wants to showcase you and what you do. The TEDxNavesink 2016 […]
Maxwell Lanfrank is like most 8-year-old boys at the Jersey Shore: he loves the outdoors, he plays Pop Warner football, he goes fishing with his dad, and he’s a bit curious. But unlike most of his peers, Maxwell spends a portion of his weekends in a lab (well, actually a kitchen posing as a lab) […]
A dog is man’s best friend. Anyone who has ever owned a dog knows the benefits they can provide. Dogs make you smile, laugh, cry, love, and provide you with companionship. But did you know they can also be therapists? Therapy dogs provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, schools, retirement or nursing homes, […]
Billions of people around the world are living in extreme poverty, with barely enough food to stay alive and no place to call home. While poverty is a vastly complex problem, FeelGood is an organization that plans to eradicate extreme poverty by the year 2030 with grilled cheese sandwiches. That’s right: they are using something […]
A creative acting group is rethinking the way theater is presented, and they’re doing it with style and flair. And they’re doing it on the cheap. rethink Theatrical, a group of Rutgers students who perform plays for New Brunswick, NJ and the surrounding community, has a mission of immersing its audience in mischief and magic […]
Years ago, if the word “drone” was mentioned, odds are the topic of conversation was war or the military. Military drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s), have been used on the battlefields since the 1980’s. While drones have been around for about 30 years, the word “drone” has been used more frequently in […]
Architects affect our everyday lives; they design buildings both large and small all around the world. From the homes we live in to the buildings we work in, architects make an impact on our lives, even if sometimes we don’t notice. We take for granted the fact that someone put their heart and soul into […]
