Unlikely talks

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The nun who runs the pope's website, a researcher who studies the social implication of dating websites in Cameroon, a guy who builds vase from sound, a speaker who comes on stage with street musicians, and more.

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Who has no knife may not eat pineapples, an off-topic tour d'horizon on the literacy of cutting Felix Koch and Fabian Kalker share their insights about "cutting cultures" and how observing the usage of knives reveal interesting social trend of our society. They tackle for instance the aversion to risk or the loss of a certain food culture. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Yaoundé-based sociologist Baba Wamé gives a stunning overview of how the Web has been appropriated by cameroonian women. More specifically, he shows how email and IM have been turned into on-line dating tools. He then raise raise awareness on the dangers of such practices for the women of his country. Tag: Distributed by Tubemogul.

Sister Judith Zoebelein "Going virtual in proportion to being actual" (Lift07 EN) Sister Judith Zoebelein is Editorial director at Internet Office of the Holy See. She presents about "Community on the Net: Going virtual in proportion to being actual" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Digital Designer and Professor Based in France Distributed by Tubemogul.