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The DateKeepers Blog
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The Outinis
Mar 38 min
Extremophilia: Ligia Fonseca Coelho is Shaping the Future of Astrobiology
While studying ice-borne microorganisms, Ligia Fonseca Coelho adapts to her own extreme environment at the cutting edge of astrobiology.
The Outinis
Feb 48 min
What Do We Valorize?: Alpha Ousmane Toure Turns Pollution into Opportunity
Dr. Alpha Ousmane Toure hopes to find a use for fluorosilicic acid and solve a problem plaguing agriculture in Senegal.
The Outinis
Jan 78 min
Overwatch: Arjun Bisen Assesses Risk, Strives to Stabilize to the World
"Arjun Bisen may not have spent decades practicing diplomacy in foreign countries, but the internet is a country of its own."
The Outinis
Dec 10, 202322 min
Mark Bookman: We Miss Knowing That You're There
We remember our late friend Mark Bookman, a historian, advocate, teacher, partner, mentor, and son.
The Outinis
Oct 15, 20238 min
Hope, However Chill the Land and Sore the Storm
Itto and Mekiya Outini examine the phenomenon of hope, the selection pressures that produced it, and the evolutionary niche it fills.
The Outinis
Oct 1, 20235 min
A Middle Way: Social Entrepreneur Leila Ben Gacem Revives Tunisia’s Confidence & Economic Vibrancy
Social entrepreneur Leila Ben Gacem strives to restore Tunisia's economic vibrancy and Tunisian youths' faith in their cultural heritage.
The Outinis
Sep 11, 20238 min
The Chorus: Through Literature and Dramaturgy, Alan Robinson Unchains Himself
Alan Robinson unchains his schizophrenia from sanism through art, literature, scholarship, and dramaturgy.
The Outinis
Aug 24, 202311 min
ChatGPT is Here, and We are Not Afraid
"Why," ask the Outinis, "are so many creatives so afraid of getting displaced by a technology that’s not, in fact, capable of creativity?"
The Outinis
Jul 10, 20235 min
Soukra: An E-Commerce Platform Showcases Tunisian Artists and Artisans Post-Arab Spring
The Arab Spring created opportunities for Tunisian artists and artisans. Soukra, a new e-commerce platform, helps bring them to fruition.
The Outinis
Jun 26, 20236 min
Banking on a Myth
In this co-authored commentary, the Outinis ask, "If we're going to let ideas possess us, shouldn't we ask them what they mean to do?"
The Outinis
May 10, 20239 min
Thinker, Toiler, Sportsman Spry: Blind Cricketer Sonu Golkar is Changing India and the World
Blind cricketer Sonu Golkar came from nothing. Now he's breaking barriers in India and leading his country to victory on the global stage.
The Outinis
Jan 1, 202313 min
Osama Shamallakh Says “I-CAN”: Elevating the Lives of People with Disabilities in Palestine
Osama Shamallakh works day and night to create an accessible elevator.
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