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Ways to open up conversations between scientists and social benefits; ways to promote faster progression of scientific discovery. ways to publicize a positive image of scientific work force.

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Marketing, organization infrastructure building, strategic planning, critical thinking, mentoring

My TED Story

I started following TED Talk podcast since its first launch. It's very hard to keep up with so many amazing development in vast variety of works -it is overwhelmingly inspiring. It's TED talks that led me to rethink my own path, my true passion. It cultivated my own growth by looking up to so many incredible people. I learn from them constantly. Now I am willing to emerge from hiding and just being a passive audience, and hoping to participate into more active conversations and the progression of the whole world at large.

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• A comment on Conversation: LIVE CHAT with Mike Matas: Monday, May 2nd, 1PM-2:30PM EST *UPDATE: Extended through May 6th*

  May 2 2011: At what price tag will your platform be? I wonder if it can facilitate self-publishing just like lulu.com is doing?

• A reply on Conversation: LIVE CHAT with Mike Matas: Monday, May 2nd, 1PM-2:30PM EST *UPDATE: Extended through May 6th*

  May 2 2011: Thanks!

• A comment on Conversation: LIVE CHAT with Mike Matas: Monday, May 2nd, 1PM-2:30PM EST *UPDATE: Extended through May 6th*

  May 2 2011: Mike, you are making reading fun again. As you said, the most important thing is content rather than the technology. For different content, different technology can be used. As a scientist, majority of our publishing experience is to deal with Journals rather than books. Do you envision a future for PushPopPress to reach massive journal client population?
  
  What is more, is once a scientific paper can be fun, more kids are going to have a "cool" image of scientist. As we all know, America's general public has quite low respect for scientists, partly, is ourselves to blame. Because we are poor in publicizing ourselves...Your platform, if it can help play a part in that, would be so amazing- and change the whole scientific community's image.

• A comment on Conversation: LIVE CHAT with Mike Matas: Monday, May 2nd, 1PM-2:30PM EST *UPDATE: Extended through May 6th*

  May 2 2011: Can you give me a reason why you are not creating this book in iPod Touch? In college campus, iPod touch is more prevalent than iPhone or iPad- based on cost. So if you left out iPod touch platform, mass distribution in higher edu is limited to a fraction of users, and will perhaps introduce barriers when pushing any book in the classroom.

• A comment on Conversation: LIVE CHAT with Mike Matas: Monday, May 2nd, 1PM-2:30PM EST *UPDATE: Extended through May 6th*

  May 2 2011: Hi Mike, Which are the education publishers you are in contact with that are interested in collaborating with your platform? I love the book, hope more are coming to facilitate education.