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Make It and They Will Learn

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Partner:: Compass Summit
Location:: Terranea Resort
Palos Verdes, CA
Event Date:: 10.24.11
Speaker:: Tony DeRose
Tags:: math; science; pixar

Summary: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

Make It and They Will Learn: Inspiring Interest in Math and Sciences

Tony DeRose, Senior Scientist and Head of Pixar Animation Studios Research Group.

Compass Summit, a forum for true interaction and exchange, examines some of today's most pressing problems through the lens of global citizenship, recognizing that human ingenuity is an unlimited resource. Guided by NPR's Ira Flatow, an intimate group of some of the world's best thinkers and doers convened along the rugged Palos Verdes coastline on Oct 23-26, 2011 at Terranea Resort to engage in meaningful conversation, ask questions, and challenge ideas -- we invite you to join in the conversation.

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Tony DeRose

Tony DeRose is currently a Senior Scientist and lead of the Research Group at Pixar Animation Studios. He received a BS in Physics in from the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. From 1986 to 1995 Dr. DeRose was a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington.

In 1998, he was a major contributor to the Oscar (c) winning short film "Geri's game," and in 2006 he received a Scientific and Technical Academy Award (c) for his work on the mathematics of surfaces. For the past several years he has become passionate about finding ways that Disney and Pixar can help to inspire the next generation of mathematicians, scientists, and engineers. One such initiative is the Young Makers Program.

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01.: Introduction

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02.: Why Should Pixar Be Interested in Education?

00 min 44 sec

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03.: How the Young Makers Program Started

03 min 23 sec

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04.: How the Young Makers Program Works

00 min 50 sec

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05.: Young Makers Project Examples

02 min 49 sec

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06.: Summary - Programs That Engage Youth

00 min 44 sec

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07.: Q&A: Sudden Rise in the "Maker" Trend?

01 min 41 sec

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08.: Q&A: Working With Schools?

00 min 43 sec

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09.: Q&A: Youngest Members of Young Makers?

01 min 02 sec

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10.: Q&A: How is Young Makers Funded?

00 min 29 sec

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11.: Q&A: Interest in Creating Videos?

01 min 03 sec

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12.: Q&A: Rise of Girls in Science?

01 min 09 sec

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13.: Q&A: Kindergartens in Germany as an Example

00 min 44 sec

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Young Makers Build a Robotic, Fire-Breathing Dragon

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Tony DeRose, senior scientist and head of Pixar Animation Studios Research Group, shares several innovative projects undertaken by kids and teenagers in his Young Makers program. Ranging from a music visualizer to a robotic, fire-breathing dragon, DeRose describes the parameters for the projects. "Anything that's cool is fair game," he says.
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