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How to Design a User-Friendly Life

8/30/2018

Words by: Morgan Kastner
Photo by: Sean Richardson

Jacob Jolibois sitting in a chair in front of a black background

The principles of good design are easily defined and executable. But when it comes to the principles of life, it’s not so clear.

Jacob Jolibois, director of digital strategy at MESH and co-founder of parachute.fm, uses his knowledge of design concepts to create a more user-friendly life. He regularly offers his design insights on stages ranging from Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal to local events in Baton Rouge. His passion for beautiful design bleeds into his motivation to make Baton Rouge, as well as the larger world, better for everyone.

Watch Jacob Jolibois’s 2018 TEDxLSU talk below to learn how you can use the tenets of good design as powerful tools for solving human problems.

It's Aerosol Art - And It Can Help Our Communities

8/15/2018

Words by: Morgan Kastner
Photo provided by: Kevin Harris

Kevin Harris' face photoshopped onto a photo of an astronaut holding a camera

Public art can easily transform a community visually, but can it also affect political, educational and economic transformations in a community? Kevin Harris argues that it can.

Kevin has carved out a space as one of Baton Rouge’s staunchest supporters of creative endeavors through The Museum of Public Art, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of community-inspired murals in the Old South Baton Rouge community. The Chicago native is also a photographer with a passion for documenting communities and art in action. Kevin strives to facilitate public art that is relevant to the needs and lives of the local residents while also serving as a force for positive community development in underserved communities where creativity and work development are often stifled.

Watch Kevin Harris’s 2018 TEDxLSU talk below to learn about the impacts aerosol art can have on communities looking to document their history, advocate for resources, and carve out their space in the cultural landscape.

Why Killing All Mosquitoes Will Not Save Humanity

8/7/2018

Words by: Morgan Kastner
Photo by: Sean Richardson

Rebecca Christofferson in glasses and smiling

Mosquitoes get a bad wrap for spreading viruses, and Rebecca Christofferson is here to set the record straight.

As an assistant professor in Pathobiological Sciences with the Vector-borne Disease Laboratories at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, a large part of Rebecca’s research focuses on how and when mosquitoes carry viruses to uncover the patterns that dictate why and when humans get sick. The hope is that this research will help inform methods for controlling and preventing the spread of infections through human populations.

In her 2018 TEDxLSU talk, Rebecca explains that the solution to stopping the spread of viruses is not to kill all mosquitoes, but instead take an environmentalist approach.

Watch Rebecca Christofferson’s 2018 TEDxLSU talk below to find out ways to take care of the environment that will help us all live healthier lives.

Ideas worth spreading

How to Design a User-Friendly Life

It's Aerosol Art - And It Can Help Our Communities

Why Killing All Mosquitoes Will Not Save Humanity

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