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CONTRIBUTERS’ ® What is the one technology that you cannot live without?
Issue 9 | The Technology Issue | Jan/Feb 2019
P U B L I S H E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Wise E D I T O R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Virden Geurkink ILL U S T R A T O R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trish Wise L E A D D E S I G N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sovic Designs
A: Facebook - Victoria Wise
A: Moveable type because I
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A: Bluetooth headphones - Lyle Brooks
A: Netflix - Edward Brown
C O N T R I B UTI N G W R I T E R S Lyle Brooks Edward Brown Jennifer Kieta Christy Ortiz Rebecca Rodriguez Shilo Urban William Wise
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A: My smart TV
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Students with a passion for STEM or the arts have an exciting new educational option in downtown Fort Worth: I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA. Opened for the 2018-2019 school year with an inaugural class of 152 ninth graders, I.M. Terrell Academy is the only high school in Texas that offers STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and VPA (Visual & Performing Arts) under the same roof. The combination may seem strange, but the relationship between the sciences and the arts is centuries old. Located near the intersection of Interstates 30 and 35W, this Fort Worth ISD Gold Seal School of Choice offers a cross-curricular experience with specialized coursework and a focus on the future. “We’re offering something right now that is not being offered everywhere else,” explains Principal Baldwin Brown, who has led the rebirth of this historic school. “This school was designed for students, and we really try to focus on what students need to be their best. We have very high expectations. Our goal is to prepare students for college so that they aren’t just surviving but excelling at the collegiate level. We’re creating a learning experience that somewhat mimics the college environment.” I.M. Terrell’s rigorous academic curriculum is tailored to the needs of the students. “Our students get to focus on what they’re passionate about. We want to tap into that passion and help each student develop it and maximize it,” says Brown.
Originally opened in 1882, I.M. Terrell was Fort Worth’s first school for African-Americans. After moving to its current location in 1938, the secondary school became known for producing boundary-pushing jazz and R&B musicians, including Ornette Coleman, King Curtis, and Dewey Redman. The high school closed in 1973 and reopened as an elementary school in 1998. Today is a new day for I.M. Terrell, which is fresh off a $56 million remodel. Extensively reconfigured and expanded, the campus includes a brand-new, 65,000-square-foot performing arts space with seating for 900 – the school’s crown jewel. “Everything you can think of in terms of a first-class performing arts facility, we have it here on this campus.” The state-of-the-art venue also includes a black box theater, dressing rooms, band and choir rehearsal halls, piano labs, and a scene shop for building out stage sets. For visual arts students, there’s a Mac lab and dedicated spaces to create jewelry, ceramics, 2D artwork, and 3D digital designs. I.M. Terrell’s STEM program focuses on robotics, engineering, coding, and computer science. Students have access to a hightech robotics and engineering lab, partnered with unique competitions and community partnerships. Several companies jumped on board early to support the flagship school, including Fort Worth’s Allied Electronics and Burns & McDonnell, an engineering and consulting firm. Additional companies are in talks with the school as potential partners.
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Brown explains, “The goal is to have those partnerships turn into internships for our students in three to four years, so we’re building relationships early with these companies. They’ve been coming out, meeting the kids, looking at what we’re doing, and suggesting projects to help us understand what their industries are looking for in potential employees.” With a total capacity for 800 students, I.M. Terrell aims to accept 200 incoming ninth graders each year: 75 in the STEM program and 125 in VPA. But the school’s cross-curricular approach ensures an integrated and multi-dimensional education for all of its students. “A lot of our STEM kids are also in VPA classes, and a lot of our VPA students are in STEM classes,” Brown says. “I have dance students that are in robotics class. I have theater kids that are in engineering. When you come to the campus, you normally can’t tell who the STEM kids are or who the VPA kids are.” I.M. Terrell is open to all students in Fort Worth ISD. To be accepted, students must complete an application and meet a math requirement (Geometry for STEM students and Algebra 1 for Visual & Performing Arts). VPA students must also complete an audition. “We offer an environment that can compete with any charter, or even out-compete some of the charters, and compete with some of the best private schools.” Brown is confident in his school, his staff, and his students. “Don’t sleep on I.M. Terrell. We’re going to be one of the best schools in the state and in the nation in the near future.”
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REVOLUTIONIZING GLOBAL BANKING by Lyle Brooks
Every wave of technological innovation challenges The answer, it turns out, was bitcoin teller machines. fundamental societal institutions. This is certainly Still driving, Sharp and Clark contacted attorney Arnold the case within the financial sector, where fresh ideas Spencer, who saw the appeal of their idea immediately revolutionize global banking and currency management. and joined the team, bringing industry credibility as Serial entrepreneurs who anticipate market shifts with their lead counselor. forward-looking infrastructure may be recognized by Sharp emphasizes that they are not technology the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, fanatics. When Coinsource started in 2015, a glut of further validating their energy and insights. Such was information obscured the cryptocurrency discussion. the case for Fort Worth’s Coinsource, which won the Pitching the first machine in Las Vegas, Sharp was told, 2018 EY Southwest Region award for FinTech. “You mean people are going to put real cash in, so they An operator of bitcoin teller machines founded by can get fake cash back out? Go ahead and have at it.” locals Bobby Sharp and Sheffield Clark, Coinsource is Despite a slow start in Las Vegas, momentum surged growing their brand nationally. Sharp explains, “We when Los Angeles tripled Coinsource’s holdings in the initially developed a mobile application.” Though the second month of operation. Clark’s vision set compliance app never quite materialized, good ideas reward the as the business’s foundation, giving an immediate sense curious. Returning from a disappointing pitch meeting of direction. When working with bitcoin, each state in Austin, Clark and Sharp began handles licensure differently; following state licensing discussing bitcoin. “We asked protocols to protect against shady business practices ourselves, ‘Who out there is gives Coinsource further credibility in the market. processing bitcoin?’” Their reputation experienced a significant bump when, after three years, Coinsource received one of the first ten BitLicenses from The New York State Department of Financial Services. Sharp explains, “We are the little guys. When the machine at Staten Island’s Whitehall Terminal began doing six digits a week, it provided the pathway forward to increase our footprint nationally.” With over 200 machines in more than twenty states, Coinsource’ kiosks are utilized by many in place of traditional banking. The EY award prompted a conversation with the World Economic Forum. Clark describes one potential direction they discussed: “If you’ve got a village in Kenya, where brick and mortar banks will not offer these services… [a] kiosk with an internet cell box can service that area at a reasonable cost.” Moreover, these machines could impact currency exchange and microlending. Building on that point, Sharp tells the story of a gentleman flying to Vegas from Africa only to discover his luggage has been lost. The Coinsource machine in the airport allowed him to pay his way with cryptocurrency on his smartphone until the airline returned his belongings. Beyond convenience, the kiosks open doors for the underbanked, where ultimately this technology could spark entrepreneurial spirit. Sharp says, “This is not a get-rich-quick scheme. We’re really trying to have traditional banking shake hands with this new age
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idea and build a business out of that.” As cryptocurrencies become more mainstream, applications will continue to emerge in the real world beyond the context of commodity acquisition and trading. For example, many Nordic countries allow consumers to pay directly for goods with bitcoin. Coinsource machines are currently the fastest method for obtaining bitcoin. Enrollment simply requires identification and is regulated with daily deposit limits. With increased access, future versions of these kiosks could connect an additional two billion people to banking services. Sharp and Clark acknowledge that people need to educate themselves because technology follows a natural progression that starts with incomprehension due to misinformation. An example might be the progression from videotape to DVD to streaming media. With their arrival in New York and the added exposure from the EY award, Clark and Sharp have been spending more time with technology investors. Public relations support from Wachsman has helped build the Coinsource brand and give them a voice. Forums and networking have provided them with new perspectives and further insights from major success stories, like Austin’s Kendra Scott, who spoke at the EY award event after winning the national award for Consumer Products and Retail in 2017. Bobby Sharp considers Coinsource’s dizzying prospects: “This is a speed train built on the engine of the internet. We are inspired and ready to deploy a high volume of machines.” Through exhilarating changes, the world’s digital transformation connects new sectors of the world to change banking institutions throughout the world, and Fort Worth’s Coinsource is leading the way.
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CHEDDAR PECAN THUMBPRINTS WITH PEPPER JELLY, FEASTIVITIES While the never-ending parties of the holiday season are over, you never know when you’ll need to whip up a quick treat, and Feastivities’ Charissa Christopher has you covered with the divine little savory and sweet nibbles.
ingredients 1 lb butter, softened 1 lb sharp cheddar, grated 1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cayenne pepper, more or less 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 10- to 11-oz jar pepper jelly 1 cup dried, sweetened cranberries, chopped, optional directions In a large bowl, combine the butter, cheese, pecans, salt, and cayenne pepper. Gradually mix in the flour, creating a stiff dough reminiscent of a shortbread dough. Form the dough into six logs that are one inch thick and wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap. The dough can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator for up to 6 days or frozen for up to six months.
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To bake, preheat the oven to 350°. Remove the dough from the wrap and slice into 1-inch slices. Lightly press each slice into the palm of your hand, and using your thumb, make an indentation in the center. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the thumbprints are golden brown. Cool and fill the indentation with pepper jelly. You can sprinkle the top with the cranberries, if desired. You can also sprinkle the top with chopped jalapeños, chopped pecans, or other dried fruit.
SAVORY PUMPKIN CAKE, BRANCH AND BIRD The holidays may be over, but the chilly weather remains. This savory pumpkin cake from Mel Aguilar of Branch and Bird makes a wonderful breakfast treat.
for the cake 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt 1 cup brown sugar 1
cup white sugar GRAPE SALSA WITH CHILI CHEESE, FEASTIVITIES
¾ cup butter, softened 3 large eggs
Charissa Christopher, the chef and owner of Feastivities Gourmet to Go, makes this unusual and delicious salsa to serve over her chili cheese. It’s also wonderful over fish, chicken, or pork, while the chili cheese makes a mean quesadilla!
1 tbs vanilla extract 16 oz pumpkin puree
for the salsa
2 tbs fresh rosemary, chopped
4 cups grapes (mixed colors, chopped)
1 ½ cup buttermilk
2 tbs lime juice
1 tbs fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 tbs chopped fresh mint
for the optional icing
3 tbs finely chopped fresh jalapeño
1 lb cream cheese
2 tbs chopped green onion
1 pint heavy cream
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs cinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup powdered sugar
for the chili cheese
directions
4 oz cream cheese
For the cake: Preheat oven to 300°. Combine the butter, sugars, and salt with a mixer until nice and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well to incorporate.
4 oz queso fresco 6 oz cotija cheese ½ tsp dried oregano
Combine the flour and baking soda, and with the mixer running, slowly add to the butter mixture. Finally, add in the buttermilk, pumpkin puree, rosemary, and ginger, and mix to combine.
½ tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp cumin
Pour the mixture into cupcake pans (either regular or mini) and cook in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes. This makes about 48 mini cupcakes or 12 large cupcakes.
¼ tsp chili powder
For the optional icing: Combine the cream cheese, cinnamon, and powdered sugar in a mixture and beat until fluffy. Slowly add the cream, being careful not to spray it around the kitchen! Spread on cooled cakes and garnish with a little cinnamon.
directions
1 tbs chopped green onion
For the grape salsa: Toss all the salsa ingredients together and chill for at least two hours. For the chili cheese: Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the mixture comes together but is still slightly chunky. Chill for at least two hours. Both the grape salsa and chili cheese may be made the day before and kept in the refrigerator. 6
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Whether you’re a fan of the midway, the stock barns, or the rodeo, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has something for everyone. A Fort Worth tradition for 122 years, the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, known in these parts as the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, has been entertaining people from all over at the Will Rogers Coliseum since 1944. In 2020, the Rodeo will move to the Dickies® Arena (currently under construction). To honor the Rodeo’s 75year history at the Will Rogers Coliseum, this year’s theme is “Old School Cool,” running from January 18 through February 9. It’s a perfect way to look back and honor the history of the Rodeo while looking forward to creating new traditions at the Dickies Arena.
Additionally, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo will be inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on January 17. Since its inception as the “Fat Stock Show” in 1896, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has become a part of the fabric of Fort Worth. While the idea of leaving the Will Rogers Coliseum may sadden some, the move to the Dickies® Arena provides the opportunity of creating new Rodeo traditions that will endure for years to come. As Bob Tallman always reminds us, “This Thing Is Legendary!”
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade January 19, starts at 11 am Celebrity Goat Milking Contest followed by the Goat Creative Costume Contest January 19, 6 pm Best of Mexico Celebración January 20, 7:30 pm Cowboys of Color Rodeo January 21, 2 pm Bulls’ Night Out (PRCA Extreme Bull Riding) January 22 and 23, 7:30 pm RodeoX Extreme Team Competition January 24, 7:30 pm Stock Show Goes Pink 50% of all general admission and rodeo tickets sales support the Greater Fort Worth Affiliate of Susan G. Komen® January 29, all day TCU Day January 31, all day Military Appreciation Day February 4, all day Cook Children’s Day 50% of all rodeo ticket sales support Cook Children’s NICU February 6
For twenty years, TechFW has been helping Fort Worth entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. Originally formed as Fort Worth MedTech, Inc., the initial focus was solely on medical technology companies. While TechFW’s current clients still include many medical companies, they have been assisting companies from any sector since 2003, as long as the company’s offering is based on some form of proprietary technology.
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Early financial support for TechFW came from private sources such as the Sid Richardson and Amon Carter Foundations and from local technology companies such as Alcon Laboratories and RadioShack. In 2012, TechFW helped form Cowtown Angels, a group of investors committed to vetting and backing the most promising of TechFW’s clients. This affiliation has proved to be an invaluable springboard for companies who otherwise might not be able to get their products to market. TechFW’s history is notable for its successes, but its future is perhaps even more promising. Leading TechFW into that bright future is its newest and youngest executive director, Hayden Blackburn. Originally from the DFW Metroplex, Blackburn earned a degree in business from Texas Tech University and then stayed in Lubbock for a couple of years to work with the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance. Right out of college, it didn’t take Blackburn long to figure out he “like[s] working in small teams and wearing a lot of different hats.” “Working in small teams and wearing a lot of different hats” should be a prerequisite for the job of executive director of TechFW. The number of clients, investors, projects, and programs Blackburn and his staff of four full- and part-time employees oversee on a daily basis is mind-boggling. Even when you add in a couple of contract employees and interns, the TechFW team’s productivity is extremely impressive. TechFW facilitates several programs for entrepreneurs, investors, and university students, each designed and managed to bring all three groups together in a mutually beneficial nexus of learning and cooperation. For example, Blackburn points out, “The TCU intern program isn’t just for the students. Yes, it gives them the opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial startup environment, but it also allows the founders to work with young people to hone their management skills and develop their corporate culture.” On the investor side of the TCU intern program, the Cowtown Fellows program places students and graduate students with a Cowtown Angel who leads them through the entire process of evaluating a potential investment opportunity with one of TechFW’s client companies. Not only do the students get an unparalleled opportunity to understand how an investor thinks and acts, the investor gets a chance to mentor a young person. For entrepreneurs, TechFW offers programs that help them in every aspect of their business, from foundational development to corporate culture. For example, Think Lab is a structured 12-
T H R O U G H 21ST C E N T U R Y by Edward Brown
Fort Worth has largely dodged the congestion problems of our neighbor to the east, but even our neck of North Texas won’t escape the effects of a booming population for long. Just as technology reshaped transportation during the last century, innovations like autonomous (self-driving) cars, electric vehicles, and ridesharing apps are working to solve this century’s pollution, congestion, and vehicle fatalities. Christopher Poe, PhD., is at the leading edge of transportation technology research. As the assistant director for connected and automated transportation strategy at Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute (TTI), he has access to more than six miles of TTI’s private roads. More importantly, he works as a point of contact between outside groups and the Texas Innovation Alliance, a partnership of public and research companies that works to further advancements in driving technology using five test sites, including one in DFW. He believes developing self-driving cars is this country’s best hope for cutting down on tens of thousands of preventable fatalities each year. “We kill way too many people in this country,” Poe says, referring to US vehicle fatalities that stubbornly average 40,000 per year, including approximately 4,000 roadside deaths in Texas. “A lot of those crashes are the result of human failure. [Self-driving] technology is getting to the point where we feel it can do a better job than a human can.” Readers may be surprised to learn that North Texas already has two self-driving car programs. California-based Drive.ai recently provided Arlington with a fleet of selfdriving vans that shuttle visitors between parking lots, AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Park, and other venues. Frisco has a similar program that allows passengers to hail an automated van via a phone app. Both programs employ safety drivers (i.e., humans) to helm the vans in case human intervention is required. The use of drivers serves as a failsafe, Poe says, but there’s also an implicit
week, deep-dive program that helps entrepreneurs validate their technology by identifying who their customer is before developing a path to take their product to market. This gives the entrepreneur enough information to decide whether it makes sense to greenlight their project, make some tweaks, or go back to the drawing board altogether. It is an invaluable tool when considering the amount of both time and money that goes into getting a start-up from concept to reality. Smart Start, TechFW’s incubation program, “focuses on helping the entrepreneur formalize the business framework necessary for the company to execute its path to market strategies.” Through bi-weekly meetings and mentoring relationships, TechFW clients get access to other company founders. “One of the things that we do is put our clients in direct contact with other founders. Founders helping founders is very powerful. They speak the same language and understand each other.” At 35, Blackburn has the wisdom and experience to manage the people and programs he has been placed in charge of, as well as the youth and energy to advance TechFW’s already-robust offerings. “Over the next two years, my goals are to focus on talent development within the companies we work with. I want to strengthen the process of developing innovators into founders, while at the same time ramping up what we already offer them. Within our university programs, I want to strengthen our commercialization support.” This is TechFW’s method for helping young innovators establish a pathway into the entrepreneur community in North Texas. Launching a business is often described as one of the most frightening and stressful journeys upon which a person can venture. The reason given for this perception is that when a person starts their own company, they typically have no support. Working without a net is unimaginable to most people. For Fort Worth entrepreneurs, their net is TechFW’s well-designed processes and invaluable people.
understanding that most Americans aren’t ready to hand over their keys to a computer just yet. When pressed for an answer as to when our cars will become computerized valets, Poe noted that there probably won’t be a precise moment when human drivers go the way of the dinosaurs. What’s more likely is a gradual transition away from human-driven vehicles. Within 10 years, Poe says we can expect to see drastic changes on the transportation landscape. “The industry is looking at three [influencing factors]: automation; electrification, which eliminates emissions; and shared mobility, which are services like Lyft and Uber,” he says. “Shared mobility is making the public more comfortable with the idea of not being the driver. [All these factors] are going to get the cost of transportation much cheaper in the future and make it more available to everybody.” As well as self-driving cars, there are other transportation options being explored in the DFW area. A Hyperloop, the 240-mph tube-based shuttle in a vacuum tube, may one day hurl North Texans between Dallas and Fort Worth in minutes. The Regional Transportation Council (RTC), which represents 12 North Texas counties, recently says it was looking into the cost and effectiveness of Hyperlooping. Uber Elevate aims to utilize electronic helicopters to fly passengers from designated helipads. Uber recently designated three cities (Los Angeles, Dallas, and Dubai) as locations for the pilot program, expected to launch as early as 2020. These cutting-edge concepts are welcome news to Poe, who believes any technology that takes drivers off the road in a safe and affordable manner is a step in the right direction. Car ownership, he says, is the second highest cost for most Americans, with only housing costing more. History may be the best bellwether for change, Poe says. He uses the analogy of a black and white photo of early 1900s Manhattan as an example. The turn-of-the-century portrait shows equine-driven transportation as the dominant mode of getting around. Scarcely 12 years later, there was nary a horse to be seen as cars filled New York City’s bustling streets. Change tends to come slower than most predict, Poe concedes. But when it does, mass adoption of new technology typically exceeds expectation. Whether the tipping point between human- and computer-driven cars occurs in 2030 or 2040, it will happen well within our lifetimes, and the savings in dollars and human lives may leave later generations wondering how we ever survived our current smog-emitting, congested, and dangerous choice for getting around town.
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CREATING COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIANS: FORT WORTH'S NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL
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Fort Worth has a long history of allopathic medical education. When Texas Christian University (TCU) moved from Waco to Fort Worth in 1910, it took over the Fort Worth Medical College. While the Medical College stopped granting Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees in 1917 due to problems with their endowment, TCU continued its pre-professional medical training through the College of Science and Engineering and the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Fort Worth also has a long history of osteopathic medical education. The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) was founded in 1970 on the campus of the Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital. In 1975, TCOM became a part of North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas, which effectively made the college a state medical school. It continues to grant Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degrees to this day. In addition, the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) is home to the School of Public Health, the College of Pharmacy, the School of Health Professions, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. In 2015, TCU and UNTHSC announced the creation of a joint allopathic medical school, granting MD degrees. Sixty students will matriculate in the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine, located on the UNTHSC campus in the heart of the Cultural District, in the fall of 2019. Throughout their four years, the students will receive a cutting-edge medical education that, through innovative teaching models, will mold them into what the school is calling Empathetic Scholars™, ultimately leading them to become doctors who are compassionate, communicative advocates for their patients. How does a medical school create an Empathetic Scholar™? According to the school’s website, graduates “will be compassionate, empathetic and prepared to discover the latest knowledge in medical care… [they] are life-long learners and highly valued as physicians, colleagues, leaders and citizens in their community.” In a traditional medical school, the focus is on lectures and classwork. Students typically do not interact with patients until their third- and fourth-year clerkships. The sheer amount of clinical knowledge thrown at the students can create burnout, leading to a possible decrease in compassion. The new School of Medicine seeks to impart the same amount of information to their students; however, the manner of the instruction is very different. Judy Bernas, the Associate Dean and Chief Communication and Strategy Officer of the School of
Medicine, says that the Empathetic Scholar™ model is “a revolutionary approach to medical school. We want to impart the skills and knowledge [of traditional medical schools] but also emphasize compassion and communication and the taking care of their patients.” Bernas came to Fort Worth with Stuart Flynn, MD, the founding dean of the School of Medicine, from Arizona, where they built the new University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. After over 23 years with the University of Arizona as an Associate Vice President, she is excited to help create a new medical school in Fort Worth. To emphasize compassion and empathy along with clinical knowledge, the School of Medicine is taking a non-traditional approach to teaching. To start, there will only be 60 students per class. On average, medical schools have 100 to 120 students per class; the graduating class of 2022 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical school has 230 students. Adults learn differently than children learn. Adults are self-directed, their lives have provided a reservoir of experience which is a resource for learning, and their motivation to learn is internal. Instead of two years of lectures and labs followed by two years of clerkship which do not consider adult learning theory, the School of Medicine has divided the curriculum into three phases. Phase I of the curriculum includes structured classroom time and small group learning content. They will interact with patients, will explore and engage with high-tech simulation and technology including the latest augmented-reality applications and biophysics mathematical models, and will begin to learn how to work in interprofessional teams. In addition, students will choose their mentor and select a research project which will continue over the course of their four years, culminating in a thesis and poster presentation in their final semester. Phase II consists of clinical learning opportunities through the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship. This allows the students to become an integral part of a health care team in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This model of clerkship is both patient- and learner-focused, 10
allowing the students to maintain continuity with the patients throughout the course of treatment. Phase III is student-focused, allowing students to continue their clinical and scholarly development, while preparing them for the rigors of residency. In Phase III, students can explore various specialties with an eye to choosing their final field of expertise. The students will also complete their research projects, presenting their thesis in their final semester. Because medical school is designed to impart a large amount of knowledge in a compressed amount of time, the rate of burnout is high in medical students. “Medical students come in with a high level of empathy,” Bernas explains. “But by the third year [of traditional medical schools], it’s been beaten out of them.” Instead of focusing their care on the patient, many medical students focus solely on the symptoms and diagnosis. “They start to think about the patients as the disease organism,” Bernas says. To counter this burnout, the School of Medicine has instituted a novel coaching program that pairs students with a coach. The already-small class of 60 students will be further divided into groups of 10 with two coaches; these groups will walk together through
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Back Row (left to right): Shawn Wagner, Stephen Scott, M.D., Danika Franks, M.D., Lou Clark, Ph.D., MFA Front Row (left to right): Jennifer Allie, Ph.D., Judy Bernas, Tara Cunningham, Ed.D., Christine Savi, Ph.D., Lisa McBride, Ph.D., Evonne Kaplin-Liss, M.D., Christina Gutierrez
all four years of their medical school education, giving support and creating a smaller community within the larger school community. Danika Franks is an emergency medicine physician who graduated from UT Southwestern before working in emergency departments throughout the DFW Metroplex. Franks took a year off to teach at a science magnet high school between her undergraduate studies and medical school. This year of teaching imparted a love of educating which led to her to her role as the School of Medicine’s Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. In traditional medical schools, students are assigned an advisor. The advisor counsels the student, giving answers and advice based on the advisor’s experience. “The advice is all external,” says Franks. The innovative coaching program used by the School of Medicine “recognizes that the coachee is a whole person and is fully capable of arriving at a solution to the problem” they face, instead of a child needing to be given an answer. To assist the students in arriving at solutions on their own terms, the School’s coaches are professionally trained. “The coach must be very aligned and aware and involved, “says Franks. “They must know how to ask the right questions to let the coachee come up the answers and plans that are correct for them.” All the coaches are physicians who work or have worked in the community, and while their experience will be a valuable resource for the students, their role is not to assess and answer. Their role is to advocate for the student throughout the student’s school career. Traditional medical schools are often likened to a three-legged stool. One leg is patient care. Another leg is research. Another leg is education. Judy Bernas says that the School of Medicine is more like a fourlegged stool with the fourth leg being communication. In every course, students will be evaluated on communication. “Physicians are not trained on communicating with patients,” Bernas says. Because the School of Medicine students will be interacting with patients from Phase I of their education, “they will know how to how to talk to patients because they will get to know their patients, not just make assumptions.” The novel elements of education used at the School of Medicine – the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship, the coaching initiative pairing students with a professionally-trained coach, and the emphasis on communication skills – are designed to create doctors who are prepared not to practice medicine now but what medicine is becoming. “We want our doctors to be prepared for what medicine will look like in 2026 or 2056,” says Judy Bernas. To further that preparation, the School of Medicine is partnering with all major medical centers in Fort Worth including Baylor Scott & White, Cook Children’s, JPS Health Network, and Texas Health, as
well as the Dallas VA Medical Center and Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Through these partnerships, students will be exposed to a full range of medical specialties and will work in the community. The School of Medicine believes that meaningful community engagement is essential. “The Fort Worth business community has given us so much,” says Bernas. “We feel it’s imperative to give back.” Franks agrees. “Fort Worth is such a community-centric town. They’ve really wrapped their arms around this school.” School of Medicine students will work with neighborhood organizations, businesses, and local government to help in joint ventures aimed at critical health care needs in our city. They will volunteer in clinics for the homeless. They will participate in programs working with students in Fort Worth ISD. In 2017, 27 eighth-grade students from all over Fort Worth ISD participated in Junior Medical School. This week-long program gave these children a glimpse of what medical school is like, exposing them to opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them. With two medical schools in the city, Fort Worth is doubly fortunate. Remember the Texas School of Osteopathic Medicine? It continues to flourish at the UNT Health Science Center. In fact, the new School of Medicine shares a campus with TCOM on historic Camp Bowie Boulevard, overlooking the Kimbell, the Amon Carter, the Modern, and the Will Rogers Coliseum. “We see this as a valuable partnership,” says Bernas. “We are not taking away anything from TCOM; this partnership is beneficial to both of us.” The partnership between the two schools will help to break down lingering remnants of the traditional divisions between Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition to TCOM, UNTHSC’s School of Health Professions and the UNT System’s College of Pharmacy, along with TCU’s Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, offer the School of Medicine students an opportunity to work with other medical professionals. Treating a patient is not a solo accomplishment of the doctor. A doctor is a member of a health care team that is comprised of nurses, therapists, and assistants. In working with students from these programs, the School of Medicine ensures that their students are prepared for the changing environment of medicine in the 21st century. In the United States and Canada, allopathic 11
medical educational programs are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). This last March, TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine was notified by the LCME that they were granted a survey visit, which was completed in June of 2018. In October of 2018, the School of Medicine was awarded preliminary accreditation, allowing them to recruit its inaugural class. Members of this inaugural class will receive one year of their medical education provided for them by local philanthropist H. Paul Dorman. Cities are enriched by the universities they contain. A medical school is a boon to its community. Teaching hospitals offer cutting-edge medical services and technology to their community that would not be available otherwise. Financially, the School of Medicine is projected to generate $4 billion annually for Fort Worth by 2030. It is quite possible that School of Medicine’s students will return to Fort Worth after residency, settling with their families and practicing
their specialties. The motto of the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine is “Learn, Apply, Serve.” The students of this revolutionary medical school will learn, will apply their knowledge, and will serve in their community. For the 15th-largest city in the United States which is also one of the country’s fastest growing cities, a medical school offers resources and technologies to keep us competitive. The student body will engage with and participate in the life of the city. In embracing the new School of Medicine, Fort Worth has enlarged both its infrastructure and its culture.
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La mayoría de los niños tienen acceso a algún tipo de tecnología, sea un teléfono inteligente, una tableta, un Kindle, o una computadora. La tecnología es una parte integral de nuestra vida seglar y social y será aun mas el caso para nuestros hijos en el futuro. Sea que usted considere esto algo positivo o negativo, nuestro mundo tecnológico es un hecho. Muchos padres se preguntan, ¿qué tecnología es la mejor para el desarrollo de sus hijos, como se puede poner limites a su uso, y como se pueden mantener seguros? Tecnología Impulsada por el Currículo Hay un sinnúmero de aplicaciones y sitios web de medios designados para educar a los niños. Starfall es un sitio gratis para niños 3 a 8 que enseña la fonética, la lectura, y matemáticas con juegos animados, libros, y canciones. Reading Eggs y Mathseeds son aplicaciones para niños de 3 a 13 años, buenos para enseñar lectura, matemáticas, compresión, ortografía, y resolución de problemas. ABC Mouse Early Learning Academy esta designado para niños de 2 a 8 años. Enseña todas las materias con libros, canciones, y juegos interactivos. Los padres pueden individualizar el ‘camino de aprendizaje’ de su hijo y evaluar su progreso. PBS KIDS es un sitio gratis con juegos educativos basados en los personajes favoritos de los niños. Hay también muchos recursos para los padres sobre la educación en general, crianza de los hijos, y la salud. Transmisión de Medios National Geographic y National Geographic Kids son sitios excelentes para buscar videos educativos en una variedad de temas. Brain Pop es un sitio con un archivo grandísimo de videos animados para todas las edades escolares. Exámenes, juegos y otras actividades divertidas acompañan a cada video. PBS Learning Media ofrece videos también para varias edades sobre una multitud de materias. Libros Electrónicos Una manera de animar a los niños a leer es con el uso de libros electrónicos o eBooks. La Biblioteca Publica de Fort Worth tiene una selección grande de libros electrónicos y libros en audio que se pueden bajar en una computadora, tableta, o Kindle. Descargue la aplicación, Libby para obtener libros prestados instantáneamente en su aparato. Tumblebook Library es una base de datos de libros infantiles electrónicos. Se consigue una suscripción por medio de la biblioteca o escuela de su hijo que le dará acceso a mas de mil títulos. Incluye
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If someone had told you 20 years ago that a button on your phone could one day replace Yahoo or AskJeeves, workout laser disks, and an expensive gym membership that you never used, would you have believed it? I wouldn’t have. But it’s happened, seemingly overnight. There is no shortage of apps available to us. Need directions? Google Maps will direct you. Need to find a recipe for spaghetti squash? All Recipes has thousands of recipes. Need to see a million versions of the perfect hairstyle for fine, thin hair? Pinterest has your back. You can order groceries online, transfer money, talk to distant friends face-to-face in real time, and sing a duet with your pal on the other side of the world, all from your phone. I admit that sometimes it overwhelms me how many apps are available. We put our complete trust in them to do the job right and do it in the way that best fits our lifestyle. But I’m also beginning to wonder how we ever functioned without them. In addition to banking, shopping, and social media apps, there are a lot of apps which promote a healthy lifestyle and coach us in our journey to reach our health and fitness goals. But again, there are so many to choose from. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone narrowed them down for you so that you wouldn’t have to do all the research yourself? Well, fear not. A few friends and I have pulled together a list of fitness apps that we believe to the most user-friendly, cost-effective, and truly helpful. (Did your heartrate increase with excitement just reading that sentence? You’re on your way, my friend!) As many of you know, I’m an instructor for ZYN22. So I called on a fellow ZYNstructor, Valerie, to ask her favorite fitness app. She votes for MyFitnessPal. She says, “You can scan a barcode on food, and it logs all the nutritional value for you per serving. It gives you… graphs to tell you how you are doing…” Couch to 5K comes recommended by my
running friend Casey. She says this is a great app for beginning runners to help them cross the finish line of their first 5K race. The best part? It takes just 30 minutes a day, three days a week for nine weeks to reach your goal. Casey says, “You select your interactive coach and easily share your progress with friends and family… as you connect to [the app’s] running community.” One of my personal favorites is Keelo, an app focusing on high intensity interval training (HIIT). These are incredibly intense workouts that will not burn up your time but will burn up those calories. Each workout only takes seven to twenty minutes to finish. Video instructions keep things clear and simple. Taylor, a Tanglewood Moms Facebook member, suggests Fitbod. According to the description, this app builds your custom workout. Their technology understands your strength-training ability, studies your past workouts, and adapts to your available gym equipment. No muscle group is left behind with this personalized training plan! Runkeeper is a favorite of local Lululemon assistant manager Kristy. With this app, you can track your exercise, set goals, and watch your progress. Whether you’re just starting to run or training for a race, this app can help. Another Tanglewood Mom, Sarah is a big fan of Yoga Studio. Although the app costs $3.99, it includes a library of more than 70 yoga and meditation classes that range from 10 to 60 minutes long. These classes address strength, flexibility, relaxation, balance, or a combination of all four, and the app lets you filter based on duration, focus, and ability level. How about a fitness app for kids? 7 Minute Workout for Kids is free and provides a basis for exercising, using nothing more than your
child’s own body weight. The exercises are designed to build endurance, strength, and flexibility with a full body workout in less than eight minutes! There you have it. A starter kit of suggested apps with a range of options for workouts designed for the beginner or the seasoned fitness pro. Now use those strong opposable thumbs you were given to find the app which will best help you along the road to health and fitness success. You can do it!
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For over 40 years, Fort Worth-based artist Trish Wise has been painting portraits and creating other works of art for clients around the world. Working mostly in oil and pastels, her classical realist style is simply timeless. Her commissions range from portraits of corporate executives and university professors to children and families. After teaching for 30 years, Trish knows it’s impossible for anyone, especially children, to sit still in a studio for hours on end. Instead of long sittings, Trish relies on a photo shoot and a few short sittings where she focuses on capturing her subject’s personality. The results are, invariably, a happy client.
Photo by Rambo M2G Ventures has launched a three-year, $500,000 fundraising campaign to fight mental illness with a collaborative short film that will address the complexities of living with a mental illness. Founded by identical twin entrepreneurs Jessica Miller and Susan Miller Gruppi, M2G Ventures is a woman-owned-andoperated visionary real estate and development company that focuses on growth by telling their clients’ stories to develop selfsustaining ecosystems. The short film, which is Phase I of the Mental Health Initiative and was funded through a Kickstarter campaign, was written and directed by notable Fort Worth photographer Rambo and is produced by Red Sanders of Red Productions.
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Snap151 brings the first selfie-centric space to Fort Worth in January. Located between DryBar and Bonobos in WestBend, Snap151 features strategically-curated vignettes with eyecatching colors, larger-than-life props, and interactive elements, all of which combine to create the perfect space for selfies. Selfie-centric pop-ups have become increasingly popular across the nation. Other selfie-centric projects include the Museum of Ice Cream and Color Factory, both of which have toured various cities, as well as the Dallas-based Sweet Tooth Hotel and Psychedelic Robot. Snap151 is a family-friendly experience which runs daily from 10 am to 10 pm from January 7 through January 27. Get ready to Instagram!
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Local fine jewelry designer and artisan Megan Thorne is on the move. Her eponymous collection, handmade in 18K recycled gold with ethically sourced diamonds and gemstones, has been crafted in a tiny jewel box studio on Magnolia Ave for the past eight years. Increased national and international brand awareness has found the studio outgrowing its longtime home, and Megan and her team are excited to announce their expansion into the Dickson-Jenkins Plaza in the South Main Village of Fort Worth's Near Southside. While the new atelier anticipates a Spring 2019 debut, the current Magnolia Ave studio location will remain open until the move is complete.
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Local non-profit The Net has announced the development of their first brick-and-mortar location for their new social enterprise. Called The Worthy Co., this will be a retail space dedicated to providing employment and opportunities for women survivors of sex trafficking, with 100% of every purchase benefiting local sex trafficking survivors. Melissa Ice, founder of The Net and of The Worthy Co., hosted a launch party in November which featured philanthropic expert Salah Boukadoum and kicked off the campaign to make The Worthy Co. a reality. Opening in fall of 2019, The Worthy Co. will be located one block north of Magnolia Avenue in the Historic Fairmount district.
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Holistic Hemp Co. was founded by sisters Amber and Alaina Lansing. Sourcing top-quality, organically-grown, American hemp for maximum CBD potency and quality is their number one focus. “We work closely with our licensed hemp supplier and farm located in Colorado and make sure all practices are organic.” All Holistic Hemp Co. products are third-party tested and free of any residual solvents, synthetic chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, or other toxins. “We want to provide safe, natural and legal hemp products that promote health and wellness. Everyone deserves to live their best, healthy life and it is our mission to help them in that journey.”
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Lindsey Garner, the CEO of Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County, and the mother of two children on the autism spectrum, created #MomStrongFW to provide supportive connection to mothers raising children on the autism spectrum. Recognizing that raising a child with special needs can be very isolating, Lindsey realized that connecting with a group of other parents who “get it” is invaluable. #MomStrongFW hosts a monthly meet-up group which provides an opportunity for mothers to share experiences and build friendships with others who are on a similar life journey.
Sisters-in-law Lauren Osborne (“Lola”) and Carolyn Osborne (“Lina”) recognized the need for a one-stop accessories shop in Fort Worth. Both ladies possess an eye for unique finds and an interest in fashion, and in 2017, they started designing “game day jewelry.” You’ve probably seen their TCU Horned Frog earrings, and they’ve now expanded their repertoire to include other universities. In 2018, Lola + Lina opened a retail shop on Camp Bowie, carrying other designers as well as their own pieces. Depending on your needs, Lola + Lina will curate a selection of accessories, from statement pieces to everyday wear, handpicked to suit your taste.
MELT Ice Creams is excited to head east to the Bishop Arts neighborhood in Dallas to serve up happy ice cream! MELT will be located next to Eno's Pizza Tavern at 405 N Bishop for the perfect pairing of pizza and ice cream. Founder Kari CroweSeher says, "We've always dreamed of opening more MELT shops, and Bishop Arts is a perfect community for the next MELT. The idyllic street reminds of our home on Magnolia, and the neighboring shops are just as friendly. Our hope is to create neighborhood ice cream shops that scream HAPPY!"
Photo by Maria Paz Holland Sanders' full-service communications agency HOLLAND collective is excited to announce partnerships with several new collaborators. These include Fort Worth's newest social enterprise, The Worthy Co. (mentioned in this edition of Fort Worthies!), Arlington's Urban Union District which is a mixed-use development that is giving new life to old buildings in Arlington’s downtown, and the national company Scottish American. The HOLLAND collective team is launching into 2019 with big plans for new, as-yet unannounced partnerships with intriguing stories to tell. Stay up to date on all H.c. happenings by following @HOLLANDcollective on Facebook and Instagram.
Photo by Brian Hutson The Food Hall at Crockett Row opened at the corner of Crockett and Norwood Streets in December. The 16,000-square foot food hall, featuring a wide variety of cuisines, is the first of its kind in Fort Worth. Anchored by Knife Burger by John Tesar, the food hall is home to fast-casual vendors. Foods available include seafood, acai bowls, pizza and sausage, deli delights, Mexican food, shawarma bowls, poke, cupcakes, and waffles. There is a full bar and seating for 115 in a central area, with seating for 70 outside. The Food Hall is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with live music in the evenings.
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and entrepreneur. After spending eight years climbing the ladder at Lockheed Martin, he knew it was time to follow his dream of starting his own company. While he had a number of attractive ideas, his experience with and love of shaving tools and accessories was a natural launch pad for his first start-up.
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Coddou understood from personal experience and extensive product research that new is not always better. He found that his grandfather’s old razor consistently provided a better shave than the new-fangled, multi-blade contraptions that had taken over the shaving market.
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His engineer’s brain went to work figuring out why this was, and if perhaps there is an even better way to remove those pesky facial hairs. What he found is that a well-made, well-honed single blade cuts the hairs quickly and cleanly, whereas the leading blade of a multi-blade cartridge lifts the hair while the second blade cuts it below the skin-line, causing those uncomfortable, unsightly, red bumps know colloquially as “razor burn.”
There are ancient cave paintings, some dating back as far as 30,000 years, that clearly depict beardless men. This begs the question, “How did these men become beardless?” Hair removal at the time was achieved in one of two ways. One could use clam shells like tweezers and pluck the hairs from the face. No thanks. Alternately, one could simply, though perhaps more dangerously, drag a piece of sharp flint across the face, thus cutting the hair. Again, no thanks. These two techniques seem to have been the only depilatory methods employed by men for thousands of years.
Coddou’s grandfather’s razor utilizes what is known as an injector blade. While never as popular as the double-edge blade, the injector blade is twice as thick as a double-edge blade and sports a very sharp single edge. “It’s more like shaving with a straight razor. It’s a little hard to quantify, but the thicker blade provides what I call a more substantial shave. It just wipes the hair off your face,” says Coddou. For this reason, he settled on the injector blade as the foundation for his new razor.
From Ireland to Siberia, razors have been unearthed in Bronze Age excavations, and solid copper and gold examples have been discovered in Egyptian archeological digs. The ancient Greeks prized their beards as a symbol of manhood, and therefore had little use for razors. However, by the 5th century B.C., razors were in fairly common use among the Romans. The first “modern” straight razor was developed in Sheffield, England, in the mid-18th century, and straight razors remained the most popular shaving implement until well into the 20th century.
For the razor itself, Coddou wanted a design that is classic, yet modern; wellmade, yet affordable. Of his design process, Coddou says, “First and foremost, I want to design products that I love and that solve real problems for real men.” The result of Coddou’s design is more than a superlative shaving tool at an affordable price. Called the Single Edge, this razor is as much a work of art as it is a grooming device. Its lines are at once Art Deco suave and fighter plane sleek. It’s Humphrey Bogart taking Ingrid Bergman for a joyride in an SR-71 in the skies above Casablanca. It’s sexy, glamorous, and manly.
King Gillette’s late 19th century improvements to the then-relatively-unknown safety razor gave men the confidence to begin shaving themselves regularly, rather than having a barber perform the task only occasionally. The straight razor quickly fell out of fashion, and the double-edge safety razor reigned supreme as the shaving tool of choice for the better part of a century. Thereafter, disposable and cartridge razors proliferated. Now the three, four, five, and even six-blade disposable cartridge razor is king, though in design and use, they really are not so different from King Gillette’s double-edge safety razor of over 100 years ago.
The Single Edge is the modern-day fighter plane of the shaving world. Without a single nod to convention or prettiness, there is nothing dainty about it. It's heavy. It’s solid. Like a fighter plane, there is no doubt what it’s for. A fighter plane is a purpose-built, precision tool designed to project the will of a nation onto its enemies. The Single Edge is a purpose-built, precision tool designed to knock the beard off your face. It just happens to do so gently and cleanly. “The handle itself is very easy to shave with. It’s more intuitive that a double edge razor,” says Coddou. “It’s all about finding the right angle [for shaving], and with our razor, that angle is built into the handle.”
Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs, otherwise known as the company’s Skunk Works, is responsible for developing the world’s most advanced, and often most secret, aircraft. Ever since 1938, when Lockheed engineers were asked to design and build a high-altitude, high-speed, long-range fighter capable of competing with the superior aircraft of the German Luftwaffe, the Skunk Works has been churning out the most advanced aircraft of every generation. The U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-22 Raptor have all had their origins within the Skunk Works.
As for the future of Supply, Coddou plans to open a retail location next year in District 90, the redevelopment of industrial warehouses at the intersection of Berry Street and 8th Avenue. He also plans to launch new skincare products to complement Supply’s nearly comprehensive line of shaving accessories.
The result of that first 1938 project was the famed P-38 Lightning. The German pilots of WWII called it the Gabelschwanzteufel, or “fork-tailed devil,” while the Japanese called it Ni hikōki, ippairotto, or “two planes, one pilot,” both alluding to its distinctive design. The United States Army Air Force used the P-38 for dive bombing, aerial reconnaissance, night fighting, and escorting bombers throughout WWII, especially in the Pacific theater. Clearly, Skunk Works engineers had delivered. They continue to do so to this day.
Is the Single Edge new technology? Not exactly. As far as big razor manufacturers are concerned, it is, perhaps, even a step backward. Their sights are clearly set on the more-is-better approach to cramming blades into expensive disposable cartridge systems. The Single Edge is, however, a much better execution of anything the shaving world has seen in a very long time.
The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II, another Skunk Works program, with its thrust vectoring, vertical take-off and landing capabilities, stealth technology, and a $400,000 pilot helmet that allows the pilot to “see” a 360-degree bubble around him or herself, represents the pinnacle of military aviation engineering. It is truly a marvel of modern science.
Comparing the shaving tools of our grandfathers’ generation to the Single Edge is akin to comparing the P-38 Lightning to the F-35 Lightning II. They both do the same thing; however, one of them just does it a heck of a lot better. And both the F-35 and the Single edge look amazing doing it.
Admittedly, the shaving razor and the F-35 Lightning II have very little in common. One is an ancient technology that has not really progressed much in the last 100 years, and the other is the stunning result of rapid and unceasing technological advancement over that same century. However, at the crossroads of these two seemingly disparate technologies, there stands a man.
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Patrick Coddou, former Skunk Works engineer and founder of a new razor manufacturer called Supply, has single-handedly brought the safety razor soaring into the 21st century. Upon inheriting one of his grandfather’s old safety razors as a young man, Coddou’s interest in shaving was ignited. Shortly thereafter, Coddou started a shaving blog where he and a friend reviewed shaving tools and accessories. Without a thought of ever monetizing his blog, Coddou slowly built a following among shaving enthusiasts, as well as a personal database of all the things he liked and disliked about available shaving products. With a degree in mechanical engineering from The University of Texas and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, Coddou is a unique blend of engineer
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visitors to enter an immersive theater space and interact with a prehistoric scene projected on an oversized wall. Perhaps the most ambitious of the interactives in the DinoLabs gallery is a first-of-its-kind stegosaurus named DinoGlow, a 3D-video projection mapping activity that is fully responsive. The sculpture is surrounded by touchscreen monitors that control separate projectors mounted above the dinosaur canvas. Guests can control colors and textures to create a dinosaur as whimsical or realistic as they wish. “There are some things we know about dinosaurs but many details we still can’t confirm,” said Cathy Barthelemy, executive director of education. “DinoGlow is a way for guests to create their own vision of what a stegosaurus might have looked like by manipulating colors and skin textures using technology.” “I remember my mother talking about a lesson she used in her first-grade classroom when I was growing up," said Amy Romans, conceptual designer of DinoGlow. "She encouraged her students to use their creativity as they imagined what dinosaurs might have looked like, then they drew and colored their dinosaurs. DinoGlow is the modern version of that lesson with a touchscreen and projectors.” “DinoGlow started with the idea of a guest experience, which was brought to life by a team of designers, educators, and technology experts,” said Roberts. “The combination of innovative technology and creative design is so novel that the Museum will be looking into patenting the experience.” The ADL is creating learning opportunities for both younger and older guests. Programs for younger explorers take a single topic, such as space exploration, and provide multiple ways for guests to learn and experience the subject. It allows for the investigation of essential STEAM principles, which incorporates art into the traditional STEM components of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. “Art has been a part of scientific visualization and storytelling for millennia,” said Roberts. “We know everyone interacts with science and history topics differently and want to provide a way for guests to learn that is relevant to them. If they like art, we give them a way to use that passion to make sense of science.” Much of the code developed at the ADL is made available to other museums for re-use as open source software. In this way, the Museum can help smaller museums and planetariums that can't develop new tools and media, but this collaboration doesn’t end there. ADL staff has already presented the results of their research at professional meetings all over the world. “It is gratifying to see how many colleagues admire our progress,” said Roberts. “They are eager to carry on the research and development started in Fort Worth.” Museum programs such as the Infinity Festival which launched last year will also provide a platform for collaboration among scientists, guests, and other institutions. The ADL learns from the best practices in the museum field to create experiences that effectively use technology today to adapt as guests change the way they use technology. Increasingly, the ADL is seen as a source of information and resources for the entire museum community. “The ADL organized the Museum's first Infinity Festival in July of 2018 that enabled more than 3,000 Museum guests to play with cutting-edge technology,” said Roberts. “The Museum will be planning a bigger Infinity Festival event for 2019 and beyond.”
Roberts is excited about projects on the horizon for the ADL. “The ADL is leading several types of research and development,” he said. “We have created several virtual reality experiences, and we are doing research about how to scale them up to provide the excitement of immersive experiences to a larger number of people. This includes some software development allowing for a group to participate together and hardware development enabling guests to explore virtual reality without any cords at all.” The work also extends into the community. ADL staff facilitated an after-school experience teaching computer science to students at I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA, a local STEM and arts high school, and college interns helped to create the technology behind new user experiences for Infinity Festival and Launchpad, a new exhibit that opens this spring. This intersection of invention, creativity, and innovation is what Romans envisioned nearly five years ago when he was inspired to launch ADL. “I envisioned a hub where teachers, researchers, programmers, and designers could work together to explore and experiment,” said Romans. “It’s about giving students the chance to develop digital and scientific literacy so they’ll thrive in the workforce for the future,” he said. “We strive to live up to the legacy of our founders, this small group of teachers who dreamed big and embraced change. Standing still is not in our DNA. As the world changes, so will we.”
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