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BIG IDEAS: ep 3 - Sklar Brothers' Guns for Animals

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If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, how would you change the world? Randy and Jason Sklar propose we make things a little fairer by giving animals guns, too. Hunters: the playing field has been leveled. For more videos in this series, visit babelgum.com/bigideas.

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BIG IDEAS: ep 4 - The Shrinking Car by Max Joseph
If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, how would you change the world? What about cars that could shrink to fit in your pocket? We could turn our parking lots into water parks. GOOD director Max Joseph explains. To watch more episodes in this series, visit the Big Ideas page.

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BIG IDEAS: ep 6 - Weederbot by Susan Feniger
We all like the idea of urban gardening, but actually tending a garden takes time that some people just don't have. That's why, for Babelgum and GOOD's Big Ideas series, Susan Feniger, the matriarch of Los Angeles fine dining, dreams up the multi-functional Weederbot. Susan Feniger is the chef and owner of Border Grill, Ciudad, and Susan Feniger's STREET. To find out more about Big Ideas, visit babelgum.com/bigideas.

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BIG IDEAS: ep 2 – Dickson Despommier's Vertical...
If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, what world-changing device would you invent? Columbia professor Dickson Despommier imagines filling New York’s skyscrapers with farms. To learn more about vertical farming, go to www.verticalfarm.com.
For more videos in this series, visit babelgum.com/bigideas

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BIG IDEAS: ep 7 - Energym by Gustavo Barceloni
The Big Ideas competition winner!

There are more than 20,000 gyms and health clubs in America. That's a lot of spinning and rowing. What if we could harness the power of all those workouts? Gustavo Barceloni's Big Idea is the Energym, a place where exercise makes free electricity.

To watch the rest of the Big Ideas series, visit the Big Ideas page.

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BIG IDEAS: ep 5 - Teleportation Device by Matt Mason
If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, how would you change the world? What about a teleportation device? You could visit your friend halfway around the world at any time of the day.To watch more episodes in this series, visit the Big Ideas page.

07:09

Carbon Weevils
Short film providing an in-depth examination of the life cycle of a strange, oddly familiar species known as the 'Carbon Weevil'. Where did these busy little creatures come from and what is their purpose on 'the Great Spinning Mother'?

04:29

I Heart America
To kick off the first issue of GOOD, we asked W+K 12, the educational outpost of Portland, Oregon-based advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, to devote their time and creativity to find a way to visually display the theme: I (heart) America. Now in its third year, W+K 12 recruits twelve diversely creative people— photographers, physicists, lawyers, songwriters, etc.—from thousands of applicants to apply their talents to problems of expression, advertising-related or otherwise. For more content from this Branded Channel, check out Babelgum’s GOOD

01:08

little polarbears
A short simple animated reminder of global warming.

01:43

GOOD: Your Daily Water Use
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We're headed for a water shortage. Here's how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.

02:46

GOOD: Wireless Parking
What if sensors on the street knew exactly which parking spots were free? Your phone could direct you straight to a free space and the city could use that real-time information for dynamic meter pricing, discouraging driving when car traffic is too high. San Francisco is already trying the idea. If it works, it will be good for motorists, for the city, and for the environment.

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