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Lightning Talks
8:00 pm
Thu March 7, 2013

Five Minutes Onstage At Ignite Seattle

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Ignite Seattle.
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Crowd participation during an Ignite Seattle event.
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Roberto Hoyos on stage at Ignite Seattle 11.
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Monica Guzman hosting Ignite Seattle 7.
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If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say? That's the premise of Ignite Seattle, a regular worldwide event where presenters get five minutes and 20 slides to get a point across. Speakers at this month's event touch on a variety of topics, including viral videos, online dating and how to give up cheese. Ignite Seattle 19 took place at Town Hall on February 20, 2013.

The talk was moderated by The Seattle Times columnist Monica Guzman.

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Tech Culture
11:26 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Spring Break For Geeks: SXSW Interactive Starts Friday

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At SXSW 2012, the app "Highlight" was touted but failed to break out like Foursquare or Twitter in years prior.
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Originally published on Wed March 6, 2013 12:01 pm

Every year, the South By Southwest music, film and interactive festival gets larger, and navigating the blur of panels, parties and shows gets more daunting. The girth of it all is enough to keep many SXSW old-timers away from Austin this year.

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Sociology
9:00 am
Mon February 11, 2013

The Secret To Being A Happy Couple

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What is the secret to being happy in your relationship?
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What is “normal” in a romantic relationship? More importantly, what’s “normal” for couples who say they're really happy? UW Sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz teamed up with Harvard sociologist James White and wellness entrepreneur Chrisanna Northrup to answer that question. Together they conducted and analyzed the largest human relationship study ever done. We’ll talk with Dr. Schwartz about the “perfect couple.”

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Written Word
10:00 am
Thu February 7, 2013

Why Write Letters?

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For the love of the letter.
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People don’t write letters much anymore. They don’t even mail in bills! As a result, the postal service is cutting Saturday mail service to save money. So, let us pause for a moment to reflect on the letter. What is lost if handwritten letters are no longer written? If you still write letters, why do you? Author Nick Bantock ponders those questions with us. Tell us what you think at weekday@kuow.org or call 206.543.5869.

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