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How does language use and suppression mirror societal power? What impact has colonialism had on the Haitian Creole language and its role in Haiti’s development? And how can linguists succeed in promoting the use of Creole languages, and elevating their prestige in the eyes of native speakers and their governments? Michel DeGraff, a Haitian linguist and tenured professor at MIT, is interested in these questions and more, using his work to try and understand how languages like Haitian Creole come into being, and how new varieties emerge due to the contact of diverse populations throughout history. Through his studies, and his own life growing up in Haiti and being forced to use French during his education, Michel believes that educating young people in their home language is essential for their freedom, well-being, and development. In this video, he tells us why he set up the MIT-Haiti Initiative after the country’s devastating earthquake and discusses the challenges and successes in his research and teaching about the development and structure of Haitian Creole and other Creole languages, and his bringing Haitian Creole, alongside modern pedagogy and educational technology, into Haiti’s school system.

Michel DeGraff is a professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the MIT-Haiti Initiative. He is also a founding member of the Haitian Creole Academy. His fields of scholarship are linguistic theory, Creole studies and the relationship among linguistics, ideology, education, human rights, and development.

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Dolores Bueno López, PhD Candidate, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.

“I would like to see that science can really change our lives for better. Not only in curing illnesses but also in making us better people.” – Dolores Bueno López

Modern medicine saves millions of lives around the world every year. But not all diseases get the same attention from the medical research. There are some rare diseases which are not investigated properly. The reason is the lack of resources. But there are researchers who are passionate about their work. Dolores Bueno Lopez is one of them.

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Francesco Carollo, Innovation Researcher and Strategist, London, UK

“We don’t want to be driven by technology. We want to drive our behaviors and we want to ride the wave of technology in a way that stays meaningful to our lives because we are looking for meanings and the meaning is the most important thing.

- Francesco Carollo

What is innovation? Innovation is not polishing something old, getting bigger screen or making a bigger battery. According to Francesco Carollo the real innovation transforms the way that people engage with each other. That’s what really makes a difference. If you really want to make a change you have to change the basic cultural rules of the society. So innovation is a social thing. And we all can and should contribute.

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Dr. Youssef Travaly (PhD, MBA) is the Next Einstein Forum Vice-President of Science Innovation & Institutional Partnerships. Youssef holds an MBA together with a PhD in Materials Science. He has extensive experience in a variety of sectors including semiconductor and biomedical research, low carbon circular economy and climate change.

“We are here to celebrate science. The transformative power of science in Africa.”

So began this year’s Next Einstein Forum, held in Rwanda at the end of March. This is the largest scientific gathering to ever take place in Africa, and its aim is to link African researchers around the world, and build the beginnings of a knowledge-economy which will transform the entire continent, and nurture its scientific talent.

Dr Youssef Travaly, the Vice President of Science, Innovation, and Partnerships for the Forum, holds a PhD, and has studied in Belgium, the US, and Senegal. Now based in Rwanda, he is an integral part of building this new community of inspiring African scientists.

Dr Travaly spoke to Traces.Dreams about the intricacies of the Next Einstein Forum, and what they are trying to achieve.

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Lysanne Snijders is a Postdoctoral researcher on animal behavior.

“My wish for the future would be that people really start recognizing that all these animals have individual personalities. To really realize that these are all individuals with feelings, with stress, with emotions.”  - Lysanne Snijders

Observing animal behavior can tell us a lot about the evolutional behavior. It can also be very practical if you are working with farm animals. But there is more than just raw data. Lysanne Snijders from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries found something much more interesting. She’s found not only that birds have personality but that there are whole social networks between animals. They love, they hate, they cheat and they take care of each other.

Find out more about Lysanne’s search for animals’ personality in our new video.

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Is it possible to align purpose and profit?

Pioneer of the Brand Citizenship Movement, Global Brand Strategist

”What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.” – Aristotle

What is Behavioural Economics? Why does it matter? And how can companies acting as good corporate citizens create both success and sustainability in their business?

These are some of the questions that Anne Bahr Thompson, the founder of the movement of Brand Citizenship, and author of the book Do Good, is seeking to answer with her work.

Anne is passionate about showing companies that doing good is no longer a barrier to financial success. Her research on brand citizenship and cultural trends reveals that the notion of separating how your business behaves, from how you earn money, is one that is falling out of favour.

She now believes that doing good, behaving sustainably, and combining ethical considerations with economic pursuits, can actually help businesses to increase their financial success.

Watch our interview to discover the ways in which a new style economics can help lead us closer to an open, sustainable, and successful new world.

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