So much to talk about
I love giving talks. I love giving talks about Israel. Specifically, about modern day Israel. And, never about politics! I gives talks...
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Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 18, 2018
- 3 min
The Kids: Educational Clowning Series
Mr. Peacock introduces me to Barb. Well, it isn’t really an introduction. He points at her and says, “she’s the school drug dealer.” As...
Viva Sarah Press
- Nov 1, 2018
- 1 min
A chat about reporting on the creative culture in Israel
Started the morning with a chat about what it's like to Report on the Innovation and Creative Culture in Israel with a visiting...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 25, 2018
- 1 min
Cannabis 101: Terminology to know
Cannabis slang and terminology is changing all the time. Some terms like THC and CBD are ubiquitous. But do you know the difference...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
Educational clown care with pint-sized people
Educational clowning is a new kind of clown care and taking part in this developing arena is oh-so-much-fun. One recent afternoon,...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Back to school for kids -- and mom, too!
The new school year has begun in Israel, and as my third-grader and two sixth-graders headed back to their classrooms, I, too, returned...
Viva Sarah Press
- Aug 5, 2018
- 1 min
Autonomous vehicles: from idea to acceptance
Autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars. When I first hosted a radio show on the concept of AV in 2014, people were still calling it a...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 29, 2018
- 2 min
Time flies when therapeutic medical clowns wait for the doctor
Waiting for the doctor is an activity no one enjoys but nonetheless inevitable. So, what happens when a group of therapeutic medical...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 25, 2018
- 1 min
The Culture of Israeli Startups and the Wild Ideas that are Helping Change the World
For the second year in a row, I presented the workshop -- “The Culture of Israeli Startups and the Wild Ideas that are Helping Change the...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 22, 2018
- 2 min
White Helmets escape Syria via Israel to Jordan and beyond
Did you see the 2016 documentary on Syria’s “white helmets” civil defense group? It was a powerful window into the daily operations of...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 18, 2018
- 1 min
Rawabi-Tel Aviv innovation
On a recent visit to Rawabi, the first planned city built for and by Palestinians in the West Bank, developer and Palestinian businessman...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 4, 2018
- 1 min
Gathering the right information
Crazy driving. Skewed news. Innovation ideas. Asking for another explanation. These were some of the topics that came up during a panel...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 3, 2018
- 2 min
How to annoy a journalist (or, when PR goes wrong)
The differences between journalism and public relations have been written about ad nauseam. Yet, it seems the differences between these...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
A surreal parent-teacher interview
“There’s a war,” my son’s teacher says, pointing to the sky as we hear Israel Air Force jets overhead. We’re meeting outside in the...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 29, 2018
- 1 min
Interpreting Israel with Gettysburg College
Very excited to be taking part in a panel titled "Interpreting Israel: Finding the stories that matter and retelling them for a wider...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 28, 2018
- 1 min
On a mission to spread oral journalism
I have created something I like to call, ‘oral journalism.’ It is a mashup of speaking and journalism. It is one thing for people to read...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 18, 2018
- 3 min
8 fun facts about Shavuot
Eight facts about the holiday of Shavuot: 1. Shavuot, which means “Festival of Weeks,” is just one name for the holiday. It also goes by...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 17, 2018
- 1 min
I'm speaking in Toronto!
I'm excited to give a Post Kiddush Talk about Israeli Creativity & Innovation at the First Narayever Congregation on May 19. My talks...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 13, 2018
- 2 min
Smash your chickpeas and celebrate International Hummus Day!
Today is International Hummus Day! To celebrate, you’re meant to eat hummus for breakfast, lunch or dinner – or, all three. In Israel,...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 10, 2018
- 1 min
On the menu: agri-tech and food-tech
Food and agriculture were the focus in Israel’s tech ecosystem this week, as representatives from the world’s governments, manufacturers,...
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