Message #2749

From: Roice Nelson <roice3@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] Google+ On-Air Hangout with Erno Rubik 7/18
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:08:59 -0500

Thanks for the info!

I just added a comment on one of their posts letting them know about us.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BeyondRubiksCube/posts/TqGSXRp83XZ

Cheers,
Roice

On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 7:02 PM, vasily3 <vasily@gatech.edu> wrote:

>
>
> Just wanted to share this event with the group – it seems Google is
> commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Cube:
> (whatever they think "Beyond the Cube" means, it likely does not involve
> enough hyperbolic and non-Euclidean geometry in higher dimensions ; )
>
>
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> From: Thomas Gayno <tgayno@google.com>
> Date: Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:16 PM
> Subject: [Rubik] Google presents.. "Beyond Rubik’s Cube"
>
>
> Hey STEM & Rubik’s Cube enthusiasts,
>
> You’re receiving this email because I believe you might be interested in
> this project.
>
> Please accept my apologies if you don’t.
>
> We’re excited to share with you the first step in the launch of Beyond
> Rubik’s Cube project. Tomorrow, July 13 at 10am ET, we will be debuting
> the G+ Page for +BeyondRubiksCube<https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BeyondRubiksCube/posts>with a mysterious
> teaser <http://goto/ernoteaservideo> video.
>
> Background
>
> In 2014, the Rubik’s Cube will turn 40 and Erno Rubik, the founder of the
> Rubik Cube will launch his first official exhibition called "Beyond the
> Cube" to celebrating its impact on STEAM. The exhibition will premiere in
> New York at the Liberty Science Center and will then tour Science museums
> around the world for 7 years. This exhibition aims to inspire a new
> generation of problem solvers and creative thinkers to pursue a career in
> STEAM. Google has decided the invest in this project as the goals align
> closely to our passions. Creative Lab has been working closely with the
> Google+ team to help craft the narrative and develop creatives for this
> project.
>
> *Tomorrow*
>
> We’re excited to share with you the first step in the launch of Beyond
> Rubik’s Cube project, ramping up until the exhibition premiere in Spring
> 2014. Tomorrow, July 13 - in celebration of Erno Rubik’s birthday - we
> will be debuting the G+ Page for +BeyondRubiksCube<https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BeyondRubiksCube/posts>withour official
> teaser <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYo68mRsbik> video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYo68mRsbik>
> .
>
> Next Steps
>
> The next step will be a Hangout on Air on 7/18<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPl0b9Jvm44> hosted
> by Paul Hoffman<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hoffman_(science_writer)> at
> Liberty Science Center. Participants will include Erno Rubik<https://plus.sandbox.google.com/u/0/104574800947066927106/posts?e=PlatformEnableRioStylePlusoneButton> (live
> from our Budapest office!), NYT’s Science writer Margaret Wertheim<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Wertheim> and
> Oxford mathematician Marc du Sautoy, OBE<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_du_Sautoy>.
> Later along the road: the Geek Street Fair, a couple of Chrome Experiment
> and an inspirational film will follow.
>
> We’ve worked hand-in-hand with the G+ team and other STEM-related projects
> such as Science Fair and Maker Camp making sure to cross-promote each
> other. Becca Ginsberg is our PR Lead on this.
>
> Please feel free to follow, +1 & share +BeyondRubiksCube<http://g.co/beyondrubikscube> and
> our video as of tomorrow 10am ET. Let me know if you have any questions.
> Thanks.
>
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>
>