The Awesome Foundation NY has made our first selection! It was tough NY – you completely blew us away with amazing incredibly brilliant ideas.
But – this month, for our inaugural grant, we’ve picked a LASER TWEEZER that makes amoebas eat bacteria.
Awesomeness to the MAX.
No – really, its a laser tractor beam that prods [...]

Last night the Trustees of the Awesome Foundation New York met in person for the first time to get the ball rolling.
Photo (clockwise from top left): Jesse Chan-Norris, Lee-Sean Huang, Sam Lessin, Steve Rosenbaum, Douglas Repetto, Dawn Barber, Clay Shirky, Colin Nedercoorn, Brandon Kessler, Catherine White, and Chris Dixon
Reminder: Grant applications are due at midnight [...]

The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is kicking off 2010 by announcing the official launch of the New York City chapter.  I will be serving as the NYC chapter’s Dean of Awesome.  More details on The Awesome Foundation Blog.
The current micro-trustees of The Awesome Foundation NYC chapter include:

Catherine White
Caterina Fake
Chris Dixon
Sam Lessin
Clay Shirky
Colin [...]