Genevieve Gilson

Genevieve Gilson is a producer at Innovation Hub.

Genevieve Gilson is the production assistant on Innovation Hub and loves that each day offers new ways of looking at the world. Before coming to WGBH, she produced DVD bonus features in Los Angeles. Although the LA winters were wonderful, New England’s history — and seasons — keep her very busy, from snowshoeing in the winter to kayaking in the summer. 

Currently, Genevieve is also working on her first novel, which is set in the seamy world of Iowa academia. 

Justin Hall

One of the Internet's first bloggers reflects on 20 years of blogging

Justin Hall got on the Internet in 1994 and became one of the Internet's earliest bloggers. But he quickly realized a lesson most social media users today learn: Just because you can post something on the Internet, doesn't mean you should.

One of the Internet's first bloggers reflects on 20 years of blogging
Google self-driving car

Automation in our jobs is both a blessing and a curse

Automation in our jobs is both a blessing and a curse
People hold signs during one of many worldwide "March Against Monsanto" protests against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and agro-chemicals, in Los Angeles on October 12, 2013.

Why the term GMO is 'scientifically meaningless'

Why the term GMO is 'scientifically meaningless'
Beer brewing in Massachusetts

Today's craft beer selection still pales in comparison to what was available centuries ago

Today's craft beer selection still pales in comparison to what was available centuries ago
Office workers

All you extroverts pay attention. That introvert next to you may solve the world's problems

All you extroverts pay attention. That introvert next to you may solve the world's problems
Law books

How a century-old rule is keeping the American legal profession from innovating like its foreign colleagues

If you want to get legal advice in Canada, you can swing by Wal-Mart. And in the UK, legal advice is handed out in grocery stores. But a rule implemented more than 100 years ago in the US keeps legal advice largely out of reach for most Americans and keeps innovations from changing the stodgy legal field.

How a century-old rule is keeping the American legal profession from innovating like its foreign colleagues
Office workers

In the workplace, millennials are challenging corporate values

New research shows Millennials look at jobs and employment differently than previous generations. And it's leading some companies to change the type of benefits they offer employees.

In the workplace, millennials are challenging corporate values
Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, wave to crowds from their limousine during Reagan's first inauguration parade in 1981.

How air conditioning got Ronald Reagan elected president

Ronald Reagan couldn't have become president without Southern votes, and many of those votes simply wouldn't have been there without the invention of air conditioning. Such innovations and their unforeseen consequences on history are the subject of a new book from Steven Johnson.

How air conditioning got Ronald Reagan elected president
A man operates a 3D printer at a 2010 Maker Faire, a gathering for maker movement enthusiasts, in New York City.

Get ready for a manufacturing revolution, as the 'maker movement' goes mainstream

The "maker movement" is getting so mainstream that the White House recently hosted its own fair for makers. And the movement is about much more than 3-D printing trinkets — advocates say the spread of small-scale manufacturing could usher in a new kind of industrial revolution.

Get ready for a manufacturing revolution, as the 'maker movement' goes mainstream
A visitor to the Shell Club, a sports and social venue, plays a slot machine near the Shell Oil refinery in Geelong, Australia.

Even when you're losing, slot machines boost your morale — and casino profits

This isn't your granddad's gambling industry: As casinos spread and habits change, slot machines have become a massive part of casino profits — as much as 85 percent. They're doing so partly by giving gamblers the illusion of winning, even when they're falling behind.

Even when you're losing, slot machines boost your morale — and casino profits
Lego city people.

How the Lego company found success in the digital age — by going back to basics

Legos have been successfully entertaining kids for years — but the company was threatened by the arrival of the digital age. It wasn't until the company refocused on the bricks that it began to grow again.

How the Lego company found success in the digital age — by going back to basics

Edible packaging could change the way we prepare and store food

Fruit is easy to eat. It often comes with its own packaging. A quick wash and you can pop it in your mouth. Not so with ice cream, or soup. But a Harvard researcher thinks he can change all that, and revolutionize food.

Edible packaging could change the way we prepare and store food

Are global companies wringing all of the innovation out of their businesses in pursuit of profits?

Clayton Christensen is popular among the tech-set, with his economic theories being one explanation for the way startups can disrupt established industries. But Christensen, in a new op-ed, argues that modern corporate governance is completely driving innovation out of business.

Are global companies wringing all of the innovation out of their businesses in pursuit of profits?
Deb Roy, Twitter's Chief Media Scientist, thinks we've only seen the beginnings of the disruptions caused by the popular social network.

If you think Twitter has changed your world, you haven't seen anything yet

Twitter has already changed everything from TV movies to presidential campaigns. But Deb Roy, the company's chief media scientist, says the service will change the world in ways we can't yet imagine.

If you think Twitter has changed your world, you haven't seen anything yet
Foldscope microscopes are made and ship flat.

A Stanford professor is revolutionizing science with $1 microscopes made almost entirely of paper

Manu Prakash wants everyone to have a microscope in their pocket. If you're thinking back to the high school lab, it might seem tough. But this new $1 "origami microscope" will turn your notion of a microscope on its head.

A Stanford professor is revolutionizing science with $1 microscopes made almost entirely of paper