- -: Does Democracy Need the News?
October 14, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/10/John_Nichols_The_Death_and_Life_of_American_Journalism Lamenting the economic state of modern news media, John Nichols, political blogger for The Nation, defends independent journalism as a necessary element of a free society. "When someone gets infor...
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- -: What Happened to Hemp? Blame Corporate America, Says Baegant
October 23, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/02/Class_with_Joe_Bageant How did hemp go from being a popular industrial material to a banned substance in 1937? Author Joe Bageant describes how the non-psychoactive plant was once used in everything from paper to automobiles, until a targeted PR campa...
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- -: Should Government Subsidize Viagra for Cancer Patients?
October 27, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/02/Bettina_Arndt_What_Men_Want_in_Bed Sex therapist and author Bettina Arndt argues that Australia's government should subsidize penile rehabilitation treatment after prostate cancer surgery. The Australian government is currently spending $31 million ov...
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- -: America: A 'Democratic Empire' In Decline?
October 28, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/07/John_Keane_The_Life_and_Death_of_Democracy British author John Keane discusses the negative reviews that his recent work, The Life and Death of Democracy, has received from American critics. In the book, Keane makes a bleak forecast for the United Sta...
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- -: Bret Easton Ellis Slams Self-Censorship Among Artists
October 29, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/07/American_Psycho_Author_Bret_Easton_Ellis_In_Conversation Himself no stranger to controversy, author Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, Less Than Zero) criticizes a tendency among his fellow writers to practice self-censorship in order to appeal to a ...
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- -: Infinity and Beyond: NASA to Develop '100-Year-Starship'
November 3, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Pete_Worden_and_Peter_Schwartz Pete Worden, Director of NASA's Ames Center, announces the establishment of a "100 Year Spaceship" program: a DARPA-funded project to develop spacecraft capable of traveling to points far beyond ou...
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- -: Is Science 'Winning' in America?
November 5, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Saul_Griffith_and_Emily_Levine From evolution to daily health, is fact-based science a "winning" notion in today's America? Inventor Saul Griffith and comedian Emily Levine discuss. ----- Long Conversation, an epic relay of on...
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- -: Why Is Learning a New Language Harder After Childhood?
November 6, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/02/Norman_Doidge_The_Neuroplasticity_Revolution_An_Update Why is learning a second language more difficult after the onset of adolescence? Psychiatrist Norman Doidge explains that as we get older and master our first language, the competitive nature of b...
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- -: Griffith: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Not 'Holy Grail' for Energy
November 8, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Jem_Finer_and_Saul_Griffith Inventor Saul Griffith examines the long-term sustainability of a number of alternative energy sources. On the popular topic of hydrogen-based fuel cells, Griffith warns that the technology is not yet...
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- -: How the Search for Alien Life Can Change the World
November 9, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Jill_Tarter_and_Robin_Sloan SETI's Jill Tarter talks with inventor Robin Sloan about the importance of the institute's work beyond its quest to discover extraterrestrial intelligence. Tarter argues that the search for ET is one ...
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- -: Violet Blue: Has Mass Media Changed Sexual Fantasy?
November 11, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Robin_Sloan_and_Violet_Blue How has the mass production of images and video affected the nature and significance of sexual fantasy? Sex blogger Violet Blue argues that sex has always been highly visual, suggesting that the proli...
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- -: Can Science Fiction Motivate Us to Save the Environment?
November 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/28/Kim_Stanley_Robinson_In_Conversation Author Kim Stanley Robinson compares science fiction to weather forecasts: the predictions are not necessarily accurate, he says, but they can change the way people approach the future and live their daily lives. ...
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- -: What Does the Future Hold for Humanity?
November 16, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Peter_Schwartz_and_Danese_Cooper Futurist Peter Schwartz talks with Wikipedia CTO Danese Cooper about whether or not there's hope for humanity's future. Cooper relates the story of a technologist who drives a Hummer because he v...
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- -: Getting Kids Excited About Science - Jill Tarter
November 17, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Emily_Levine__and_Jill_Tarter SETI director Jill Tarter stresses the importance of instilling an enthusiasm for the sciences in young students. "Being a scientist is a fantastic privilege," she says. "You never have to stop aski...
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- -: Can Video Games Make the World a Better Place?
November 19, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Tiffany_Shlain_and_Jane_McGonigal Game designer Jane McGonigal and filmmaker Tiffany Schlain discuss how video games make people better, and can help change the world. McGonigal describes the "epic win," a special skill gamers d...
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- -: Who Really Edits Wikipedia Articles?
November 23, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Danese_Cooper_and_Stuart_Candy Wikimedia CTO Danese Cooper describes the demographic that contributes to Wikipedia articles -- mainly white males in their early twenties. ----- Long Conversation, an epic relay of one-to-one co...
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- -: Why Do We Wait for a Crisis to Change Our Behavior?
November 24, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Stuart_Candy_and_Katherine_Fulton Why do we wait for an all-out crisis to change self-destructive behaviors? Katherine Fulton, president of the Monitor Institute, cites organizational theorist Edgar Schein's observation that peo...
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- -: NASA Director Predicts Mars Settlement by 2060
November 29, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Ken_Foster_and_Pete_Worden Pete Worden, Director of NASA's Ames Research Center, predicts there will be permanent settlements on Mars within the next half-century. "We are on the verge of extending humanity into the solar system...
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- -: MythBusters' Adam Savage on Problem Solving: How I Do It
November 30, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video with Q&A at: http://fora.tv/2010/05/22/Adam_Savage_Presents_Problem_Solving_How_I_Do_It Best known as co-host of Discovery Channel's MythBusters, Adam Savage also wears hats as an artist, actor, special effects wizard and industrial designer. In this presentation at Maker Faire Ba...
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- -: Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Banning the Burqa Misses the Point
December 18, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/29/Nomad_From_Islam_to_America_with_Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali Author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that the clash of cultures between Western secular liberalism and radical Muslim immigrants is being overshadowed by meaningless debates over burqas and minare...
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- -: Evangelical Baby Boom? Demographics and Religious Politics
December 29, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Can a seemingly simple shift in demographics reshape the political and religious landscape of a nation? Eric Kaufmann, author of Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, attributes conservative religi...
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- -: Your Real Name, On the Internet: CiviliNation Advocates for Online Accountability
January 4, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/world_tech_summit_awards Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and attorney Andrea Weckerle discuss the mission statement of CiviliNation, their nonprofit effort to promote civil discourse online. To achieve greater personal accountability, they recom...
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- -: Are Fundamentalists Aiming to Out-Breed Secular America?
January 6, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Fundamentalist religious groups have a long history of high birth rates, so why are they just now positioned to drastically expand? Author Eric Kaufmann points to the increasing use of contraception ...
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- -: Sesame Street's Early Years: Adults Only Please
January 6, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/03/Lenore_Skenazy_Is_Freedom_Too_Dangerous_For_Kids Lenore Skenazy, founder of the Free-Range Kids movement, points to the opening disclaimer of the "Sesame Street Old School" DVD as a telling example of how drastically times have changed in regards to s...
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- -: When Robotic Warfare Goes Wrong: Do We Need New Rules of Combat?
January 10, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/02/P_W_Singer_Wired_For_War In an era of high tech weaponry engaged on front lines around the globe, author P.W. Singer discusses the need to rethink the antiquated rules of war from 1949's Geneva Convention. Should the global community be looking to Sta...
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- -: Religion from an Evolutionary Perspective - David Sloan Wilson
January 12, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/29/David_Sloan_Wilson_Evolving_the_City David Sloan Wilson, professor of biology and anthropology at Binghamton University, discusses the importance of studying religion within a larger cultural environment. Wilson highlights the example of Jain ascetics...
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- -: Domestic Spy Drones Raise Legal Concerns
January 13, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/02/P_W_Singer_Wired_For_War Author P.W. Singer discusses the increasingly common "leeching" of advanced and often invasive military technology into civilian life and domestic law enforcement. Do drones engaged on American soil violate our right to privac...
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- -: Lugar: Path to Afghan Withdraw May Be 'Disappointing'
January 18, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) suggests that the complete withdraw of American troops from Afghanistan may require enlisting the help of local Taliban militias, a compromise he predicts will be "disappointing" to many. "Withdrawal eve...
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- -: Celebrity Tabloids and the Evolution of Gossip
January 27, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/29/David_Sloan_Wilson_Evolving_the_City Professor David Sloan Wilson says that while gossip may have served a greater purpose in small-scale societies, in large-scale societies our innate hunger for social information has been exploited commercially by c...
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- -: Pole Dancing for Empowerment: What Happened to Feminism?
February 1, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/22/IQ2_Feminism_Has_Failed Australian journalist Gay Alcorn claims that feminism has fallen short at significantly influencing pop culture. "I'd argue that in Australia, sexism is so embedded we barely notice it," says Alcorn, and "even if we do, most pe...
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- -: Why Does the Media Love Michele Bachmann?
February 7, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/10/Thomas_Friedman_on_America_and_China Author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman praises Anderson Cooper for deconstructing Michele Bachmann's claim on his CNN show that President Obama's trip to India was costing tax payers $200 million a day...
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- -: Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Converting Muslims to Christianity
February 9, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/29/Nomad_From_Islam_to_America_with_Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali explains her support of missionary groups who seek to convert Muslims to Christianity, despite her personal identification as an atheist. "If we don't compete, we run the risk of living ...
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- -: In Hollywood, "Green" Still Means White
February 15, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/29/Bridging_the_Middle_East_and_America_Through_Culture Muslim-American writer Wajahat Ali discusses the uphill battle minority filmmakers often face when funding projects through Hollywood studios. As an example, Ali relates one producer's unintentional...
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- -: Is Bureaucracy Stifling the Local Food Movement?
February 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/24/Joel_Salatin_War_Stories_from_the_Local_Food_Front Author and farmer Joel Salatin argues that the bureaucracy of current food safety regulations effectively favor large-scale agribusiness at the expense of innovative small farms and artisan food produ...
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- -: The Gaming of Education
February 25, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/18/The_Great_Brain_Debate Media commentator Peter Williams argues that gaming can actually help kids learn and engage in their environment more deeply. Williams explains how games as varied as Donkey Kong and Fallout may have shaped his son's education a...
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- -: Do Uninsured Patients Make Better Medical Decisions?
March 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/16/Debate_Providing_Affordable_Quality_Healthcare Colorado doctor Mike Fallon argues that patients who do not pay directly for health care tend to drive up the overall costs of medicine by requesting unnecessary procedures. Conversely, patients who pay o...
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- -: Stuff White People Like: Fixies, Yoga Pants and Raw Milk
March 5, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/04/Christian_Lander_More_Stuff_White_People_Like Blogger Christian Lander jokes about even more ridiculous stuff that white people like, including fixed-gear bicycles, yoga clothes and raw milk. "White people are gathering on street corners in Brooklyn t...
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- -: Fast Nuclear Reactors: An Inexhaustible Source of Energy?
March 9, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/06/A_Low-Carbon_Future_The_Nuclear_Question Barry Brook, Director of Climate Science at The University of Adelaide Environment Institute, discusses the potential impact of fast nuclear reactors. He explains that by recycling and reusing nuclear waste, th...
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- -: Does Sex Addiction Exist?
March 12, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/22/Glenn_Wilson_Sex_Wars Is sex addiction a legitimate disease? Sex psychologist Glenn Wilson has doubts. Wilson argues that such terms allow individuals to evade responsibility for bad behavior, and may even be traced back to pharmaceutical companies w...
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- -: John Malkovich on 'Being John Malkovich'
March 15, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/17/John_Malkovich_in_Conversation_with_Jim_Sharman Acclaimed actor John Malkovich reflects on his initial feelings after reading Charlie Kaufman's script for the film, "Being John Malkovich". "It never occurred to me that anyone would be goofy enough to ...
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- -: Sexually Promiscuous? Blame It On Anatomy
March 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/22/Glenn_Wilson_Sex_Wars British psychologist Glenn Wilson asserts that evidence of promiscuity in primates can be determined anatomically. Wilson compares the genital size and sexual practices of several primate species, including orangutans and chimpan...
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- -: John Malkovich: The Dynamics of Screen and Stage
March 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/17/John_Malkovich_in_Conversation_with_Jim_Sharman Stage and screen actor John Malkovich describes the inherent differences he has discovered between acting for film and theatre. "Theatre is an ephemeral, living organism," says Malkovich. "Film is not." ...
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- -: Making Life Multiplanetary: Elon Musk's Goals for SpaceX
April 6, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlines why he thinks investing in space exploration is important. He argues that he started the private space transport company not out of pessimism about the human race, but rather because h...
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- -: Donohue: Gov't Shutdown Won't Upset Economic Growth Much
April 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast At a Monitor Breakfast on April 8, U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue told reporters that a potential government shutdown would not "upset economic growth that much." He also stated that Congress is in the midst of a "gre...
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- -: The iPad: Not Really That Magical
April 20, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_arts_entertainment Writers Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Gopnik discuss the various merits and shortcomings of Apple's iPad. Gopnik argues that the iPad actually seems like a precursor to the iPhone. Gladwell likens it to battery-powered watches, ...
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- -: A Day in the Life of a Kiva Robot
May 11, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/wired_business_conference_2011 Kiva Systems founder and CEO Mick Mountz narrates a play-by-play video of how Kiva robots automate a warehouse environment. ----- How Robots Think: Why Artificial Intelligence Is Nothing Like the Human Mind Mi...
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- -: Flip This Classroom: Khan Academy Brings Lectures Home
May 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/wired_business_conference_2011 Salman Khan describes how Khan Academy, his popular YouTube-based virtual lecture series, has "flipped" the traditional homework model for some classrooms. "The lecture now happens at home, and homework happens i...
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- -: Mike Rowe's Dirtiest Job? Replacing the Poop Pump
May 31, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/Dirty_Jobs_Mike_Rowe_Chats_with_Makers_at_Maker_Faire Speaking at the 2011 Maker Faire, Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe recalls a memorable (for all the wrong reasons) visit to a San Francisco sewage treatment facility. Rowe, who vividly describes the dirty...
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- -: Evolutionary Ethics: Reconciling Reason and Intuition
June 2, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/09/Does_Understanding_Evolution_Help_Us_Understand_Ethics Princeton ethicist Peter Singer addresses what he regards as the evolutionary urge to make ethical decisions intuitively, rather than rationally. "The fact that we have one of these intuitions sho...
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- -: Adam Savage on MythBusting with President Obama
June 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/Get_Inspired_with_MythBuster_Adam_Savage_at_Maker_Faire MythBuster Adam Savage describes meeting President Obama as part of an event launching the national STEM initiative, a program geared towards increasing youth interest in math and science. "We we...
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- -: Tariq Ali: Were Obama's Economic Reforms Too Weak?
June 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/20/Tariq_Ali_The_Obama_Syndrome Tariq Ali, author of The Obama Syndrome, critiques the Obama administration's approach to the economic crisis. Ali argues in support of George Soros' views that a much greater commitment to infrastructure spending was need...
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- -: Flannery on Evolution: Competition Leads to Cooperation
June 11, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/25/Tim_Flannery_Here_on_Earth Paleontologist Tim Flannery states that, although evolution functions as a competitive mechanism, the mutually dependent relationships that it produces should not be taken for granted. "The mechanism is pretty nasty and brut...
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- -: How the Written Word Transformed Humanity
July 12, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/James_Gleick_Bits_and_Bytes James Gleick, author of The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, explores the deep implications that the development of writing had on humanity. Despite opposition from great thinkers like Plato, the ability to write ...
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- -: Will Computers Ever Understand Emotion?
July 15, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/James_Gleick_Bits_and_Bytes As computers become more advanced, there are fewer and fewer things that people are able to do that computers are not. But, author James Gleick argues, while computers are currently both "surprisingly good" and "surprisingl...
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- -: Sparks Fly as Caged MythBuster Adam Savage Busts a Move
July 15, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/Get_Inspired_with_MythBuster_Adam_Savage_at_Maker_Faire Tesla coils are great and all, but the real electricity in the room? The dance moves of "MythBusters" co-host Adam Savage during Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. ----- MythBuster Adam Savage talks ab...
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- -: Housewife Superspy? Former MI5 Head Stella Rimington on Leaving Anonymity
July 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_spies_technology_espionage Stella Rimington, former director general of MI5, recalls the complications and tabloid-fueled controversy that followed her appointment as head of the famed British intelligence service, after spending decades in anonym...
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- -: Fatima Bhutto: America's Moral Hypocrisy on Terrorism
July 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/17/Fatima_Bhutto_Pakistans_Nervous_Breakdown Pakistani poet and author Fatima Bhutto responds to President Obama's speech announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, arguing that Obama appeared to ignore suffering caused by America's ongoing war on terroris...
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- -: Why Every Good Novel Needs Comedy, Filth and Sex
July 29, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/21/Howard_Jacobson_Return_of_the_Wry Howard Jacobson, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question, argues that the rebellious nature of comedy is an integral part of any good novel. "It's a rebellion against everything; against the idea o...
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- -: Can Crowdsourcing Revive the Music Industry?
August 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/21/Crowdsourcing_How_Do_You_Engage_Those_on_the_Edge IDEO design director Tom Hulme describes how the music industry has turned to crowdsourcing, in the form of television shows like X Factor and American Idol, as a means to stay profitable despite rampa...
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- -: Google's Justin Baird Pitches Idea for 'Radically Inclusive Democracy'
August 2, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/24/Justin_Baird_Battle_of_Big_Thinking Google innovationist Justin Baird presents his proposal for global governance innovation, an idea he calls "radically inclusive democracy." Baird explains that radical inclusion can be applied to civil services, suc...
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- -: Testosterone and Crime: What Can Genes Tell Us About Behavior?
August 3, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/13/Steve_Jones_Nature_Nurture_or_Neither Evolutionary biologist Steve Jones notes that genes responsible for circulating testosterone in men are also to blame for most violent and criminal behavior. He argues, however, that the environment in which a per...
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- -: Hugh Mackay on the Human Desire to Be Taken Seriously
August 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/22/Hugh_Mackay_What_Makes_Us_Tick Hugh Mackay, author of What Makes Us Tick?, examines how the desire to be taken seriously affects human behavior. "If we're not taken seriously enough it usually brings out the worst in us," says Mackay. "Much anger in h...
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- -: For Environmentalism to Succeed, It Needs to Go Away
August 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/18/Is_Environmentalism_Failing Environmentalist David Suzuki expresses his hope that environmentalism will be absorbed into the public consciousness. "Environmentalism shouldn't be a specialty, or an area of expertise," says Suzuki. "It's a way of seeing...
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- -: Geoengineering Climate Control: Who Gets the Keys?
August 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/03/Jamais_Cascio_Hacking_the_Earth Jamais Cascio, writer and co-founder of WorldChanging.com, examines various risks involved in the pursuit of mass-scale geoengineering as a response to global warming. Along with unknown scientific considerations, Casci...
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- -: Microsoft: A Case Study in Corporate Success (And Failure)
August 25, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_creativity_innovation Dev Patnaik, CEO of Jump Associates and author of Wired to Care, examines how a company like Microsoft can be highly successful with one business venture (i.e., the Xbox) and a complete failure with another (i.e., the Zune). ...
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- -: 'Bird Shit Architecture' in Brasilia and Beyond
September 2, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/02/Jan_Gehl_Cities_for_People Jan Gehl, architect, urban planner, and author of Cities for People, discusses what he calls "bird shit architecture," a trend in urban planning that originated in the 1950's and persists to the present day. This type of arc...
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- -: Anthony Bourdain and A. A. Gill: The Organic Debate
September 10, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/A_A_Gill_and_Anthony_Bourdain_Food_Fighters Chef Anthony Bourdain and food critic A. A. Gill debate the varied benefits and detriments of organic farming. While Bourdain argues that organic products inflate prices, Gill expresses his belief that organ...
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- -: Bourdain and Gill on Animal Cruelty and Worker Rights
September 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/A_A_Gill_and_Anthony_Bourdain_Food_Fighters Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and renowned food critic A. A. Gill debate the moral relativity of gourmet food production, from foie gras to worker rights. "Most Ghanaian dish washers are treated far worse ...
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- -: Forget the Golden Rule, Says Philosopher A.C. Grayling
September 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/A_C_Grayling_The_Good_Book Philosopher A. C. Grayling, author of The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, discusses why the biblical Golden Rule isn't necessarily the best model for morality. "Doing unto others" isn't always the best policy, he explains, beca...
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- -: A. C. Grayling: In Defense of 'The Good Book'
September 23, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/A_C_Grayling_The_Good_Book Professor A. C. Grayling discusses how he responds to criticism of his latest work, The Good Book: A Humanist Bible. He explains that in addition to vitriolic criticism from the religious community, he has had to deal with a...
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- -: So You're the Mayor on Foursquare. Now What?
September 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011 Rajat Paharia, founder of Bunchball, cautions against believing that game mechanics will engage users indefinitely. Using Foursquare as an example, he commends the service's gamified design for attracting new users, but see...
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- -: Can You Juggle Your Way to a Smarter Brain?
September 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011 Gabe Zichermann, author of Gamification by Design, shares a recent scientific study suggesting that the challenge of mastering a game (in this case, juggling) may lead to an increase of gray matter in the brain. Zichermann ...
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- -: Investing in Our Clean Energy Future
March 23, 2009 (about 15 years ago)The President hosted an event focused on "Investing in Our Clean Energy Future," with experts from inside and outside government. On the table were how crucial investments in clean energy and new technologies are included in the budget. (public domain)
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- -: 4/25/09: Your Weekly Address
April 25, 2009 (about 15 years ago)This week the President reiterates a theme that has been a hallmark of his career, namely that "old habits and stale thinking" will simply not help us solve the new and immense problems our country faces. Listing off several specific changes he intends to bring, he describes his guiding principle...
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- -: President Obama on Coming Together to Bring Down Health Care Costs
May 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President gives remarks after hosting what was a remarkable health reform meeting, both for the $2 trillion in national savings that was discussed, and for the stakeholders in attendance. May 11, 2009, (Public Domain)
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- -: First Lady Michelle Obama in the Garden on Health and Nutrition
June 16, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)First Lady Michelle Obama hosts an event focused on health and nutrition, including the harvesting of vegetables from the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House. She is joined by students from Bancroft Elementary who will also assist in the preparation of a meal. Bancroft...
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- -: President Obama on National HIV Testing Day
June 26, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)In commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of National HIV Testing Day, the President and First Lady release a special video. June 26, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: Weekly Address: Health Care Reform Cannot Wait
July 17, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President calls on Congress to seize this opportunity one that may not come again for decades and finally pass health care reform: Its about every family unable to keep up with soaring out of pocket costs and premiums rising three times faster than wages. Every worker afraid of losing heal...
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- -: President Obama Holds a Health Reform Town Hall in New Hampshire
August 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)President Obama holds a town hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to address questions and concerns on health insurance reform. He talks about ending discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, and takes on some of the rumors about health reform. August 11, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: Reality Check: Reform will eliminate insurance discrimination against the disabled
August 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Mike Strautmanis, Chief of Staff for Valerie Jarrett and father of a child with a disability, addresses the myth that health insurance reform will mean children with disabilities will not get the care they need. To, the contrary, reform will make insurance more affordable, provide more options,...
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- -: President Obama Holds a Health Care Town Hall in Montana
August 15, 2009 (over 14 years ago)President Obama holds a town hall in Belgrade, Montana on health insurance reform. Before taking questions from the audience, the President discusses how health insurance reform will benefit all Americans because insurance companies will not be allowed to deny coverage based on pre-existing condi...
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- -: Reality Check: No bill puts off care for the disabled for further study
August 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on why a specific section of the House legislation (section 1177) puts off care for the disable pending further study. This is a myth: for the disabled or their famili...
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- -: President Obama Speaks Before Ramadan Celebration Dinner
September 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)The President gives remarks before hosting a dinner celebrating Ramadan and highlighting the contributions of American Muslims in the State Dining Room. September 1, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: OMB Pedometer Challenge
October 13, 2009 (over 14 years ago)OMB Director Peter Orszag explains a new pedometer challenge for federal employees. The voluntary challenge hopes to promote healthy competition between government employees based on existing or developing walking habits. Mr. Orszag kicks off the competition with a stroll to the newly opened far...
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- -: Why Health Insurance Reform Matters to Women
October 23, 2009 (over 14 years ago)In some states, maternity care is not covered because pregnancy can be seen as a pre-existing condition. Its even legal in some states to deny a woman coverage because shes been a victim of domestic violence. First Lady Michelle Obama looks at where health care policy and people's lives interse...
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- -: State of the Union: Investing in a World-Class Education
January 28, 2010 (over 14 years ago)President Obama calls on Congress to continue to support education reform, including inspiring students to excel in math and science, revitalizing the community college system and making college more affordable. January 27, 2010. (Public Domain)
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- -: Creating New Jobs by Investing in High-Speed Rail
January 29, 2010 (over 14 years ago)President Obama, joined by Vice President Biden, announces $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for high-speed rail projects that will provide faster, more energy-efficient travel between cities and create new jobs for American workers. The announcement came during a Town Hall meeting in Tampa, FL....
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- -: Investing in Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy
February 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)President Obama announces more than $8 billion in loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors as part of the Administration's commitment to providing clean energy and creating new jobs.
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- -: Boosting American Exports
March 11, 2010 (about 14 years ago)President Obama announces the National Export Initiative, a single, comprehensive strategy to mobilize the Federal Government to promote increased American exports, level the playing field for American companies, and create new jobs for American workers. March 11, 2010.
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- -: Harvesting the Winter Garden
March 26, 2010 (about 14 years ago)The White House kitchen garden has been growing under "hoop houses" on the South Lawn throughout the snowy winter months in Washington. Join the chefs of the White House as they gather a harvest that exceeded expectations from the winter garden.
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- -: West Wing Week: 4/2/10 - "Future Planes of the Future"
April 2, 2010 (about 14 years ago)With everything that President Obama does in a given week, it can be easy to miss important news and interesting events. West Wing Week sums up the past seven days at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, or wherever the President may travel. It features highlights from last weeks events plus behind-the-sc...
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- -: Promoting Jobs and Growth Through Innovation
April 3, 2010 (about 14 years ago)President Obama visits battery technology company Celgard in Charlotte, NC to talk about how the Recovery Act is helping to create jobs and economic growth by investing in innovative technologies.
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- -: Protecting Press Freedoms Worldwide
May 17, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)President Obama signs the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act in the Oval Office. The act helps reinforce the Nations commitment to press freedom around the world by directing the State Department to compile a report listing countries where such freedoms are violated. May 17, 2010.
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- -: American Jobs Making Advanced Batteries
July 15, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)President Obama talks about how investing in clean energy can help move the economy forward and create new American jobs as he visits the site of an advanced battery plant in Holland, MI. July 15, 2010.
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- -: West Wing Week: Mailbag Day Summer Edition
August 13, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Mailbag Day! This West Wing Week the administration responds to the letters and emails sent in by you. Find out whether the President gets stamps in his passport, learn about pre-existing conditions and the Affordable Care Act from Secretary of Health and Human Services, Katleen Sebelius, and see...
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- -: Open for Questions: Gulf Seafood Safety
August 16, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, takes your questions about the testing and safety of seafood from the Gulf Coast region. August 16, 2010.
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- -: Investing in Clean Energy Manufacturing
August 17, 2010 (over 13 years ago)President Obama talks about the importance of supporting and investing in clean energy manufacturing technologies as he visits the ZBB Energy Corporation's manufacturing facilities in Menomonee Falls, WI. August 16, 2010.
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- -: President Obama Salutes the Troops, and Invites You to Join
August 26, 2010 (over 13 years ago)On August 31, 2010, President Obama will mark the end of America's combat mission in Iraq. At this key transition point, it is important to show our support to the troops and their families who have made tremendous sacrifices for our country. President Obama kicks off "Saluting Service in Iraq" w...
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- -: The Fight for America's Workers
September 7, 2010 (over 13 years ago)President Obama speaks about his commitment to America's workers and the middle class and explains his plan to create jobs and boost the economy by investing in the nation's infrastructure. September 6, 2010.
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- -: Open for Questions: Boosting the Recovery
September 8, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers answers questions about the economy and the President's vision for continuing economic growth and furthering recovery. September 8, 2010.
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