- -: Robert Kaplan: Coach Your People Toward Alignment
November 20, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Robert S. Kaplan Professor, Harvard Business School Coach Your People Toward Alignment Note: Coaching is a vehicle for aligning the organization with the vision and priorities. Key Principle #1: To coach is to identify weaknesses. -Improvement should manifest in the employee's actions. -Specif...
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- -: Henry Rollins: Education is the End of Disaster Capitalism
November 21, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Henry Rollins says "let's make college tuition either free or really low and if you have a country full of whip-crack smart people you have a country the rest of the world will fear." Transcript-- The biggest cause of debt in this country besides mortgages, student debt because there are no jobs...
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- -: Tim Ferriss: Cooking to Learn Like a Pro (in 4 Hours)
November 22, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Tim Ferriss describes how you can learn lifelong skills, and along the way fundamentally change the way you think about food, in four hours. Ferriss' latest book is "The 4-Hour Chef": http://goo.gl/52ePQ Transcript- So following the principles in The 4-Hour Chef can improve one's life even if t...
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- -: Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test.
November 25, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Psychologist Kevin Dutton presents the classic psychological test known as "the trolley problem" with a variation. Take the test and measure your response on the psychopathic spectrum. Transcript-- We all know about the psychopath's enhanced killer instinct, their finely tuned vulnerability ante...
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- -: Robert Kaplan: Course Correct to Maintain Alignment
November 26, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Robert Kaplan: Course Correct to Maintain Alignment Note: As a leader you need to be aware that you might be isolated. Key Principle #1: Adapt to align. -As circumstances change, your vision, priorities and approach to strategy must also change. Key Principle #2: Conduct the clean sheet of pap...
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- -: Jeff DeGraff: What is Innovation?
November 27, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jeff DeGraff: What is Innovation? Four ways to grow a business: -Make something new. -Make it in a new way. -Sell it to someone new. -Acquire innovation. Innovation is useful novelty. Innovation must... -Enhance something. -Destroy something old. -Return us to something that we feel we've lost...
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- -: Jeff DeGraff: What Makes Innovation Different and Hard to Manage?
November 27, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Ten Key Characteristics of Innovation It is defined by what it is not. It happens in the future. It has a shelf life. It is both man-made and natural. Failure is unavoidable. It happens from the outside. It is not produced by alignment. It happens in the white space between disciplines. It happe...
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- -: William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour
November 27, 2012 (over 11 years ago)William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour. WILLIAM ACKMAN, Activist Investor and Hedge-Fund Manager We all want to be financially stable and enjoy a well-funded retirement, and we don't want to throw out our hard earned money on poor investments. B...
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- -: Jeff DeGraff: Why Do Organizations Employ Different Approaches to Innovation?
November 28, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jeff DeGraff, Dean of Innovation Why do organizations employ different approaches to innovation? One size never fits all. Develop an innovation strategy tailored to your business. How flexible or rigid is the organization? Is it facing inside or outside? How much innovation do you want? -Rad...
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- -: Ai Weiwei: The Price of China's Success
November 28, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Ai Weiwei on the challenges China faces to becoming a "great nation." Editor's Note: China's meteoric rise to global economic power has come at a dire cost to human rights, says artist Ai Weiwei. While onlookers in the West are dimly aware of the massive relocations, political corruption, wides...
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- -: Penn Jillette: Don't Leave Atheists Out on Christmas
November 30, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Atheist magician Penn Jillette questions Christian logic and the so-called War on Christmas: "Why leave me out? Why do that? What's your motive? And trying to turn around a 'we want to leave you out,' into 'why are you forcing us to not have our joy,' is insanity. It's backwards." Transcrip...
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- -: Daniel Altman: Fiscal Cliff, Schmiscal Cliff.
December 4, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Daniel Altman became the London-based economics correspondent of The Economist, then joined The New York Times as one of the youngest-ever members of its editorial board and later wrote economic commentary for the business section. Here Altman addresses the dreaded "Fiscal Cliff." Transcript-- ...
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- -: Bill Nye: Teaching Evolution? Think Thriller.
December 5, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Bill Nye says the best way to teach evolution is to "just let your passion come through." After all, it is a hard thing to find a kid who doesn't love dinosaurs. Another way to describe evolution is through the analogy of a flash mob. Some work out, some go away. Biology works the same way. The b...
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- -: Ethan Nadelmann: The White House Experiments With Weed
December 6, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, explains that recent marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington isn't simple. The Federal response (or lack thereof) will determine how the policy is actualized. Transcript-- With the victories for the marijuana legalizati...
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- -: Jeff DeGraff: How is Innovation Strategy Different from Ordinary Planning?
December 6, 2012 (over 11 years ago)How is Innovation Strategy Different from Ordinary Planning? Two Forms of Innovation: Relative quality for comparable price Relative uniqueness for market segment Margin Play = Forward position Volume Play = Aft position Forward Position: Relative uniqueness for market segment. Low volume High...
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- -: Robert Kaplan: Adapt Your Management Style
December 6, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Robert Kaplan: Adapt Your Management Style Step 1. Assess the situation. Factor 1: How much credibility do I have? Factor 2: How much expertise do I have? Factor 3: How much formal authority do I have? Factor 4: Is this a crisis? Step 2: Assess which management style to use at the macro-level....
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- -: Jeff DeGraff: How Does an Organization Develop Innovation Competencies and Culture?
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jeff DeGraff: How Does an Organization Develop Innovation Competencies and Culture? Three Stages of Learning: --See something. --Do something. --Teach something. Key Point: Talent does not scale well. Develop a Community of Practice --Identify top talent. --Create leverage to promote mentorshi...
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- -: Jeffrey Brenzel: The Essential Value of a Classic Education
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Essential Value of a Classic Education. JEFFREY BRENZEL, Philosopher, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale University Dean Brenzel argues that not only can reading the great classics like Plato's Republic and Dante's Inferno enrich your education, it...
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- -: Jeff DeGraff: Breakthrough Innovation and Organic Growth (Create)
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jeff DeGraff: Breakthrough Innovation and Organic Growth (Create) Green (Create) Characteristics: --Visionary thinkers --Big-picture thinkers and experimenters --Surrounded by diverse people --Quick and charismatic --Short attention span / unfinished projects --Reliance on predictions and foreca...
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- -: John Hagel: Recognizing the Power of Pull
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Recognizing the Power of Pull: Case Studies in Push Models vs. Pull Platforms Power of Pull Level 1: Access- The ability to fluidly find resources when and where you need them Example: Google Power of Pull Level 2: Attract- The ability to draw new people, ideas and information to you Example: I...
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- -: Going global—destroying the planet one sale at a time: Justin Handley at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Justin Handley discusses the impact of the global economy on our ecosystem and why globalization isn't going to see the century out. As planetary resources are consumed by an overpopulated earth, coming back home and learning about our local land bases is the central theme that will create a sus...
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- -: Public enemy #1: Emily Kaltenbach at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)It has been over forty years since President Richard Nixon officially declared a "war on drugs." A trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on drugs remains a miserable failure. Emily Kaltenbach asks us to revise our strategies for combating drug misuse based on knowledge—deve...
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- -: The immigrant blame game: Lois Rudnick at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Lois Rudnick explores, through compelling stories and visuals, the 150 year history of blaming immigrants for systemic economic, political, social, medical, educational, and cultural problems. This has resulted in our nation's inability to create sensible and sustainable immigration reform polici...
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- -: The liberal arts in a digital age: Mike Peters at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Current economic conditions raise questions about the value of a liberal arts education. And now, new advances in educational technology offer ways to receive an education that are seen as more efficient than "traditional" methods. Mike Peters illustrates how these views substantially undervalue...
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- -: The Tangents Are the History: Ane Lintvedt at TEDx McDonogh
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)In faculty evaluations, students often criticized my colleagues and myself for our inability to keep a class "focused and on topic." This mystified me until I realized that the students see our tangents, our detailed stories, our clever segues and connections, as "off-topic" to the boring histor...
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- -: Cognitive Restructuring-Syntax Errors:Anneshia Freeman at TEDx Grand Rapids Public Library
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Consultant and Program Developer of The Lies That Bind, a cognitive restructuring and resocialization program that can be tailored to fit any population engaging in dysfunctional behaviors. Her amazing life story will enthrall you and her very successful program is receiving regional and nationa...
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- -: Designing the Santa Fe-Belen Rail Runner Artists' Corridor: Dubra Karnes-Padilla at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)The Santa Fe-Belen Railrunner Artists' Corridor connects the communities of Santa Fe and Belen —a small town of 7,500 that is struggling to revitalize itself. This creative corridor could promote walking and biking guides to local artists and studios at every train stop. With the development of m...
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- -: Nurturing agricultural diversity through backyard seed saving: Paul Navrot at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)In Paul Navrot's vision, home gardens are ideal spaces for fostering diversity in cultivated plant strains through seed saving and sharing. Here, heirloom strains are not subject to the pressures of commercialized systems, and can beneficially serve the regional ecosystem and garden community. Pa...
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- -: New Mexico's acequias: Rachel Preston Prinz at TEDxAcequiaMadre
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Acequias have long been an important resource in New Mexico. In the modern world, the underutilization and misuse of acequias threatens our local agriculture systems and nature's ability to provide for all of us the one thing we need most: water. What future do acequias hold for New Mexico? Can t...
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- -: TEDxESITH-Asmaa Benslimane:Jouez votre musique intérieure et soyez heureux
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-or...
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- -: 10 Stories of Legalizing Sustainability: Alan Durning at TEDxBellevue
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Alan Durning, award-winning author and think-tank director, describes a host of ways that common-sense, affordable, green solutions are currently illegal: from clotheslines to reused pickle jars, from car-sharing to wilderness outings for poor teens. Fortunately, everyday citizens are organizing ...
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- -: The Four Responsible Entrepreneur Archetypes: Carol Sanford at TEDxBellevue
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Societies throughout history and organizations of all kinds are kept vital and creative by having individuals step up to playing archetypal roles that ensures society avoids decay and instead thrives. Hear how business icons like Steve Jobs and Oprah as well as everyday business people are taking...
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- -: Simply Your Artistic Expression: Imani Sims at TEDx Bellevue
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Imani Sims, Seattle performance poet and producer offers three easy steps to incorporate creativity into your daily life. We've all got the time!
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- -: The Failure Bow: Matt Smith at TEDx Bellevue
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Seattle improviser and auctioneer Matt Smith shows how altering our physiological response to failure can lead to transparency, availability, flexibility and even happiness.
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- -: Todos diferentes, todos iguais: Rui Munhoz at TEDxCoimbra
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Rui Munhoz Viajante amador, por tradição familiar, paixão, vocação e devoção. Eterno aprendiz de escritor, com muitos livros escritos e guardados na gaveta. Não coleciona carimbos, nem passaportes caducados e não sabe quantos lugares visitou. Parte sem preconceitos e regressa incomensuravelmente ...
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- -: Walkabout: Pedro Vicente at TEDxCoimbra
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Pedro Vicente Nasceu em Coimbra e viveu ai os primeiros 25 anos da sua vida. Apaixona-se em 2003 pelo voluntariado em especial pelos campos de férias para crianças, coisa que ainda hoje tem dificuldade em largar. Fascinado pela cidade dos estudantes das capas negras ingressa na Universidade de Co...
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- -: TEDxESITH-Anass Yakine: veni vidi vici
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-or...
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- -: TEDxESITH-Marwan elaarj: L'espoir,la clé du succès
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-or...
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- -: How Music can be Better for you than Sex and Chocolate: Deanna Choi at TEDxQueensU
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Deanna Choi is a violinist and an undergraduate psychology student at Queen's University. Her talk mixes live performance with a presentation on the psychological benefits of music. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people toget...
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- -: How to Save a Life: Eric Windeler at TEDxQueensU
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Eric Windeler is the Founder and Lead Volunteer of The Jack Project, a leading mental health organization in Canada which advocates for better mental health resources and support for young people. He talks about the tragedy of losing his son, Jack, to suicide and how we can learn from his story ...
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- -: Changing the Face of Healthcare: Leslee Thompson at TEDxQueensU
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Leslee Thompson is the President and CEO of Kingston General Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Queen's University. She talks about leading the way in improving the hospital experience for patients and loved ones. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-orga...
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- -: La felicidad como meta de desarrollo: Lhaba Tshering at TEDxCordoba 2012
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jefe de Planificación de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable de la Comisión de Felicidad Interna Bruta de Bután. ....... In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDT...
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- -: Musica, interpretacion - Parte 2: Horacio Burgos at TEDxCordoba 2012
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Horacio Burgos. Fundador de "Horacio Burgos Trío", ha recorrido una destacada trayectoria, participando en grabaciones y conciertos junto a otros grandes como Mercedes Sosa, Rubén Rada y Alejandro Dolina. ....... In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organize...
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- -: Rio a mares: Pedro Paiva at TEDxCordoba 2012
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Pedro Paiva: Nos dicde: "Río a mares. Nuestras vidas son los ríos que van a dar a la mar, que es el reír". Creador y actor en el grupo "Los Modernos", junto con Alejandro Orlando. Ha sido artesano, escritor y cantor. ....... In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, s...
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- -: Narrarse la vida, tal como deseamos vivirla: Ana Maria Bovo at TEDxCordoba 2012
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Ana María Bovo: Actriz, escritora, docente, dramaturga y directora teatral. Tiene una extensa trayectoria como narradora y es reconocida como una de las mejores en la Argentina. Nos propone "Narrarse la vida, tal como deseamos vivirla". ....... In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a p...
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- -: How Can India Transform Into an Driver of Innovation?
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Indian business advisor Dr. Ram Charan says a country does not necessarily need "brick-and-mortar" infrastructure to innovate; instead, it needs to rely on the ideas and education of its people. Full video can be seen for free at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/16/dr_ram_charan_leadership_in_economic_un...
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- -: Human Genome: The New Frontier in Scientific Research
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Holly Dunsworth, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Rhode Island, argues that the study of the human genome is the new frontier in scientific research. Dunsworth believes that "to know thyself, is to truly know the epic that is mankind". Complete program available for free ...
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- -: Wired's Chris Anderson on the 3D Printing Revolution
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson predicts 3D printing in the home will advance faster than traditional printing and will enable previously unimaginable homemade things. Complete program available for purchase at: http://fora.tv/2012/10/23/Chris_Anderson__Makers_the_New_Industrial_Revolution
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- -: How the Violent Oxford Riots Shaped the University
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Oxford historian Christopher Day traces the history of the university back to the early disputes between the town of Oxford and its students, which culminated in the violent St. Scholastica Day riot. Complete program available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/11/13/Oxford_Berkeley_Program_Open_Ho...
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- -: Dambisa Moyo on the Global Election: US or China?
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Economist Dambisa Moyo discusses how emerging markets are watching the competition between the opposing economic might and political ethos of the United States and China. Complete program available for free at: http://fora.tv/2012/10/25/Economist_Dambisa_Moyo_The_Global_Race_for_Resources
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- -: The Disadvantages of Indian Geography
December 12, 2012 (over 11 years ago)China's unique geography and geopolitical ambitions give it a distinct advantage over other Asian countries including India, according to Professor Rana Mitter of the University of Oxford. Complete program available for free at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/17/the_summit_debate_the_future_belongs_to_i...
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- -: India and Jammu & Kashmir Government Representation
December 12, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Chief Minister Omar Abdullah discusses how much autonomy he has in representing Jammu and Kashmir, considering the state's status as an flashpoint between India and Pakistan. Complete program available for free at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/16/what_india_needs_perspectives_from_young_leaders
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- -: The Costs and Risks of Overhauling a Power Grid
December 12, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Both the United States and India need to overhaul their venerable electric grid. Dr. Amory B. Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute outlines the costs of such an upgrade as well as the inherent risks that come with ignoring infrastructure improvements. Complete program available for free at: ht...
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- -: What Will Cricket Look Like 10 Years From Now?
December 12, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Ajay Jadeja, a regular on the Indian national cricket team in the 1990s, discusses the transformation of the game to suit modern audiences, which has shifted from traditional yet lengthy Test matches to the money- and statistics-driven Twenty20 league format. Complete program available for free ...
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- -: Do Doctors Die the Same Way as Their Patients?
December 12, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Dr. Ashutosh K. Tewari and Dr. Sameer Kaul discuss whether or not doctors employ the same treatments methods on themselves as they do on their own patients, specifically when it comes to fighting cancer. Complete program available for free at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/15/confronting_cancer_a_fight...
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- -: Nancy Pelosi: Stop Super PACS, Overturn Citizens United
December 13, 2012 (over 11 years ago)House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi details her DARE to reduce the impact of big money in political campaigns. Complete program available for purchase at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/15/nancy_pelosi_with_margaret_carlson
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- -: Bill Gates: Four Good Years of Education Under Obama
December 13, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Bill Gates praises the educational priorities of the Obama Administration, but worries that their efforts may be undermined by the increasing unaffordability of higher education. Complete program available for purchase at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/14/Bill_Gates_with_David_Leonhardt
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- -: David Drummond: Google's New Role in Washington Politics
December 13, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Google David Drummond expands on Google's projected interests and goals in Washington. Complete program available for purchase at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/14/David_Drummond_with_Katty_Kay
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- -: Rivlin: Paul Krugman Can't Juggle 2 Simple Ideas at Once
December 13, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Alice Rivlin, a member of President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, shares her objections with the views of economist Paul Krugman on government spending and debt. According to Rivlin, in contrast to Krugman's argument, government can both grow the economy and lim...
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- -: Peter G. Peterson: The American Dream Is on a Decline
December 13, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Peter G. Peterson, founder and principal funder of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, gives some sobering statistics on the state of the United States economy. Reflecting on the nature of the stagnant economy, Peterson fears that the American Dream is declining. Complete program available for fre...
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- -: A Dire Threat: More Spies in US Than During Cold War
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Ambassador Henry Crumpton argues that there are more people within the borders of the United States working against the country's interests than there were during the Cold War era. Complete program available for purchase at http://fora.tv/2012/11/14/Henry_Crumpton_Ambassador_and_Spymaster
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- -: Michael O'Hanlon: Where U.S. Could Cut Defense Spending
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses Congress' quandary of finding $60 billion in spending cuts. O'Hanlon argues that balancing the appropriate degree of cuts will be a challenge, but he acknowledges that there is some waste to be trimmed for the long term strat...
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- -: Graham: Cut Defense But Only If Entitlements Reformed
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)United States Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) of the Senate Armed Services Committee argues that Congress must put a greater emphasis on the importance on preventing military spending cuts. According to Senator Graham, "without National Security, Social Security is an illusion." Complete program a...
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- -: When Doctors Take 'Kickbacks' from Big Pharma
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, gives an example of the occasionally serious unintended consequences that can occur when medical practitioners accept "kickbacks" from pharmaceutical companies. Complete program available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/10/2...
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- -: Justice Scalia on Justice Thomas' Originalist View
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jeffrey Toobin, author and legal analyst for CNN, shares a story about how Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia characterized Justice Clarence Thomas' originalist view on regarding precedent. Complete program available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/12/06/Jeffrey_Toobin__Others_The_State_of_the...
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- -: DOMA and Proposition 8
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Jeffrey Toobin, author and legal commentator for CNN, Emily Bazelon of Slate, and NYU Law School professor Kenji Yoshino discuss the possible impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8. Complete program available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/12/06/Je...
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- -: Housing Crisis: Too Much Help to Banks, Not Homeowners
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Sheila Bair explains how why its financially smarter in fixing the housing crisis to help homeowners instead of big banks. Full video available for purchase at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/15/sheila_bair_with_steve_clemons
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- -: Gene Sperling & Fiscal Cliff: What We Need to Do Now!
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Gene Sperling predicts that extending tax relief for middle income families would have immediate positive effects on consumer confidence and have a steadying effect on the economy. Full video available for purchase at: http://fora.tv/2012/11/15/Gene_Sperling_with_Jonathan_Karl
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- -: Vivian Mann: Defining Jewish Islamic Art vs. Muslim Art
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Vivian Mann, director of the Master's Program in Jewish Art and Visual Culture at The Jewish Theological Seminar, describes Jewish Islamic art and the recognition of minorities in art history. Complete program available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/11/28/Jewish_Islamic_Art__Architecture_Spain...
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- -: George Lakoff: Teaching Happens Away From the Computer
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)UC Berkeley Linguistics and Cognitive Science Professor George Lakoff looks at how we communicate through education and stresses the importance of getting students to care about what they're doing. Complete program available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/12/05/What_Studying_the_Brain_Tells_Us...
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- -: President Obama Speaks at the 2012 Tribal Nations Conference Closing Session
December 5, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama speaks to leaders of American Indian and Alaska Native communities in the opening session of the 2012 White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, DC. December 5, 2012.
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- -: Tiffany: What $2,000 Means to My Family
December 6, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Tiffany, who lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, son and parents, talks about what paying $2,000 more in taxes next year would mean to her family. Tell us your story at http://www.whitehouse.gov/My2k
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- -: 12/6/12: White House Press Briefing
December 6, 2012 (over 11 years ago)White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
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- -: President Obama Speaks on the Importance of Extending Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Families
December 6, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama visits the home of a family who spoke out about how they would be affected by a tax hike next year if Congress fails to extend tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans. December 6, 2012.
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- -: West Wing Week: 12/07/12 or "I Have To Pinch Myself"
December 7, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President visited a toy factory, hosted Kennedy Center Honorees, held the 2012 White House Tribal Nations Conference, welcomed the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, answered questions live ...
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- -: Meeting of the President's Export Council
December 7, 2012 (over 11 years ago)The President's Export Council convenes to review and adopt a report on its activities during President Obama's first term, take stock of the progress that has been made to implement the PEC's previous recommendations, and highlight areas where additional action is needed. December 6, 2012.
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- -: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Agriculture Report Release
December 8, 2012 (over 11 years ago)The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology presents findings and recommendations from its report on agricultural preparedness and the agriculture enterprise. Speakers include Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. John P. Holdren, Deputy Secretary for Agricu...
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- -: Weekly Address: Congress Must Extend the Middle Class Tax Cuts
December 8, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama urges Congress to extend the middle class income tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses without delay, making it clear that a balanced approach to deficit reduction means that Republicans in Congress must agree to ask the wealthiest Americans to pa...
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- -: President Obama Speaks at Christmas in Washington
December 10, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama thanks performers at a Christmas event supporting the Children's National Medical Center. December 9, 2012.
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- -: Vice President Biden Talks #My2k Over Lunch
December 10, 2012 (over 11 years ago)On Friday afternoon, seven middle-class Americans with a personal stake in Washington's "fiscal cliff" debate sat down with the Vice President at the Metro 29 Diner in Arlington, Virginia. Should Congress fail to extend tax cuts for middle-class families by the end of this year, a typical America...
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- -: President Obama Talks #My2k with The Santana Family
December 10, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama visited one of the 114 million American families who would see their taxes go up next year if Congress fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts. Tiffany, a high school teacher who lives in Northern Virginia, is also one of the thousands of people who wrote in to the White House t...
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- -: Talking about #My2k with the President and Vice President
December 10, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Unless Congress acts, middle-class taxes are going up on January 1. That's why President Obama is asking people to speak out, and it's why so many folks from across the country are taking him up on that request. Now we're doing everything we can to make sure those voices become part of the debat...
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- -: President Obama Speaks on the Economy and Middle-Class Tax Cuts
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama delivers remarks at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant. December 10, 2012.
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- -: President Obama's Message to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit with Arabic subtitles
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)U.S. government officials, investors, entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, and policy makers from more than 50 countries are gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the third annual summit, which was created following President Obama's 2009 speech at Cairo University.
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- -: President Obama's Message to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)U.S. government officials, investors, entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, and policy makers from more than 50 countries are gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the third annual summit, which was created following President Obama's 2009 speech at Cairo University.
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- -: Vice President Biden Attends the 113th Army vs. Navy Football Game
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Join Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on the sidelines as they attend the 113th annual Army vs. Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday, December 8th.
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- -: 12/11/12: White House Press Briefing
December 11, 2012 (over 11 years ago)White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
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- -: 12/12/12: White House Press Briefing
December 12, 2012 (over 11 years ago)White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
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- -: 12/13/12: White House Press Briefing
December 13, 2012 (over 11 years ago)White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
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- -: Hanukkah at the White House 2012
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrate Hanukkah with a reception at the White House. December 13, 2012.
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- -: West Wing Week: 12/14/12 or "True to Ourselves and Our History"
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the First Family attended the annual Christmas in Washington concert, the Vice President talked #My2k over lunch with middle-class Americans and attended the Army Navy football game with ...
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- -: 12/14/12: White House Press Briefing
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
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- -: President Obama Makes a Statement on the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
December 14, 2012 (over 11 years ago)President Obama delivers a statement on today's shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut. December 14, 2012.
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- -: Weekly Address: Nation Grieves for Those Killed in Tragic Shooting in Newtown, CT
December 15, 2012 (over 11 years ago)The President says the nation's thoughts and prayers are with those who lost a loved one during Friday's tragic shooting in Newtown, CT.
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- -: Sex Determination: More Complicated Than You Thought
April 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)From something as small and complex as a chromosome to something as seemingly simple as the weather, sex determination systems vary significantly across the animal kingdom. Biologist and teacher Aaron Reedy shows us the amazing differences between species when it comes to determination of gender....
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- -: TED-Ed Website Tour
April 25, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The TED-Ed team provides an in depth look at the powerful features of the newly-launched TED-ED Beta website. You'll learn how TED-Ed videos are created, how they are arranged, about the learning materials that surround each video, and how you can create customized or "flipped" lessons based on a...
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- -: Five Fingers of Evolution
May 7, 2012 (almost 12 years ago)How can a "thumbs up" sign help us remember five processes that impact evolution? The story of the Five Fingers of Evolution gives us a clever way of understanding change in gene pools over time. Lesson by Paul Andersen, animation by Alan Foreman (http://www.alanforemananimation.com) View the ...
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- -: Insults by Shakespeare
May 4, 2012 (about 12 years ago)"You're a fishmonger!" By taking a closer look at Shakespeare's words--specifically his insults--we see why he is known as a master playwright whose works transcend time and appeal to audiences all over the world. Lesson by April Gudenrath, narration by Juliet Blake, animation by TED-Ed. View t...
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- -: A Reagan Forum with Dennis Prager - 5/1/12
May 2, 2012 (about 12 years ago)A Reagan Forum with Dennis Prager on Friday, May 1, 2012. For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagan's Foundation, please visit http://www.reaganfoundation.org.
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- -: 21st Century Museum Learning
May 3, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation aims to develop proactive informed, educated, and conscientious citizens and leaders. In this video, developed for a presentation at the 2012 American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, ...
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