- -: The Tao of Translation - Stephen Mitchell
March 31, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/04/Stephen_Mitchell_The_Second_Book_of_the_Tao Stephen Mitchell, author of The Second Book of the Tao, discusses his unique approach to translating Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching. He explains previous translations were done by "linguists and scholars and theolog...
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- -: The Future of Google Books - Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin
October 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/22/A_Conversation_with_Googles_Sergey_Brin Sergey Brin responds to criticism Google has received concerning its project to digitize and store millions of the world's books online. "I've been surprised at the level of controversy there," says Brin, but ma...
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- -: Comics Artist R. Crumb on Illustrating the Bible
November 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/23/R_Crumb_in_Conversation_with_Francoise_Mouly Legendary comic book artist Robert Crumb discusses his inspiration for illustrating the entire book of Genesis. The New Yorker's Francoise Mouly discusses the process of publishing Crumb's work, saying "we ...
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- -: Beyond E-Books: The Future of Digital Storytelling
January 9, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/23/Once_Upon_These_Times_New_Stories_for_New_Audiences Penguin UK digital publisher Jeremy Ettinghausen discusses the "We Tell Stories" project, which aimed to tell stories using innovative online formats. The project broadcast stories live online as aut...
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- -: Opening Up the Ivory Tower? Access and Academic Publishing
May 19, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/21/The_Digital_University_Whats_Next Brett Bobley, Chief Information Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities, argues that academic publishing is too restricted to small groups of academics. Bobley claims that too much intellectual and monet...
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- -: Christopher Hitchens on Reading Your Own Obituary
July 20, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/04/Christopher_Hitchens_Some_Confessions_and_Contradictions Author Christopher Hitchens recalls a photo caption written for a National Portrait Gallery catalog that mistakenly listed him as "the late Christopher Hitchens." "When you read about yourself i...
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- -: Writers on Writing: Fiction vs Nonfiction
October 18, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2010 Authors Michael Chabon and Zadie Smith weigh in on whether they prefer writing fiction or non-fiction. Chabon explains why he leans toward fiction, while Smith discusses her preference for sticking to the facts. -----...
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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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- -: Does Sci-Fi Influence the Future?
February 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/world_tech_summit_awards Tech Nation's Moira Gunn and science fiction author Paul Levinson explore the influence of sci-fi on technological breakthroughs of the future, from space exploration to time travel. ----- On November 30th and Decemb...
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- -: Guy Kawasaki on Successful Marketing: Plant Many Seeds
May 4, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/24/Guy_Kawasaki_Enchantment_Marketing Author and Twitter guru Guy Kawasaki applies the theory that a small number of low profile individuals can drive a product's success through word of mouth online. Kawaski speculates that sending his most recent book,...
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