- -: Bill Gates: The End of Textbooks as We Know Them
September 8, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/A_Conversation_with_Bill_Gates_at_Aspen_Ideas_Festival Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pinpoints the problem with today's textbooks, and predicts where the future of learning lies for K-12 students. He stresses the importance of self-diagnostic tools, w...
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- -: Bill Gates: End-of-Life Care vs. Saving Teachers' Jobs
September 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/A_Conversation_with_Bill_Gates_at_Aspen_Ideas_Festival Microsoft Chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates examines the impact that the misallocation of healthcare funds has on the education system. He pins some of the blame on excessive end-of-life care...
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- -: DNC Chair Kaine 'Not Wild' About Joe Manchin Gun Ad
October 14, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine weighs in on a controversial campaign ad featuring West Virginia governor and Democratic Senate candidate Joe Manchin shooting a bullet through a mock version of the cap-and-trade ...
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- -: Statistically Speaking, You Shouldn't Be Here
October 26, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/30/A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything_Bill_Bryson Author Bill Bryson marvels at the extraordinary sequence of events over billions of years that had to occur to make the life of every person possible. From the random collection of atoms to the extremel...
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- -: Ben Franklin's Kite-Flying Experiment Never Happened
November 2, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/30/A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything_Bill_Bryson While Benjamin Franklin's numerous contributions to science and public life have elevated him to an "almost godlike" status in the United States, author Bill Bryson debunks the most popular myth about t...
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- -: Dean Backs Daley as White House Chief of Staff
January 5, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean endorses Chicago business executive Bill Daley, who is rumored to be a key contender to replace Rahm Emanuel as President Barack Obama's chief of staff. "There's a huge desire to change the way Was...
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- -: Clinton Slams Bachmann's SOTU Response
February 3, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/27/A_Conversation_with_William_J_Clinton President Bill Clinton doesn't believe the United States is in decline, though he does admit its "relative position is changing." He stresses the need for the U.S. to maintain a strong economy, and attacks partisa...
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- -: Bill Gates Pledges to Eradicate Polio
February 16, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/28/Bill_Gates_Eradicating_an_Old_Reality_Once_and_for_All Bill Gates describes the Gates Foundation's new emphasis on the advancement of vaccinations to eradicate polio, which he predicts will energize the global health system. "In 1988 when the eradicat...
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- -: Teaching Empathy: One Woman's Solution to Bullying
March 30, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/26/Social_Entrepreneur_Series_Bill_Drayton Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, explains the importance of empathy in a rapidly changing world. He discusses the work of an Ashoka fellow named Mary Gordon, who implemented a program in elementary schoo...
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- -: Bill Gates Sr. Advocates for the Estate Tax
May 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_politics Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, expresses his support for the estate tax. He argues that dying rich is a result of American values and the estate tax returns that wealth to Americans. "It seems to me just a sim...
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