- -: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Finding Context in Iranian Tweets
January 4, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/05/Twitter_and_the_Iranian_Democracy_Uprising Protesters in Iran have been leveraging social media to broadcast their plight since sharp dissent erupted back in June 2009 after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In this clip, Al Jazeera's R...
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- -: To Catch a Thief: The Psychology of a Criminal
January 6, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/David_Mutton_Policing_Our_Minds David Mutton, former Chief Psychologist for the New South Wales Police, gives an overview of common criminal personality types. He explains how police officers take advantage of these characteristics when interviewing s...
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- -: Of Cannibalism and Other Horrors of War - Emmanuel Jai
January 14, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/24/Emmanuel_Jal_A_Boy_Soldiers_Story Emmanuel Jal, musician and author of War Child: A Child Soldier's Story, recounts the "lowest point" in his life when starvation nearly turned him to cannibalism. ----- Emmanuel Jal was born in a tiny village in Sou...
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- -: The Role of 'Evil Psychology' in Criminal Interrogations - David Mutton
January 14, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/David_Mutton_Policing_Our_Minds "To be effective, investigative psychologists cannot be hampered by the absolutes of a human rights perspective," argues David Mutton. "We can't do it the nice way." Mutton endorses the use of stern psychological techni...
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- -: Extreme Skyscrapers: Precursors to Recession?
January 15, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/30/Skyplane_The_Impact_of_High-Rises_on_City_Life__Culture Philip Goad argues that modern skyscrapers are simply "very larger consumer objects" that value excess over practicality and often indicate approaching economic doom. Goad says high-rises like th...
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- -: Designing the 'Six Feet Under' Title Sequence - Danny Yount
January 15, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/03/Danny_Yount_on_Designing_Film_and_TV_Title_Sequences Designer and director Danny Yount discusses the creative process of designing the title sequence for the HBO original series "Six Feet Under." From the first images to the final storyboard animatic,...
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- -: Finding Hope in Small-Scale Change - Peter Sellars
February 4, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/13/HOPE_2010_Crisis_Catharsis_Renewal Stage director Peter Sellars relates the inspirational story of an ex-convict who started a home for women recently released from prison. He draws on this story to demonstrate the power of small-scale social change. ...
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- -: Ethical Leadership: An Oxymoron? - Eva Cox
February 5, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/13/HOPE_2010_Crisis_Catharsis_Renewal Social commentator and activist Eva Cox condemns the tendency of politicians to prey on voters' fear and anxiety in order to win elections. "Fear is the antidote of hope," Cox says, arguing for sharing and fairness r...
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- -: Does Pop Culture Turn Us Into Consumer Slaves? - Stephen Sewell
February 26, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/09/Popular_Culture_Weve_Seen_the_Future_and_Its_Junk Screenwriter Stephen Sewell rails against the social effects of consumerism, stating that modern pop culture serves to "enslave" people in a endless cycle of insatiable desire. "Popular culture isn't c...
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- -: Climate Scientist Oppenheimer: Don't Be Fooled by Cooling Temps, Earth Still Heating Up
March 22, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/23/Global_Warming_How_Policy_Can_Catch_Up_With_Science "Not every decade is going to be necessarily warmer than the decade before," says climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer. He labels the 2010s as simply a relative "cooling decade," anticipating an inc...
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