- -: Is the Prius Eco-Friendly, or Ego-Friendly? - Dan Ariely
July 12, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/07/Dan_Ariely_The_Upside_of_Irrationality "If you wanted to design a problem that people would not care about, it would basically look like global warming," says Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely. His proposed solution? Manipulate variables...
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- -: The Future of Energy: Cheap, Ubiquitous and Efficient?
July 19, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/hsm_wif_2010 Joel Makower, executive editor of GreenBiz.com, draws a parallel between the evolution of computing over the last 50 years, and the future of energy consumption. He predicts that energy production and distribution will become so "...
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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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- -: Poop to Plastic: Turning Biological Waste into Biodegradable Plastics
November 18, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/american_water_summit John Bissell, CEO of Micromidas Inc., describes the technology behind his company's mission to convert biological waste like municipal sewage into environmentally friendly plastics. ----- CEOs of five early-stage compan...
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- -: What Does Technology Want?
January 8, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/03/Kevin_Kelly_What_Technology_Wants Did you know twenty-three different people around the same point in history independently invented the light bulb? Writer Kevin Kelly points to the success of Thomas Edison's bulb as evidence that technology has its o...
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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 Email Make Workers Less Efficient?
May 5, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation Justine Thody presents study results that detail the impacts of digital distractions on productivity in the workplace. Thody emphasizes that even in the age of Twitter and Facebook, email remains the greatest culprit. ...
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- -: Cotton: The Future of American High Tech?
May 16, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/wired_business_conference_2011 Planet Money host Adam Davidson reports on the surprising success of the cotton industry despite the economic recession. He says technological innovation makes cotton production so efficient in the United States,...
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- -: Take the GreenGov Challenge!
October 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)From October 19th through October 31st, we are calling on Federal employees and military personnel to take the GreenGov Challenge -- an online participatory program that challenges Federal employees and military personnel to take part in the Presidents Executive Order on Federal Sustainability by...
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- -: Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic
October 6, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can,...
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