- -: Three Challenges for the Planet - Jeffrey Sachs
October 22, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/15/Professor_Jeffrey_Sachs_on_Sustainable_Solutions Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs outlines what are, in his view, the three greatest challenges to peace the world will face over the next several years. ----- One of the world's leading experts ...
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- -: Creating Synthetic DNA - Drew Endy
December 10, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/17/Drew_Endy_and_Jim_Thomas_Debate_Synthetic_Biology Stanford biologist Drew Endy discusses exponential growth in the field of bioengineering. Endy explains how scientists are now able to synthesize strands of DNA in a process similar to how computer eng...
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- -: China Premier: Chinese Economy 'In Good Shape'
February 2, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/28/Chinese_Premier_Wen_Jiabao_at_the_World_Economic_Forum Chinese Premiere Wen Jiabao argues that China's economy is strong, despite mounting concerns over fallout from the current global economic crisis. ----- In a special address to the 2009 World Eco...
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- -: Extent of the Economic Crisis - Stephen Roach
February 4, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/28/World_Economic_Forum_Update_2009_The_New_Economic_Era Stephen S. Roach, Managing Director and Chief Economist for Morgan Stanley, summarizes the grim status of the worldwide economy. "This will most likely be the first year since the end of WWII when ...
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- -: Facebook and YouTube Five Years from Now
February 5, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/30/The_Next_Digital_Experience TechCrunch's Michael Arrington asks YouTube CEO Chad Hurley and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg what their respective companies may look like five years into the future. ----- Social networking applications and sophisticated...
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- -: Desmond Tutu Decries Culture of Competition
February 21, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/01/Desmond_Tutu_Believing_in_the_Dignity_of_All Archbishop Desmond Tutu argues that modern culture places too much of an emphasis on competitiveness and financial success. "We have seemed to ask, 'Is it profitable?" he says. "We ought to have been asking...
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- -: The Green Collar Economy - Van Jones
February 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/02/Van_Jones_The_Green_New_Deal Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy, highlights specific ways to create jobs for Americans while also making moves to help green the planet. ----- Van Jones thinks "green collar" jobs could clean the United Sta...
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- -: Value Investing: Buy Cheap, Obscure and Out of Fashion
April 8, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Professor Bruce C. Greenwald discusses his executive education course in value investing and what differentiates the practice from other investment strategies. "Most investors are constitutionally oriented to buying lottery tickets," he says. "And that's what creates the value opportunities for t...
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- -: John Howard: Governments Overspending on Stimulus
May 12, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/23/Uncommon_Knowledge_John_Howard Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard expresses reservations over economic stimulus strategies that substantially grow budget deficits. He also predicts the US will emerge from the global crisis with the strongest...
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- -: Shanghai Tower: A Vertical, Sustainable City
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/01/New_Green_Building_Practices_in_China Dan Winey of Gensler describes his company's sustainable skyscraper design for Shanghai Tower, which was conceptualized as multiple neighborhoods stacked vertically. ----- Leading green design specialists discus...
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