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- -: How Obama Describes America

November 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Lazy? Lost? Soft? Watch the full video to see the correct answer.

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- -: How To Write Like Walter Mosley

June 29, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

The author writes 1000 words a day. The next day he edits the prior day's 1000 words and writes 1000 more. A dedicated schedule, he says, is what gets stories written.

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- -: Building Screenwriting Confidence - Logan and Noah Miller

June 18, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/28/Filmmaking_on_the_Fly_Logan__Noah_Miller Filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller reflect on the transformation from "self-doubt" to confidence in their screenwriting abilities. "We know that if we start it, we can complete it," they say. ----- When identic...

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- -: Budweiser vs Microbrews: A Scientific Analysis

June 24, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/15/The_Science_of_a_Good_Beer Brewmaster Dave McLean outlines the differences between small craft brewers and larger breweries like Budweiser or Coors. McLean argues that large breweries apply "science to a process that doesn't want to be the same every ...

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- -: Where Are the Next Great Film Directors? - James Ivory

August 27, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/05/James_Ivory_of_Merchant_Ivory_Productions Director James Ivory says the current state of advanced cinematic technology would allow for creation of great films on par with the "great Russian novels." However, he recognizes no currently active directors...

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- -: Photographing the Extraordinary within the Ordinary - Tamara Dean

October 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/04/Tamara_Dean_and_Dean_Sewell_on_Photography Photographer Tamara Dean displays photographs she took during the decade following her high school graduation. The goal of her work, she says, is to provide insight into a small moment of interaction. ----- ...

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- -: Learn a Foreign Language with Tim Ferriss

August 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/12/12/Feel_Like_the_Incredible_Hulk_with_Tim_Ferriss In this highlight from December 2008, Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week, recalls his experience as a foreign exchange student in Japan and reveals the difficulty he had learning the language....

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- -: Ribbon Hero: How Microsoft Made Office Fun

October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011 Sarah Faulkner, program manager with Microsoft's Office Labs, discusses the development process they went through to make Ribbon Hero, a game designed to make learning Microsoft Office fun. ----- Bringing Games to the Ent...

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- -: John Hodgman on Your Chances of Surviving the Apocalypse

October 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/17/John_Hodgman_Are_Magic_Tricks_Really_Magic John Hodgman, comedian and author of That Is All, discusses the imminent end of the world and the likelihood you'll live through it. ----- JOHN HODGMAN shall present information on THE SECRETS OF FAMOUS MAG...

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- -: What Are Your Odds of Winning the New Yorker Caption Contest?

November 3, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011 Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor for The New Yorker, discusses The Cartoon Caption Contest and it's lasting impression on popular culture. Mankoff compares the number of entrants vs. the number of winners and highlights the char...

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