- -: Dopamine Jackpot! Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure
March 2, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/15/Robert_Sapolsky_Are_Humans_Just_Another_Primate Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, compares dopamine levels in monkeys and humans. Sapolsky argues that in both, "Dopamine is not about pleasure, it's about the a...
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- -: V-Day Congo: Eve Ensler Builds 'City of Joy' for Rape Victims
March 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/02/I_Am_An_Emotional_Creature_An_Evening_with_Eve_Ensler Eve Ensler, V-Day founder and author of The Vagina Monologues, discusses her efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to end sexual violence against women. Ensler is creating the City of Joy...
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- -: Sexually Promiscuous? Blame It On Anatomy
March 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/22/Glenn_Wilson_Sex_Wars British psychologist Glenn Wilson asserts that evidence of promiscuity in primates can be determined anatomically. Wilson compares the genital size and sexual practices of several primate species, including orangutans and chimpan...
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- -: Dental Discoveries: Teeth Contain Growth Rings Like Trees
March 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/06/Tanya_M_Smith_A_Bite_Through_Time Tanya Smith, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, explains how our teeth grow rings similar to trees and how they also create physiological markers that record our lives. ----- Human Evolut...
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- -: Making Life Multiplanetary: Elon Musk's Goals for SpaceX
April 6, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlines why he thinks investing in space exploration is important. He argues that he started the private space transport company not out of pessimism about the human race, but rather because h...
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- -: Google's Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Road Near You
April 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation Google software engineer Sebastian Thrun demonstrates the company's latest groundbreaking innovation: cars that drive themselves. Yes, really. ----- The Ideas Economy is an online forum that convenes experts from aro...
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- -: Satellite Sentinel Project: Opening Access to Crisis Areas
May 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Mapping_and_Geospatial_Tools Nathaniel Raymond, director of human rights documentation at the Satellite Sentinel Project, discusses civilian lifesaving capabilities with the emerging satellite imagery project. The project pro...
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- -: The Internet Kill Switch: Is Online Access a Right?
May 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Communication_Blackouts Eric Blantz, senior director of Inveneo, analyzes the idea of an internet kill switch from a human rights perspective. He argues that until there is a way to make a kill switch that is "democratically ...
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- -: When Disaster Strikes, Ushahidi Gives Social Check-Ins a Purpose
May 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Disaster_Responsev Patrick Meier, director of crisis mapping and partnerships at the non-profit tech company Ushahidi, explains how digital devices are capable of crowdsourcing real-time information to create maps of disaster...
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- -: Why Zappos Customer Service Remains 'Low Tech'
May 19, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ffg_footwear_news_ceo_summit While Lord & Taylor EVP of Merchandising Elizabeth Rodbell sees growth in reaching out to customers through social networking sites like Twitter, Fred Mossler of Zappos maintains that the best channel for customer ...
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