TEDxJacksonHole - Brian Rutledge - The Bird That Won the West
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With over forty years in local, regional and international conservation, Rutledge has led the National Audubon Society's efforts in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain west for the last seven years. Fostering research on African wild dogs, guiding ecotours to many corners of the globe and managing major zoos, Rutledge reflects on the Sagebrush Initia... Read more
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- -: TEDxJacksonHole - Brian Rutledge - The Bird That Won the West
November 16, 2011 (over 1 year ago)With over forty years in local, regional and international conservation, Rutledge has led the National Audubon Society's efforts in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain west for the last seven years. Fostering research on African wild dogs, guiding ecotours to many corners of the globe and managing maj...
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- -: Lou Dobbs - Problems with the U.S. Legal Immigration System
January 16, 2008 (over 5 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/12/03/Lou_Dobbs_at_the_Oxonian_Society Author, commentator and television personality Lou Dobbs discusses what he sees as problems in America's legal immigration system. ----- Lou Dobbs is the anchor and managing editor of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. Dobbs a...
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- -: Outsourcing Global Pollution to India - Vandana Shiva
June 10, 2008 (almost 5 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/28/Vandana_Shiva_in_Conversation Environmental researcher and activist Vandana Shiva points out that as India has taken on greater production of global goods, it has also taken on a proportionate amount of global pollution. ----- Since the 1980s, Shiva...
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- -: Pakistan's "Strange Relationship" with Terrorism - Neil Joeck
December 5, 2008 (over 4 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/20/Neil_Joeck_The_US_And_Pakistan_Next_Steps Foreign policy expert Neil Joeck examines Pakistan's "strange relationship" with terrorism. ----- Since 9/11, the U.S. and Pakistan have collaborated on regional security issues. However, the recent replace...
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- -: Technology in India - From 'Job-Eating Machines' to Empowering the Poor
May 5, 2009 (about 4 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/01/Infosys_and_India_Technology_Money_and_Politics Nandan Nilekani talks about how the role of technology has transformed in India. In the 1960s, computers were called "job-eating machines" but now Nilekani sees technology as a "positive force" which emp...
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- -: Ethics of Outsourcing Pregnancy to India - Michael Sandel
July 27, 2009 (almost 4 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Michael_Sandel_on_Markets_and_Morals Political philosopher Michael Sandel analyzes the moral implications of using poor women in developing countries like India as commercial surrogate mothers. Sandel challenges the audience to debate the ethics of ou...
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- -: Raghuram Rajan: 'Colonial Mentality' Holding Back India
January 21, 2010 (over 3 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/08/Great_Expectations_Indias_Next_Aspiration Professor Raghuram Rajan argues that a "colonial mentality" is hindering India's economic growth and urges Indians to take a more proactive role in building up the country's "academic human capital." ----- I...
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- -: Resolving Kashmir: Are India and Pakistan on the Verge of an Agreement?
July 15, 2010 (almost 3 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/30/Solve_Kashmir_First_New_Thinking_on_the_S_Asia_Conflict Journalist Steve Coll summarizes negotiations between India and Pakistan in recent years on the ongoing disputes over Kashmir. While President Obama has not addressed the issue since 2008, Coll s...
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- -: President Obama Welcomes Prime Minister Singh of India
November 24, 2009 (over 3 years ago)The President and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India speak during an arrival ceremony to welcome the Prime Minister to the White House for an official state visit. November 24, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: President Obama and Prime Minister Singh Press Conference
November 24, 2009 (over 3 years ago)President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of the Republic of India hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on November 24, 2009. (Public Domain)
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