Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons
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http://www.ted.com Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the unexpected consequences of their introduction and asks some challenging questions. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be... Read more
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- -: Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons
February 7, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the unexpected consequences of their introduction and asks some challenging quest...
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- -: Carl Levin: Tax fairness "front and center" with voters in '12 - thanks, in part, to Romney's taxes
January 26, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor that voters would be heavily interested in issues taxation and fairness -- not the leas...
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- -: P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war
April 3, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performance...
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- -: Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn (Adult content)
December 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)At TED2009, audience member Cindy Gallop gave a 4-minute presentation that became one of the event's most talked about. Speaking from her personal experience, she argued that hardcore pornography had distorted the way a generation of young men think about sex. She talked about how she was fightin...
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- -: Ellen's Oprah-Themed Halloween Costume!
May 25, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Just a month before Ellen's issue of "O" magazine hit newsstands, she donned a very special Halloween costume to prepare for the exciting event.
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- -: Copenhagen Was Not a Failure of Issues
April 15, 2010 (about 14 years ago)The climate change issue is much more complex than a low carbon economy.
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- -: Obama and the Gay Marriage Debate
January 5, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/20/Gay_Marriage_A_Debate A panel of prominent marriage advocates and lawyers analyze President Obama's stance on the same-sex marriage debate. ----- With a potentially precedent-setting legal challenge to California's Proposition 8 working its way thro...
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- -: Want to Promote Your Cause? Keep it Simple
January 8, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/15/Tis_the_Season_of_Giving Scott Harrison, founder of the organization charity: water, argues that the key to a successful charity is simplicity. "You can all understand what we do up here in a sentence," he explains, adding that it's important to "show...
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- -: Israel and the 2012 Election
May 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz discusses the impact of Israel on the 2012 elections. ----- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks with reporters at the Christian Science Monit...
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- -: Mitch Daniels: American Debt Is 'The New Red Menace'
June 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/27/Uncommon_Knowledge_Mitch_Daniels Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels expands on his cautionary statement regarding the United States' national debt to the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2011. "This is not a philosophical argument," he...
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