- -: The Seven Minute Guide to Understanding Wine
September 21, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://bit.ly/kGBSS4 - Gary Vaynerchuk tells all you need to know about buying wine: the most important rule of thumb, the best under $10, the importance of vintage years, the best blogs, how to impress a date when talking to a sommelier.
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- -: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
September 12, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=328 Former Microsoft executive John Wood discusses hand-delivering a load of donated books to a rural village in Nepal, an experience that inspired him to quit his job and start the international non-profit organization "Room to Read." -...
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- -: The Librarians Who Battled the Patriot Act - David Goodman
April 20, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/14/Amy_and_David_Goodman_Standing_Up_to_the_Madness Mother Jones journalist David Goodman tells the story of four Connecticut librarians who were ordered by the FBI to release library records under the Patriot Act. After filing suit against the Attorney ...
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- -: The Future of Google Books - Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin
October 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/22/A_Conversation_with_Googles_Sergey_Brin Sergey Brin responds to criticism Google has received concerning its project to digitize and store millions of the world's books online. "I've been surprised at the level of controversy there," says Brin, but ma...
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- -: Tech Doesn't Care About You: Gary Vaynerchuk Celebrates Death of Old Media
November 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/23/CRUSH_IT_Gary_Vaynerchuk With trillions in ad revenue ready to trickle down to hyper-niche Internet entrepreneurs, social media phenomenon and wine expert Gary Vaynerchuk declares that old media is all but dead. "Things only go forward," says Vaynerch...
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- -: Czech Leader: Global Warming Alarmists Are Like Communists
November 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_Vaclav_Klaus President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus compares communist ideologues to global warming alarmists. "They are against individual freedom," states Klaus. "They are both very similar in telling us what to do, how to l...
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- -: Vaclav Klaus: Global Warming a Politician's 'Myth'
December 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_Vaclav_Klaus Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, slams Al Gore and defends his previous statement that "global warming is a myth." As an "excellent political idea," Klaus believes global warming is a convenient way for po...
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- -: Meg Whitman's Legislative Plan for California
February 12, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/03/The_Power_of_Many_Meg_Whitman_in_Conversation Meg Whitman voices her support for a constitutional convention in California, but warns that the "devil is in the details." Whitman argues that, if she were elected governor, she would veto any new legisla...
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- -: The Human Side of Climate Science - Ian McEwan
May 5, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/12/In_Conversation_with_Ian_McEwan Ian McEwan, author of Solar, delves into the personal elements of climate change. McEwan says that while a science department "is as human and messy as any other institution," in the end "this is not about ideology or f...
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- -: Science and the Humanities: Still "Two Cultures"?
May 10, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/12/In_Conversation_with_Ian_McEwan Reflecting on his stint at Caltech, novelist Ian McEwan argues that while math and science majors are often well-read, humanities students tend to know little about the sciences. "They know our stuff, but we don't know ...
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