- -: US defense budget: Sound, but sequestration "a totally different ballgame"
January 26, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast After decrying Mitt Romney's analysis of the United States' defense situation as "political" and "not born out by the facts," Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters at a breakfast h...
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- -: American Artifacts: National Museum of African American History & Culture
January 25, 2012 (over 12 years ago)The Smithsonian will open the new National Museum of African American History & Culture on the National Mall in 2015. Lonnie Bunch, the museum's founding director, takes us to the storage facility where we look at artifacts that will be on display in the new building. American History TV's Americ...
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- -: Familiar Rhetoric, Failed Record
January 25, 2012 (over 12 years ago)http://www.GOP.com -- If you thought the 2012 State of the Union was very similar to President Obama's past State of the Union speeches, you were right...
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- -: Michael Moore: America Is a Liberal Nation
January 4, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/02/Michael_Moore_Here_Comes_Trouble Filmmaker Michael Moore cites Americans' positions on several issues to support his claim that America is a predominantly liberal nation. ----- Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an unflinchingly honest, tak...
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- -: TEDxDanubia 2011 - Csermely Peter - The Tao of Talent
April 29, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Péter Csermely is a biochemist and professor at Semmelweis University. He is the chairman of LINK-group, an interdisciplinary group formed by researchers and research students to map the topology and dynamics of networks from amino acids to social networks and ecosystems. Not content to only rese...
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- -: TEDxRedMountain - Jim Stefkovich - Lessons in the Wake of a Storm
August 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Meteorologist Jim Stejkovich with the National Weather Association addresses the questions that a major storm brings up within the weather community. Mr. Stefkovich addresses many important questions, all centering around better preparing the public for a natural disaster. This talk references ...
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- -: TEDxOilSpill - Sylvia Earle - By Killing the Ocean, We Kill Ourselves
August 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Sylvia Earle, called "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress and "Hero for the Planet" by Time, is an oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer with a deep commitment to research through personal exploration. Earle's work has been at the frontier of deep ocean exploration for four decades. ...
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- -: TEDxAmsterdam 2011 - Opening Nationale Ballet
November 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Produced by: http://www.fellermedia.nl Camera & crew: http://www.hoens.tv TEDxAmsterdam 2011Opening Het Nationale Ballet Short
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- -: Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances...
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- -: David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world
August 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.
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