- -: James Fowler: Power of Networks
March 17, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Can your social network make you fat? Affect your mood? Political scientist James H. Fowler reveals the dynamics of social networks, the invisible webs that connect each of us to the other. With Nicholas A. Christakis, Fowler recently coauthored, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Netw...
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- -: Riley Crane: Crowdsource win
January 25, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Riley Crane, a postdoctoral fellow at the MIT Media Lab, found out about the DARPA Red Balloon Challenge four days before it started (find ten balloons placed in ten different locations around the country). Four days, eight hours, and 52 minutes later his team had won the competition. Watch him t...
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- -: Take Out the Earbuds: Have We Lost Our Ability to Listen?
November 30, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_innovation_forum_2011 Between the proliferation of earbuds, the culture of personal broadcasting, and the increasing pace of life across much of the globe, are we losing our ability to listen? Julian Treasure, author of Sound Business, laments what...
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- -: TEDxCoimbra - José João Rodrigues - Sal Tal Qual.mp4
November 9, 2011 (over 12 years ago)José João Rodrigues é Agente de Desenvolvimento em projectos de empreendedorismo social e um grande promotor da salinicultura da Figueira da Foz em eventos por todo o país e no estrangeiro. Das actividades profissionais que desenvolve destacam-se a dinamização do Projecto Casa do Sal da Figueira ...
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- -: Web 2.0 Panel Discussion - What is Web 2.0?
August 8, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1188 Technology blogger Mary Hodder and internet cultural critic Andrew Keen define what is meant by the phrase "Web 2.0," and give examples of its influence on internet popular culture. ----- "The Cult of the Amateur" with speakers Andre...
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- -: Web 2.0 Panel Discussion - Does the "Wiki" Model Work?
August 9, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1188 A panel of internet cultural critics debates the successes and failures of "Web 2.0," using Wikipedia and its popular "wiki" model as an example. ----- "The Cult of the Amateur" with speakers Andrew Keen and Ori Brafman. Mary Hodder ...
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- -: Why are Reality TV Shows So Popular?
March 19, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/13/Bill_Guttentag_Reality_of_Documentary_Film Two-time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Guttentag examines the ongoing popularity of reality TV shows. ----- The Real and The Reality of Documentary Film with filmmaker Bill Guttentag. Th...
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- -: Rupert Murdoch on MySpace vs Facebook
July 14, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/02/Rupert_Murdoch_News_for_the_21st_Century News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch compares social networking websites MySpace (owned by News Corp) and Facebook, arguing that the two sites are different enough that they are not necessarily targeting th...
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- -: What Your Facebook Profile Says About You - Sam Gosling
August 6, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/16/Sam_Gosling-Snoop_The_Secret_Language_of_Stuff Social psychologist Sam Gosling examines what an individual's online networking profile can reveal about their personality, using websites such as Facebook and MySpace as examples. ----- Sam Gosling on ...
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- -: Youth Politics and the Internet
September 10, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/22/The_Youth_Vote_and_the_2008_Election Voting activist Maya Enista examines how personal technology and the internet are changing political organizing, and may be encouraging greater youth participation in politics. ----- On July 22nd 2008, The Centur...
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