- -: How Did Early Humans Survive Climate Change? - Sander van der Leeuw
December 28, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/v/c11292 Archaeologist Sander van der Leeuw says one way ancient humans survived periods of climate instability was to stay below the environment's carrying capacity. The only areas that experienced regular famine, he explains, were those abundant in natural res...
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- -: Crossing San Francisco Bay: A Bridge Is Born
December 29, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/04/Rick_Prelinger_Lost_Landscapes_of_San_Francisco_4 Archivist Rick Prelinger shows found film of San Francisco's Bay Bridge from various periods during its construction and shortly after its completion. Footage includes a trip across the bridge on the r...
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- -: Is Constant Innovation Dangerous? See Ancient Rome
December 31, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/18/Sander_van_der_Leeuw_The_Archaeology_of_Innovation Archaeologist Sander van der Leeuw discusses the dangers of constant innovation. "Every innovation creates a cascade of new challenges," he says, which shifts a society's focus to short-term thinking....
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- -: Ingenuity of the Inuit: The Tale of the 'S**t Knife' - Wade Davis
January 27, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/13/Wade_Davis_Why_Ancient_Wisdom_Matters_in_the_Modern_World Wade Davis, author of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, contrasts Western perception of the Inuit as "savages" with the endless inventiveness he sees in their way ...
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- -: What Would Alien Anthropologists Think of Us? - Wade Davis
January 28, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/13/Wade_Davis_Why_Ancient_Wisdom_Matters_in_the_Modern_World Wade Davis, author of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, criticizes the United States for viewing technological prowess as the only sign of progress. "Climate chang...
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- -: Data.gov: Hacker Culture Takes Over Government?
March 18, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Beth_Noveck_Transparent_Government The Open Government Initiative's Beth Noveck discusses Data.gov, the Obama administration's attempt to make government more transparent. While conspiracy theorists dominated the initiative's early days, Noveck says t...
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- -: Making Sense of Raw Data: A Labor of Love - Beth Noveck
March 25, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Beth_Noveck_Transparent_Government U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Beth Noveck explains why "loved data lasts longer." Noveck says the raw data offered online by the Open Government Initiative is useless to most citizens unless mashed-up and/or c...
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- -: Can eCommerce Save the Environment? - David Eagleman
April 14, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/01/Six_Easy_Steps_to_Avert_the_Collapse_of_Civilization Did you know the UPS trucks that deliver your online purchases save millions of gallons of gas every year by never making left turns? Neuroscientist David Eagleman cites this as one example of how o...
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- -: Can the Internet Save Civilization? Seriously
April 20, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/01/Six_Easy_Steps_to_Avert_the_Collapse_of_Civilization Neuroscientist David Eagleman outlines the Internet's potential to be utilized as a powerful tool to prevent the spread of epidemic disease. By reducing human-to-human contact through telepresence a...
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- -: What Happens if the Entire Internet Goes Down? - David Eagleman
April 21, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/01/Six_Easy_Steps_to_Avert_the_Collapse_of_Civilization Neuroscientist David Eagleman asks, "What happens when the Net goes down?" He advocates for a back-up plan modeled after the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The facility would be powered by renewable en...
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