- -: Who's More Pro-Science, Republicans or Democrats? - Neil deGrasse Tyson
February 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/04/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson_Pluto_Files Neil deGrasse Tyson defends government support for U.S. science research under President George W. Bush, and says that, contrary to popular belief, "funding for science under Republican administrations has been historic...
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- -: William Lobdell Slams Benny Hinn, Faith Healers
April 17, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/Losing_Religion_William_Lobdell William Lobdell criticizes Christian faith healers such as Trinity Broadcast Network star Benny Hinn, who he calls a "charlatan," and wonders why other mainstream pastors on TBN do not condemn Hinn. "Where's the courage...
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- -: The Case for Skilled Trade - Matthew B. Crawford
August 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/04/Shop_Class_as_Soulcraft_Matthew_B_Crawford Philosopher and mechanic Matthew Crawford defends trade work as more cognitively stimulating than society recognizes. He considers manual labor to be not only more satisfying to human nature than white-collar...
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- -: Drug War's Racist Roots? - Ethan Nadelmann
September 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/09/CONNECTIONS_Ethan_Nadelmann_on_Legalizing_Drugs Ethan Nadelmann delves into the history of drug prohibition and its relation to racism and class segregation. "The distinction between which drugs should be legal and which drugs should be illegal had es...
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- -: Gingrich Slams 'Weak' Anti-Terror Strategy
October 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Newt_Gingrich_Keeping_America_Safe_Prosperous_and_Free Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich expresses alarm that "seven years after 9/11, we have not won." Suggesting a fundamental re-examination of military strategy, Gingrich warns that the bureaucrati...
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- -: Mark Cuban: TV and Movies Still Trump Online Video
November 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/21/A_Conversation_with_Brooke_Burke_and_Mark_Cuban Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses the benefits of traditional forms of media in an age when content is increasingly moving online. He argues that television and studio films are still the ult...
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- -: Verizon CEO: 'Technology Will Make Hulu Irrelevant'
December 10, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/20/Verizons_SeindenberPaley_Center_IC2009_Verizon_Viacom_CEOs_in_Conversation__Viacoms_Dauman_in_Conversation Ivan Seidenberg, CEO of Verizon Communications, defends his statement that "technology will make Hulu irrelevant." He responds by saying that wh...
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- -: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Finding Context in Iranian Tweets
January 4, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/05/Twitter_and_the_Iranian_Democracy_Uprising Protesters in Iran have been leveraging social media to broadcast their plight since sharp dissent erupted back in June 2009 after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In this clip, Al Jazeera's R...
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- -: Bing, Google and Wolfram Alpha on the Future of Search
March 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/25/Digital_Life_Design_2010_Search Drawing from location awareness and voice recognition technologies, representatives from Bing, Google and Wolfram Alpha weigh in on the future of Internet search. Bing's Blaise Aguera y Arcas promises a revised form of ...
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- -: Would Legalizing Marijuana Increase Consumption?
November 4, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/27/Marijuana_Economics_Panel A panel of advocates debate the potential effects of marijuana legalization on consumption rates of the drug. Cannabis activist Richard Lee argues that legalization decreases marijuana use, while RAND's Beau Kilmer points out...
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