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- -: TEDx Alva Park LEROY CHIAO Human Spaceflight, the World and You

November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

LEROY CHIAO Ph.D. Astronaut A former NASA Astronaut and Research Engineer, Dr. Chiao has worked extensively in both government and commercial space programs, and is a part of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Space Medicine. Dr. Chiao is a Director of InNexus, a...

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- -: TEDx Alva Park LYN ST.JAMES Create a New Future with Horsepower

November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

LYN ST.JAMES Race Car Driver Lyn St. James has raced for over 30 years including 1992 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, wins at the 24 Hrs. of Daytona, 12 Hrs. of Sebring, Watkins Glen, Elkhart Lake, closed course speed record holder. She is an author (Ride of Your Life, An Incredible Journey, Oh By t...

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- -: TEDx Alva Park VERONIKA SCOTT The Power to Create Jobs: not just for yourself

November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

VERONIKA SCOTT Designer, Social Entrepreneur Veronika Scott is a designer and entrepreneur creating crazy post apocalyptic gear to help inspire pride within the homeless community and help their livelihood. She is the founder of The Empowerment Plan, a company that employs the homeless and the in...

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- -: Tedx Alva Park STEVE SELZER Partner SHIFTS: Unconventional Collaborations

November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

STEVE SELZER Senior Interaction Designer at Frog As a Senior Interaction Designer at frog, Steve consults and collaborates with individuals and organizations to create new products, services, strategies, and social value. He recently spoke at Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation's 2011 Transform Sym...

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- -: On Music in Film - Ken Burns

June 23, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/09/27/Ken_Burns_in_Conversation_with_Robert_Stone Celebrated documentary filmmaker Ken Burns gives his take on the use of music in movies. ----- Ken Burns' most recent documentary film project, The War, tells the story of the Second World War through the ...

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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: Did NYC 'Backwardness' Help the High Line?

December 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/12/08/The_New_York_High_Line_An_Urban_Model_Or_Not New York City's municipal government is known for its inefficiency, but has this "backwardness" actually proven to be fertile ground for the seeds of innovation? Author Malcolm Gladwell points out that if n...

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- -: Did Liberal Arguments Enable 'Ground Zero Mosque' Opposition?

January 13, 2011 (over 13 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/08/Ground_Zero_Tolerance_Americas_Culture_War Social critic Wendy Kaminer draws paralles between conservative opposition to the planned Park51 Muslim community center near Ground Zero and liberal attempts to limit "politically incorrect" speech. Kaminer ...

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Robert Hammond: Building a Park in the Sky

March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Robert Hammond, along gwith colleagues and friends, started an organization initially to save the Manhattan Highline but ended up creating a park in the sky that transformed an old railway into a place for interaction, art and nature.

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