- -: Studying the 'Deep Rhythms' of Climate Change - Wayne Clough
September 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/17/Wayne_Clough__Smithsonian_Forever Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, argues that one of the keys to surviving climate change is to learn from similar events in history, explaining "reality is much more complex than even the most s...
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- -: History Comes Alive When You're a Traveler - Rick Steves
November 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/Rick_Steves_Travel_As_a_Political_Act Travel guru Rick Steves introduces one of his favorite parts of travel: incorporating history into tourist activities. Steves argues that many tourists are shielded from history by a travel industry that makes mor...
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- -: The Birth of the Long Now Foundation - Brian Eno
March 4, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/01/Long-Term_Thinking_in_the_Next_10000_Years Composer Brian Eno recalls how he and Stewart Brand joined up to co-found The Long Now Foundation. Eno says his interest in long-term thinking was sparked by moving to a dysfunctional New York in 1978, where ...
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- -: Merging Art and Technology to Improve the World - Peter Hirshberg
March 4, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/25/Digital_Life_Design_2010_Maps Peter Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of The Conversation Group, narrates the historical tensions between art and technology. His projects use crime reports, pollution data, and crowd-sourcing to help bridge the gap be...
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- -: Does Democracy Inhibit Long-Term Thinking?
March 9, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/01/Long-Term_Thinking_in_the_Next_10000_Years Is democracy less conducive to long-term thinking as compared to other forms of government, such as monarchy? Alexander Rose, Executive Director of The Long Now Foundation, says yes. He describes democracy as...
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- -: Can Apple's "Genius Design" Model Be Duplicated?
March 26, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/08/Innovation_Series_Design_in_Business Design strategist Nathan Shedroff describes Apple's business model as an exceptional combination of strategy and leadership. While this "genius design" model has worked for Apple, Shedroff says it probably can't be...
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- -: Berkeley Students Design Nanocity, India's Silicon Valley
July 16, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/Planning_India_From_Chandigarh_to_NanoCity Architecture professor Susan Ubbelohde discusses her trip to India with three departments of UC Berkeley students to help plan Nanocity, a sustainable 21st century Indian metropolis designed to emulate Silico...
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- -: Are Women Iran's Secret Weapon?
August 9, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler Journalist and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright argues that education and family planning efforts in Iran have changed the lives of women for the better. "Today's generation is far more diverse and constantly pushing the enve...
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- -: 'Bird Shit Architecture' in Brasilia and Beyond
September 2, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/02/Jan_Gehl_Cities_for_People Jan Gehl, architect, urban planner, and author of Cities for People, discusses what he calls "bird shit architecture," a trend in urban planning that originated in the 1950's and persists to the present day. This type of arc...
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