- -: Does Sex Addiction Exist?
March 12, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/22/Glenn_Wilson_Sex_Wars Is sex addiction a legitimate disease? Sex psychologist Glenn Wilson has doubts. Wilson argues that such terms allow individuals to evade responsibility for bad behavior, and may even be traced back to pharmaceutical companies w...
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- -: Sexually Promiscuous? Blame It On Anatomy
March 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/22/Glenn_Wilson_Sex_Wars British psychologist Glenn Wilson asserts that evidence of promiscuity in primates can be determined anatomically. Wilson compares the genital size and sexual practices of several primate species, including orangutans and chimpan...
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- -: What Drives Human Evolution and Innovation?
April 13, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/22/Matt_Ridley_Deep_Optimism Matt Ridley, journalist and author of The Rational Optimist, examines the driving force behind human evolution and technological innovation, especially over the past 100,000 years. Ridley argues the answer lies in the develop...
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- -: Why Every Good Novel Needs Comedy, Filth and Sex
July 29, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/21/Howard_Jacobson_Return_of_the_Wry Howard Jacobson, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question, argues that the rebellious nature of comedy is an integral part of any good novel. "It's a rebellion against everything; against the idea o...
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- -: Mikhail Baryshnikov on Opening the Baryshnikov Arts Center
August 3, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/masters_modern_dance Renowned choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov discusses his motivation for opening the Baryshnikov Arts Center. He insists that practicing art is becoming more problematic due to the pressures of the economy. "I try to help young artists...
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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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- -: The Future of Making Out? Virtual Kisses and Sex Robots
October 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Research scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses the future of kissing, from sending a virtual kiss to making out with Roxxxy, a full-size interactive sex doll. ----- Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses one of humanity's fondest and, as she shows, fascinating pastimes... kissing. She is a scientist wit...
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Alisa Volkman: Let's Talk Parenting Taboos
December 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Husband and wife Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman put up a parenting website that is concerned about exposing the truth behind parenthood. They talk about parenting taboos and the silent truths about a parents' feelings towards their children.
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Isabel Behncke: Evolution's Gift of Play, From Bonobo Apes to Humans
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Isabel Behncke shows how play is important in the lives of the bonobos and how play must also be given importance in human social interactions to increase creativity and diversity.
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Jonathan Drori: Every Pollen Grain has a Story
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Jonathan Driori's talk about pollens shows how tiny, almost-invisible things could carry a personal story and the story of the world in its miniscule body.
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