- -: Searching for Extraterrestrial Life with NASA's Kepler Mission - Alan Boss
March 23, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/13/Alan_Boss_The_Crowded_Universe Astrophysicist Alan Boss discusses Nasa's Kepler Mission and its search for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. He is confident that Kepler will find hundreds of Earth-like planets, many of which will probably be "i...
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- -: Wormholes and Time Travel - Ian Morison
May 27, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/19/Ian_Morison_Its_About_Time Ian Morison, a professor of astronomy, examines the complex possibility of using a wormhole to travel through space and time. ----- Professor Ian Morison discusses time, one of the most mysterious concepts in our Universe....
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- -: Friedrich Nietzsche - The Original Rockstar?
June 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/17/Craig_Schuftan_Hey_Nietzsche_Leave_Them_Kids_Alone Author Craig Schuftan describes similarities between Friedrich Nietzsche and modern rock stars. He explains how Nietzsche's philosophy reflects the hedonistic, egotistic, and daredevil aspects of rock...
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- -: Composer John Adams Dishes On Pop Culture
June 25, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/14/John_Adams_Composing_an_American_Life "The great bifurcation in music is between pop and classical," says composer John Adams. He discusses the challenge of creating classical music in a nation dominated by pop culture and "lingering anti-intellectual...
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- -: The Power of Suggestion: How to Implant False Memories
August 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/14/Elizabeth_Loftus_Whats_the_Matter_with_Memory Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus discusses studying the power of suggestion, including implanting false memories in test subjects. After three suggestive interviews, Loftus found she was able to convince subj...
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- -: What's Wrong with the Big Bang Theory?
August 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/23/Marcus_Chown_in_Conversation_with_Fred_Watson Marcus Chown argues that as more and more ideas are "tacked on" to the original big bang theory, it's becoming apparent that there is "a really, really big idea missing." He predicts "someone in the next.....
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- -: Directing the Death of Spock - Nicholas Meyer
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/25/Nicholas_Meyer_Memories_of_a_Life_in_Hollywood Nicholas Meyer, director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, remembers filming the wrenching death scene of Spock, the franchise's beloved character. Meyer admits that before signing on he knew little mor...
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- -: Internet Privacy and the Star Wars Kid - Jonathan Zittrain
September 15, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/15/Jonathan_Zittrain_The_Future_of_the_Internet Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain uses the Star Wars kid viral video to discuss issues of online privacy. While mainstream media never thought to protect the minor's identity, Wikipedians argued to de...
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- -: Boba Fett Is Born: How a Star Wars Special Reshaped TV
March 2, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/24/Digital_Life_Design_2010_Audience_Sourcing One of the worst TV specials of all time, or a storytelling revolution? Tim Kring of "Heroes" and Peter Hirshberg of The Conversation Group discuss "The Star Wars Holiday Special," which was broadcast in 1978...
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- -: 'Star Wars' and Bad Science In Movies - Science Comedian Brian Malow
December 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)More Wonderfest videos available at: http://fora.tv/partner/Wonderfest Science comedian Brian Malow cites an example from the original 'Star Wars' to riff on the poor science often on display in sci-fi movies. ----- Brian Malow's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/sciencecomedian Brian M...
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