- -: Is Capital Punishment Color Blind?
October 18, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011 Danalynn Recer, founder and executive director of the Gulf Region Advocacy Center, discusses accusations that race affects sentencing in death penalty cases. She suggests that while the prosecutors may not intentionally take r...
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- -: The City as a Scalable Network
November 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/Growth_Innovation_and_the_Accelerating_Pace_of_Life New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Fe differ historically, geographically, and culturally, but are there qualities that are universal to cities across the globe? Theoretical physicist Ge...
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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: Creative Solutions to Prevent Crime
October 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011 Author Malcolm Gladwell discusses the importance of creativity in addressing crime prevention. America focuses mainly on the severity of a punishment, he notes, while neglecting that deterrence is also affected by the certaint...
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- -: The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth Distribution
October 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth Distribution Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Catherine Mulbrandon, creator of the blog Visualizing Economics, illustrates the distribution of income in the U.S, comparing the earnings of the top one percent to tho...
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- -: Why Our Chimp-Like Brains Lose Money on the Stock Market
October 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Barry Ritholtz, author of Bailout Nation, describes one human tendency that can hinder successful stock trading: our preference for stories over data. When an analyst or CEO tells a convincing anecdote, he explains, stockho...
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- -: Google Earth: Bringing Visual Data into the Classroom
November 3, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/10/Applying_Technology_in_21st_Century_Classrooms_Part_2 Tina Ornduff, director of Google Earth Education Outreach, demonstrates how Google Earth can be used in classrooms to visually complement lessons. Ornduff shows areas of Japan damaged by the tsunam...
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Stefan Sagmeister: 7 Rules for Making More Happiness
June 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Stefan Sagmeister tells how trivial things that we think matter does not add up to our happiness levels.
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Arthur Benjamin: Formula for Changing Math Education
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Arthur Benjamin believes that the practicality of statistics should be the pinnacle of the study of mathematics rather than calculus.
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Chris Jordan: Chris Jordan Pictures Some Shocking Stats
February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Chris Jordan illustrates shocking statistics for audiences via his artwork with the aim of helping people change.
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Peter Donnelly: Peter Donnelly Shows How Stats Fool Juries
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Peter Donnelly explains the importance of statistical knowledge in making decisions especially in court cases where the jury is presented with statistical facts.
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