Nick Felton: Tracing Our Lives
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Graphic designer Nicholas Felton is obsessed with data. He knows how many songs hes listened to and how much it costs him per mile to fly. Felton visualizes these numerous details in personal Annual Reports. At PopTech 2009, Felton examines what a weeklong-snapshot of New York Times front pages reveals about America.
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- -: Nick Felton: Tracing Our Lives
February 23, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Graphic designer Nicholas Felton is obsessed with data. He knows how many songs hes listened to and how much it costs him per mile to fly. Felton visualizes these numerous details in personal Annual Reports. At PopTech 2009, Felton examines what a weeklong-snapshot of New York Times front pages r...
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- -: TEDxBrussels - Hasan Elahi - Hiding in Plain Sight
November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Hasan Elahi tells TEDxBrussels his story of becoming a well-known media artist. 8 years ago he started forfeiting his privacy to avoid FBI surveillance. He put his entire life online, but says he managed to keep his privacy. In our time, culture is changing fast, technology is developing rapidly,...
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- -: FBI Director Robert Mueller - Intelligence and Antiterrorism
May 30, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/FBI_Director_Robert_Mueller_on_Global_Terrorism_Today FBI Director Robert Mueller discusses the the U.S. government's approach to intelligence-gathering in the name of terrorism prevention. ----- From 9/11 to 7/7: Global Terrorism Today and the Chal...
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- -: Google, Privacy, and the Government - Schmidt and Maddow
September 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/05/Internet_and_Politics_Eric_Schmidt_and_Rachel_Maddow MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviews Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Google's stance on privacy and government surveillance. ----- Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, and Rachel Maddow, Radio Host on...
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- -: Restoring the Republic, But Not Through the Candidates
September 22, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/04/Wars_in_Iraq_and_Vietnam_Threats_Against_Iran "Pentagon Papers" leaker Daniel Ellsberg criticizes both John McCain and Barack Obama for resisting efforts to reign in Executive powers. ----- Daniel Ellsberg is the author of the Pentagon Papers, which...
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- -: How "Bots" Control Your Life - Daniel Suarez
November 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/08/Daniel_Suarez_Daemon_Bot-Mediated_Reality Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zaurus) examines the increasing importance of automated "bots" to everyday society. ----- Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka ...
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- -: The Librarians Who Battled the Patriot Act - David Goodman
April 20, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/14/Amy_and_David_Goodman_Standing_Up_to_the_Madness Mother Jones journalist David Goodman tells the story of four Connecticut librarians who were ordered by the FBI to release library records under the Patriot Act. After filing suit against the Attorney ...
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- -: Behavioral Targeting: Ads That Track Your Web Activity
November 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/06/The_Digital_Era_Whats_Next Investment advisor Jack Myers and Wiredset CEO Mark Ghuneim warn against behavioral targeting, the advertising practice of displaying ads based on user activity. Many terms of service agreements, they say, grant websites per...
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- -: Yoo vs Barr: Executive Power During a Global War on Terrorism
February 17, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/08/John_Yoo_and_Bob_Barr_Indvidual_Rights_vs_National_Security Law professor John Yoo and former Congressman Bob Barr debate the limits of executive power during wartime. While both agree that an expansion of power is necessary while at war, Barr suggest...
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- -: Bob Barr: Presidents are Never Above the Law
March 5, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/18/Bob_Barr_The_Original_Federalists Former Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr agrees with "torture memo" author John Yoo that a wartime president can assume extraordinary powers, but argues laws must be in place to expressly limit that power. "...
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