- -: Innovation Survival - Innovation in Industry
October 9, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Google Tech Talks July 26, 2007 ABSTRACT Startup enterprises comprise a fundamental innovation source. However, there can be many different twists and turns along their often-exciting journey. This presentation examines a specific startup enterprise, namely the aircraft industry's Voyager Airc...
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- -: TEDxColumbus - Trent Tipple - Many Moments of Gratitude
November 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)In a touching reflection on the fragility of our existence, Trent will question our ability to truly appreciate what life has offered. He should know, he's faced his own mortality three times. And fortunately for his family, his patients and the world, he's here to openly share that appreciation ...
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- -: TEDxPeachtree - Courtney Spence - The Transformative Power of Multimedia Storytelling
November 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)When a catastrophe devastates a community, how do they rebuild their communities in both landscape and spirit? Courtney Spence talks about the power of multimedia storytelling as a tool for giving voice to those affected to tell their powerful stories of survival, hope and rebuilding and the unex...
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- -: Inside the 1996 Everest Disaster - Ken Kamler
January 9, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Dr. Kenneth Kamler recalls his harrowing experience on a climb towards the summit of Mt. Everest in 1996 when a lethal 2-day storm kicked up. The event, documented by writer Jon Krakauer in his bestselling book Into Thin Air, would lead to the deaths of eight climbers and leave several others --...
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- -: Jane Mayer: SERE Program's 'Curriculum for Torture'
July 21, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/01/The_Dark_Side_Jane_Mayer Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, recalls uncovering the role of the military's secret Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) program in building a "curriculum for torture." ----- Jane Mayer takes a close...
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- -: Can We Adapt Our Way Through Climate Change? - Sander van der Leeuw
December 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/18/Sander_van_der_Leeuw_The_Archaeology_of_Innovation Archaeologist Sander van der Leeuw explores the theory that humans will adapt when faced with an changing climate. "I don't think it's [climate change] bad for humanity, I think it's bad for our socie...
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- -: Can the Internet Save Civilization? Seriously
April 20, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/01/Six_Easy_Steps_to_Avert_the_Collapse_of_Civilization Neuroscientist David Eagleman outlines the Internet's potential to be utilized as a powerful tool to prevent the spread of epidemic disease. By reducing human-to-human contact through telepresence a...
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- -: Dawkins: Did Religion Have an Evolutionary Value?
May 7, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/01/Meet_The_Author_Richard_Dawkins Richard Dawkins argues that humanity's historical predisposition towards religion and supernatural beliefs may have held an evolutionary utility. "The rule of thumb: 'Believe whatever your parents tell you,' quite clear...
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- -: Richard Dawkins: Has Technology Changed Human Evolution?
May 12, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/01/Meet_The_Author_Richard_Dawkins Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins toys with the idea that technology might be effecting human evolution. Using the example of poor eyesight mitigated by the invention of vision-correcting glasses, Dawkins points ou...
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- -: Is Mass Extinction of Life on Earth Inevitable?
May 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/03/Tim_Flannery_Here_on_Earth Is it a natural characteristic of life on Earth to be self-destructive? Tim Flannery, author of Here on Earth, argues against Peter Ward's "Medea Hypothesis," which proposes that multicultural life is inherently suicidal. -...
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