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- -: John Hodgman on Your Chances of Surviving the Apocalypse

October 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/17/John_Hodgman_Are_Magic_Tricks_Really_Magic John Hodgman, comedian and author of That Is All, discusses the imminent end of the world and the likelihood you'll live through it. ----- JOHN HODGMAN shall present information on THE SECRETS OF FAMOUS MAG...

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Dan Haywood: Judge Haywood Explains His Ruling

December 19, 1961 (over 62 years ago)

In the World War II Trials of Nuremberg, fictionalized in the drama film Judgement at Nuremberg, Chief Judge Haywood (Spencer Tracy) explains his ruling based on what is moral and what a country must stand for.

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Ken Kamler: Medical Miracle on Everest

October 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

In this talk, Dr. Ken Kamler tells us about a story of survival. How the brain generates willpower to help us survive the most extreme conditions.

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Stephen Petranek: Counting Down to Armageddon

February 1, 2002 (over 22 years ago)

In this talk, Stephen Petranek counts down ten ways the world might end. This talk is not armageddon hype; these are all possibilities that the Earth may encounter. Stephen stresses that we should study these scenarios and start preparing. He has even formulated solutions to give us a fighting c...

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Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2

March 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

In this fascinating talk, Biospherian Jane Poynter tells us about Life in Biosphere 2. She gives a background of it's history, how it was made. She also defines what a biosphere is and the questions it would be able to answer. She describes one of the major problems they had in Biosphere 2 as wel...

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Charity Tillemann-Dick: Singing after a Double Lung Transplant

October 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

In this inspiring talk, Soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick tells us about singing after a double lung transplant. She explains her condition, idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, which effectively limited her way of life. She also talks about her fight against this challenge and how she overcame all od...

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Stuart Brown: Play is More Than Fun

May 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

Stuart Brown's research on play shows how play is important in shaping our personalities throughout our whole lives.

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