- -: Photographing the Extraordinary within the Ordinary - Tamara Dean
October 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/04/Tamara_Dean_and_Dean_Sewell_on_Photography Photographer Tamara Dean displays photographs she took during the decade following her high school graduation. The goal of her work, she says, is to provide insight into a small moment of interaction. ----- ...
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- -: Is Obama's Stimulus Creating a False Recovery? - James Matthews
December 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/09/The_Recession_Obama__the_Future_Where_to_Go_from_Here Management consultant James Matthews emphasizes what he argues are holes in Obama's economic policy. "The Obama administration's approach is essentially trying to rebuild the house of cards that's ...
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- -: Did the GM Bailout Really Save American Jobs?
April 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/27/The_Future_of_Manufacturing_in_the_US_and_Europe Wilfried Porth, member of the Board of Management at Daimler AG, cautions against the assumption that the GM bailout saved American jobs. He warns legislators against subsidizing the auto industry to th...
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- -: Geoffrey West: Government Needs More Scientists, Fewer Economists
August 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/07/25/Why_Cities_Grow_Corporations_Die_and_Life_Gets_Faster Theoretical physicist Geoffrey B. West offers his view on TARP bailouts for "too big to fail" banks, and on the general state of scientific thinking in government. "The people making decisions rare...
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- -: Learn a Foreign Language with Tim Ferriss
August 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/12/12/Feel_Like_the_Incredible_Hulk_with_Tim_Ferriss In this highlight from December 2008, Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week, recalls his experience as a foreign exchange student in Japan and reveals the difficulty he had learning the language....
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- -: Ribbon Hero: How Microsoft Made Office Fun
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011 Sarah Faulkner, program manager with Microsoft's Office Labs, discusses the development process they went through to make Ribbon Hero, a game designed to make learning Microsoft Office fun. ----- Bringing Games to the Ent...
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- -: Wounded Warrior Soldiers Ride
April 30, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Today, after being introduced by Defense Secretary Gates, the President gave a few remarks on the South Lawn before kicking off the "White House to Light House" Wounded Warrior Soldiers Ride. The race raises public awareness of the challenges facing veterans as they recover from life-altering inj...
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- -: President Obama on Coming Together to Bring Down Health Care Costs
May 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President gives remarks after hosting what was a remarkable health reform meeting, both for the $2 trillion in national savings that was discussed, and for the stakeholders in attendance. May 11, 2009, (Public Domain)
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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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- -: What Are Your Odds of Winning the New Yorker Caption Contest?
November 3, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011 Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor for The New Yorker, discusses The Cartoon Caption Contest and it's lasting impression on popular culture. Mankoff compares the number of entrants vs. the number of winners and highlights the char...
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