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- -: Travels in Siberia: Ian Frazier's Mosquito 'Agony'

October 19, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2010 New Yorker humorist Ian Frazier describes the various hardships of travelling outdoors through swampy Siberia, including mosquitoes "like they were shot at you from a fire hose." "The food had a lot of mosquitoes in it...

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- -: Infinity and Beyond: NASA to Develop '100-Year-Starship'

November 3, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Pete_Worden_and_Peter_Schwartz Pete Worden, Director of NASA's Ames Center, announces the establishment of a "100 Year Spaceship" program: a DARPA-funded project to develop spacecraft capable of traveling to points far beyond ou...

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- -: Cavity Searches Ruled Out, Says TSA Chief Pistole

November 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast TSA head John Pistole plays down the threat of body cavity bombs on airlines, arguing that the Agency's new full-body scanners would identify any anomaly outside the body associated with a hidden explosive device. "We're not goin...

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- -: Making Life Multiplanetary: Elon Musk's Goals for SpaceX

April 6, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlines why he thinks investing in space exploration is important. He argues that he started the private space transport company not out of pessimism about the human race, but rather because h...

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- -: First Lady Michelle Obama Previews Her Mexico Trip

April 14, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Subtìtulos Disponibles (CC) After a surprise stop to Haiti, First Lady Michelle Obama shares her plans and hopes for her visit to Mexico City, Mexico, her first solo international trip. Tras una escala sorpresa en Haití, la Primera Dama Michelle Obama habla sobre sus planes y esperanzas para su ...

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- -: Resumen en video de la visita de la Primera Dama Michelle Obama en Ciudad de México: No. 1

April 14, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Daniel Restrepo, de la Casa Blaca, da un breve resumen de las actividades iniciales de la Primera Dama Michelle Obama en la Ciudad de México.

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- -: Tuesday Talks: The President's Foreign Trip

November 2, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Jeff Bader, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, answer your questions on the President's upcoming trip to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. November 2, 2010.

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- -: Chefs@Google: Anthony Bourdain

October 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

You all may know Anthony Bourdain from his Emmy award winning show, No Reservations, where he does pretty much everyone's dream job of traveling the world and eating incredible things. He has a second show debuting on The Travel Channel in November called "The Layover" which is a high-octane tra...

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- -: What If Your Data Could Excuse You from Airport Security?

November 1, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/20/Think_Art_-_Act_Science_Global_Mobility Tired of waiting in line at the airport? Arup's Gareth Ashley discusses plans to use smart phones to speed up airport security. He explains that by tying personal information to your phone's RFID chip, security ...

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Eve Ensler: Security

July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)

Eve Ensler contemplates on the true meaning of security in the lives of the people she met in her travels and in the stories she compiled for the Vagina Monologues.

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