- -: George Carlin - Influences & Religion (Paley Center, 2008)
March 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)George Carlin talks about his influences and reactions to the religious material in his routines.
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- -: George Carlin - Fascination with Science (Paley Center, 2008)
March 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)George Carlin explains that his beliefs are based in science and talks about his fascination with science.
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- -: TEDxOttawa - Brandon Wint - Every Poem is a Love Poem
November 9, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Shot by: http://www.gpixstudios.com Brandon Wint "Every Poem is a Love Poem" Brandon Wint is an Ottawa based writer and performer of spoken word poetry. Since discovering his aptitude for spoken word in March of 2008, Brandon has dedicated his life to uncovering the inherently beautiful and ...
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- -: Origins of the Word 'Google' - Roy Blount, Jr.
November 25, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/10/Roy_Blount_Jr_The_Sounds_Roots_and_History_of_Words Humorist author Roy Blount, Jr. examines the origins of the word "google" - originally spelled "googol" - and the history of its relationship with the world's most popular internet search engine. --...
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- -: Why the F-word Works - Roy Blount, Jr.
November 25, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/10/Roy_Blount_Jr_The_Sounds_Roots_and_History_of_Words Humorist author Roy Blount, Jr. examines the visceral power of the "F-word" by contrasting it with other, less effective verbal interjections. ----- Roy Blount, Jr. talks about Alphabet Juice: The ...
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- -: The Invasion of Management Speak - Don Watson
May 19, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/27/AC_Grayling_Its_All_Gone_To_The_Dogs Author Don Watson laments the encroachment of corporate-style language into other aspects of daily life. He cites ironic examples from a government seminar he attended on "plain English," as well as a recent pastor...
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- -: Lorrie Moore: Why Reading Is Vital
March 30, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2010 Author Lorrie Moore discusses the importance of reading literature. She argues that, while watching a good movie is better than reading a bad book, the power of the written word remains unmatched. ----- This excerpt ...
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- -: How the Written Word Transformed Humanity
July 12, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/James_Gleick_Bits_and_Bytes James Gleick, author of The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, explores the deep implications that the development of writing had on humanity. Despite opposition from great thinkers like Plato, the ability to write ...
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Daniel Tammet: Different Ways of Knowing
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Being a savant, Daniel Tammet looks into numbers and words with a different and interesting perception. He demonstrates how people could learn differnetly using their unique perception of things.
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Kary Mullis: Kary Mullis Celebrates the Experiment
February 1, 2002 (over 22 years ago)Kary Mullis shares his personal experiences on how he started doing science and shows the audience the boldness and intuitiveness scientists should adapt when doing experiements.
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