Interstellar Travel: Will We Ever Get Out of the Solar System?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_Cosmos Astronomer Royal Martin Rees examines the various options for colonizing worlds beyond our own solar system, and expresses skepticism that humanity will ever achieve faster-than-light travel. "There are hypothetical time machines, but the only one that's been wo... Read more
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- -: Interstellar Travel: Will We Ever Get Out of the Solar System?
January 12, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_Cosmos Astronomer Royal Martin Rees examines the various options for colonizing worlds beyond our own solar system, and expresses skepticism that humanity will ever achieve faster-than-light travel. "There are hypotheti...
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- -: Michael Strahan Gets Dunked
October 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)It's time for Michael Strahan to climb aboard the dunk tank! Since he has had such an amazing football career, Ellen attempts to throw the perfect spiral that will send Michael into the "in" zone.
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- -: Elbows-Deep in Ebola Virus - Richard Preston
July 11, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/12/Richard_Preston_Panic_in_Level_4 "The Hot Zone" author Richard Preston tells the story of a U.S. Army Lt. Colonel's life-threatening experience while researching a strain of deadly Ebola virus. ----- Richard Preston talks about Panic in Level 4: Can...
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- -: A Visual Trip Through Tsunami Aftermath - Dean Sewell
October 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/04/Tamara_Dean_and_Dean_Sewell_on_Photography Award-winning photographer Dean Sewell recounts his experience documenting the aftermath of the 2009 Tsunami in Indonesia. He shows photos he took of the destruction and shares stories of the victims that cro...
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- -: Libya: Has the International Community Prevented Another Genocide?
March 31, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/23/Terrorism_and_International_Law_Accountability_Reform_and_Remedies Javaid Rehman, head of the Brunel Law School, discusses the recent no-fly zone over Libya authorized by the United Nations Security Council. Rehman emphasizes that rarely does the UN g...
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- -: McCain on Libya: If US Doesn't Lead, Nobody Leads
April 6, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast At a Monitor Breakfast on April 6, Senator John McCain spoke with reporters about the role of the United States in the Middle East. "We are the ones with the assets, we are the ones with the military capabilities, we are the ones...
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- -: When Disaster Strikes, Ushahidi Gives Social Check-Ins a Purpose
May 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Disaster_Responsev Patrick Meier, director of crisis mapping and partnerships at the non-profit tech company Ushahidi, explains how digital devices are capable of crowdsourcing real-time information to create maps of disaster...
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- -: Neil deGrasse Tyson: Earth Is Bad for Life
August 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/19/Neil_DeGrasse_Tyson_Death_by_Black_Hole Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson argues Earth is not as an ideal environment for the existence of life as most people commonly think. "99 percent of all species that ever lived are now extinct," says Tyson. "T...
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- -: Gulf Pollution: It's Not Just the Oil Spill
September 30, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/20/The_Past__Future_of_Ocean_Fisheries Jeremy Jackson, Professor of Oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, explains that the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is one of many environmental degradations already occurring in the region. "...
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- -: In the Flow: How Games Keep You Motivated
October 6, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011 Michael Wu, principal scientist at Lithium Technologies, discusses the importance of "flow" in successful game design. He explains that in order to prevent the challenge from getting too stressful or too boring, it's import...
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