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The Rise of eBooks: Are Physical Books Becoming Obsolete? With the universal rise of eBooks, independent book sellers and authors are worried that changes in consumption patterns will render the physical book obsolete. Author Jonathan Ames voices this concern, noting his discomfort with how difficult it is to even find a hard copy of the newspaper today.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/05/What_Is_the_Future_of_the_Independent_Bookstore
With the rise of the e-book, the collapse of Borders, and the changing nature of bookselling, what is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Gabriel Byrne Praises Irish PM for Speaking Against the VaticanGabriel Byrne, director of “James X,” a play about sexual abuse in the Irish Catholic church, commends Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny for speaking out against the Vatican, an act that resulted in the replacement of the papel nuncio of Ireland.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/11/James_X_Talkback_with_Mannix_Flynn_and_Gabriel_Byrne
An Irish government tribunal of inquiry into institutions responsible for cruel and inhumane treatment of children is in session. In the foyer, Ja ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Oliver Stone: The Untold History of JFK's AssassinationOliver Stone, filmmaker and author of Oliver Stone's Untold History of America, talks with Salon founder David Talbot about alternate theories of the Kennedy assassination. Stone argues the assassination “has all the classic machinations of a black ops.”
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/15/Exploring_Untold_History_Oliver_Stone_and_David_Talbot
Join filmmaker Oliver Stone –- director of films and documentaries including Platoon, Wall Street and South of the Border –- in co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tim Ferriss Scoffs at Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 Hours TheoryBestselling author Tim Ferriss scoffs at Malcolm Gladwell's theory that most people need 10,000 hours to master a skill. “For most people, they do things the wrong way.”
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/14/Tim_Ferriss_Accelerated_Learning_in_Accelerated_Times
As the times accelerate and we face ever more kaleidoscopic careers, a crucial meta-skill is the ability to learn new skills extremely rapidly, extremely well. That practice has no better exemplar and proponent than Timo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Archive.org: Every Book in the World at Your FingertipsBrewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, discusses their mission to digitize all the world’s books. He explains that in addition to making the books available online, they’ve also built bookmobiles that can provide print copies of these books on-demand in impoverished communities.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Brewster_Kahle_Universal_Access_to_All_Knowledge
As founder and librarian of the storied Internet Archive (deemed impossible by all when he started it in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Brian Eno: Music Apps Are the Beginning of a New Art FormRenowned music producer Brian Eno advises people not to dismiss music apps and new media, which he calls the first beginings of a new art form. To make his point, Eno compares living today to living in 1911 and trying to imagine the future of film.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/13/Brian_Eno_Anish_Kapoor_Peter_Sellars_in_Conversation
LIVE from the NYPL presents ROLEX ARTS WEEKEND
In a rare event featuring three of today’s most significant artists, Paul Holdengräber convenes ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Senator Joe Lieberman Rebuts Newt Gingrich: 'Palestinians Are a People'Responding to comments made by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich that there is no such thing as a Palestinian people, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor that the important point is that "Palestinians are a people today" and are a necessary part of the peace process.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Tuesday, December 12, 2011, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman joined the Monitor Breakfast for a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Leon Cooper: Creating Emotions from AtomsNobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Cooper discusses his recent work in the understanding of consciousness from a material point of view. Although there is concern that this might take away from the mystery of life, he quips, "If you tell me what the chemistry is of the digestion of a great wine… it's not going to stop me from enjoying the wine."
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/14/Leon_Cooper_Superconductivity__Other_Insoluble_Problems
Superconductivity and Other Insoluble Prob ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Biden to Turkey: US to Maintain 'Continuing Presence' In Iraq Beyond 2011Namik Tan, Turkey's Ambassador to the United States, told reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor that while Turkey has "concerns" about Iraq's trajectory, he trusts Vice President Biden's promises that the US will help assure a stable Iraq with a presence in Baghdad beyond the end of this year.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Thursday, December 8, 2011, Turkish Ambassador to the United States Namik Tan joined the Monitor Breakfast fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Adam and Eve Story: Comparing Pop Culture to ScriptureComplete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/17/Sexuality_and_the_Bible_What_the_Texts_Really_Say
Theology professor Thomas Romer analyzes Genesis 2-3, and discusses popular elements of the Adam and Eve story that don't actually appear in the original text.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/17/Sexuality_and_the_Bible_What_the_Texts_Really_Say
Sexuality and the Bible: What the Texts Really Say
Three biblical scholars discuss the role of sexuality in the Bible and answer questions a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Breaking the 'Bamboo Ceiling': Foreign Brands Meet China's Shanzhai Copy Cats"Even Chinese consumers will not buy domestic brands when they have the opportunity to buy the foreign luxury brands," explains author Greg Lindsay. What happens when homegrown Chinese brands can't compete with demand for Western products? Meet the copy cat "Shanzhai." "DIKE" shoes, anyone? Fake Apple stores? How about "Obama Fried Chicken"?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_innovation_forum_2011
L2 Innovation Forum 2011 (Module 1)
Puncturing the Myth that Chinese Brands Do ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Darrell Issa: Racial Profiling of Muslims Can't Become the New "Driving While Black"Asked about debate by GOP presidential hopefuls suggesting more stringent screening and security checks on Muslim Americans, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee who has roots in the Middle East, told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor that "assuming you can pick out a Muslim is pretty far-fetched."
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Friday, December 2, 2011, U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa joined ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Drawing Inspiration from Facing MortalityFear inhibits innovation, preaches Michael Lazerow, CEO of Buddy Media, causing us to make foolish decisions and avoid taking risks. Recalling success stories such as Jen Linn, Rick Elias, and Steve Jobs, Lazerow sings the praises of facing mortality: "When there is nothing to lose, we do the unimaginable. Why don't we do that when we don't see our death?"
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_innovation_forum_2011
L2 Innovation Forum 2011 (Module 2)
Michael Lazerow is a serial ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Take Out the Earbuds: Have We Lost Our Ability to Listen?Between the proliferation of earbuds, the culture of personal broadcasting, and the increasing pace of life across much of the globe, are we losing our ability to listen? Julian Treasure, author of Sound Business, laments what he sees as an undeniable trend toward fragmented listening and the muffling of the "quiet, small voice."
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_innovation_forum_2011
L2 Innovation Forum 2011
Module 1
5 ways to listen better
Julian Treasure, The Sound Agenc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
GOP Fundraiser Norm Coleman: 'Tone' of Immigration Debate Hurts RepublicansThe tone of the GOP's debate on immigration is harming the party with Latino voters, said Republican Super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund Chairman Norm Coleman at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Congressional Leadership Fund Chairman Norm Coleman and President Brian Walsh joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters.
Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an Ame ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dinesh D'Souza Argues In Support of ReligionNew York Times bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza argues that religious people aren't hypocrites simply because they aspire for higher morals and ideals. "Holding up to a standard and falling short of it, now that is not hypocrisy," he says.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/15/Debate_The_World_Would_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion
In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A.C. Grayling Argues Against ReligionA.C. Grayling, author of The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, argues that morality is possible without religion, and implies that those who "cherry-pick" religious beliefs are hypocrites.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/15/Debate_The_World_Would_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion
In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction." Does religion breed intolerance, violence, and the pro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Geoffrey West on the City as a Scalable NetworkNew York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Fe differ historically, geographically, and culturally, but are there qualities that are universal to cities across the globe? Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West shows how certain mathematical equations can represent cities as similar organic "networks" across a range of scales.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/Growth_Innovation_and_the_Accelerating_Pace_of_Life
THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL URBANIZATION
Growth, Innovation, and the A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
David Eagleman: The Secret Lives of the BrainDavid Eagleman, neuroscientist and author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, discusses the relatively minor role that the conscious mind plays in comparison to the rest of the brain. "The conscious part is like a stowaway on a transatlantic steamship that's taking credit for the whole journey without acknowledging the engineering underfoot," he says.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/02/David_Eagleman_Will_We_Ever_Understand_the_Brain
As neuroscientists are learning more ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Myth of the City in Global SlumsPeople originally moved to cities "to live longer, to live healthier," explains Carolyn Stephens, professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. But the result, she says, is often a risk trade-off between putting food on the table and a shortened life span.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/Cities_as_Solutions
THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL URBANIZATION
Cities as Solutions
A conversation between:
Janice Perlman, Founder and President, The Mega Cities Project
Saskia ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Twitter Diplomacy? How Social Media Helps Pakistan's Ambassador Do His JobPakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani explains how social media sites like Twitter help his job encouraging a productive relationship between the citizens of Pakistan and the United States.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters.
Husain Haqqani is Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States in Washington, DC. A truste ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Steve Cousins on Robots for HumanitySteve Cousins, president and CEO of Willow Garage, expands on how robotics can benefit the disabled. Cousins explains how robots can assist with everyday tasks such as shaving and itching, as well as autonomous tasks. "This sets a course for the direction of robotics," he says.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/The_Promise_of_Robotics
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF JOBS AND THE WORKFORCE
The Promise of Robotics
Steve Cousins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Willow Garage
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Waste Hierarchy: How an iPad Gets RecycledTom Szaky, CEO and founder of Terracycle, describes the recycling process for electronic devices. "Each type of waste stream has what we call a waste hierarchy," says Szaky. He explains that while many electronics are refurbished, broken products must be shredded and separated in order to recycle parts.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/26/Taking_Out_GEs_Trash
RETHINKING SUSTAINABILITY
Taking out GE's Trash
Film and conversation between:
Tom Szaky, Chief Executive Officer, Te ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Microbiome: The Ecosystems Living on Your BodyAs Dr. Seuss once said, "A creature's a creature, no matter how small" - and, according to UC Davis biologist Jonathan Eisin, this applies to the ecosystems of microbes that live on the human body.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/The_Dark_Matter_of_Biology
IDEAS THAT ACCELERATE: SCIENCE MULTIPLIERS
The Dark Matter of Biology
Jonathan Eisen, Professor, University of California Davis
Compass Summit, a forum for true interaction and exchange, examines some of today's most pre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Stewart Brand: Progress with Nuclear Fusion?Stewart Brand, president and co-founder of the Long Now Foundation, describes how the National Ignition Facility has almost created a nuclear fusion reaction with net energy output that will drastically alter the energy game.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/26/Energy_Finding_the_Right_Mix
RETHINKING SUSTAINABILITY
Energy: Finding the Right Mix
Serial Conversation:
Bill Joy
Senior Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Issam Dairanieh
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Glenn Greenwald: Elite Media Biased Against Occupy Wall StreetJournalist and author Glenn Greenwald argues that media coverage of Occupy Wall Street has ranged mostly from critical to non-existent, thanks to mainstream media journalists who are now part of the elite class the movement is protesting. Speaking of former New York Times editor Bill Keller and CNN journalist Erin Burnett, Greenwald asks, "Why is the son of the CEO of Chevron and the fiancé of the second highest ranking executive at Citigroup scornful of Wall Street protesters? It's becaus ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Investing: Is Apple More Valuable than Gold?Doug Kass, CNBC contributor and founder of Seabreeze Partners Management, argues that the value of gold is entirely "sentimental," and that he'd prefer to invest in a company that has a known value, like Apple.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011
Drawing upon the ideas and popular talent featured in his well-regarded blog, The Big Picture (www.ritholtz.com), Barry Ritholtz presents The Big Picture Conference, a one-day, on-demand event that offers shar ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Financial Blogging: Attack an Issue and Create a BrandHenry Blodget, editor and CEO of The Business Insider, and Howard Lindzon, co-founder and CEO of StockTwits, share advice about how to stand out in the sea of social media. "Speaking from the heart, attacking an issue," advises Blodget, who describes a recent post by a former broker against Bank of America that garnered over 100,000 views in the twittersphere.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011
The Big Picture Conference presents: Cult of Personality: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Michael Moore to Democrats: Forget the Crazy White GuyLiberal filmmaker Michael Moore slams the Democratic Party for focusing too much attention on the demands of older, white male voters and too little attention on 18-to-29-year-olds, a critical demographic for Obama in the 2008 election. "Young people didn't come out in 2010," says Moore, "because they don't take bulls**t. You promise them something, you'd better do it."
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/02/Michael_Moore_Here_Comes_Trouble
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What Are Your Chances of Winning the New Yorker Caption Contest?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 charm of the incredibly competitive contest.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
The New Yorker Festival presents: The Cartoon Caption Game. This program was recorded on October 2, 2011.
Turn on the funny at a live version of The New Yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Could Voters Split Against Both Obama and the GOP Congress In 2012?Voters unhappy with President Obama and congressional Republicans are unlikely to vote out both, pollsters Neil Newhouse and Margie Omero said at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Tuesday, November 2, 2011, Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse and Democratic pollster Margie Omerto joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters.
Neil Newhouse is a partner and co-founder of Public Opinion ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How to Run a Winning Political Campaign: Fight Back FastSam Graham-Felsen, Barack Obama's chief blogger during his 2008 transformational presidential campaign, discusses how the Obama campaign team fought prominent political smears throughout the election season.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/idea_festival_2011
Sam Graham-Felsen is a global new media strategist who was Barack Obama’s chief blogger for his 2008 transformational presidential campaign. His work centers on how the Internet and social media are fundamentally alteri ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What If Your Data Could Excuse You from Airport Security?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 can perform an immediate background check, circumventing the need for traditional security measures.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/20/Think_Art_-_Act_Science_Global_Mobility
swissnex San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) continue their joint program o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Malcolm Gladwell: Creative Solutions to Prevent CrimeAuthor Malcolm Gladwell discusses the importance of creativity in addressing crime prevention. America focuses mainly on the severity of a punishment, he notes, while neglecting that deterrence is also affected by the certainty of getting caught and how quickly punishment takes place.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
The New Yorker Festival presents: Malcolm Gladwell: The Virtues of Obnoxiousness. This program was recorded on October 2, 2011.
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War Journalism: Meeting a Warlord on the Pakistani BorderPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dexter Filkins recalls his meeting with a tribal warlord on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
The New Yorker Festival presents: Reporting from the Edge: Covering Conflict. This program was recorded on October 1, 2011.
With Lynsey Addario, Jon Lee Anderson, Dexter Filkins, and Wendell Steavenson. Moderated by Dorothy Wickenden.
Dexter Filkins joined The New Yorker in January and has re ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Why Our Chimp-Like Brains Lose Money on the Stock MarketBarry Ritholtz, author of Bailout Nation, describes one human tendency that can hinder successful stock trading: our preference for stories over data. When an analyst or CEO tells a convincing anecdote, he explains, stockholders are more likely to trust the narrative over objective research.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011
Drawing upon the ideas and popular talent featured in his well-regarded blog, The Big Picture (www.ritholtz.com), Barry Ritholt ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Ambassador Oren: Arab Spring an Opportunity for IsraelRegarding the Arab Spring, Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren said Israel, long proud of its democratic tradition, will be "prouder still" to be counted among a number of Middle Eastern democracies.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast
On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters.
Michael B. Oren is an American-born Israeli historian and author and the Israel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens on the Catholic ChurchWatch LIVE on November 9, 2011: http://hitchfry.fora.tv
Due to incredible popular demand, Intelligence² is proud to announce it will be live-streaming its highly anticipated conversation between Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry live on the web thanks to FORA.tv.
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In this special event for Intelligence², Hitchens will be in conversation via satellite in Washington D.C. with his friend Stephen Fry w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
John Hodgman on Your Chances of Surviving the ApocalypseJohn Hodgman, comedian and author of That Is All, discusses the imminent end of the world and the likelihood you'll live through it.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/17/John_Hodgman_Are_Magic_Tricks_Really_Magic
JOHN HODGMAN shall present information on THE SECRETS OF FAMOUS MAGIC TRICKS from his forthcoming book of FINAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE entitled THAT IS ALL.
Presented by Maker Faire NYC. This program was recorded on September 17, 2011.
John Hodgman is an American author, actor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth DistributionCatherine Mulbrandon, creator of the blog Visualizing Economics, illustrates the distribution of income in the U.S, comparing the earnings of the top one percent to those of the bottom 99.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011
The Big Picture Conference presents Catherine Mulbrandon: Visualizing Economics. This program was recorded on October 11, 2011.
Drawing upon the ideas and popular talent featured in his well-regarded blog, The Big Picture (www.rit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Human Cyborgs: The Thin Line Between Man and MachineAs technology advances, is the line between man and machine becoming blurred? Nicola Rohrseitz, founder and CEO of ViSSee, discusses two recently developed devices that augment human body systems.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/30/Robot_Revolution_From_the_Lab_to_the_World
Robot Revolution: From the Lab to the World Swiss university spin-offs flex their robotic muscle in honor of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Hear from the hottest compan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Diet of Masterpieces Makes You Fat: The Virtues of Bad ArtNew Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl sits down with actor Steve Martin to discuss the merits of bad art. "You learn from good art that you can't do it," Schjeldahl says, "and from bad art you see where it breaks."
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
The New Yorker Festival presents: All About Art: Peter Schjeldahl talks with Steve Martin. This program was recorded on September 30, 2011.
Peter Schjeldahl is The New Yorker's art critic and the author of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Is Capital Punishment Color Blind?Danalynn Recer, founder and executive director of the Gulf Region Advocacy Center, discusses accusations that race affects sentencing in death penalty cases. She suggests that while the prosecutors may not intentionally take race into account, death penalty cases are both symbolic and subjective, and issues of race inevitably factor in.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Is the death penalty dying? Presented by the New Yorker Festival ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Richard Dawkins: Who Was the First Human?Biologist and author Richard Dawkins presents a thought experiment to explain human origins. Following each generation backwards across millions of years of evolution, Dawkins shows why no species -- including homo sapiens -- can truly have a "first" ancestor.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
What Is Reality? Richard Dawkins talks with Henry Finder. Presented in collaboration with the New Yorker Festival, on October 1, 2011.
Richard Dawkins is an evol ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
International Espionage: Do the Ends Justify the Means?Robert Baer shares his experience as an undercover CIA operative, and discusses whether covert actions taken in the name of security justify the personal sacrifice for agents and political risk for the nation.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/01/Sleuths_Watching_the_Detectives
The New Yorker Festival 2011 presents WATCHING THE DETECTIVES. With Robert Baer, Martin Kemp, William Oldham, and Stacy Schiff. Moderated by David Grann.
Robert Baer worked for the C.I.A. for twenty-one ye ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nancy Pelosi: 'Workers Are People, Too'House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discusses "class warfare" at The New Yorker Festival 2011. In response to a recent quip from a Republican Presidential candidate that "corporations are people," Pelosi counters, "Workers are people, too!"
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011
Minority Report: Nancy Pelosi talks with Jane Mayer. This interview was conducted in collaboration with the New Yorker Festival, on October 2, 2011.
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Aubrey de Grey: For a Long Life, Listen to Your BodyBiomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey shares insight on how to prolong one's life. "Do not generalize, do not just buy a book and believe what it says," says de Grey. "Pay attention to your own body, listen to what works for you."
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/idea_festival_2011
Can we live to be 250 ... and beyond? Impossible? Not necessarily according to Aubrey de Grey, scientist, editor-in-chief of the journal Rejuvenation Research and co-author of the 2007 book Ending ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Your Boy Peeing on the Seat? Gamify the ToiletKevin Richardson, senior producer at MTV Network's Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group, shows how "fun theories" can dramatically alter unpleasant behaviors with positive reinforcement trough simple games. Want to get your boy to stop peeing all over the seat? Gamify the toilet.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011
Changing Behavior with Positive Reinforcement: Speed Camera Lottery and Beyond
Kevin Richardson, MTV
Our world is full of negative re ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Future of Making Out? Virtual Kisses and Sex RobotsResearch scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses the future of kissing, from sending a virtual kiss to making out with Roxxxy, a full-size interactive sex doll.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/idea_festival_2011
Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses one of humanity’s fondest and, as she shows, fascinating pastimes… kissing. She is a scientist with the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas and author of the recently published book The Science of Kissing.
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