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View the full archive of FORA.tv - Weekly FORAcast Simon Critchley - From Poison to Cow Dung: A History of Philosophers' Deaths Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/09/Simon_Critchley_To_Philosophize_is_to_Learn_How_to_Die From suicide by a love potion to suffocating in cow dung, Simon Critchley gives a brief history of the deaths of famous philosophers -- histories he describes as "weirdness, madness, suicide, murder, bad luck, pathos and some very dark humor." ----- English philosopher Simon Critchley, chair and professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research, discusses his 2009 New York Tim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Barbara Ehrenreich - Did Positive Thinking Wreck the Economy? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/24/Bright-Sided_Barbara_Ehrenreich Journalist and author Barbara Ehrenreich criticizes the "delusional" positivity that she believes has permeated American culture. She suggests that so-called "negative" realists are persecuted for their attitudes, particularly in business. ----- Barbara Ehrenreich presents a sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism. Americans are a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rick Steves - It's Time for Sensible Marijuana Laws Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/Rick_Steves_Travel_As_a_Political_Act Travel writer Rick Steves compares European drug policies to those of the United States, and calls for comprehensive reform of laws restricting use of soft drugs like marijuana. "There's not a reservoir of people just wishing they could ruin their lives with drugs if only it was legal," says Steves. ----- Spending four months a year overseas, Rick Steves believes that thoughtful travel can expand our world ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Will Israel's Threat to 'Strike' Iran Become Reality? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/20/Uncommon_Knowledge_Robert_Baer_and_Victor_Davis_Hanson Former CIA Operative Robert Baer and syndicated columnist Victor Davis Hanson analyze Israel's threat to "strike" Iran over that country's alleged nuclear program. Baer believes the threat will be realized, while Hanson argues that the US government has very little leverage within Israeli politics and would have limited ability to stop an attack from happening. ----- Does Iran possess the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lawrence Lessig - Corrupt Congress a Farm League for K Street Lobbyists Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/08/Lawrence_Lessig_on_Institutional_Corruption Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig makes a sweeping indictment of the relationship between special interest groups, their lobbyists, and Capitol Hill politicians. "Members, staffers and bureaucrats increasingly have a common business model in their head as they serve in Washington," says Lessig. "The business model is focused on their life after government - life as lobbyists." ----- Larry Lessig ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gayle Salamon - Parents Sue School for Allowing Son to Be Openly Gay Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/Whats_Sex_Got_to_Do_with_Family Gayle Salamon, assistant professor of English at Princeton University, describes a law suit filed by the parents of Lawrence King, an openly-gay 15-year-old who was shot dead by fellow classmate Brandon McInerney. The suit charges E.O. Green Junior High School for failing to protect King from his own gender transgressive behavior. ----- Sex is both at the core and the edge of the family life. In an era when the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deepak Chopra - LSD as a Spiritual Experience Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/22/Deepak_Chopra_How_to_Create_a_New_Self Spiritual guru and MD Deepak Chopra remembers his first spiritual experience with LSD at 17, and discusses the cultural uses of drugs and enlightenment. He brings up ritualistic drug use in Native American, Aborigine, and Indian religious tradition. ----- "You can't change the body without changing the self, and you can't change the self without bringing in the soul," says Deepak Chopra, a renowned pionee ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin on Bing, Yahoo, and More Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/22/A_Conversation_with_Googles_Sergey_Brin Google co-founder Sergy Brin gives his take on other search engines, including Microsoft's Bing and Yahoo. "Bing has reminded us...that search is a very competitive market," Brin says, adding that it's a "shame" Yahoo plans to abdicate search because they were doing "interesting work." ----- Google co-founder Sergey Brin makes a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 summit to talk with John Battelle about t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Richard Dawkins Doesn't Debate Creationists Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/07/Richard_Dawkins_The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains that he no longer debates creationists because his presence only validates their status. He compares the situation to a reproductive scientist agreeing to debate an advocate of the "stork theory." ----- Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God's existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Thomas Murray - Personal Liberty and the Public Option Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/Healthcare_Reform_The_Ethics_of_Public_Debate Thomas H. Murray, president of The Hastings Center, says that while opponents of healthcare reform contend a public option would infringe on individual freedom, the reality is much more complex. Murray argues that a public option would promote liberty, ensuring all Americans are created equally. ----- Panelists Thomas Murray, Peter Barland, Mary Ann Baily and Trudy Lieberman discuss the moral aspec ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Will Twitter Ever Make Money? CEO Evan Williams Responds Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/21/A_Conversation_with_Twitter_CEO_Evan_Williams Federated Media's John Battelle asks Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams the question on everyone's mind: What is Twitter's revenue model? Williams dodges the question, but reiterates his confidence that the micro-blogging service will be able to capitalize on the commercial activity already occurring on the site. ----- Twitter co-founder Evan Williams talks with Federated Media's John Battell ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Capt. Phillips Recalls Pirate Hijacking on the High Seas Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/16/Captain_Richard_Phillips_Lessons_on_Leadership Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, describes his efforts to thwart Somali pirates from hijacking his container ship and its entire crew. ----- For five days in April 2009, the world was glued to their TV screens as Capt. Phillips became the center of an extraordinary international drama when he was captured by Somali pirates who hijacked his ship, the first hijacking of a US ship in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stewart Brand - Too Much Controversy over Genetically Modified Foods? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/09/Stewart_Brand_Rethinking_Green Genetically engineered foods are "only unnatural if you don't know the biology," says author and futurist Stewart Brand. "There is no good reason for genetically engineered food crops to be controversial." ----- Environmentalist pioneer Stewart Brand talks about his book, Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, in a discussion at the Long Now Foundation. This program was recorded in San Francisco, CA, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rory Medcalf - Could US Disarmament Spark Increase in Nuclear Weapons? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/29/Can_Obamas_Nuclear_Disarmament_Agenda_Work Rory Medcalf raises concerns about the impact of American nuclear arms reductions on "extended deterrence." Without the U.S. promise to bring nuclear weapons to the defense of allies, other countries might feel compelled to build their own weapons. ----- The Lowy Institute convenes an expert panel to examine the implications of President Obama's push to reduce nuclear dangers, as well as to debate bro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Francine Prose - Anne Frank's Diary Rises from Reject Pile to Bestseller Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/06/Anne_Frank_The_Book_the_Life_the_Afterlife Author Francine Prose chronicles the arduous path that Anne Frank's diary traveled to get published in the United States. "The book was turned down everywhere," says Prose, because it was criticized as being "boring" and "domestic." ----- Francine Prose talks about Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife. With the understanding one great writer has for another, Prose deftly parses the artistry, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cornel West Sounds Off on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/09/Brother_West_Living_and_Loving_Out_Loud Cornel West congratulates President Obama on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, but cautions that the honor comes with tremendous responsibility. "It's going to be hard to be a war president with a Peace Prize," he says. ----- In this intimate exploration, one of America's most gifted and provocative public intellectuals peels back the layers of a remarkable life. - Los Angeles Public Library Cornel West ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Katherine Pollard - Positive Selection: Is the Human Genome Evolving? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/03/Dr_Katherine_Pollard_What_Makes_Us_Human UCSF biostatistics professor Dr. Katherine Pollard describes The Chimp Genome Project, which lists 15 genes associated with human diseases that originate in chimps. While some people have the "new human version" of the gene, others still have the "chimp version." Evidence, she claims, that humans are evolving away from their ancestral version. ----- We are in the midst of a renaissance in the biological ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: Why Do Children Fib? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/30/The_Secret_Lives_of_Parents_Revealed Authors Po Bronson and Ayelet Waldman discuss the intricacies of childhood lying. Bronson offers the developmental cycle of lying in young children, while Waldman illustrates with a humorous story. ----- Although your kids may make you want to rip out your hair and scream bloody murder, must parents remain calm, forgiving and extremely patient? Not anymore. Blogs and web sites like True Mom Confessions are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nick Douglas - Is Twitter Shortening Our Attention Spans? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/24/Twitter_Wit_Nick_Douglas_and_Guests Nick Douglas, author of Twitter Wit, defends Twitter against accusations that it is contributing to shortened attention spans. Douglas draws from the example of a user named "shitmydadsays" to demonstrate how people are using the medium to create continuous story lines and build characters. ----- In Twitter Wit, Nick Douglas has collected the best tweets out there. Douglas has assembled these aphorisms to ch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve Hildebrand - Blue Dogs Preventing Dems from Progressive 'Slam Dunk'? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/28/Steve_Hildebrand_Obama_and_the_LGBT_Community Political strategist Steve Hildebrand blames conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats for what he views as a lack of progress made by the Democratic majority within Congress. With majority control, he says, healthcare reform, equality for gay Americans, and climate change legislation should all be a "slam dunk." ----- Hear about the Obama campaign, Obama's current relationship with the LGBT Community, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website