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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:59:58 PST - Comedian and actor Peter Serafinowicz speaks with Boing Boing about his new DVD, and his spot-on Beatles impression skills.
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:40:05 PST - Rare and historic film from Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1956. The daughter of an amateur photographer discovers midcentury parade photos taken by her father, after he has passed away.
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:54 PST - Boing Boing presents "O Pato," a new music video from the NASA project directed by Didiu Rio Branco and Robson Minghini, featuring Kool Kojak and DJ Babao.
In this episode of Boing Boing Video, I speak with Haitian-American blogger and sustainable tech development activist Catherine Lainé (photo at left from earlier this year). She was working in Haiti when the catastrophic earthquake struck earlier this week. Catherine spoke to us via Skype video from Cap-Haïtien, where she is working out of a space shared with AIDG (Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group) and a kindred nonprofit known as SOIL.
A number of her family members live in Haiti. At the time of this interview, all were safely accounted for, except for her brother, who resides in the devastated capital city of Port-au-Prince. He is currently still missing. Catherine is trying to get into the city to locate him, as I publish this blog post.
Among the observations she shares: aid groups are running out of body bags, and corpses are piling up so fast that the morgues have no space. The internet is a vital form of communication, as are cellphones—when they work—and she is seeing people in Haiti using social networking services as a means to try and locate missing loved ones within Haiti. The environment is so chaotic and roads so badly damaged that even in-country, mobile technology and web-based social networking services like Facebook are playing a vital role in the reconnection process. Don't assume that because Haiti is so poor, nobody's using the internet. She says cell service has been spotty, with certain carriers performing better than others. She connected to us using WIMAX, and the degree to which that service has performed during the disaster makes her a real believer in the promise of that particular wireless technology.
Edited video transcript after the jump (recorded at 1130pm ET on Jan. 14, 2010), along with Catherine's suggestions on how to help.
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:55:17 PST - On the eve of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, a young woman of Jewish descent married an Aryan man. The Nazis would later classify that as a "privileged marriage," which saved her life while millions died. Her name is Elizabeth Pschorr, and this is her story.
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:02:44 PST - Swell Season (Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová) speak with Boing Boing's David Pescovitz, and perform an unreleased song for us during a US tour.
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:40:00 PST - Boing Boing contributing editor Lisa Katayama reports on the marriage in Japan between a man known as "Sal9000" and Nene Anegasaki, a character in the Nintendo DS dating simulation game "Love Plus."
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:41:16 PST - Boing Boing presents a music video from the N.A.S.A project: "Spacious Thoughts," featuring Tom Waits & Kool Keith, directed by Fluorescent Hill.
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:37:30 PST - After a live recording session of the Carolina Chocolate Drops at Village Studios, Santa Monica, an impromptu jam with visiting "nouveau oldtime" guests. Blind Boy Paxton,
Dom Flemons (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops), and Frank Fairfield.
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:09:18 PST - Boing Boing talks with the creators of the Electrobite, a DIY art-vehicle
in the form of the prehistoric trilobite creature.
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:11:58 PDT - Harry Lee, 16, of Melbourne on his "Sneaky Card" game, which explores social interactions between people -- a winning project in the Digital Open, an open tech expo for youth from IFTF, Sun Microsystems, and Boing Boing.
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:32:38 PDT - Meet a 15-year-old kid from Spain who is fascinated by eco-friendly architecture, and designing smart homes that rely on renewable energy.
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:01:34 PDT - Meet Digital Open winner Nick Brenn. This teen's crafty Altoids tin hacks led to his "Electronikits" store, which sells electronics kits for pocket-sized tin-mod flashlights and other DIY oddities.
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:56:43 PDT - Digital Open teen winner Alexis McAdams describes her vision of "Dioractive," a living diorama project in which human beings enact current events, to create empathy and understanding.
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:58:53 PDT - Brennon Williams, whose Digital Open project offers robotics kits to beginners, talks about his creations. Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing to create the Digital Open, an online tech expo for global teens.
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:34:21 PDT - Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing to create the Digital Open, an online tech expo for global teens. Meet a winning team: "Hybrid Airship" by robotic blimp builders "The Funky Shiitake Mushrooms."
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:04:14 PDT - Meet a winning team from the Digital Open teen tech expo: "Centralized Student Website," by Raymond Zhong and Aatash Parikh.
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:29:55 PDT - Ever wondered what a giant, sprawling, three-day music festival in the desert would look like if it were nano-crammed into five minutes? Filmmaker Ray Klein's time-lapse of Coachella 2009 shows us.
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:59:41 PDT - Boing Boing presents a remix of "Synesthesia," a documentary directed by Jonathan Fowler about people whose senses blend, or mix. For instance: a synesthete might see colors when listening to music, or taste flavors when hearing a spoken word.
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:20:11 PDT - An ode to the periodic table of elements, by alt-quirk-pop band They Might Be Giants, from the new album "Here Comes Science."
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:59:26 PDT - David Tennant and Russell T. Davies, the outgoing star and executive producer of Doctor Who, in conversation with BB Video guest host Richard Metzger.
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:53:59 PDT - In the final portion of Xeni's interview with Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, we explore slashfiction, Eleanor's secret NORAD link, and Boosh books.
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:30:09 PDT - Part 2 of Xeni's interview with Mighty Boosh creators Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding focuses on the "power of the crimp," nonsensical rhyming Brit-raps featured on the hit BBC show.
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:36:33 PDT - Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt of "The Mighty Boosh," a hit BBC comedy show described as "Sid and Marty Krofft meets Frank Zappa," in conversation with BB's Xeni Jardin.
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:55:28 PDT - Theo Gray, Popsci.com columnist and "Mad Science" author, shows us how to perform DIY electrochemical machining with homemade gadgets.
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:07:24 PDT - Xeni interviews artist Cassandra C. Jones. Her work uses "found photography" from search engines to explore how we relate to images online.
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:27:23 PDT - In this 1944 "Soundie" which inspired the Devo song and video “Whip It,” a cowboy flirts with cowgirls sitting on a a fence, and strips one of them with his whip.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:28:27 PDT - Boing Boing Gadgets' Joel Johnson reviews the Sigma DP2, which promises very high quality images with a compact device form.
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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:35:00 EST -
Tonight's 'American Idol' takes us to the "big stage," so it will be interesting to see how the contestants adjust and adapt to all of that space. And the theme is the Rolling Stones, which should be fun. Let's get to it...
Michael Lynche ('Miss You'). We learned a bit more about his past, and how his focus shifted from football to music after his mom died. Awww, his baby is so cute! He does kind of a bluesy-jazzy-pop version of 'Miss You,' and I like it well enough, although it doesn't blow me away. Randy wasn't crazy about the arrangement, but says Big Mike is a great performer. Ellen and Kara loved it. Simon thought the performance was a little corny and desperate at times, particularly the dancing, but he thought Michael sang it well. At this point, Simon and Ryan got into a little to-do about who Simon should be talking to, and Ryan stomped over to the judge's table and stared right at Simon. It was all very weird.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:00 EST - TV Land will be honoring some of the greats of television, some from the golden age of TV, some from just a few years back, and even the greats of tomorrow? How's that? Well, look at the line up: Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, the creators of 'The 2000 Year Old Man' among other comic gems, the cast of 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' a salute to Farrah Fawcett by the other 'Charlie's Angel' stars, and with a wink toward the future, a celebration of 'Glee.'
The Annual TV Land Awards will be taped in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 17, for broadcast the following Sunday, April 25 at 9 PM ET on TV Land. Scheduled to appear are the 'Raymond' gang -- Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts; two of the 'Angels' -- Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith; and 'Glee' cast members Jane Lynch, Dianna Agron, Jayma Mays, Jessalyn Gilsig and Kevin McHale.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST -
Now that MTV has rebranded their network, losing the "Music" in their name and ditching "Gen-Xers" for good (it still stings ... we made you, MTV! We made you!), they're ready to start expanding their roster to resemble the more traditional cable networks. First up, it's MTV's first single-camera comedy ... ever!
For this groundbreaking first, they're going with an all-original concept: 'Hung, Jr.' 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger.' Premiering June 6 at 11 PM ET, or whenever the 'MTV Movie Awards' wrap, 'Berger' tells the story of the titular character who has developed a rather impressive "gift," according to The Hollywood Reporter. After the premiere, the series will settle into its regular Mondays at 10 PM ET slot, beginning June 14.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:02:00 EST - Did you always want to own your own TV station but never had the drive, the ambition or the rich gambling uncle to win one in a poker game for you? Now's your chance.
WMKG Channel 38 of Western Michigan has put its airwaves up for sale to the highest bidder on eBay. The owner has put the station up for sale with an asking price of $550,000, but owner Bud Kelly has said he is willing to go lower if the price is right.
The still-analog network airs a series of live talk shows, church service broadcasts and a weekly live bingo show. But just think, under the right hands, you could transform it into a broadcasting powerhouse that can take on the majors with such imaginative hits as "Strip Solitaire," "Bowling for Burgers" and "Wheel of Fish" assuming you know a bowling alley owner, a chop-socky karate instructor and Billy Barty.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:18:00 EST - I'm tempted to make fun of this because you never hear the words "Mike Tyson" and "pigeons" together in the same sentence. But then again, I really like the layout of my face and it would be a shame if someone like Tyson were to mess it up.
Animal Planet has announced that Tyson will have his own reality show in which he races his flock of trained pigeons against a series of professional competitors.
For those who aren't in the know, Tyson has had a lifelong obsession with training and caring for birds. In the video below, he takes Jimmy Kimmel's Uncle Frank on a tour of his bird sanctuary.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:02:00 EST - After the heaping helpings of criticism that got larded onto TBS after their subpar presentation of the 2009 baseball postseason, the network has decided to take no chances with its broadcast teams this season.
According to Richard Sandomir of The New York Times, the network has decided to replace Chip Caray, who they dismissed after the 2009 playoffs, with a three-headed play-by-play rotation. The announcers are all pros: Dick Stockton, Brian Anderson (who announced one of the Division Series for the network in each of the last two years) and Ernie Johnson.
Yes, your eyes saw that last name correctly. Johnson (picutred above) is best known as the studio host for both TNT's NBA coverage, making sure he got words in edgewise between Charles Barkley rants. He's been TBS's studio host for baseball, and has broadcast it in the past. Even with his relative lack of baseball experience, though, he's got to be a step up from Caray, who seemed to miss a good number of plays and liked to use words like "fisted" quite a bit.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:26:00 EST - When we here at TV Squad HQ (an outhouse-sized shack in the suburbs of Paducah, KY) heard that Jason Segel of 'How I Met Your Mother' was co-writing a new theatrical Muppet movie, there was much rejoicing.
Why? Because, while Neil Patrick Harris gets all the attention, Segel has quietly become the comedic glue of the show, able to do subtle humor and physical shtick with the best of them. Also, despite his relative youth, he has expressed his love of the Muppets in the past. So we had a feeling that he was going to produce a script that recalled the best of the Muppet flicks, 'The Muppet Movie' and 'The Great Muppet Caper,' while keeping a modern edge.
Now The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog has the news that Segel will also be starring in the movie, tentatively titled 'The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time,' as the Muppets' live action buddy, who along with Kermit seeks to reunite the gang to save their old theater. Huzzahs all around.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST -
Reviews of the first installment of HBO's ten-part mini-series 'The Pacific' have been mixed -- I liked it, though -- and ratings figures aren't in yet. Nevertheless, the network has taken the bold step of putting that entire episode online for free viewing; you can catch it here. Is it a response to poor ratings -- even though we don't know those figures yet, the network likely does -- or just an attempt to lure people in who don't already have HBO?
The premiere was more style over substance, which is one of the major problems critics had with it, but it did offer some stunning visuals and established an atmosphere very different than 'Band of Brothers.' As a companion piece of sorts to the modern classic 'Brothers,' brought to us by the same production team including Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, expectations were pretty high for 'The Pacific' coming out of the gate.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:02:00 EST - There's a bit of a love-hate relationship with 'The Millionaire Matchmaker' in my house. I watch because its fun to see people who have it going on financially fumble around in their attempts at finding love. It's also fun to see matchmaker Patty Stranger (who TMZ once very accurately called a "Muppet-faced yenta") scream at her peons, the millionaires who seek her help, the men and women she recruits to date them, and just about anyone who comes into her orbit.
But what always nagged me about the show is that she's essentially setting her clients up with gold diggers. Bravo has renewed the show for a fourth season, where we'll see Stranger expanding her business into New York. Which should be fun, since the Big Apple has a higher class of social strivers than the aspiring-actor/actress-slash-bartender types Patty's been finding in L.A.
Actually, she has time for that too. Michael Ausiello reports that Morales will appear on 'Parks and Recreation' for several episodes. She'll play Lucy, who works at one of the local bars.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:31:00 EST -
How can a show that is as freakin' entertaining and fun as 'Chuck' get low ratings like this? Sure, the switch to Daylight Savings Time means that shows see a bit of a ratings slide, but I'm not convinced that's the only reason that 'Chuck' got its lowest ratings ever for last night's episode.
I don't know what we can do to save the show, but creator Josh Schwartz says that "it's time to get organized." Subway subs again? I think Chuck and Morgan have been eating their food on the show again lately so maybe they knew something we didn't.
The funny thing is, with the recent plot developments on the show (Morgan finding out about the spy stuff, the revelations about Casey's real identity, the fact that Chuck is becoming more independent), this might be a logical season to end the show. But I want the show to continue. It's massive fun, and those very same points are also reasons for the show to continue for another season.
This is an interesting turn of events. Thomason was in the pilot but then vanished from the show and a new agent played by Natalie Morales joined the cast. But I don't know if Morales has ever fit in. They don't really give her much to do on the show. Not that they give the supporting agents a lot to do on the show anyway, but Morales especially has been underused.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:35:00 EST - Are you on Twitter? Why not? How else will friends, family, and strangers know what you're doing every minute of the day and where you are? (I say this as someone who is on Twitter all day long.) Last night David Letterman presented the "Top Ten Signs You Spend Too Much Time on Twitter." Numbers three and seven are my favorites.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:15:00 EST - (S03E08) "What is the point of doing anything unless you're doing good?' - Arthur Frobisher, on his Whirlwind Initiative to spread the word about wind power
So Arthur Frobisher is back, trying to rebuild his image with the wholesome message of wind power. He seems a little out of place to me, though. Like they stuck him in there just to bring him back, but he doesn't really fit into the big picture here. The scenes with him and Terry Brooks almost seemed like they were in the wrong season.
And Matthew McConaughey? That seemed like an odd placement in the show, for some reason. I guess I sort of think of 'Damages' as being in an alternative universe or something.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:02:00 EST - A couple of weeks ago we told you that the idea was being floated at NBC that they should pick up '24' next season. No, FOX hasn't officially said that this will be the show's last season, but industry sources say that they're thinking about ending the show because it has been on for several seasons and it's too expensive to produce (though a big-screen flick might be a factor too). NBC's Angela Bromstad even confirmed that execs at the Peacock Network are actually considering it, though they too think it might be too pricey.
Now Michael Ausiello says that this isn't just some TV programming fantasy, it's actually something that NBC is seriously considering. In fact, 20th Century Fox has approached NBC about it.
It could be an interesting move. Sure, the show doesn't have quite the buzz that it did a few seasons ago, but it does have a certain quality level and fan base that NBC would love to have. Imagine '24' taking up one of the 9 or 10pm slots now inhabited by a reality show or an episode of 'Dateline.'
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:00 EST -
(S08E12) Stephen Root didn't set the building on fire, but last night's '24' was the best episode of the season so far.
Jack and Cole teamed up to chase down Tarin, but their potential buddy cop moments were undercut by an overzealous SWAT team leader and some very crafty terrorists. For the first time in a long time, '24' delivered edge of your seat suspense and some truly exciting twists and turns. Spoilers after the jump.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:00 EST - Jon Stewart goes after both political parties in this clip from last night's episode of 'The Daily Show': Nancy Pelosi, Eric Massa, John Boehner, and several others get some ribbing from Stewart. Then it turns into a discussion of how Washington politics is just like professional wrestling and ends with Stewart on top of his desk pleading for his life.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:03:00 EST - Though it hasn't been officially announced yet, FishBowl DC is reporting that CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour has been offered the job anchoring ABC's Sunday morning news show 'This Week.' The show was previously anchored by George Stephanopolous, who is now on 'Good Morning America.'
This would be quite a change for Amanpour. Her work on CNN has her trotting all over the globe (and hosting her own international affairs show 'Amanpour'). Sources say that she has told friends that she doesn't want to move to Washington, D.C., she wants to do the show out of New York City and also travel a lot for the show and report from foreign locales. This could change the focus of 'This Week' from mostly domestic political issues to international issues.
I'm wondering if CBS has tried to get Amanpour on a full-time basis. CNN's Anderson Cooper does regular reports for '60 Minutes' and so has Amanpour.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:16:00 EST - Hmm ... this is an interesting development. For weeks, it seemed that Simon Cowell was all set to snag his old 'American Idol' foil, Paula Abdul, for 'The X Factor.' That's the new talent competition show Simon is launching on Fox in 2011. Reportedly, Simon wanted Paula as an 'X Factor' judge.
Simon now has competition for Paula. ABC has offered Paula Abdul a spot on 'Star Search.' According to the Hollywood Reporter, following another report in Entertainment Weekly, the latest incarnation of 'Star Search' will be a singing competition and Paula could be a host and a judge. That's twice as much as she did on 'American Idol.'
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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:44 -0700 - Beth Noveck: Transparent Government
President Obama's first executive action was the Open Government Memorandum calling for more transparent, participatory, and collaborative government. It is likely that one of the longest lasting effects of the current administration will be how much it changed the culture of Washington by opening government data and pioneering innovations in policymaking.
As the United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer and leader of the President's Open Government Initiative in the White House, Beth Noveck is in the forefront of the Federal government's implementation of these changes. On leave as law professor at New York Law School and a visiting professor of communication at Stanford University, she lectures on intellectual property, innovation and technology law. She is also the Founder of the State of Play conferences.
Noveck just released her latest book Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful.
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Francisco, CA, Herbst Theatre, Long Now Foundation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Beth_Noveck_Transparent_Government
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:29:03 -0700 - Dennis Woodside - VP Google Operations
Dennis Woodside joined Google in 2003 and leads the company's North American and Latin American advertising sales and operations teams. Previously, he oversaw Google's sales and operations in the UK, Benelux, and Ireland. Prior to that, Mr. Woodside launched and ran Google's field operations in Central Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and North Africa. He established offices in ten countries including Egypt, Turkey, Russia, and Israel. Additionally, he started the company's inside sales operation in Europe.
Prior to joining Google, Mr. Woodside was an associate partner at McKinsey and Company, where he led operational and strategy projects for multinational clients in the technology and media industries. Earlier, he managed complex mergers and acquisitions in aerospace, energy, media, and finance industries. He also served as law clerk to the Honorable Dennis G. Jacobs in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York. Mr. Woodside received a JD from Stanford Law School, where he was associate editor of the Stanford Law Review, and holds a bachelor's degree in industrial relations from Cornell University.
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700
Location: New York, NY, Paley Center for Media, Paley Center For Media
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/16/Dennis_Woodside_VP_Google_Operations
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:49:00 -0700 - Innovation Series: Design in Business
Design and business have traditionally made uneasy bedfellows, with practitioners of each eyeing each other suspiciously. But in recent years, some companies have demonstrated huge success by adopting a design-savvy approach. That's led to a resurgence of interest in design as business strategy. There remains little agreement on the best policies, structures, or principles for its smart adoption and execution, however.
This panel, a continuation of swissnex San Francisco's series on innovation, brings together those working on every side of the equation, from individuals implementing design within large corporations, to consultants aiming to bring an objective eye to their clients' problems, to educators working to shape the future discussion.
With moderator Helen Walters, editor of innovation and design at Bloomberg/BusinessWeek; Helmut Traitler, V.P. of Innovation Partnerships at NESTEC Ltd., in Vevey, Switzerland; Udaya Patnaik, Jump founder and principal; Nathan Shedroff, chair of the MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts; and Mary Jo Cook, Vice President of Discovery and Design for Clorox.
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Francisco, CA, Swissnex, swissnex San Francisco
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/08/Innovation_Series_Design_in_Business
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:58:59 -0700 - Thomas Goetz: Personalized Medicine
Thomas Goetz talks about The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine.
Goetz's health strategy uses cutting-edge technology to put us at the center of the equation. He taps self-monitoring tools, including iPhone applications and next-generation gadgets, to help people change unhealthy behavior.
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Corte Madera, CA, Book Passage, Book Passage
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/09/Thomas_Goetz_Personalized_Medicine
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:21:00 -0700 - Robin Dunbar: How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
We are the product of our evolutionary history, and that history colors our experience of everyday life -- from the number of friends we have to how religious we are. Renowned evolutionary anthropologist Professor Robin Dunbar visits the RSA to explain how the very distant past underpins all of our current behaviors, and how we can best utilize that knowledge.
Did you know that you have just 150 friends, acquaintances and relatives? And that this is a natural size for villages all over the world? Now known as "Dunbar's Number," it defines the feasible boundaries of our social lives. Dunbar's investigations show us that we inherited the social side of our brains from our mother, and the emotional side from our father; why many women see the world in four or even five different colors, but men only ever have the conventional red, green and blue; and why facial symmetry has everything to do with voter choices in elections.
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: London, RSA, RSA
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/18/Robin_Dunbar_How_Many_Friends_Does_One_Person_Need
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:39:19 -0700 - Music with a Mission: El Sistema Comes to the US
Tony Woodcock became president of the New England Conservatory in Boston in June 2007. Trained as a violinist, he is an arts manager who became widely respected for revitalizing the financial performance and artistic leadership of symphony orchestras in England and the United States. Before coming to the US, he held senior positions with the City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox Singers, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
He played a significant role in planning the 150th anniversary and commissioned Paul McCartney to write his firstever classical piece, "The Liverpool Oratorio." In 1998, he became director of the Oregon Symphony, and, in 2003, served as president of the Minnesota Orchestra. He studied music at University College in Cardiff.
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg Global
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/24/Music_with_a_Mission_El_Sistema_Comes_to_the_US
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:36:57 -0700 - Paul Goldberger in Conversation with Joel Towers
Parsons presents Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic, in conversation with Parsons Dean Joel Towers. The discussion centers on Goldberger's most recent publications, Why Architecture Matters and Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture.
Paul Goldberger, Joseph Urban Chair of Design and Architecture at The New School, is also the architecture critic of The New Yorker and the former architecture critic of The New York Times. Joel E. Towers is the Dean of Parsons The New School For Design and associate professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at the school.
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New School
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/19/Paul_Goldberger_in_Conversation_with_Joel_Towers
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:17 -0800 - How Can I Contribute to CSR from My Place?
CSR: What It Is and Where C.I. Fits In "How Can I Contribute to CSR from My Place?"
What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and where do Philanthropy and Community Investment (C.I.) fit in? How is CSR defined? Why are companies doing it?
These questions and more are covered in this comprehensive CSR and C.I. presentation. Discover what are the common elements of CSR, and what CSR looks like inside companies. Learn about CSR reports and what goes in them. Discuss how CSR relates to Community Involvement, how CI programs can align with CSR priorities and how to make CI programs more relevant to your company.
The Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) Corporate Citizenship Conference is for companies to develop and strengthen their community involvement and philanthropy programs.
The Conference showcases corporate citizenship programs from a variety of large and small, public and private companies, and other celebrated experts who will address issues, trends, metrics, and best practices.
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800
Location: Redwood Shore, CA, The Oracle Conference Center, Entrepreneurs Foundation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/05/How_Can_I_Contribute_to_CSR_from_My_Place
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:50:18 -0800 - 2010 Corporate Citizenship Conference Closing
The Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) Corporate Citizenship Conference is for companies to develop and strengthen their community involvement and philanthropy programs.
The Conference showcases corporate citizenship programs from a variety of large and small, public and private companies, and other celebrated experts who will address issues, trends, metrics, and best practices.
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0800
Location: Redwood Shore, CA, The Oracle Conference Center, Entrepreneurs Foundation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/05/2010_Corporate_Citizenship_Conference_Closing
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:52:43 -0800 - Morning General Session with Keynote by Bradley Googins
The Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) Corporate Citizenship Conference is for companies to develop and strengthen their community involvement and philanthropy programs.
The Conference showcases corporate citizenship programs from a variety of large and small, public and private companies, and other celebrated experts who will address issues, trends, metrics, and best practices.
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0800
Location: Redwood Shore, CA, The Oracle Conference Center, Entrepreneurs Foundation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/05/Morning_General_Session_with_Keynote_by_Bradley_Googins
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:01 -0800 - Int'l Philanthropy 101: A Framework for Going Global
International Philanthropy 101: A Framework for Going Global
Crafted for corporate practitioners who are considering establishing an international corporate giving program as well as those already active in international giving, this session will include a discussion with corporate practitioners and non-profit organizations on the following topics:
Where and how to start "going global" -- What are the range of models for globalizing your corporate giving program? What are some "do's and don'ts?"
Expose issues and resources -- Discuss potential resources for solutions and structures, legal implications, technical requirements and cultural differences, and best practices.
Share case studies of how a U.S. based company can effectively engage in philanthropy outside of the U.S.
Structural considerations when making donations from the company vs a corporate foundation/foundation fund grant.
The Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) Corporate Citizenship Conference is for companies to develop and strengthen their community involvement and philanthropy programs.
The Conference showcases corporate citizenship programs from a variety of large and small, public and private companies, and other celebrated experts who will address issues, trends, metrics, and best practices.
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0800
Location: Redwood Shore, CA, The Oracle Conference Center, Entrepreneurs Foundation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/05/Intl_Philanthropy_101_A_Framework_for_Going_Global
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:37 -0800 - An Evening with Leon Wieseltier
For over 25 years, Leon Wieseltier has been the literary editor of The New Republic. In that capacity, he has worked with some of the leading writers of our time.
He regularly pens TNR's Washington Diary column and has established himself as one of the most important and erudite critics at work today. He is also the author of the widely acclaimed Jewish theological rumination Kaddish.
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Leon_Wieseltier_in_Conversation
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:33:08 -0800 - Pinker and Goldstein: Reason, Fiction & Faith
Award-winning novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's latest novel, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, tackles one of the great debates of our time - between God-believers and the so-called "new atheists" - and explores the rapture and torments of religious experience in all its variety.
Join her and her husband, cognitive theorist Steven Pinker at the RSA for a very special conversation, addressing a fascinating array of topics at the the interface of literature, science, religion and philosophy, including the dynamic between reason and emotion, the role of fiction in intellectual life and the mystery of consciousness.
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: London, RSA, RSA
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/05/Pinker_and_Goldstein_Reason_Fiction__Faith
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:54:50 -0800 - How to Defeat Your Own Clone
Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local authors Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson as they discuss and sign How to Defeat Your Own Clone.
CAN IT READ MY MIND? WILL IT BE EVIL? HOW DO I STOP IT?
Find out the answers to these and other burning questions in this funny, informative, and ingenious book from two bioengineering experts who show you how to survive -- and thrive -- in a new age of truly weird science.
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Oakland, CA, Deisel Bookstore, Diesel Bookstore
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/07/How_to_Defeat_Your_Own_Clone
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:11 -0800 - Geoengineering: Global Salvation or Ruin?
Should humans address man-made rising temperatures and sea levels by tinkering further with mother nature? A lively debate about geoengineering has burst into the mainstream recently with reference to Ken Caldeira's work in the final chapter of the popular book SuperFreakonomics.
This panel takes a measured look at the good, bad and ugly of what could and should be done. What is technically feasible? How could new tactics be tested? Does the mere possibility of geoengineering diminish efforts to reduce carbon pollution? Our speakers share their distinct perspectives on this passionate environmental topic.
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Francisco, CA, The Commonwealth Club of California, Commonwealth Club
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/23/Geoengineering_Global_Salvation_or_Ruin
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:22:25 -0800 - Lauren Flanigan: The Art of the Monodrama
Concerts & Conversations presents acclaimed international soprano Lauren Flanigan, hailed by Time magazine as "the thinking man's diva," in an evening devoted to the art of the monodrama, vocal settings of solo scenes.
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, CUNY Graduate Center, CUNY
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/02/Lauren_Flanigan_The_Art_of_the_Monodrama
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:30 -0800 - Sick & Tired: How America's Health System Fails Patients
As an active person, Helene Jorgensen decided to enjoy a hike in the mountains one afternoon while attending a conference in Montana. Warned by friends to beware of bears, Jorgensen was attacked by a creature much more menacing -- the Rocky Mountain wood tick. Sick and Tired is the story of Jorgensen's subsequent illness and her descent into the quagmire that is the American health care system.
Returning home from her trip, Jorgensen is quickly debilitated by a mysterious illness and sets out to find a diagnosis and cure. Along the way, she is seen by countless doctors, none of whom seems to be able to diagnose her accurately. She undergoes two surgeries, is forced to quit her job as a labor economist, and is saddled with countless bills and denied payment for claims. Jorgensen quickly learns that the health care system does not work; finally diagnosed with Lyme disease, she struggles for years to receive proper medical treatment.
Based on the author's notes and observations, statistics, and survey data, Sick and Tired details the health care system's failings and lays out arguments to fix it. As an economist, Jorgensen takes a critical look at conflicts of interest between doctors, pharmaceutical companies, diagnostic laboratories, and insurance companies that restrict treatment options and increase patient charges.
While millions of Americans negotiate the health care system, and try to make sense of health care reform, Helene Jorgensen's saga may prove an important consideration in the national debate. She provides advice about how to seek better and more affordable medical care from physicians, health plans, and elected officials.
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Francisco, CA, Booksmith, Booksmith
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/03/Sick_and_Tired_How_Americas_Health_System_Fails_Patients
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:31 -0800 - Physics, Finance and Some Useful Mathematics
As part of a groundbreaking new Initiative for the Theoretical Sciences (ITS), the Graduate Center presents a talk by Marc Potters, co-CEO of Capital Fund Management, one of France's oldest alternative investment management firms. After a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University and postdoctoral work at the University of Rome, Potters joined CFM, where he now serves as director of research.
He has made substantial contributions to many problems in quantitative finance, and is the coauthor, with Jean-Phillippe Bouchaud, of the major modern text on these issues, Theory of Financial Risk and Derivative Pricing: From Statistical Physics to Risk Management (Cambridge University Press, 2003). His work, and that of his colleagues, shows how theoretical ideas developed to understand one part of the world find application in unexpected places.
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, CUNY Graduate Center, CUNY
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/01/Physics_Finance_and_Some_Useful_Mathematics
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:21:56 -0800 - Shane Harris: The Rise of America's Surveillance State
Shane Harris, a reporter for National Journal, talks about The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State.
Harris charts the rise of America's surveillance state over the past 25 years and highlights a dangerous paradox: he argues the government's strategy has made it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on civilians.
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Francisco, CA, Book Passage, Book Passage
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Shane_Harris_The_Rise_of_Americas_Surveillance_State
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:55:29 -0800 - Moeed Ahmad: Al Jazeera on the Front Edge of Media
Much was made of the importance of Twitter and other forms of social media during last year's Iranian election. But were the tweets out of Iran really representative of the view on the ground? Social media sites are being embraced throughout the developing world: even in countries where repressive regimes limit freedom of speech and media access. It's a situation that presents new opportunities - and pitfalls - for journalists.
Moeed Ahmad is the head of New Media at Al Jazeera, and he provides a unique, inside perspective on the use of these websites in the Middle East at the Media 2010 conference in Sydney.
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Sydney, Australia, X Media Lab, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/19/Moeed_Ahmad_Al_Jazeera_on_the_Front_Edge_of_Media
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:15:36 -0800 - Warwick's Books Presents Kevin Starr
Kevin Starr reads from and discusses Golden Dreams, the latest in his multi-volume history of California.
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Location: La Jolla, California, Warwick's Books, Warwick's Books
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Warwicks_Books_Presents_Kevin_Starr
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:15:06 -0800 - Warwick's Books Presents Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper's Wife and The Natural History of the Senses, reads from her new work, Dawn Light, a very personal, meditative study of Dawn, using history, myth, poetry, entymology and personal observation as a collection of "secular hallelujahs" - a natural history of Dawn, if you will.
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Location: La Jolla, California, Warwick's Books, Warwick's Books
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/10/01/Warwicks_Books_Presents_Diane_Ackerman
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:14:11 -0800 - Warwick's Books Presents Greg Mortenson Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson speaks about his new book, Stones Into Schools, before a sold-out crowd of nearly 800 people.
Bill Perrine, of Billingsgate Media, chronicles the event.
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Diego, California, San Diego Unity Center, Warwick's Books
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/12/10/Warwicks_Books_Presents_Greg_Mortenson
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:41:16 -0800 - Ted Leonsis: The Business Of Happiness
More than a quarter century ago, at the age of 25, Ted Leonsis - now the owner of the Washington Capitals - was already a highly successful entrepreneur, but reflecting on his life after surviving a plane crash, he realized that he wasn't truly happy. Walking away from that plane crash, Leonsis was determined to discover the secret to happiness.
Using the same analytical skills that had brought him great business success, he began to study happiness in fellow business executives, successful entertainers, and professional athletes, as well as typical Americans. He presents his findings in his new book, The Business of Happiness.
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Washington, D.C., Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/24/Ted_Leonsis_The_Business_Of_Happiness
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:10 -0800 - Raven Chanticleer and the Black Arts Movement
Culture-maker Raven Chanticleer, a fashion designer, dancer, sculptor, storyteller, and perhaps most famously the founder, craftsman and proprietor of the Harlem African-American Wax and History Museum, is one of the many black artists on this side of the Beat generation whose legacy has been obscured.
Join Nikki Johnson, a photographer with the only remaining documentation of Chanticleer's work, along with scholar and artist C. Daniel Dawson, author Aoibheann Sweeney, filmmaker and artist Camille Billops and professor emeritus James Hatch, who together curate the Hatch-Billops collection, an extensive archive of 20th Century Black Culture, to discuss the case of Chanticleer and legacies of many other black artists. Moderated by David Henderson, poet, author and one of the founders of the Umbra Arts Movement.
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, Martin E. Segal Theatre, CUNY
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/23/Raven_Chanticleer_and_the_Black_Arts_Movement
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:15 -0800 - Uncommon Knowledge: Fox and More with Roger Ailes
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes talks about his recipe for a successful news network. "I recognized that the American people did not want to be told what to think about the information they were receiving...We just want a dialogue, and we believe the ideas and the issues will sort themselves out."
Is Ailes a conservative? Does Fox News shape the nation's politics, as many on the left claim? Ailes responds. He also offers up his expertise to our current commander-in-chief.
"[Barack Obama] is underexposed and overexposed. He said he was going to be transparent. He is not. So that is underexposure. Yet he is on television every time I look at the television set. He is overexposed, but he is not letting us in on any of the inner workings of what he is trying to accomplish."
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Stanford, CA, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/05/Uncommon_Knowledge_Fox_and_More_with_Roger_Ailes
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:03:41 -0800 - Music and the Iraq War
An evening of interviews, presentations, and performances exploring music's role as an inspiration for combat and as a form of soldier expression.
Featuring Jonathan Pieslak, music theorist and composer, author of Sound TargetsThe Rest is Noise; Colby Buzzell, Former Army SPC and best-selling author of My War: Killing Time in Iraq; and Jason Sagebiel, guitarist and composer, and former Marine SGT.
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/24/Music_and_the_Iraq_War
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:07:53 -0800 - Digital, Life, Design 2010: User-Centric Experiences
DLD is an inspiring community for the 21st century which features digital innovation, science and culture and brings together thought leaders, creators, entrepreneurs and investors from Europe, the Middle-East, the Americas and Asia.
This session on user-centric experiences features Nick Bilton (New York Times), Carlos Bhola (kikin), Tom Glocer (Thomson Reuters), Dave Moore (24/7 Media), and Tero Ojanpera (Nokia). David Kirkpatrick (The Facebook Effect) moderates.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Munich, HVB FORUM, DLD
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/01/25/Digital_Life_Design_2010_User-Centric_Experiences
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:19:33 -0800 - David Halpern: The Hidden Wealth of Nations
David Halpern discusses what is happening in contemporary societies -- from value change to the changing role of governments -- and suggests what policymakers and citizens can do about it.
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: London, The RSA, RSA
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/08/David_Halpern_The_Hidden_Wealth_of_Nations
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:38:44 -0800 - William Ayliffe: The History of Cataract Surgery
The commonest operation in the world is responsible for restoring sight to millions of blind and visually disabled people every year.
From humble beginnings in India over 2,000 years ago it was refined by French surgeons in the Enlightenment. Over the last few decades this operation has been transformed from a risky operation almost identical to that performed by Victorian Surgeons, into a sophisticated quick day case procedure with extremely low complications.
The development of new materials by the British aircraft industry was critical to this development and the courageous adoption of pioneering surgeons all over the world, criticised by their peers at the time, has led to the miracle of modern cataract surgery.
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:00:00 -0800
Location: London, Museum of London, Gresham College
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/01/20/William_Ayliffe_The_History_of_Cataract_Surgery
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:32:04 -0800 - Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Harvard Professor of Government and 2009 Reith Lecturer, Michael Sandel considers the role of justice in our society and our lives, revealing how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:00 -0700
Location: London, The RSA, RSA
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/10/13/Justice_Whats_the_Right_Thing_to_Do
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:19:18 -0800 - Echoes of Davos 2010
Almost two years after the beginning of the global financial crisis, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting dedicated its 40th anniversary to a discussion on how to improve the state of the world through a unique call to action: Rethink, Redesign, and Rebuild. To this end, the agenda of the over 2500 stakeholders from business, government, the media, science, and civil society focused on inquiries such as how to strengthen economic and social welfare, how to mitigate global risks, and how to ensure sustainability at a global and regional level.
swissnex San Francisco is pleased to host local 2010 WEF participants Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Research; Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and affiliate professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley; Loic Le Meur, founder and CEO of Seesmic.com; and Paul Saffo (moderator), forecaster, essayist, and visiting scholar at Media X at Stanford University, for a debriefing session on WEF themes.
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: San Francisco, CA, swissnex, swissnex San Francisco
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/26/Echoes_of_Davos_2010
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:28:27 -0800 - Kati Marton: Enemies of the People
When award-winning journalist and author Kati Marton went to Hungary to research her family's life there, she expected to find some good material. After all, her parents were reporters for the AP and UPI during the heart of Hungary's Cold War past.
Still, it was a bit of a shock when the archivists brought her "shopping carts full of documents about my family." In fact, Marton's parents were among the most investigated people in all of Hungary.
In her latest book, Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America, she discusses her memories of growing up in Cold War-era Hungary, and describes her efforts to uncover her family's buried past.
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Washington, D.C., , Aspen Institute
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/25/Kati_Marton_Enemies_of_the_People
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:14:32 -0800 - Romancing the Bones: Pop Culture's Impact on Archaeology
When Mount Vesuvius exploded over Pompeii, it preserved an amazingly detailed record of everyday life in the ancient world. Unsurprisingly, when archaeologists began excavating the site in the eighteenth century, their discoveries inspired the imaginations of hundreds of writers, painters and architects.
Archaeologist Estelle Lazer spent years working in Pompeii, and discovered that these romantic stories and images were not always true to the evidence.
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Sydney, Australia, Ultimo Library, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/12/Romancing_the_Bones_Pop_Cultures_Impact_on_Archaeology
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:31:38 -0800 - Jill Tarter: The Future of SETI Research
As the recipient of the 2009 TED prize, Jill Tarter hopes to empower a new generation of SETI enthusiasts. She discusses her plans to assemble a group of engineers to advise, create and facilitate a system of mass collaboration over the web and incorporate innovative data processing methods.
Through this system, Tarter predicts that we will be able to globalize the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Santa Clara, CA, Silicon Valley Bank, Commonwealth Club
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/02/23/Jill_Tarter_The_Future_of_SETI_Research
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:45:13 -0800 - Digital, Life, Design 2010: Maps
DLD is an inspiring community for the 21st century which features digital innovation, science and culture and brings together thought leaders, creators, entrepreneurs and investors from Europe, the Middle-East, the Americas and Asia.
This session on maps features Julieta Aranda (E-flux), Rosa Barba (Artist), Peter Hirshberg (The Conversation Group), Alexander Kluge (Director), Aaron Koblin (Google Creative Lab), Philippe Parreno (Artist), Josef Penninger (Austrian Academy of Sciences), Eric Rodenbeck (Stamen), Anri Sala (Artist)
Dimitar Sasselov (Harvard Lab for Astrophysics) and Qiu Zhijie (China Academy of Art). Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Gallery) moderates.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Munich, HVB FORUM, DLD
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/01/25/Digital_Life_Design_2010_Maps
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:33:06 -0800 - SuperFreakonomics: Challenging the Way We Think
People respond to incentives, although not necessarily in ways that are predictable. Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, authors of the bestselling Freakonomics challenge you to think differently about a range of controversial subjects.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0800
Location: London, The RSA, RSA
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/11/10/SuperFreakonomics_Challenging_the_Way_We_Think
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:25:53 -0800 - Town Hall with Jon Robin Baitz
Award-winning playwright Jon Robin Baitz joins Pippin Parker and Robert LuPone of The New School for Drama in a Town Hall meeting to discuss his career and experiences as a playwright for both film and television. Baitz is the distinguished Artist-in-Residence at The New School for Drama for the 2009-10 academic year.
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Location: New York, NY, The New School for Drama, New School
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/01/29/Town_Hall_with_Jon_Robin_Baitz
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:54:22 -0800 - John Barrow on Codebreaking in Everyday Life
Everything we buy, from books to baked beans, has a product code printed on it. More sophisticated check-digit codes exist on official documents, bank notes and air tickets. What are they for and what do they mean?
Professor John D Barrow takes a look at the mathematical structure of these codes and explains their purposes. And in this age of boundless surveillance, are there enough numbers for each of us to have a serial number of our own?
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0800
Location: London, Museum of London, Gresham College
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/01/12/John_Barrow_on_Codebreaking_in_Everyday_Life
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:53:12 -0800 - Chinese Banks Have Plenty of Room to Expand
Jing Ulrich, Managing Director and Chairman of China Equities and Commodities at JP Morgan, spoke on the Asian Economies Post-Crisis Panel at the Salzburg Global Session "Emerging Asian Powers: Rivalry and Global Responsibility."
According to her, China's impressive recovery resulted from a substantial increase in government spending and a massive state-directed easing of credit, channeled through its well capitalized banking system. She argued that the banks still had plenty of unused lending capacity left to counter any risk of a future downturn. She said China's households seem to finally be beginning tp spent and invest giving a consumption-led push to the economy.
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg Global
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/12/08/Chinese_Banks_Have_Plenty_of_Room_to_Expand
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:50:10 -0800 - Will the Global Recovery Be "LUV-Shaped?"
Bill Emmott, former editor of the Economist, spoke on the Asian Economies Post-Crisis Panel at the Salzburg Global Session "Emerging Asian Powers: Rivalry and Global Responsibility."
He introduced a concept of the "LUV-shaped" recovery: An "L-shape" in Europe and Japan; a "U-shape" in the United States; and a "V" in China and India and talked about recovery prospects in India and Japan. Price trends in emerging economies and the developed world may be headed in opposite directions -- with inflation remaining a longer-run concern in emerging economies and deflation bring the biggest threat in developed economies.
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800
Location: Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg Global
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/12/09/Will_the_Global_Recovery_Be_LUV-Shaped
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A project is an ongoing attempt to get the best video quality possible from a
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Fixed broken GMT changer when v_tps.db file is in use.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT - Added TPS-AU. Fixed P*e*i*re N2 AU.
Update : PMT and CAT parsers have been rewritten from scratch.
AU.Bin file has been removed. Added support for new NA N2 providers.
Fixed memory problems with long times running of AU features.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT - Now you can selected the Sound card manually.
Now you can control the level of sound (play-Record) from the module.
Bug fix in play mode. New skin for the module.
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:06:00 GMT - CAM emulator for original NDS - Videoguard cards. First public release.
EMM support (Not fully tested). Tested only on Viasat package on Sirius 5E.
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:57:00 GMT - Works with original unpatched 4.4.0 drivers.
Allows to control more SS2 cards in one PC. Allows to sleep SS2 when is not used.
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Though it hasn't been officially announced yet, FishBowl DC is reporting that CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour has been offered the job anchoring ABC's Sunday morning news show 'This Week.' The show was previously anchored by George Stephanopolous, who is now on 'Good Morning America.'
Hmm ... this is an interesting development. For weeks, it seemed that Simon Cowell was all set to snag his old 'American Idol' foil, Paula Abdul, for 'The X Factor.' That's the new talent competition show Simon is launching on Fox in 2011. Reportedly, Simon wanted Paula as an 'X Factor' judge.
