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 FORA.tv - Program Feed Updated : A Conversation with Bill Gates at Aspen Ideas Festival  A Conversation with Bill Gates at Aspen Ideas Festival An Afternoon of Conversation engages big thinkers and doers in serious discussion about their work and the future. This conversation features Bill Gates and Walter Isaacson. Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Aspen, CO, 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/A_Conversation_with_Bill_Gates_at_Aspen_Ideas_FestivalPubl.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:55 -0700 Martin Rees: Life's Future in the Cosmos  Martin Rees: Life's Future in the Cosmos President of the Royal Society, England's Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees brings a lifetime of cosmological inquiry to a crucial question: What if human success on Earth determines life's success in the universe? He thinks that civilization's chances of getting out of this century intact are about 50-50. He is hopeful that extraterrestrial life already exists, but there's no sign of it yet. But even if we are now alone, he notes that we may not even be the halfway stage of evolution. There is huge scope for post-human evolution, so that "it will not be humans who watch the sun's demise, 6 billion years from now. Any creatures that then exist will be as different from us as we are from bacteria or amoebae." Appropriately, Rees's Long Now talk was at the Chabot Space & Science Center in the hills above Oakland, in the planetarium. Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Oakland, CA, Chabot Space & Science Center, Long Now Foundation Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_CosmosPubl.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:05:19 -0700 Monitor Breakfast: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka  Monitor Breakfast: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka sits down for a conversation with attendees of the Monitor Breakfast to discuss the state of labor unions in the United States, as well as a host of other topics related to rebuilding an economy that values hard work and a strong middle class. Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Washington, D.C., St. Regis Hotel, Christian Science Monitor Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/09/02/Monitor_Breakfast_AFL-CIO_President_Richard_TrumkaPubl.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:27:12 -0700 John G. Roberts: A History of the US Bill of Rights  John G. Roberts: A History of the US Bill of Rights As public debate about whether Australia should enhance our constitution by taking up a Bill of Rights, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John G. Roberts explores the differences between the U.S. and Australia. The visiting judge was careful to say he didn't have an opinion on whether Australia should or shouldn't go down the Bill of Rights path itself. But, Roberts did illuminate just how torturous and fraught the process was for America, as well as the specific historical circumstances and strong personalities that came into play. Along the way he explores the implications the U.S. Bill of Rights has had on the history of the United States in areas such as property ownership, crime and the abolition of slavery. The talk was presented by the Law Faculty at University of Queensland at Brisbane's Banco Court, with introductions by Queensland's Chief Justice Paul de Jersey and UQ Law Professor Ross Grantham. Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Brisbane, Australia, University of Queensland, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/29/John_G_Roberts_A_History_of_the_US_Bill_of_RightsPubl.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:35:02 -0700 General Casey: Our 21st Century Army  General Casey: Our 21st Century Army New York Times chief Washington correspondent David Sanger moderates a conversation with General George W. Casey Jr., the 36th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Aspen, CO, 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/09/General_Casey_Our_21st_Century_ArmyPubl.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:12:49 -0700 Fmr. Solicitor General Paul Clement on The Supreme Court  Fmr. Solicitor General Paul Clement on The Supreme Court Paul D. Clement is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of King & Spalding, and head of the firm's national appellate practice. Mr. Clement served as the 43rd Solicitor General of the United States from June 2005 until June 2008. Prior to his confirmation as Solicitor General, he served as Acting Solicitor General for nearly a year and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General for over three years. His more than seven years of service in the Office of Solicitor General is the longest period of continuous service in the Office by a Solicitor General since the Nineteenth Century. He has argued over 50 cases before the United States Supreme Court, including McConnell v. FEC, Tennessee v. Lane, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, Credit Suisse v. Billing, United States v. Booker and MGM v. Grokster. He also argued many of the government's most important cases in the lower courts, such as Walker v. Cheney and the successful appeal in United States v. Moussaoui. Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/26/Fmr_Solicitor_General_Paul_Clement_on_The_Supreme_CourtPubl.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:02:38 -0700 Short Messages, Big Impact: Twitter Founders @Biz & @Ev  Short Messages, Big Impact: Twitter Founders @Biz & @Ev Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone discuss the social microblogging platform with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson. Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Aspen, CO, 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/07/Short_Messages_Big_Impact_Twitter_Founders_Biz_and_EvPubl.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:33:48 -0700 Joseph Stiglitz on Free Markets and the World Economy  Joseph Stiglitz on Free Markets and the World Economy Visiting Nobel Laureate and global economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz believes Australia's good fortune in being sheltered from the worst of the GFC means we may not fully comprehend its impact internationally. On his tour of Australia, he comments on the state of the Australian economy, particularly in context of the Global Financial Crisis, the role of natural resources within this economy, and Australia's response to global warming. Professor Stiglitz travelled all over Australia for three weeks as the inaugural speaker for the Eminent Speaker Series, hosted by the Economic Society of Australia. The series has been initiated to provide an opportunity for industry professionals, government representatives and academics to hear from the world's leading economists in an open forum. Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Brisbane, Australia, The University of Queensland, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/26/Joseph_Stiglitz_on_Free_Markets_and_the_World_EconomyPubl.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:02:13 -0700 Top Chef Rick Bayless: 'Frontera' of Sustainable Cuisine  Top Chef Rick Bayless: 'Frontera' of Sustainable Cuisine Award-winning chef and author Rick Bayless engages in a conversation with Joey Altman about his culinary philosophy and why supporting local sustainable farms are important to him. Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: San Francisco, CA, The Commonwealth Club of California, Commonwealth Club Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/17/Rick_Bayless_At_the_Frontera_of_Sustainable_CuisinePubl.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:51:11 -0700 Justin Halpern: Sh*t My Dad Says  Justin Halpern: Sh*t My Dad Says After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is "like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair," has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to him. More than a million people now follow Mr. Halpern's philosophical musings on Twitter, and in this book, his son weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his quotes. An all-American story that unfolds on the Little League field, in Denny's, during excruciating family road trips, and, most frequently, in the Halperns' kitchen over bowls of Grape-Nuts, Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father-son relationship from a major new comic voice. Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:30:00 -0700 Location: La Jolla, CA, Warwick's, Warwick's Books Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/06/08/Justin_Halpern_Shit_My_Dad_SaysPubl.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:44:32 -0700 An Evening with Jed York at the 49ers Camp  An Evening with Jed York at the 49ers Camp At the team's camp in Santa Clara, San Francisco 49ers President & CEO Jed York discusses the future of technology in sports, innovations for the planned new 49ers stadium, and more with NFL insider Matt Maiocco. Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Santa Clara, CA, San Francisco 49ers Headquarters, Churchill Club Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/26/An_Evening_with_Jed_York_at_the_49ers_CampPubl.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:00:01 -0700 Aneesh Chopra: The Future of US Tech Innovation  Aneesh Chopra: The Future of US Tech Innovation Aneesh Chopra was sworn in by President Obama in May 2009 as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer. Chopra has sought to use information technology to raise public awareness about President Obama's policies on health care, energy and the environment. Chopra discusses how investing in technological innovation is a crucial aspect of job creation, reducing health-care costs and protecting the country. Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Mountain View, CA, Computer History Museum, Commonwealth Club Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/18/Aneesh_Chopra_The_Future_of_US_Tech_InnovationPubl.Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:03:38 -0700 David de Rothschild: The Plastiki Expedition  David de Rothschild: The Plastiki Expedition The Plastiki is no average boat. It is made up of 12,500 plastic bottles salvaged from the garbage bins of San Francisco. Onboard there are solar panels, wind turbines and a hydroponic vertical garden. On July 26, 2010, the Plastiki docked safely in Sydney Harbor, after a 129-day voyage from San Francisco. Fresh off the boat, eco-explorer David de Rothschild sat down with Sally Dominguez at Sydney Ideas, to talk about his voyage aboard the Plastiki, how the unique boat was built and why plastics pose a major threat to our oceans. Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Sydney, Australia, Sydney Ideas, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/29/David_de_Rothschild_The_Plastiki_ExpeditionPubl.Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:30:26 -0700 Monitor Breakfast: Moody's Mark Zandi  Monitor Breakfast: Moody's Mark Zandi Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics and co-founder of Economy.com, sits down for a conversation with attendees of the Monitor Breakfast about the state of the economy, including the recent plunge in U.S. housing sales and rise in unemployment. Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Washington, D.C., St. Regis Hotel, Christian Science Monitor Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/25/Monitor_Breakfast_Moodys_Mark_ZandiPubl.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:59:04 -0700 Arvind Subramanian: Powering the Future  Arvind Subramanian: Powering the Future As much of the world embraces the urgency for developing alternative sources of energy, and sources of fossil fuel become less reliable and more expensive, this lecture series explores the most promising new innovations and technologies currently in development for sustainable, affordable, and renewable power. Speakers address these issues, as well as the science, economics, and politics behind bio-fuels, solar, wind, and clean-coal technology, and the critical role businesses and governments will play in creating a new energy paradigm. Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/20/Arvind_Subramanian_Powering_the_FuturePubl.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:52:57 -0700 DJ Strouse and Casey Stark: CoLab  DJ Strouse and Casey Stark: CoLab DJ Strouse and Casey Stark unveil CoLab, the open-source collaborative tool they created for scientists. Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0700 Location: Berkeley, CA, International House at UC Berkeley, Open Science Summit Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/29/DJ_Strouse_and_Casey_Stark_CoLabPubl.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:23:09 -0700 Karen Armstrong: The Mystery of Compassion  Karen Armstrong: The Mystery of Compassion Karen Armstrong is a British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence in 1993 with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholic nun, she asserts that, "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis on the transcendent importance of compassion, as epitomized in the so-called Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Awarded the $100,000 TED Prize in February 2008, she called for drawing up a Charter for Compassion in the spirit of the Golden Rule, to identify shared moral priorities across religious traditions, in order to foster global understanding. It was unveiled in Washington, D.C. in November 2009. Signatories include Prince Hassan of Jordan, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Sir Richard Branson. Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/20/Karen_Armstrong_The_Mystery_of_CompassionPubl.Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:34:38 -0700 Uncommon Knowledge: Thomas Sowell on Dismantling America  Uncommon Knowledge: Thomas Sowell on Dismantling America In introducing his new book, Thomas Sowell asserts that the Obama administration "is the embodiment, the personification, and the culmination of dangerous trends that began decades ago," trends that are "dismantling America." Sowell sees this in the dismantling of marriage, of culture, and of self-government. Sowell has studied and taught economics, intellectual history, and social policy at institutions that include Cornell University, UCLA, and Amherst College. Now a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Sowell has published more than a dozen books, the latest of which is Dismantling America. Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Stanford, CA, The Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_Thomas_Sowell_on_Dismantling_AmericaPubl.Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:41:08 -0700 Mary Nichols: Powering the Future Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:23:07 -0700 Mary Roach: Packing for Mars  Mary Roach: Packing for Mars She took us into the world of cadavers and examined the anatomy, physiology and psychology behind sex. Now, Mary Roach discovers the surreality and weirdness of space. For example, what happens when you've been in space for a year? And is it possible for a human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? From the space shuttle training toilet to NASA's crash simulation tests, Roach explores the strange universe. Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Lafayette, CA, Lafayette Library and Learning Center Community Hall Building, Commonwealth Club Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/19/Mary_Roach_Packing_for_MarsPubl.Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:42:27 -0700 Rev. Chane on Jerusalem: A Holy City in Crisis  Rev. Chane on Jerusalem: A Holy City in Crisis The Chautauqua Institution's Department of Religion observes Abrahamic week by focusing on the most iconic of sacred spaces -- considered by the three Abrahamic Faiths as the most holy of sacred places -- Jerusalem. Invited from Jerusalem to participate in the conversation are members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths who can impart both their understandings of how this penultimate sacred space came to be so regarded, as well as their visions of how it might be shared in peace. Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/13/Rev_Chane_on_Jerusalem_A_Holy_City_in_CrisisPubl.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:01:32 -0700 Yossi Klein Halevi: Lessons From a Jewish Journey  Yossi Klein Halevi: Lessons From a Jewish Journey The Chautauqua Institution's Department of Religion observes Abrahamic week by focusing on the most iconic of sacred spaces -- considered by the three Abrahamic Faiths as the most holy of sacred places -- Jerusalem. Invited from Jerusalem to participate in the conversation are members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths who can impart both their understandings of how this penultimate sacred space came to be so regarded, as well as their visions of how it might be shared in peace. Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/12/Yossi_Klein_Halevi_Lessons_From_a_Jewish_JourneyPubl.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:00:48 -0700 Ori Soltes: Jerusalem as a Sacred Space  Ori Soltes: Jerusalem as a Sacred Space The Chautauqua Institution's Department of Religion observes Abrahamic week by focusing on the most iconic of sacred spaces -- considered by the three Abrahamic Faiths as the most holy of sacred places -- Jerusalem. Invited from Jerusalem to participate in the conversation are members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths who can impart both their understandings of how this penultimate sacred space came to be so regarded, as well as their visions of how it might be shared in peace. Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/11/Ori_Soltes_Jerusalem_as_a_Sacred_SpacePubl.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:00:08 -0700 Elizabeth Rogers: Sacred Nature and Romantic Landscape  Elizabeth Rogers: Sacred Nature and Romantic Landscape What makes space sacred? Legendary religious destinations? Natural or created beauty? Is sacred space defined by what happened there? In this lecture series, (in partnership with the World Monuments Fund), Chautauqua Institution explores the confluence of religion, architecture, history, geography, and culture. Speakers discuss the sacred spaces of the Abrahamic traditions, the communal spaces that define civilization, and the sacred in the personal that provides peace amid chaos. Through the ten lectures, audiences visit some of the most important and threatened historically sacred sites of the world. Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/11/Elizabeth_Rogers_Sacred_Nature_and_Romantic_LandscapePubl.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:59:31 -0700 Rabbi Michael Melchior on Jerusalem: A Sacred Space  Rabbi Michael Melchior on Jerusalem: A Sacred Space The Chautauqua Institution's Department of Religion observes Abrahamic week by focusing on the most iconic of sacred spaces -- considered by the three Abrahamic Faiths as the most holy of sacred places -- Jerusalem. Invited from Jerusalem to participate in the conversation are members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths who can impart both their understandings of how this penultimate sacred space came to be so regarded, as well as their visions of how it might be shared in peace. Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/10/Rabbi_Michael_Melchior_on_Jerusalem_A_Sacred_SpacePubl.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:58:53 -0700 Museum Spaces: Connecting to the Cosmos  Museum Spaces: Connecting to the Cosmos What makes space sacred? Legendary religious destinations? Natural or created beauty? Is sacred space defined by what happened there? In this lecture series (in partnership with the World Monuments Fund), Chautauqua Institution explores the confluence of religion, architecture, history, geography, and culture. Speakers discuss the sacred spaces of the Abrahamic traditions, the communal spaces that define civilization, and the sacred in the personal that provides peace amid chaos. Through the ten lectures, audiences visit some of the most important and threatened historically sacred sites of the world. Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:45:00 -0700 Location: Chautauqua, NY, Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/08/10/Museum_Spaces_Connecting_to_the_CosmosPubl.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:56:49 -0700 |
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