June 2012
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WatchBuzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, makes his opening statement for the motion of banning college football.
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WatchUnivision Network Anchor María Elena Salinas believes that the game-changing moment of 2012 will be the preference of the Latino voters in the Presidential Election. Salinas thinks that Mitt Romney will have a hard climb with Hispanic voters.
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WatchPersonal branding expert Ellen Looyen stresses the importance of high brand value perception. Looyen argues that “there is no objective reality”, and the quality of your brand is determined by how your product is perceived.
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WatchAs part of his philosophy that “art is human necessity,” Victor D’Amico created the Children’s Art Carnival, an immersive museum experience meant to take each child on a journey of creativity and learning.
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WatchUlta Beauty President and CEO Chuck Rubin extols the benefits of a meritocracy in business that rewards the contributions of employees who are hard-working and creative.
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WatchDr. Joseph B. Martin, Dean of the Harvard Medical School, criticizes America’s stalled progress on a universal healthcare system. Citing Mexico’s recent success in establishing universal coverage, Martin declares that the U.S. is the “only developed country which makes this tragic mistake.”
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WatchPatrick Shafroth, Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, discusses the social order and the various costs and benefits to group life among mammal species.
May 2012
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WatchIn a talk about the works of Walt Whitman, renowned literary critic Harold Bloom digresses about why Whitman wasn’t honored with a postage stamp.
Happy Birthday Walt Whitman! Hope you get that stamp soon.
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WatchKevin Madden, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs of JDA Frontline and Communications Director for the 2008 Romney campaign, argues that results and not popularity will define the 2012 Presidential Election.
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WatchCEO of TubeMogul Brett Wilson explains his latest venture FakePreRoll.com. FakePreRoll.com seeks to highlight deceptive advertising practices.
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WatchWired’s Chris Anderson details cheap open source technologies that enable makers to turn any vehicle into an autopilot drone.
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WatchCEO and President of Revlon Alan Ennis believes China is past its prime when it comes to manufacturing. Ennis sees the USA as the future of expanding manufacturing.
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WatchTimothy Geithner, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, discusses the tough choices the Obama Administration had to make in bailing out the banks following the 2008 financial collapse. While an unpopular decision, Geithner argues that the bailout was a “tragic reality”.
Inside The WWD Beauty CEO Summit 2012 →
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WatchBruce Upbin and Eric Savitz of Forbes remark about the future tech trends they hope to see.
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WatchJohn Skipper, President of ESPN Inc. and Co-Chairman of Disney Media Networks, talks about how ESPN will utilize Twitter to engage active sports fans.
The Media Council: Can Anything Take Down the... →
paleymediacouncil:
“The sheer magnitude of Facebook’s success is one reason why, as the company charges toward what will likely be the most successful public offering in the history of capitalism, its critics are growing in number.”
-Steven Johnson
(via @AntDeRosa)
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WatchCommissioned artist Leo Villareal demonstrates his proposed Bay Bridge LED display and explains the inspiration behind the art project.
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WatchColin B. Bailey, Chief Curator of the Frick Collection, reveals the possible real life inspiration for Renoir’s “La Promenade”.
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WatchUnderwater explorer Robert Ballard hopes to paint the Titanic where it sits at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The only question is: What color?
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WatchEcologist Dr. Patrick Shafroth and biologist Dr. Dorothy Cheney discuss the effect of social dominance on longevity. They agree that while dominance can play a role, what’s more important is social bonds.
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WatchEntrepreneur Peter Thiel argues against standard education systems.
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WatchA lively panel discussion comprised of the founder of Raspberry Pi Eben Upton, everyone’s favorite modder Ben Heck, Matt Richardson from MAKE Magazine, and a California education professional who can speak to the Maker movement in the classroom
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WatchDr. Robert Ballard explores the haunting wreckage of the Titanic strewn over 1,000 acres of seabed.
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Watchpaleynext:
Video from our 5.22 PaleyNext event in Chicago. Special thanks to Newsy, Narrative Science, nowSpots, and Upworthy for participating!
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WatchPeter Biddle, Intel’s General Manager of Services Platform, and Brain David Johnson, Intel’s Futurist, talk about how technology can help solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges including global warming.
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WatchChris Mohney, editor-in-chief of Tumblr, explains that to successfully use the platform a brand has to engage the community with original content, not just publish assets that already exist elsewhere.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Successfully Launches Unmanned... →
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WatchJames Carrott, a Steampunk enthusiast, attempts to characterize the Steampunk Movement.
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WatchTucker Hiatt, visiting scholar in the Stanford chemistry department, discusses the possible connection between cell phone usage and cancer. Citing Robert N. Proctor, author of the Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition, the tobacco industry has made it harder to confirm the threat of “lesser hazards”.
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WatchAdam Savage, co-host of Mythbusters, talks about what it’s like working with his other half Jamie Hyneman on the show. Savage admits that they “drive each other crazy every day”, but he believes that the partnership brings out the best from each of them.
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WatchTesla coils are great and all, but the real electricity in the room? The dance moves of “MythBusters” co-host Adam Savage during Maker Faire Bay Area 2011.
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WatchJennifer Pahlka, Executive Director of Code for America, makes the case for a college graduate to spend a year working for the “peace corps for geeks.”
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The Controversial Talk That TED Won’t Show You →
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WatchResearch scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses the future of kissing, from sending a virtual kiss to making out with Roxxxy, a full-size interactive sex doll
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WatchHuffington Post founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington says that to be successful in the future, journalism must cover stories in depth and abandon the obsolete left vs. right perspective.
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WatchJohn Hodgman, comedian and author of That Is All, discusses the imminent end of the world, and the likelihood you’ll live through it.
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WatchMythbusters co-host Adam Savage describes the life lesson he learned after a job from his early days as a set designer went horribly awry and ruined a friendship.
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WatchDr. Claudia Kryza-Gersch, Curator of Renaissance Sculpture at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, discusses the artist Pier Jacopo Alari de Bonalcolsi, the man who would grow into the legend of “Antico”. Alari embraced the moniker so completely, that he identified simply as “Antico”.
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WatchSimon Shaheen performs “Ibnil Balad” composed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab.
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WatchEric Ries, entrepreneur and author of The Lean Startup, argues that learning is the best measurement of progress in a startup. He highlights the importance of starting off small and working your way up, arguing the heart of it is trying to apply the scientific method to the process of entrepreneurship itself.”
“They can choose to love whoever you love—that’s their business. It’s no...”
– Jay-Z, on why he supports gay marriage. (via theatlantic)
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WatchSteve Cousins, president and CEO of Willow Garage, expands on how robotics can benefit the disabled. Cousins explains how robots can assist with everyday tasks such as shaving and itching, as well as autonomous tasks. ”This sets a course for the direction of robotics,” he says.
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WatchTom Thai, VP of Marketing for Bluefin Labs, analyses the top tweets and shares during Super Bowl XLVI.
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WatchJournalist Jeff Greenfield and pollster Anna Greenberg discusses how evangelicals might impact Mitt Romney’s 2012 Election campaign.
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Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo! EVP and potential CEO pick spoke at the Paley Center in LA yesterday where he outlined the reinvention of the Yahoo! brand and talked digital content strategy.
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WatchDr. Rebecca Bliege Bird, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, explains that use of rifles and cars by Aboriginal males has not increased their hunting output. According to Bird, women still account for 68 percent of production.