From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:24 PM

Does Media Violence Inspire Real Violence? Wonderfest - Stanford Hewlett Teaching CenterFeaturing speakers Albert Bandura, Professor of Psychology, Stanford University and Stanley Baran, Professor of Communication, Bryant University.Wonderfest, the Bay Area Festival of Science, is held each year...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:23 PM

Uncommon Knowledge: Ren GirardThe Hoover Institution - Hoover InstitutionBorn in Avignon on Christmas Day 1923, philosopher Rene Girard is the author of works that are published in more than two dozen languages, including The Scapegoat and Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World. His lat...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:23 PM

Health Cooperatives: Alternative to Public Plan? Hudson Institute - Hudson InstituteAs the debate over healthcare reform has escalated, nonprofit health insurance cooperatives have been proposed as an alternative to a government-run health insurance option. Group health cooperatives have long be...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:23 PM

Climate Change Debate: Will Green Put us in the Red? JANERA - Norwood ClubPresident Obama wants America to save the world from itself by capping carbon emissions and imposing greener demands on carmakers and utilities. As the richest country in the worldand the earths biggest producer of greenhou...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:22 PM

What Should NATO Stand For?The German Marshall Fund - Halifax International Security ForumThe North American Treaty Organization (NATO) has always faced internal disagreements and differences, even crises. But todays questions about alliance solidarity and viability appear to strike at the most ...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:22 PM

Arctic Security: The New Great Game?The German Marshall Fund - Halifax International Security ForumIn 2007, Russia laid claim to parts of the Arctic seabeda historic first and an act that has been challenged by Canada, the United States, and Norway. These littoral states as well as Denmark, Finl...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:21 PM

Should Doctors Be Able to Help Us Die?The Institute of Ideas - The question of assisted dying has not been out of the media spotlight in recent months. Although the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill was blocked by the House of Lords in 2006, a spate of TV dramas and documentary films ha...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:20 PM

The Arts in Leaner Times: Is Less a Lesson? Salzburg Global - Salzburg Global SeminarRenowned broadcast journalist Sir John Tusa hosted a roundtable discussion on the impact that impending budget cuts and more limited financial resources will have on the performing arts sector. The roundtable was...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:20 PM

Climate Change: What Will it Take?The German Marshall Fund - Brussels Forum 2010The world is still trying to make sense of the mixed and messy outcome of the December 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit. After two weeks of often bitter and chaotic negotiations, the conference produced only a n...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:18 PM

Logan Symposium: New Era of Collaboration? Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism - Stanley HallA panel of journalists discusses the benefits of collaboration in investigative journalism. They discuss their experiences collaborating with other news organizations, and explore what makes a partner...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:18 PM

Mullen & Galloway: Who Is Doing This Well? L2 - NYU Stern School of BusinessOrganizing for Digital and Social Media is an intensive clinic addressing the metrics, structure, and culture that increase return on digital investments.As prestige brands scramble to shift resources from traditional ma...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:18 PM

Privacy and Targeted Ads: Consumer Service or Threat?The Paley Center For Media - The Paley Center for MediaInternet services can anonymously track what people do online, allowing advertisers to target consumers with ads based on their interests. But with technological innovation comes a crucial...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:16 PM

Minxin Pei: Is China Outcompeting the US? Chautauqua Institution - Amphitheater, Chautauqua InstitutionConsidering the geographic expanse from Asia to the Middle East, this lecture series examines the exchange and flow of capital, oil, and natural gas between India and China on one hand, and the...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:14 PM

Telefónica o2 & Intelligent Customer Service Assurance OSS-BSS World Summit - The Park Lane HotelBeyond The Recession with Michele Campriani, CEO, Accanto Systems and Alexander Seitz, Team Manager, Performance Management, TELEFONICA O2.OSS/BSS World Summit is a world-class, exclusive summit, del...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:13 PM

Joe Romm: After BP Climate Progress? Climate One - The Commonwealth ClubIt is "morally unconscionable" for the fossil fuel industry, and the politicians who carry their water in Congress, to stand in the way of action on climate change, says Climate Progress blogger Joe Romm. A Senior Fellow at ...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:13 PM

Pavan Sukhdev: What Is the World Worth? Australian Broadcasting Corporation - The Sydney Opera HouseEnvironmental damage is already costing us trillions a year, according to Pavan Sukhdev, head of the UN Green Economy Initiative. Sukhdev applies numbers to things that nature does for free like ...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:12 PM

Who Do We Think We Are? Religious and National Identities Gresham College - Museum of LondonIn a multi-cultural, multi-religious world identity has become a key issue, one with the potential for tension and conflict. Christians find their identity "In Christ." How does this affect and ...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:12 PM

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Green Light or Red Light Ahead? Climate One - Santa Clara Convention CenterWhen Californians choose a successor to Governor Schwarzenegger this November, will the state stay the course on clean energy or take a new approach? Have recent energy laws brought investment capit...

From: FORA.tv on Fri, Nov 12 2010 10:47 PM

Dignity: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Urban Zen Foundation - Urban Zen CenterTo continue the conversation ignited by the global book launch of Dignity: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Urban Zen is extending the exhibit of Dana Glucksteins photography for an entire m...

From: FORA.tv on Thu, Nov 11 2010 1:55 PM

The Water and Energy Nexus American Water Summit - Dulles Westin HotelAs natural resources diminish, water and energy are pitted against each other as never before: in the gas shale, in agriculture for biofuels, in power plants, in the pumping stations and desalination facilities. Amanda Brock, ...