Category Archive: Series

Apr 22

A New Series from FORA.tv: Earth Day and Our Fragile Planet

In celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week, we’re launching a new and updated series containing a selection of environmental videos designed to inform, educate, and activate. From clips that highlight the dangers of climate change to urban initiatives designed to promote sustainable living, “Earth Day: Our Fragile Planet” features a number of leading thinkers …

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May 24

National Geographic Live: How to Restore the Titanic

Last month on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s tragic maiden voyage, we wrote about the reasons why the ship sank and how a top secret mission by the U.S. Navy was critical to oceanographer Robert Ballard’s quest to find the wreck in the depths of the North Atlantic. Now, on FORA.tv, watch as Ballard joined …

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May 21

New Paper Airplane Record Set, But Not Without Controversy

At the Maker Faire this weekend, John Collins (aka “the Paper Airplane Guy”) talked about his recent record-setting paper airplane flight that sailed 226 feet and 10 inches, smashing the previous record held by Stephen Kreiger by almost 20 feet. John Collins: The Paper Airplane Guy Sets a World Record from Maker Faire on FORA.tv …

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Apr 23

Coming Up This Week: The Female in Evolution

Here’s a look at some of the programming coming up this week on FORA.tv: On April 28, join the California Academy of Sciences and the Leakey Foundation for The Female in Evolution, a day-long seminar that will examine the life history, behavior, anatomy, development, and cultural identity of females within the context of 50 million …

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Mar 02

On the Trail of a Tweeting Digital Nomad

Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the announcement that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had become the first person to reach the South Pole. We say “announcement” because Amundsen’s team actually reached the Pole on December 14, 1911, but couldn’t make the accomplishment public until they arrived in Hobart, Tasmania on March 7, 1912. Of course, if …

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Feb 21

Paley Center: Univision’s Cesar Conde

He’s been named among the most influential Hispanics in the U.S. and CNNMoney listed him as one of the top 40 business leaders under the age of 40. As president of Univision Networks, Cesar Conde’s influence in network media is undeniable considering he leads programming for the largest audience of Spanish-language viewers and the fifth most …

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Feb 17

Paul Ryan: Europe’s Debt Woes a Cautionary Tale for America

President Obama unveiled his 4th budget to Congress earlier this week, resulting in fairly typical reactions from both sides of the aisle. Policy analysts also got in on the action, with some saying the budget is a useful bid to open negotiations on larger debt-related issues, and others say it represents the decline and fall of …

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Feb 15

Katie Couric: Let Accuracy Rule the News Cycle

Back in 2006 when Katie Couric made significant waves as the first female anchor of the CBS Evening News, there were a share of opinion articles that questioned whether her move was even relevant in a society that practically lived within the 24-hour news cycle. Couric touched on this topic in a TimesTalks discussion from 2011 on the …

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Feb 15

Monitor Breakfast Preview: Paul Ryan

Compromise. It’s a word that’s commonly thrown around these days inside the Beltway– but unfortunately with mixed results. Most news out of Capitol Hill over the last year has concerned deadlock, especially when it comes to federal budget legislation. Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has been a central figure in talks between Democratic and GOP leadership …

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Jan 27

Can the U.N. Effectively Back the Syrian Protestors?

Ten months of continued violence in Syria deteriorated into further bloodshed this week with human rights activists claiming Bashar al-Assad’s security forces have killed at least 30 people since Thursday. Arab League monitors have expressed frustration with al-Assad’s forces, and the United Nations Security Council is due to discuss a resolution condemning the regime. However, …

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