Sep 24
It’s become common practice in the modern election cycle to dissect the words that emerge from candidate stump speeches or campaign dinners with an immediacy that rivals your the speed of your Internet broadband connection. But with distrust and skepticism rife in our society, it’s difficult to convince either side of the validity of other’s …
Aug 31
Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with a special offer on all of our premium single video programs. Whether you’re interested in science, technology, philosophy or the arts, FORA.tv’s broad selection of content feature some of the greatest researchers, inventors, thinkers and creatives in the world today. Click any of the videos below for a sneak preview …
Jul 02
Is there room for religion in science? That’s the question producers at Al Jazeera’s program “The Stream” put to Oxford professor and evolutionist Richard Dawkins recently. Dawkins quickly set the producers straight on the topic at hand: “Is there room for creationism (not religion) in science.” Here’s more from Dawkins: Richard Dawkins: There Never Was …
May 25
Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend (with plenty of extra time for video viewing), we’re offering 25 percent off premium single video programs in all categories: science, technology, culture, business, politics and the environment. To get you started, we’ve listed our top 25 most popular single premium videos of all time – Richard Dawkins, …
Mar 26
At what point do atheists become just as dogmatic and unreasonable as fundamentalist believers? That’s the question Robert Wright, a senior editor at The Atlantic, poses in his recent article, Richard Dawkins, Unreasonable Atheist? Over the weekend 30,000 atheists and agnostics showed up for the Reason Rally at the Washington Mall. Wright was there and was taken …
Dec 25
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of best-selling books such as The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion and The Greatest Show on Earth, joined the stage at The New Yorker Festival this year to shed some light on “the missing link” in human evolution. Dawkins used a unique thought experiment to describe how a person could …
Nov 10
Rarely does an individual like Christopher Hitchens come along who can speak with such intellectual vigor on a variety of topics, from politics and religion to literature and philosophy. While he has been both a lauded and controversial figure throughout his 40-year career as an author, journalist and critic, Hitchens’ influence among his peers is …
Oct 04
From an examination of American espionage by former CIA operatives to stories of New Yorker staff writers being courted by hip-hop moguls, the New Yorker Festival never ceases to offer an intriguing, behind-the-scenes look at the magazine’s award-winning reporting. While much of the buzz centered around the reunion of the Arrested Development cast who collectively …
Sep 28
For over a decade The New Yorker Festival has brought together influential minds in art, science, politics and humor to discuss a variety of cultural trends including music, economics, film, fashion and literature. Hosted by The New Yorker magazine, this year’s festival runs from September 30 through October 2 and features panel discussions on topics …
Sep 21
Please join us as we offer live access and on-demand viewing to select programs from this year’s New Yorker Festival, taking place September 30 through October 2, 2011. Similar to the 2010 Festival on FORA.tv, online viewers will be able to “design their own Festival” with a la carte purchasing options. With our live-stream toggle, viewers …