Its Cloudy Here

TEDTalks : Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women - Hanna Rosin (2010)

2010-12-14T23:05:00.001-05:00

Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these trends, both US-centric and global, signal the "end of men"? Probably not -- but they point toward an important societal shift worth deep discussion.
Reference: http://c.notify.me/pCl_Cw

Dr. Anne Pusey: The Leakey Foundation

2010-12-14T21:37:00.001-05:00

Dr. Anne Pusey: The Leakey Foundation

2010 marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Louis Leakey sending Jane Goodall to Gombe Stream, in Tanzania, to begin her groundbreaking study of chimpanzees in the wild. The chimpanzee behavioral research she pioneered there has produced a wealth of scientific discovery. This significant and vital part of scientific history will be celebrated by The Leakey Foundation, in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences. Anne Pusey, former Director of Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, will discuss this important project, which spans 50 years and is still running today.

Dr. Pusey reviews how the Gombe study has revealed the basic structure of chimpanzee society, the nature of social relationships within and between the sexes, life history patterns, and how these resemble and differ from those of humans.

Despite 50 years of study, chimpanzees are slow to give up their secrets and continue to surprise us. Pusey will discuss how long-term data, coupled with new technologies, have facilitated investigations of previously intractable questions and how new observations of unexpected behavior continually generate new questions.

The evening is illustrated with rarely seen archival photographs, video and recent stories of the Gombe chimpanzees.

Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Location: San Francisco, CA, California Academy of Sciences, California Academy of Sciences

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/10/15/Dr_Anne_Pusey_The_Leakey_Foundation
Reference: http://c.notify.me/TjWECA

Oliver Sacks: The Mind's Eye

2010-12-14T17:22:00.001-05:00

Reference: http://c.notify.me/OSCBCA

Economy Keynotes: From Recovery to Renewal

2010-12-13T23:25:00.001-05:00

Economy Keynotes: From Recovery to Renewal

At a pivotal time of transition and crisis for the state, PPIC -- in partnership with leading corporate and philanthropic partners -- will host a conference on California's future. This all day event includes keynote speeches and expert panels on education, climate change, the economy, and governance.

Presider: Jed Kolko, Public Policy Institute of California

Featured speakers:
Michael Boskin, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Location: Sacramento, CA, Sheraton Grand Hotel, PPIC

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/12/07/Economy_Keynotes_From_Recovery_to_Renewal
Reference: http://c.notify.me/8f54Cw

Google Demo Slam: It's like looking in a mirror

2010-12-13T15:16:00.001-05:00

Google Demo Slam: It's like looking in a mirror

www.demoslam.com | Now you can even use the Internet to put on make up. Try it now: http://www.google.com/chat/video

From:
Google

7
ratings

Time:
00:42
More in
Science & Technology

Reference: http://c.notify.me/y-7hCg

TEDTalks : Kiran Bedi: A police chief with a difference - Kiran Bedi (2010)

2010-12-13T11:43:00.001-05:00

Kiran Bedi has a surprising resume. Before becoming Director General of the Indian Police Service, she managed one of the country's toughest prisons -- and used a new focus on prevention and education to turn it into a center of learning and meditation. She shares her thoughts on visionary leadership at TEDWomen.
Reference: http://c.notify.me/X4-qCQ

Ecosystem Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

2010-12-10T23:19:00.001-05:00

Ecosystem Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Dr. Peter Roopnarine presents early results of a study of the impact of the Gulf oil spill on marine life there, particularly the mollusks. The techniques used can also be applied to a variety of questions ranging from evolutionary biology to drought in the southwest.

Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Location: San Francisco, CA, California Academy of Sciences, California Academy of Sciences

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/11/09/Ecosystem_Impact_of_the_Deepwater_Horizon_Disaster
Reference: http://c.notify.me/K2wQCQ

Wonderfest 2010: Does 10k Hours of Gaming Have Effects?

2010-12-10T20:32:00.001-05:00

Wonderfest 2010: Does 10k Hours of Gaming Have Effects?

This program was recorded at the 12th Annual Wonderfest, the San Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science.

Wonderfest's broad goals are best described by its mission statement: Through public discourse about provocative scientific questions, Wonderfest aspires to stimulate curiosity, promote careful reasoning, challenge unexamined beliefs, and encourage life-long learning.

Wonderfest achieves these ends by presenting series of scientific events to the general public. At most of these events, pairs of articulate and accomplished researchers discuss and debate compelling questions at the edge of scientific understanding.

Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:00:00 -0700

Location: Stanford, CA, Hewlett Teach Center, Wonderfest

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/11/06/Wonderfest_2010_Does_10k_Hours_of_Gaming_Have_Effects
Reference: http://c.notify.me/FkkgBg

Highlights from GreenBeat 2010

2010-12-10T17:27:00.001-05:00

Highlights from GreenBeat 2010

A selection of highlights from the GreenBeat 2010 Conference.

Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Location: Stanford, CA, Stanford Memorial Auditorium, VentureBeat

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/11/03/Highlights_from_GreenBeat_2010
Reference: http://c.notify.me/GelNCg

Google Demo Slam: Balcony Toss

2010-12-10T16:24:00.001-05:00

Google Demo Slam: Balcony Toss

www.demoslam.com | These guys risk their new phone to try Google Search by Voice from new heights. Try it now: http://http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-search/

From:
Google

10
ratings

Time:
00:22
More in
Science & Technology

Reference: http://c.notify.me/gVFJCg

Social Entrepreneur Series: Kiva's Premal Shah

2010-12-09T23:24:00.001-05:00

Social Entrepreneur Series: Kiva's Premal Shah

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. Kiva combines technology with social issues in a way that allows mass participation in facilitating solutions. It allows grass root support for the financing of social alleviation projects and has generated extraordinary excitement and more than $100 million in small online loans that are reimbursed if the donor requests such an outcome.

"What bummed me out was that microfinance is such a great tool to alleviate poverty and that there is a shortage of capital -- but that there is no way for the average guy in the U.S. to invest in microfinance."

For more information, visit: http://www.kiva.org/

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Location: San Francisco, CA, Commonwealth Club of California, Commonwealth Club

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/12/08/Social_Entrepreneur_Series_Kivas_Premal_Shah
Reference: http://c.notify.me/oBO1CQ

Trend Design Forecasting: Proef, It Fits & Gloed

2010-12-09T20:26:00.001-05:00

Reference: http://c.notify.me/LQgYCQ

TEDTalks : Tony Porter: A call to men - Tony Porter (2010)

2010-12-09T18:41:00.001-05:00

At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break free of the "man box."
Reference: http://c.notify.me/6BYeCQ

3966759 Tech Tutorials Attach File v2 YouTube 1080p 10min 25Mbps

2010-12-09T17:21:00.001-05:00

3966759 Tech Tutorials Attach File v2 YouTube 1080p 10min 25Mbps

From:
Google

0
ratings

Time:
00:44
More in
Science & Technology

Reference: http://c.notify.me/O2t9Cw

Google Trader Flash Mobs, Ghana

2010-12-09T15:21:00.001-05:00

Google Trader Flash Mobs, Ghana

Google Trader launched in Ghana on Thursday December 2nd, 2010 with 5 flash mobs of 100 dancers performing across Accra. Google Trader is a classifieds service that allows people to buy and sell products and services, on Web, Mobile Web and SMS. Visit http://www.google.com.gh/africa/trader

From:
Google

9
ratings

Time:
04:00
More in
Science & Technology

Reference: http://c.notify.me/auJ-Cw

Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

2010-12-09T12:30:00.001-05:00

Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

See how the World Searched with Google's 2010 Zeitgeist: http://google.com/zeitgeist2010

Re-live top events and moments from 2010 from around the globe through search, images, and video.

From:
Google

2
ratings

Time:
02:54
More in
News & Politics

Reference: http://c.notify.me/qwZIBw

Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

2010-12-09T08:41:00.001-05:00

Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

See how the World Searched with Google's 2010 Zeitgeist: http://google.com/zeitgeist2010. Re-live top events and moments from 2010 from around the globe through search, images, and video.

Music: "Good Life" by OneRepublic

From:
Google

27
ratings

Time:
02:54
More in
News & Politics

Reference: http://c.notify.me/tOYZBg

Vinod Khosla: Smart Grid or Smart Hype?

2010-12-09T02:20:00.001-05:00

Vinod Khosla: Smart Grid or Smart Hype?

An analytical perspective from a 'grid' neophyte, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.

Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Location: Stanford, CA, Stanford Memorial Auditorium, VentureBeat

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/11/03/Vinod_Khosla_Smart_Grid_or_Smart_Hype
Reference: http://c.notify.me/RPYZBg

What Is the Future of Media?

2010-12-08T17:50:00.001-05:00

What Is the Future of Media?

The second fall Perspectives features Daily Beast founder and editor Tina Brown; writer and political commentator Andrew Sullivan; and Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do?Moderated by Peter Beinart, the discussion will look at how electronic publishing and the Internet are changing the dissemination of news and information.

Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Location: New York, NY, Prohnasky Auditorium, CUNY

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/11/08/What_Is_the_Future_of_Media_Andrew_Sullivan_Jeff_Jarvis_Tina_Brown_and_Peter_Beinart
Reference: http://c.notify.me/-7u7Bg

TEDTalks : Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash - Halla Tomasdottir (2010)

2010-12-08T14:56:00.001-05:00

Financier Halla Tomasdottir helped rescue Iceland's financial system after the crash -- by applying 5 traditionally "feminine" values to financial risk. At TEDWomen, she talks about these values and how to balance them.
Reference: http://c.notify.me/DQbaCg

LIVE from the NYPL: National Lampoon Revisited

2010-12-08T14:34:00.001-05:00

LIVE from the NYPL: National Lampoon Revisited

To celebrate the publication of DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: The Writers and Artists Who made the National Lampoon Insanely Great, LIVE from the NYPL reunites many of the editors and artists who were the core of The National Lampoon's staff in the 1970's for a once-in-a-lifetime evening of reminiscence and laughter. Listen in as they, and their special guests tell hilarious, and outrageous behind-the-scenes stories about the formative days of America's greatest humor magazine!

RICK MEYEROWITZ, HILTON ALS, JOHN WEIDMAN, SEAN KELLY, BRIAN MCCONNACHIE, CHRISTOPHER CERF, FRED GRAVER, TONY HENDRA, MICHEL CHOQUETTE, LARRY "RATSO" SLOMAN, JOE RANDAZZO, PETER REIGERT and others!

Featuring music by ALICE PLAYTEN, PAUL JACOBS, SARAH JACOBS and CHRISTOPHER CERF.

Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Location: New York, NY, Celeste Bartos Forum, New York Public Library

Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/12/04/LIVE_from_the_NYPL_National_Lampoon_Revisited
Reference: http://c.notify.me/lz5PCg

Google Health: Managing Your Family's Health

2010-12-08T14:04:00.001-05:00

Google Health: Managing Your Family's Health

Learn how Google Health can help you manage your family's health or caregiving needs. Create multiple profiles in Google Health for family members and share them with others. Get all of your family's health information at your fingertips.

From:
Google

5
ratings

Time:
01:14
More in
Science & Technology

Reference: http://c.notify.me/wF1UBw

A Spiritually Inspired Future: Chopra, Cohen & Huffington

2010-12-06T14:13:00.001-05:00

Reference: http://c.notify.me/o0ZRBw

Local Search Ranking

2010-12-03T12:33:00.001-05:00

Local Search Ranking

Learn more about how Google ranks local information to help you find relevant search results, and how new features like Tags, Boost and Hotpot may or may not impact the ranking of organic listings.

From:
Google

12
ratings

Time:
03:34
More in
Science & Technology

Reference: http://c.notify.me/NfRICg

TEDTalks : Arthur Potts-Dawson: A vision for sustainable restaurants - Arthur Potts Dawson (2010)

2010-12-03T11:02:00.001-05:00

If you've been in a restaurant kitchen, you've seen how much food, water and energy can be wasted there. Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson shares his very personal vision for the waste-free restaurant -- recycling, composting, sustainable engines for good (and good food).
Reference: http://c.notify.me/Tf5KBw