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FORA.tv Science - How We Decide

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:42:05 -0000

Over the last few decades, neuroscience research has changed our understanding of how we make decisions. Acclaimed science writer Jonah Lehrer explains what studying the brain can tell us about how we decide... And maybe, how we can do it better.

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Added: Wed Jan 27 02:42:05 UTC 2010
Air date: Mon Jan 25 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:13:38
Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Wayne Clough: Smithsonian Forever

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:01:04 -0000

The Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum and research complex in the world, and Wayne Clough is its brand-new Secretary. In this talk he turns an eye on the Smithsonian's long term future, with an emphasis on science and education.

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Added: Wed Dec 02 07:01:04 UTC 2009
Air date: Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 1:26:45

FORA.tv Science - Organically Grown, Genetically Engineered: the Food of the Future

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:56:05 -0000

Agricultural scientists Pamela Ronald and Raoul Adamchak explore how genetic engineering can work with organic growing practices to produce food in a more sustainable way than either of them could alone.

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Added: Fri Nov 13 01:56:05 UTC 2009
Air date: Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 1:40:52
Rating: 3.4 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Richard Dawkins: the Evidence for Evolution

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:56:05 -0000

Celebrated evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins reads from and discusses his book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.

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Added: Fri Nov 13 01:56:05 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 1:19:30
Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Sexual Aggression And Risk Taking: Are We That Different From Chimps?

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:38:10 -0000

Professor Malcolm Potts, coauthor of the book Sex and War, compares the biological similarities exhibited in the risk taking behavior of male chimpanzees and humans.

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Added: Fri Sep 25 00:38:10 UTC 2009
Air date: Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 03:49

FORA.tv Science - Neil Degrasse Tyson: Death By Black Hole

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:38:10 -0000

Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about Death By Black Hole And Other Cosmic Quandaries

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Added: Fri Sep 25 00:38:10 UTC 2009
Air date: Fri Feb 09 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Duration: 1:05:45
Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Personal Genetic Technology: When Does Privacy Trump Convenience?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:50:08 -0000

A panel of DNA policy and research experts connect the openness affiliated with the web 2.0 phenomenon to the growing acceptance for personal genetic testing.

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Added: Wed Sep 16 20:50:08 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 02:24

FORA.tv Science - Alan Boss Predicts NASA's Kepler Finds Inhabited Planets

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:07 -0000

Considered a leader in the search for planets outside our solar system, astrophysicist Alan Boss says we are at a turning point in our search for extraterrestrial life.

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:00:07 UTC 2009
Air date: Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 03:19

FORA.tv Science - Neil deGrasse Tyson: Attack of the Killer Asteroid

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:07 -0000

Charismatic astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gives a description about the asteroid that is heading for Earth!

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:00:07 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Duration: 06:52
Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Craig Venter Discredits a Science-Based Racism

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:07 -0000

The man who mapped the human genome has a new focus: using microbes to create alternative fuels. Craig Venter, maverick biologist, wants to cure our addiction to oil. To do so, he proposes creating a designer microbe --

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:00:07 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 UTC 2008
Duration: 06:19

FORA.tv Science - What Happens To Your Brain When Epiphany Strikes?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:08 -0000

Scientists are using the latest neuroscience tools to break open the black box of the mind to uncover the secrets of our decision-making process.

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:00:08 UTC 2009
Air date: Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 04:35
Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Jonah Lehrer: Inside My Mind

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:30:05 -0000

Noted author Jonah Lehrer arms us with the tools to determine which part of the brain to lean on when we make decisions.

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:30:05 UTC 2009
Air date: Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 1:04:26
Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Pluto Files

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:30:05 -0000

Neil deGrasse Tyson, the bestselling author and director of the world-famous Hayden Planetarium, chronicles America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friend.

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:30:05 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 1:19:53
Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

FORA.tv Science - The Lesser of Two Evils: Parasites Have Medical Potential

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:40:04 -0000

Imagine, if you will, a tiny creature with the ability to invade your body, hijack your cells, change your DNA, and modify you physically and behaviorally to suit its own devious goals. Sound like science fiction?

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Added: Mon Sep 14 06:40:04 UTC 2009
Air date: Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 04:38