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Water as a Luxury - Scott Harrison chaity: water founder Scott Harrison presents his story at LuxuryLab's 2009 Innovation Forum. This program was recorded on November 6, 2009. LuxuryLab presents its first-ever INNOVATION FORUM, an unprecedented ...

Is Groundhog Day a Religious Movie? - Harold Ramis Complete video at: fora.tv Actor / director Harold Ramis explains the potential religious connotations of the 1993 Bill Murray comedy "Groundhog Day." Ramis describes how Jews, Christians, ...

A Plane You Can Park in the Garage: The ICON A5 Complete video at: fora.tv Steen Strand and Kirk Hawkins, founders of ICON Aircraft, describe the features of their groundbreaking A5 light-sport aircraft. They show video demonstrating the personal ...

Is Obama's Stimulus Creating a False Recovery? - James Matthews Complete video at: fora.tv Management consultant James Matthews emphasizes what he argues are holes in Obama's economic policy. "The Obama administration's approach is ...

Would You Pay for Online News? - Ken Auletta Complete video at: fora.tv "Googled" author Ken Auletta delves into the problems online news sites like the Wall Street Journal would face if they blocked search engines from indexing articles. ...

Social Media Frees 'Democracy Now!' from Arrest - Amy Goodman Complete video at: fora.tv "Democracy is a messy thing," says Amy Goodman. The Democracy Now! host revisits her controversial arrest while covering a protest at the 2008 ...

Guantanamo Detainees and the Supreme Court - Justice Stephen Breyer Complete video at: fora.tv US Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer explains the Supreme Court's position on allowing terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay to be tried ...

Vaclav Klaus: Global Warming a Politician's 'Myth' Complete video at: fora.tv Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, slams Al Gore and defends his previous statement that "global warming is a myth." As an "excellent ...

Paul Krugman: Why Financial Regulation Won't Last Complete video at: fora.tv Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman discusses the renewed efforts to regulate the financial industry. He argues that while lawmakers are looking for a permanent solution, ...

This Is Your Brain on Cognition - Susan Greenfield Complete video at: fora.tv Neuroscientist Susan Greenfield describes the brain's cognitive processes for interpreting and learning from new sensations. Greenfield claims thrill-seeking -- "sex, ...

Do Scientists Have a Sense of Humor? - Brian Malow Complete video at: fora.tv Science comedian Brian Malow reveals that many scientists do, in fact, have a sense of humor... with a few quirks. "Sometimes I look out, and they're not laughing, ...

The Return of Ayn Rand: Will Economics Spark the Next Culture War? Complete video at: fora.tv Ayn Rand biographer Jennifer Burns examines the history of Rand's influence on the modern GOP. Examining the reemergence of Rand's popularity among ...

Do You Have the Heroic Gene? - Paul Ekman Complete video at: fora.tv What makes a stranger jump into a subway to pull someone out of danger? Renowned psychologist and researcher Paul Ekman explains the instinct he calls heroic compassion. Ekam believes ...

Paul Krugman: Don't Expect A Recovery Soon Complete video at: fora.tv Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses the unique challenges presented by the recent financial crisis. Krugman argues that the best solution for economic recovery ...

Freakonomics: Three Geoengineering Solutions to Global Warming Complete video at: fora.tv Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, authors of superfreakonomics, argue that the simplest solution to global warming involves geoengineering technologies that ...

Mike Huckabee Criticizes Republican Orthodoxy Complete video at: fora.tv Mike Huckabee argues that "absolute purity" does not exist in politics as it does in theology. While Huckabee is wary of tying the Republican party to the "mushy ...

'A Virus Walks Into a Bar...' and Other Science Jokes - Brian Malow Complete video at: fora.tv Science comedian Brian Malow jokes that a virus is "the ultimate David and Goliath" when compared with humans. He then rattles off a series ...

Rick Steves: Travel Opens Eyes to Rich-Poor Gap Complete video at: fora.tv Rick Steves says traveling can shine a light on the gap between rich and poor in other countries. While he makes no apologies for American affluence, Steves sees aid to ...

A Ten-Step Program to End Email Addiction - John Freeman Complete video at: fora.tv John Freeman outlines two of the steps in his ten-step program to end email addiction. "The number one thing...is not sending an email," he explains. ...