Lectures tagged "Energy"


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The Future of Reading: Books Without Pages?
David Pogue
October 24, 2009
01:36:23
New York Times personal technology columnist David Pogue takes a look at how reading and books will be experienced in the future. Steve Haber of Sony, Neil Jones of Interead, and Mary Lou Jepsen, founder of Pixel Qi, showcase new technology.
Global Markets in the 2009 Economic Crisis (Part 3)
Arun Prasad
June 20, 2009
00:31:35
Arun Prasad of Itaas, Inc., and Alex Stuebler of Siemens Energy & Automation address the Southern Center for International Studies' Young Professionals annual conference. They focus on understanding the underlying challenges and opportunities vis-a-vis energy and automation.
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Postcards from China
James Fallows
January 25, 2009
01:27:47
James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic, who has been living in China for the last two years, discusses his book, Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China, with the founder of Harvard University's Global Equity Initiative, Dr. Lincoln Chen.
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Carbon-Free Home
Rebekah Hren
July 26, 2008
00:39:33
Stephen and Rebekah Hren discuss their book, The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit.
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Putin, Power, and the New Russia
Marshall I. Goldman
June 30, 2008
01:28:24
Marshall I. Goldman, using his book, Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia, discusses fast-changing developments in that part of the world with Wayne Lord, professor of international business at Georgia State University. Goldman is the Kathryn W.
Offshore Wind Farms: Weighing the Benefits
Greg Watson
August 8, 2007
01:03:48
Greg Watson leads a discussion about the economic benefits of wind-generated electricity and the potential negative impacts to communities and the environment.
Diverse Applications of Nuclear Technology
Ian Hutchinson
March 8, 2007
02:01:55
Ian Hutchinson and experts doing work a variety of areas of nuclear technology from MIT and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research discuss the wide range of applications represented by their research.
Sustainable Enterprise: The Next Industrial Revolution
Ray C. Anderson
February 13, 2007
00:44:44
Ray C. Anderson discusses the tremendous positive impact that technological and industrial advances during the last century have made on our daily lives. Some argue that these advances have come at a significant cost to the environment and may result in global climate change.