Video Friday: Daniel Seddiqui
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Video Friday: "The Pluto Files"
Take a cross country journey with Neil deGrasse Tyson to explore the rise and fall of America’s favorite planet. Learn more about the adventure here and be sure to watch the program beginning March 3, 2010.
Video Friday: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Spaghettification
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what would happen if you fell in a black hole. Here’s our advice: Avoid black holes.
Video Friday: Robotically Tuned Wine Glasses
“Quartet” by Jeff Lieberman and Dan Paluska from Ethan Zuckerman on Vimeo. “Quartet” by Jeff Lieberman and Dan Paluska at the Ars Electronica Center. This award-winning piece includes a set of robotically controlled tuned wine glasses and a 42-key “ballistic marimba”. To play? Enter a theme at quartet.cc and let the computers and robots in …
Video Friday: "In Conflict"
Yvonne Latty is the author of “In Conflict: Iraq War Veterans Speak Out on Duty, Loss and the Fight to Stay Alive,” which was released in 2006. “In Conflict” was turned into a theater piece that premiered at Temple University in 2008, received rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was awarded The Fringe …
Video Friday: Bruce Jacobs
Anti-racism advocate, author, and phenomenol public speaker Bruce A. Jacobs talks about what is fueling bigotry now and what to do about it. As a nationally-praised author and speaker, Bruce A. Jacobsinspires people to question our media, turn off today’s “rage talk” shows, and have real conversations with friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Learn more about …
Video Friday: Tim Riley on the Beatles Remastered
=”text/javascript”src=”http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/js/pap/embed.jsnews01n3043qb6a”> With all the buzz about the release of the Beatles Remastered, it’s easy to forget exactly why the new release is such a big deal. Luckily, Tim Riley, author of “Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary” and contributing music critic for NPR, spoke with Jeffrey Brown on the NewsHour about the Beatles Remastered. As …
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Video Friday: "At the Edge of the World" Trailer
Salon admits that if you’re already inclined to believe that Sea Shepherd’s tactics are reckless and irresponsible, the film “At the Edge of the World” isn’t likely to change your mind. But Salon writer Andrew O’Hehir injects his own opinion into his review of the documentary: “What I see here is 46 people from many …
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Weekly RoundUp & Video Friday
Busy, busy week . . . Bad News: Season two of Animal Planet’s Whale Wars ended last week. Good News: 3.2 million viewers tuned in to watch AND the network announced the third season. Read the LA Times article on the popularity of Captain Paul Watson and the crew. And for VIDEO FRIDAY, check out …
The Longest Ride EVER.
Guess what’s happening as we speak? The 2009 Space Elevator Conference! This four-day long event features movies, presentations and workshops for engineers and entrepreneurs who want to build an elevator that actually goes to space. Seriously. Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss the notion of a space elevator.
Video Friday: Storm Chaser Warren Faidley
Imagine if your job required you to stand in the winds of a Category 5 hurricane. That’s just one of the adventures of Warren Faidley, the world’s first full-time professional storm chaser. He regularly risks his life to capture some of the most breathtaking images of extreme weather and Warren’s first-hand experiences of outwitting storms …
Video Friday: "The Cove" Premiere with Paul Watson
It’s Video Friday! And if you live in LA, then you’re extra lucky. Tonight is a special screening of the movie The Cove with Paul Watson at The Landmark Theatre at 7:30. Winner of the 2009 Audience Award at Sundance, along with many other awards, The Cove is a film about the secret world of …
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Video Friday (Again): "The Calculus of Friendship"
Sure, we’ve already posted a Friday video. But we couldn’t resist sharing this great clip of Steven Strogatz discussing the calculus of friendship. Be sure to look for his new book, “The Calculus of Friendship,” due out this fall. Learn more about Steven Strogatz at JodiSolomonSpeakers/StevenStrogatz.
Video Friday: Interview with Jessica Valenti
* Favorite Quote: “Activism can really change your life for the better.” – Jessica Valenti To learn more about Jessica or “The Purity Myth,” please visit JodiSolomonSpeakers.com/JessicaValenti or Feministing.com (And be sure to tune in to CNN today around noon for an interview with the fabulous Ntozake Shange!)
Video Friday: Tyson Throws Down with Branson on Fallon
Neil deGrasse Tyson visit Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (Video courtesy of Hulu.com) For more videos of our speakers, please visit the Jodi Solomon Speakers YouTube Channel. And FYI: Tyson will be on The Colbert Report on Monday, June 29.