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TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin - October 19, 2009: Quantum to Cosmos (Q2C) Festival - Are We Bound For Space?

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin - October 19, 2009: Quantum to Cosmos (Q2C) Festival - Are We Bound For Space? Space: the final frontier ... or our next home? Part I of The Agenda at The Quantum 2 Cosmos Festival. The Debate: Are We Bound For Space? April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to leave earth and travel into space. But in the near half-century since that day, only 500 others have taken that special voyage. Is that now about to change? Do problems here on earth mean we should start thinking about a new home in outer space? Guests: Chris Hadfield is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and pilot. He has made two space flights--one in 1995 and one in 2001--and he is currently training for a future stay on the International Space Station. Chris McKay is a planetary scientist with the Space Science Division of NASA Ames. His research focuses on the evolution of the solar system and the origin of life. He is playing a significant role in the planning of the MSL mission for 2011 and is also the deputy program scientist for Constellation--the NASA program for future human exploration of the Moon and Mars. Bob Richards is the founder and CEO of Odyssey Moon Ltd., a commercial lunar enterprise based in the Isle of Man, and the first official registrant in the $30M Google Lunar X Prize competition. He is also the Director of Space Technology at Optech Incorporated of Canada, where he presided over the first commercial lidar scanner flown in space. Donna Shirley is a former manager of Mars Exploration at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the author of the book Managing Martians. She managed the team that built Sojourner, the Microrover, which was landed by the highly successful Mars Pathfinder project on the surface of Mars in 1997. Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and author of several bestselling books including The Physics of Star Trek. His research interests include the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology. He writes regularly for various newspapers and magazines, and appears frequently on radio and television. Karl Schroeder is a science fiction author of several popular books, including, The Sunless Countries: Book Four of Virga. He also consults in the area of Strategic Foresight (technology foresight, chiefly in scenario design). For more information on this episode, including information on the guests and various other resources and links, visit the episode webpage ----- Note: This is an iPod video podcast that is available for free download from the website. Quality is good. Audio podcasts (mp3 format) are also available for free download for the individual segments. Type: mp4 file Size: 103MB Runtime: 00:52:18 Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 320x240 Audio: AAC 32000Hz mono 48Kbps Download this episode using the attached torrent file or download it directly using this link: http://feeds.tvo.org/~r/tvo/TxZN/~5/Gf8CVxIMxjA..._320x240_304k.mp4 You can also watch a flash video of this episode through your web-browser here: http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index....0-19%2020:00:00.0 ----- Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future (Q2C) FOR 10 EXCITING DAYS THIS OCTOBER, Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future (Q2C) will take a global audience from the strange world of subatomic particles to the outer frontiers of the universe. All events will occur on-site in Waterloo, Ontario and online at q2cfestival.com and TVO.org. Q2C's extensive program features more than 50 events - including panel discussions, keynote presentations, special screenings, exhibits including the full-scale model of the next Mars Rover (named Curiosity), and recorded sessions with Honorary Festival President Professor Stephen Hawking. Q2C will transcend traditional festivals by streaming events live and on demand, offering virtual interaction with exhibits, and providing special opportunities for students and teachers. THE AGENDA WITH STEVE PAIKIN will be broadcasting live for 5 nights from Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. The themes that The Agenda is planning to explore in these programs include: Monday, October 19 » Plan B: Colonize Space? Stephen Hawking thinks it's a good idea, given the multiple problems facing earth. Can we imagine a human future off earth? Tuesday, October 20 » Does/Does Not Compute So you think technology controls your life now? From nanotechnology to quantum computing, what the future has in store. Wednesday, October 21 » Designer Genetics The legal, social, and medical implications of trying to engineer humans without defects. Thursday, October 22 » Robotics Artificial Intelligence, evolution, and the man/machine interface. Friday, October 23 » The Importance of Science Do we still believe that science is the path to progress and a better life? FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on Q2C festival events, programs, speakers, and tickets, go to their website. Resources and links to related material TVO's Quantum to Cosmos (Q2C) Festival webpage: http://www.tvo.org/TVOsites/WebObjects/TvoMicro...ientific_literacy Watch video on demand of lectures from all Q2C sessions: http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/literacy/index.c...=blog&blog_id=484 ----- TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster. TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin website: http://www.tvo.org/agenda/
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Parity_Talk_May-24-2009__Laziness_Wins_24kbps nr1 internet radio

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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The "best" time to do a show about laziness is when you're already half asleep. We have a planet full of people still largely motivated by the prospect of laziness rather than common sense. Pointing this out is neither easy nor popular but someone has to do it. Current events and the concept of anti-matter discussed. Our small show differs from many because we are actively dissolving many of the traditional assumptions held by multitudes and reinforced by status, conceit, greed and so-called "power". Always remember the bad people never win because they are motivated by laziness, not truth and progress. Today’s points covered: Today is St Cyril and Methodius the founding inventors of both the Cyrillic and Glagolitic languages precursors to the alphabet used in Greece and Russia in modern times. We make a disclaimer you have to have a psychological age of 25 or over to listen to our show. As an exclusive we bring to our listener’s awareness the mega rich meeting in the USA that seemed to have slipped below the radar of the regular news. Laziness leads to criminal behavior, we need to redefine that term. Apathy, complaining is not getting us anywhere so we need to develop new patterns. We introduce the term psychological antimatter & read the Star Trek poem. Laziness is based on rivalry which leads to conflict. We need to find “common ground” something that we can agree on and that will give us a workable framework. We are soul’s not factional creatures. We encourage people to look into the ideas of time banks as an alternative to the regular economy share your resources and knowledge with other people without the use of a regular currency. Let’s change the term Ownership to Stewardship, you are just a caretaker of assets for the next person. Don’t go looking for the culprit hidden in the dark just change your mode of behavior, for example throw away that new Donald Trump book and other modes of useless behavior. On the developers section we talk about: Ultraedit and Facebook. You can find us at: http://www.paritytalk.com http://www.paritytalk.org http://www.honesty.org and of course our new forum http://www.paritycheck.org
Seeders: 1
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Trinity and Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)

Category: Documentary
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"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945 until 1963. Narrated by William Shatner (Boston Legal, Star Trek), Trinity & Beyond features extremely rare film segments from top secret government archives and startling footage of nuclear bomb tests conducted by Great Britain and China, plus the largest atomic explosion ever created by Russia, and de-classified U.S. footage released to the public as recent as May, 2006. Whether being exploded under the ocean, suspended by a balloon, shot from a cannon or even detonated in space, these weapons are capable of devastating destruction - the quality of these images is as startling as are remarkable. Director/producer Peter Kuran traveled throughout the U.S. to locate footage, and many scenes were restored with an Academy Award winning process created to make the footage look new. Kuran has perfectly preserved these haunting images for generations to come. The film's music (composed by William Stromberg) was performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, symbolizing the end of the cold war. The score was later used in some trailers for the X-Men movies.
Seeders: 5
Leeches: 5