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22:56:22 08/22/12
Cory Doctorow: "The Coming Civil War over General-purpose Computing", Talks at Google
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Cory Doctorow: "The Coming Civil War over General-purpose Computing", Talks at Google
Who governs digital trust? Doctorow framed the question this way: "Computers are everywhere. They are now something we put our whole bodies into---airplanes, cars---and something we put into our bodies---pacemakers, cochlear implants. They HAVE to be trustworthy." Sometimes humans are not so trustworthy, and programs may override you: "I can't let you do that, Dave." (Reference to the self-protective insane computer Hal in Kubrick's film "2001." That time the human was more trustworthy than the computer.) Who decides who can override whom? The core issues for Doctorow come down to Human Rights versus Property Rights, Lockdown versus Certainty, and Owners versus mere Users. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 42460 399 ratings Time: 01:10:23 More in Science & Technology
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22:15:43 08/22/12
Authors at Google: Ambassador Ido Aharoni | "How to Market a Country"
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Authors at Google: Ambassador Ido Aharoni | "How to Market a Country"
From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1160 37 ratings Time: 53:31 More in Education
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17:17:42 08/22/12
Brewmasters at Google: Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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Brewmasters at Google: Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's Sam Calagione visits Google NY to talk about their new collaborative process surrounding their new brews, Urkontinent and Positive Contact. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 808 26 ratings Time: 01:04:03 More in Education
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17:40:22 08/21/12
Authors@Google: Roy Freed on computer law
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Authors@Google: Roy Freed on computer law
Roy Freed visits Google Cambridge to discuss computer law. Freed introduced the world to the concept of computer law in his article, "A Lawyer's Guide Through the Computer Maze," in the November 1960 issue of The Practical Lawyer. He is a member of MIT's Biotechnology department and a fellow at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 794 8 ratings Time: 51:06 More in Education
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08:46:46 08/21/12
Authors at Google: Dr. Jordan D. Metzl, "The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies"
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Authors at Google: Dr. Jordan D. Metzl, "The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies"
Keeping Your Body Healthy, Fit, and Injury Free Health, Longevity, and Optimal Performance for Athletes. From casual joggers to competitive triathletes, high school footballers to aging weekend warriors, tens of millions of Americans enjoy%mdashand get injured enjoying%mdashsports and fitness activities. Now, the hobbled masses have an authoritative guide to healing themselves: The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies: 1001 Doctor-Approved Health Fixes and Injury-Prevention Secrets for a Leaner, Fitter, More Athletic Body! Launched NBC's Today Show to wide National acclaim, this comprehensive guidebook for fitness buffs and sports enthusiasts empowers readers to self-diagnose and self-treat chronic and acute aches and pains%mdashfrom shin splints and sprains to athlete's foot%mdashand provides medically sound advice on preventing injuries. When you get hurt, you have fears. You have questions. Ice or heat? Should I see a doctor? Will I need surgery? This book answers those questions and allays those fears. Dr. Jordan D. Metzl, one of the nation's leading sports medicine physicians, breaks down all the information into easy-to-follow strategies for effective self-treatment%mdashwhile letting you know in no uncertain terms when you should go see your own doctor, pronto. The book also answers other common training questions like, "What should I eat to fuel my workouts?" and "What exercises can I do to prevent injury and perform at the next level?" Metzl isn't just a doctor. He's an elite athlete, having ... From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1284 25 ratings Time: 49:37 More in People & Blogs
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00:19:25 08/21/12
Authors at Google: Howard Friedman, "The Measure of a Nation"
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Authors at Google: Howard Friedman, "The Measure of a Nation"
If America were a corporation, how would an independent analyst judge its ability to compete against other corporate giants? According to UN statistician Howard Steven Friedman, that hypothetical analyst would label America a corporate dinosaur and recommend that the nation either change or face extinction. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1803 49 ratings Time: 55:56 More in People & Blogs
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19:48:31 08/20/12
Authors at Google: Rob Reid, "Year Zero: A Novel"
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Authors at Google: Rob Reid, "Year Zero: A Novel"
An alien advance party was suddenly nosing around my planet. Worse, they were lawyering up. . . . In the hilarious tradition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Rob Reid takes you on a headlong journey through the outer reaches of the universe%mdashand the inner workings of our absurdly dysfunctional music industry. Low-level entertainment lawyer Nick Carter thinks it's a prank, not an alien encounter, when a redheaded mullah and a curvaceous nun show up at his office. But Frampton and Carly are highly advanced (if bumbling) extraterrestrials. And boy, do they have news. The entire cosmos, they tell him, has been hopelessly hooked on humanity's music ever since "Year Zero" (1977 to us), when American pop songs first reached alien ears. This addiction has driven a vast intergalactic society to commit the biggest copyright violation since the Big Bang. The resulting fines and penalties have bankrupted the whole universe. We humans suddenly own everything%mdashand the aliens are not amused. Nick Carter has just been tapped to clean up this mess before things get ugly, and he's an unlikely galaxy-hopping hero: He's scared of heights. He's also about to be fired. And he happens to have the same name as a Backstreet Boy. But he does know a thing or two about copyright law. And he's packing a couple of other pencil-pushing superpowers that could come in handy. Soon he's on the run from a sinister parrot and a highly combustible vacuum cleaner. With Carly and Frampton as his guides ... From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 742 14 ratings Time: 36:09 More in People & Blogs
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16:46:19 08/20/12
Authors at Google: Kevin Bleyer, "ME THE PEOPLE: One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution..."
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Authors at Google: Kevin Bleyer, "ME THE PEOPLE: One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution..."
We think of our Constitution as the painstakingly designed blueprint drawn up by, in Thomas Jefferson's words, an "assembly of demigods" who laid the foundation for the sturdiest republic ever created. The truth is, it was no blueprint at all but an Etch A Sketch, a haphazard series of blunders, shaken clean and redrawn countless times during a summer of petty debates, drunken ramblings, and desperate compromise%mdashas much the product of an "assembly of demigods" as a confederacy of dunces. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 697 23 ratings Time: 44:10 More in People & Blogs
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23:34:33 08/16/12
Brewmasters@Google: Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head
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Brewmasters@Google: Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's Sam Calagione visits Google NY to talk about their new collaborative process surrounding their new brews, Urkontinent and Positive Contact. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 819 21 ratings Time: 01:04:58 More in People & Blogs
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23:51:28 08/14/12
Authors@Google: Matt Werner
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Authors@Google: Matt Werner
Matt Werner spoke at Google in Mountain View on August 6, 2012 about his book Oakland in Popular Memory: Interviews with 12 cutting-edge musicians from Oakland and beyond. He is introduced by Brit Bjurstrom. ABOUT THE BOOK: The image of Oakland, California has been tainted in the mainstream media with salacious news reports focusing on street violence, shootings, gangs, and riots. These reports%mdashalong with assumptions and stereotypes%mdashfeed the fabricated image that outsiders have of the city. In Oakland in Popular Memory: Interviews with 12 cutting-edge musicians from Oakland and beyond (Thought Publishing / May 2012 / $15.00), Oakland native and former host of the award-winning radio show on Fresh Air: The Alternative, Matt Werner introduces a different narrative by presenting a collection of his best interviews with leading artists from Oakland and artists who've influenced musicians from Oakland. In the spirit of Studs Terkel, Werner conducted long-form interviews from 2008-2012, which cover the 2008 election of President Obama, the shooting of Oscar Grant, and the Occupy Oakland protests. Werner spoke with artists at length, discussing topics like race relations in Oakland in the post-Oscar Grant era, postmodern literary theory, and the changing landscape of the music industry during the digital revolution. Through interviews with artists like, Chinaka Hodge, Dahlak Brathwaite, Dave Smallen, George Watsky, Ise Lyfe, K.Flay, Kid Beyond, MC Lars, Rafael Casal, Saul ... From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1437 17 ratings Time: 46:01 More in People & Blogs
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22:14:01 08/13/12
Jonathan Haidt, Authors at Google
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Jonathan Haidt, Authors at Google
In his new book, "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion", Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of morality and its basis in politics and religion. In this talk, given during his visit to the Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA, Jonathan provides an introduction to the core themes of the book, particularly as they apply to the "hive-like" mode of operation of Google, Zappos, and many other successful organizations. He investigates the question of why some successful organizations operate like wolf packs, others like beehives. And he links several theories from the natural sciences, religion, and philosophy to try to explain how and why humans can be far more "groupish" than "selfish". Jonathan Haidt is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and a visiting professor of business ethics at New York University's Stern School of Business. He is the author of "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1976 41 ratings Time: 53:51 More in Science & Technology
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16:32:31 08/13/12
"The Odd Life of Timothy Green": Peter Hedges and Joel Edgerton, Artists at Google
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"The Odd Life of Timothy Green": Peter Hedges and Joel Edgerton, Artists at Google
Academy Award%reg--nominated director/writer Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Life, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?) brings enchantment to the screen with The Odd Life of Timothy Green, an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who can't wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim%mdashand their small town of Stanleyville%mdashlearn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life's greatest gifts. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 5469 17 ratings Time: 47:44 More in Film & Animation
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22:58:05 08/10/12
Rob Reid: "Year Zero", Authors at Google
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Rob Reid: "Year Zero", Authors at Google
"Rob Reid discusses his new book, Year Zero. Rob is the founder of Listen.com, which created the Rhapsody service, the world's largest seller of online music until it was eclipsed (rather badly, he'll admit) by Apple's iTunes service. He is the author of Year One, a memoir about student life at Harvard Business School, and Architects of the Web, a business history of the Internet. " From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1539 31 ratings Time: 49:43 More in Science & Technology
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17:14:56 08/07/12
Ariane De Bonvoisin and Managing Change, Authors at Google
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Ariane De Bonvoisin and Managing Change, Authors at Google
Ariane de Bonvoisin is a writer, speaker, host and entrepreneur. Her work focusses on life skills, helping people navigate life changes both personal and professional and spiritual guidance. Her books include The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier (Harper Collins), Living Healthier and Pursuing your Dreams. Her latest ebook, "What I wish someone had told me about Writing a Book", is a must-read for authors. She is the co-founder of a new iphone app, Mindful365, helping people live consciously a day at a time. It is also available as a daily email at www.mindful365.com She was featured in a documentary film, covering a motorcycle journey through the highest roads in the world in the Himalayas. For more info, visit www.thehighestpass.com She is the founder of www.first30days.com, a website dedicated to helping people through life's biggest changes. Her personal website can be found at www.arianedebonvoisin.com From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 2572 52 ratings Time: 01:10:06 More in Entertainment
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04:45:14 08/07/12
Chefs@Google: Karen Krasne
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Chefs@Google: Karen Krasne
Karen Krasne, Owner and Executive Chef of Extraordinary Desserts, visited Google LA to talk about her book "Extraordinary Cakes" and demonstrate how to make bread pudding. This talk took place on July 31, 2012. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 1294 19 ratings Time: 33:26 More in Entertainment
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00:39:58 08/07/12
Bob Scowcroft: Tales from 25 Years in the Organic Movement
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Bob Scowcroft: Tales from 25 Years in the Organic Movement
If we had to choose one individual who most inspired us to undertake this historical project about sustainable agriculture, it would be Bob Scowcroft, currently the executive director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation. From: AtGoogleTalks Views: 643 5 ratings Time: 01:04:05 More in Nonprofits & Activism
08/22/12
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