General Audiences - TV-G/ TV-PG

Future Talk - Singularity University

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A look at Singularity University, a Google-sponsored school located at NASA's Ames Research Center in Sunnyvale, CA. Singularity U is based on the idea that technology is advancing at an exponential rate, and it's necessary to train a cadre of leaders who can steer this technology in the right direction, so it can be used to solve humanity's problems without creating more and bigger problems in the process.

Future Talk - Health 2.0

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Health 2.0, an emerging approach to health care that uses Internet technology and social networking software to make patients better informed about their health conditions and more active participants in their own health care, is discussed. The guests are Thomas Goetz, executive editor of WIRED Magazine and author of the new book "The Decision Tree", and Jennifer McCabe, co-founder and CEO of Contagion Health. Martin Wasserman hosts.

Future Talk - Nova Spivack and the Semantic Web

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A look at the "Semantic Web", which many people are calling the next major step in the evolution of the World Wide Web, making the Web much more intelligent and much more responsive to user needs than it is today. Host Martin Wasserman interviews well known Silicon Valley technology visionary and entrepreneur Nova Spivack, a leader in the development of the Semantic Web, whose latest product, twine.com, is an early example of it. Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jack Porter also participates.

Future Talk - US-China Green Energy Council

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A look at the US-China Green Energy Council, a consortium of American and Chinese scientists, businessmen and academics who seek to foster cooperation between the US and China on ways of producing non-polluting energy. Host Martin Wasserman interviews UCGEC board members Jim Caldwell and Cliff Nakayama.

Future Talk - Human Genome Research

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A look at human genome research from several perspectives. Professor Gavin Sherlock of the Genetics Deparment of Stanford Medical School discusses the latest scientific advances in genetics, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jack Porter discusses the practical applications of genome science, and Biology Professor Marc Feldman, director of the Human Genome Diversity Project at Stanford, discusses the moral and ethical implications of genome research.

Not Too Stuffy Law - Funny Cases & Privacy Issues

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Episode 6 - In the first half of the program, "Bedtime Stories for Lawyers," we take a humorous look at a plastic surgery case, "Sullivan vs. O'Conner." In the show's second half we discuss Privacy issues with Police Officer Chuck Edgerly of the Andover Police Department. The discussion on Privacy will continue in Episode 7.