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Charlie Rose

In art, economics, politics, video on 26 August 2007 with no comments

The Charlie Rose site announced big changes back in January, and I may have missed the addition of new content during the past month or so.  The new Charlierose.com is loaded with thousands of hours of new and archived interviews.

The efforts that have gone into this unprecedented venture are truly remarkable. For over a […]

What the world eats

In culture, economics, food, photography, visualization on 4 January 2007 with no comments

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats - “making things visible”.  Listen to an NPR interview and article with the authors of the 2005 book.

Neoliberalism and the City

In audio, development, economics, podcast, politics, video on 27 November 2006 with no comments

If you’ve got 90 minutes, listen in (or watch, if you have enough hard drive space) to David Harvey’s keynote lecture:
podcast mp3 (audio), mp4 (video)
Internationally recognized urban geographer and social theorist David Harvey delivers a keynote lecture at the Middlebury College Symposium, “Urban Landscapes: The Politics of Expression.”
from the University Channel
Has anyone found other […]

Advertising Everywhere

In culture, design, economics on 13 October 2006 with no comments

Yes, that is advertising covering an escalator handrail. Pingmag looks at 10 tricks of advertisers in the Tokyo subway system.

The Global Rich List

In economics, visualization on 13 October 2006 with no comments

Visualize your economic standing in the world:
http://www.globalrichlist.com/

Making Globalization Work

In development, economics, video on 22 September 2006 with 1 comment

Streaming real video (real video)
Lee C. Bollinger, Tina Rosenberg, Nancy Birdsall, George Soros, and Joseph E. Stiglitz discuss solutions for some of the world’s most pressing problems, such as debt, unfair trade, the “resource curse”, the need to curb harmful emissions and world poverty

Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University (Host)
Tina Rosenberg, Editorial Writer, […]

Making Cities Work

In audio, development, economics, podcast on 13 August 2006 with no comments

The BBC offers a special three part audio series on urban development.
It is projected that in the next 50 years two thirds of humanity will live in cities. Architecture critic Dejan Sudjic presents a four part series which looks at cutting edge solutions for transport and housing as well as ways of making cities […]

Why We Fight - Documentaries

In economics, history, politics, video on 22 June 2006 with no comments

 
A documentary on the American military-industrial complex.  Amazingly, the whole thing is up on google.  It's about an hour and a half long: Why We Fight
Here's the Eisenhower speech referenced in the film.
 
The World War II Frank Capra propaganda films from which the above documentary takes its name: Why We Fight (wikipedia information)
pt. 1 - […]

The Other Side of Outsourcing

In culture, economics, telecommunications on 23 May 2006 with no comments

Thomas Friedman hosts a Discovery/Times program on the effects of outsourcing on India. He highlights the burgeoning call centers and tech cultures, and how globalization is drastically changing Indian youth culture. (about 45 minutes long)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8quDb3FIUuo]
The Other Side of Outsourcing

3D Globe packed with world data

In economics, visualization, web on 13 May 2006 with no comments

http://infoview.infomagnet.com/view.php
A rotating globe updatable with everything from population, GDP, military, and tax rates to poverty, health, and education statistics.