Computing


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Corporate Excellence, Ethics, and the Role of IT
Deborah G. Johnson
February 13, 2006
01:19:15
Deborah G. Johnson, University of Virginia ethicist, discusses the rethinking of corporate excellence and business ethics as the economy goes global through the use of Information Technology. Deborah G.
Virtual Fieldwork for Pre-Professional Education
Angela Calabrese-Barton
January 27, 2006
01:02:47
Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) and its faculty partners discuss their collaborations in the areas of virtual fieldwork. Angela Calabrese-Barton from Teachers College, discusses her work with the Educational Multimedia Case Constructor (EMCC).
Economics of Open Content: Wealth of Networks
Yochai Benkler
January 24, 2006
00:58:46
Yale University Law School Professor Yochai Benkler explores the new economies and the powerful transformative potential of decentralized social production.
Boston IDEAS 2005: Neil Gershenfeld
Neil Gershenfeld
October 7, 2005
00:20:26
Director of The Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT, Neil Gershenfeld discusses his development of "fabrication laboratories" that bring design technology to ordinary people.
Boston IDEAS 2005: Amy Smith
Amy Smith
October 6, 2005
00:19:46
A MacArthur fellow and mechanical engineer, Amy Smith discusses her interest in creating elegantly simple life-enhancing solutions and labor-saving technologies for the developing world.
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Blogosphere: Who's Talking?
Dan Kennedy
September 21, 2005
00:51:21
Dan Kennedy, former media critic for the Boston Phoenix and visiting assistant professor at Northeastern University School of Journalism and Jay Rosen, founder/author of PressThink and professor of journalism at New York University, meet to talk about the blogosphere, its future, its i
Eliminating Poverty: Attainable Goal or Unrealizable Dream?
Peggy Dulany
May 17, 2005
01:29:52
This is the sixth forum in a special discussion series entitledThe World We Want, which focuses on the search for real solutions that will lead to a better world. Participants explore the following questions:
Psychology of Surveys: Measuring Public Opinion
Barry C. Burden
November 5, 2004
01:09:23
Barry C. Burden of Harvard University lectures on the science and technology behind measuring public opinion. How can we know what 200 million Americans think, feel, and know? Can telephone interviews with a few hundred people really describe public opinion?