Topic: Science and Technology (general)
What is a Transmedia Producer? Although this new role was recently recognized by the Producer's Guild of America, many people are unaware of it. Jeff Gomez explains how a Transmedia Production works, weaving in examples from Avatar and other projects, he introduces the audience to a new creative phenomenon in our culture. Transmedia story telling is the process of conveying storylines to a mass audience through the artful, well-planned use of multiple media platforms.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Baxter International Chief Scientific Officer, Norbert Riedel, about what hospitals will look like in the future.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the emergence and power behind opinion space with craigslist Distinguished Professor of New Media at UC Berkeley, Ken Goldberg.
With memories of the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami fresh in our minds, we hear Lisa Katayama deftly present her prediction that the 2011 earthquake will trigger a wave of innovation and reinvention. Katayama explores how the island of Japan and concerned people around the world used the Internet to cope and communicate in the aftermath. Pointing to signs of reinvention that are already noticeable, Lisa proudly declares Japan's willpower to overcome this crisis.
Dr. Moira Gunn meets Dr. Michael Jackson, Vice President for Drug Discovery and Development at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and learns about how massive robots are taking the drudge work out of looking for new drugs.
Dr. Moira Gunn dives into the world of Google, learning how it is changing the world around us from the pages of In the Plex: How Google Thinks, works and Shapes Our Lives, from Wired Senior Writer, Stephen Levy.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Duke University professor and author, Misha Angrist, about her new book, Here is a Human Being, where she dives into comprehensible explanations of the DNA of being human.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Science Channel host and author, Michio Kaku, about his new book, Physics of the Future: How Science will shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Ambrx CEO, Dr. Steve Kaldor, about once-a-week human growth hormone.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with sociologist and network science pioneer Duncan Watts about his new book, Everything is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer, where he suggests that common sense and history can mislead us into believing that we understand more about the world of human behavior than we do.
