David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, asserts that the Facebook News Feed is a new form of journalism. Quoting founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Kirkpatrick says, "A squirrel dying...
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, compares dopamine levels in monkeys and humans. Sapolsky argues that in both, "Dopamine is not about pleasure, it's about the...
President Mubarak is finished politically, whether tomorrow or in six months, says Carnegie Endowment's Marwan Muasher. Muasher explains that the United States has missed its opportunity to influence events in...
NYU Law professor Richard Epstein explains why he does not support net neutrality. Epstein argues that congestion and investment issues demand regulation. He likens the Internet to a small path...
(FORA.tv - January, 2011) Famed theater director Peter Sellars discusses his thoughts on censorship in China, arguing that despite recent increases in openness, "culture remains one of the last tests...
Author Abbas Milani, argues that international sanctions are crippling Iran's economy and that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must be living in a "parallel universe" to speak otherwise. "His sense of...
Author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali proposes that an effective tool to challenge radical Islamist ideology would be to actively convert Muslims to Christianity. "If we don't compete, we...
Doug Guthrie, Dean of the George Washington Business School, says rumors of a Chinese economic implosion are greatly exaggerated. He uses their dominance in clean energy technology to illustrate the...
This Al Jazeera English news update covers the trial of a female journalist and UN worker in Sudan who was arrested for wearing trousers and charged with indecent dressing. Also,...
Link TV presents a special forum where participants from countries around the world are invited to upload video letters to the American people about the policies being decided in the...
Spurred by the detainment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, American lawyer Khan decided to offer help to the detainees.
Born to Afghan parents, she used her language skills as a translator,...
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