Eric Ries has been the leading voice in exploring a revitalized entrepreneurial philosophy known as the Lean Startup. In this interview talks about how he applied that philosophy in his first big success, IMVU.
I've been skeptical of Pickens' plans to use Natural Gas to get us off foreign oil up till now. But now that I know he sees this as a bridge strategy until we can move off of fossil fuels all together, I'm more encouraged by it. Although a little hyper-sensitive about relying on foreign countries for energy, he offers a solid short-term plan for a cleaner liquid fuel for heavy-duty vehicles.
Zeke Emanuel is convinced that half-measures will not get the U.S. the health care system that we need. On the other hand, he is also not an advocate of a single-payer system. Emanuel lays out his reasoning and his recommendations for a new health care system. The Q&A session at the end of the talk is just as informative as the rest of his talk.
Former CIA Operative and author of several books, Robert Baer talks from first-hand knowledge on Iran's transition from an irrational, revolutionary country bound for failure to a stable, rational actor in the Middle East - and why that's good news for the US.
Terry Gross interviews Steven Waldman, founder of belief.net and author of Founding Faith. They talk about the confluence of religion and state from the founding of the American colonies to the early days of the United States, and how faith as a founding principle was not what many people suppose it was.
Terry Gross interviews Michael Pollan on the future of farming in America, spurred by his open letter to the next president of the united states. Among other things, they talk about the infeasability of continued use of so much oil in our food production, reintegration of plants and animals on farms, and the bizarre disincentives current federal farm policy causes among farmers which curb food diversity on farms.
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, talks to the Commonwealth Club of California about programs he has seen and participated in that are effective at lifting people out of poverty.
Rick Steves of PBS Television and Radio Host, gives a fascinating and even-handed talk to the Commonwealth Club of California about his 10-month stay in Iran to produce his new travel-documentary there.
Paul Hawken tells us about the history of the environmental "movement," and the new, decentralized, less well defined consciousness developing around the world he identifies as the largest movement in history.
Schell presents a fascinating look at the contradictory nature of China's recent past, its present, and the implications that could have for the future.
Craig Venter tells us what he's been up to, from sampling the world's oceans to determine biodiversity, to engineering strands of DNA from scratch.
Paul gives us a tour of the business of predicting the future. He includes some engaging anecdotes from his own experience where he has caught glimpses of what is to come.
What if we eliminated the concept of waste? Geared our industries to produce only materials that could either return to nature safely, or return back to industry as valuable, infinitely recyclable material? McDonough gives this talk to the Stanford Center for Social Innovation and challenges us to think long-term.
