Tech Nation Programs from 2002

Part Four: October - December

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December 31, 2002
Final Installment in our Winter Archive Series: "Techno-Victoriana"
(program 02-T19-00053)

First Interview: China Miéville
Winner, 2001 Arthur C. Clarke Award
Author: The Scar

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak in depth with China Miéville, the winner of the 2001 Arthur C. Clarke Award for his novel, "Perdido Street Station." He's back with his second novel, "The Scar." They'll discuss how the Mieville uses his fantasty worlds to speak oof our fears, our foibles, and the uses and misuses of technology.





Second Interview: Victoria Nelson
Author: The Secret Life of Puppets

Moira will also speak with Victoria Nelson, the author of "The Secret Life of Puppets." They'll discuss how she sees the world of cyberspace, video games, and sci-fi television and movies as a return to man's original sensibilities, pre-dating traditional religion as we know it.

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December 24, 2002
Winter Archive Series 2: "21 Dog Years"
(program 02-T19-00052)

First Interview: Mike Daisey
Chairman, Intel Corporation
Author: 21 Dog Years ... Doing Time @ Amazon.Com

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with Mike Daisey, who spent 21 Dog Years @ Amazon.Com. They'll try to remember what life was like early on inside this thriving dot-com, and see if we've learned our lessons. They'll talk about his "recovery," his memoir and his one-man, off-Broadway show based on this experience.





Second Interview: Nicole Mones
Author: A Cup of Light

Moira will also speak with Nicole Mones about her second novel based in China. It's called "A Cup of Light." They'll discuss the technology of centuries-old Chinese porcelain, and why it still retains its fascination.

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Show Originating on
December 17, 2002
Winter Archive Series 1: "Can You Hear Me?"
(program 02-T19-00051)

First Interview: Andy Grove
Chairman, Intel Corporation
Author, Swimming Across

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Intel Chairman and former Time magazine's Man of the Year, Andy Grove. They'll talk about his youth in war-ravaged Hungary, and his experience with the devastating hearing loss he suffered as a result of an early childhood illness.



Listen to Andy Grove's interview with Real Player

Second Interview: David and Tom Gardner
Brothers & Founders, The Motley Fools
Co-Authors, What to do with Your Money Now ... Ten Steps to Staying Up in a Down Market

Moira will also speak with the Motley Fool brothers, David And Tom Gardner. They'll tell us how to re-think our money in these roller coaster times - as well as reveal how their business fared when the Internet bubble burst.


Listen to David And Tom Gardner's interview with Real Player

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Show Originating on
December 10, 2002
"Electronics are Royal?"
(program 02-T19-00050)

First Interview: Joe Garner
Author, Stay Tuned ... Television's Unforgettable Moments

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Joe Garner, a broadcast documentarian. He's documented the television moments by which we've marked our lives, and the story behind what's on the screen. From I Love Lucy's Vitameatavegamin episode to the unexpected victory of 1980 USA hockey team victory we'll get his take on Television's Unforgettable Moments.





Second Interview: Gerard Kleisterlee
President & CEO, Royal Philips Electronics

Moira will also speak with Gerard Kleisterlee, the President & CEO of Royal Philips Electronics. Philips isn't just the producer of electric shavers, DVD players and television sets. They've has been innovating technology for a record 111 years.

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Show Originating on
December 3, 2002
"1 Billion Messages Per Month"
(program 02-T19-00049)

First Interview: Howard Rheingold
Author, The Virtual Community
Author: Smart Mobs ... The Next Social Revolution

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Howard Rheingold, the author of "The Virtual Community." They'll discuss his effort, "Smart Mobs ... The Next Social Revolution," looking at the effect of cell phones worldwide.



Second Interview: Beverly Davis
Assistant Professor, Purdue University's School of Technology
Author, Technoism

Moira will also speak with Beverly Davis, an Assistant Professor in Purdue University's School of Technology. Her current focus is "Technoism," the sense that we know technology is failing us but we're silent about it.

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Show Originating on
November 26, 2002
"The Traveling Astrophysicist"
(program 02-T19-00048)

First Interview: Tavis Smiley
Host, "The Tavis Smiley Show" from NPR
Author: Keeping the Faith

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Tavis Smiley, who is the Host of The Tavis Smiley Show from NPR. We'll hear about the unlikely road from Black Entertainment Television to National Public Radio, about his view on television networks in this country, and the relationship between technology and African-Americans.





Second Interview: Richard Gott
Professor, Astrophysics, Princeton University
Author, Time Travel in Einstein's Universe

Moira will also speak with Richard Gott, a Professor of Astrophysics from Princeton University. They'll talk about "Time Travel in Einstein's Universe."

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Show Originating on
November 19, 2002
"How Could We Miss It?"
(program 02-T19-00047)

First Interview: Sy Montgomery
Science Writer
Author: Search for the Golden Moon Bear

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Sy Montgomery. She may be familiar to you from her commentaries on NPR's "Living on Earth," or possibly from her experiences searching out new species, recorded in her earlier book, "Journey of the Pink Dolphins". She's back with her exploits in the forests of Cambodia and the "Search for the Golden Moon Bear."





Second Interview: Kenny Ausubel
Founder, the Bioneers Conference and the Collective Heritage Institute

Moira will also speak with Kenny Ausubel, the founder of the Bioneers Conference and the nonprofit Collective Heritage Institute. They'll talk about eco-economics, and the personal choices and challenges which come into play for activists.

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Show Originating on
November 12, 2002
"The Global Scene ..."
(program 02-T19-00046)

Today's Interview: Eamonn Kelly, Peter Leyden, Bryan Sager, and Steve Weber
A Panel from the Global Business Network
Contributors: What's Next? ... Exploring the New Terrain for Business

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with a panel of experts from the Global Business Network: Eamonn Kelly, Peter Leyden, Bryan Sager And Steve Weber. They will talk about the world today: the effects of the Internet, the changing economic power balance between women and men outside the United States, the world reception to bio-technology vs. nano-technology, the uneven landscapes of China, India and Africa, and the future of organized Religion and personal spirituality in a hyper-mediated world. They will also talk about the some 50 contributors to their new book: "What's Next? ... Exploring the New Terrain for Business."

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Show Originating on
November 5, 2002
"Dinosaurs & Terrorism ..."
(program 02-T19-00045)

First Interview: Dr. Josh Smith
Paleo-Ecologist
Author: The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Josh Smith, a paleo-ecologist and one of the scientists searching for fossils in the A&E documentary "The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt." They'll talk about lost and found science, and the tension of Hollywood funding research.





Second Interview: John Burnett
Journalist
Author, Dangerous Waters ... Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas

Moira will also speak with John Burnett, the former United Press International Reporter. He looks at the potential for terrorism in the Malacca Straits, just off the east coast of Africa, where huge crude oil tankers wend their way to the world's refineries. His book is entitled "Dangerous Waters."

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Show Originating on
October 29, 2002
"Business Unusual ... "
(program 02-T19-00044)

First Interview: John Beck
Director, International Research, Accenture Institute for Strategic Change
Author: DoCoMo ... Japan's Wireless Tsunami

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Beck, the Director of International Research at the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change. He'll describe what a Japanese wireless firm has learned about how to design cell phones, since Japanese characters are complex and hard to read. Also, the Japanese culture presumes that telephoning someone for information is an imposition. We'll find out how this technical solution may end up changing our Americans phones.





Second Interview: Adrian Slywotzky
Author, The Art of Profitability

Moira will also speak with Adrian Slywotzky, the author of "The Art of Profitability." In weekly lessons, he focuses not on how to make a profit, but rather on "the art" of making a profit - lessons designed to open your mind to the many ways to make profit happen.

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Show Originating on
October 22, 2002
"To Weasel, Or Not To Weasel ..."
(program 02-T19-00043)

First Interview: Scott Adams
Creator, "Dilbert"
Author: Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Scott Adams, the creator of the cartoon "Dilbert," which appears in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 19 languages. They'll talk about his new book "Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel."





Second Interview: Mickey Connolly
Founder, Conversant
Author, The Communication Catalyst

Moira will also speak with Mickey Connolly. Together with Richard Rianoshek, they founded Conversant, and they've written the book: "The Communication Catalyst." If you think no one is in charge any more at your organization, you may be right.

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Show Originating on
October 15, 2002
"Old Technology, Present Technology, Future Technology"
(program 02-T19-00042)

First Interview: Jim Lehrer
Anchor & Executive Producer, PBS's "Newshour with Jim Lehrer"
Author: No Certain Rest

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Jim Lehrer, best known as the anchor of PBS's "Newshour with Jim Lehrer." They'll talk about his latest book, "No Certain Rest," a novel with roots in both today's technology and the technology of the Civil War.





Second Interview: Andrew Zolli
Futurist & Editor, TechTV's Catalog of Tomorrow

Moira will also speak with Andrew Zolli. He's the Editor of a book of compilations from many futurists called "TechTV's Catalog of Tomorrow." They'll talk about the challenges of researching a pristine lake a mile below the Antarctic ice, and why people are building Floating Cities.

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Show Originating on
October 8, 2002
"Any Novel Ideas Lately?"
(program 02-T19-00041)

First Interview: Watts Wacker
Futurist & Author: The Deviant's Advantage

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with futurist Watts Wacker, the author of "The Deviant's Advantage." They'll examine what creative thinking really is and how you know when you have a really great idea.





Second Interview: Elizabeth Weil
Journalist & Contributor, "This American Life"
Author: They All Laughed At Christopher Columbus

Moira will also speak with Elizabeth Weil about someone who had a so-called "deviant" idea, and spent his life pursuing it. A Contributor to "This American Life," Weil followed dreamer Gary Hudson to the Mojave Desert, where he attempted to build the First Civilian Spaceship.

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Show Originating on
October 1, 2002
"Who Really Built the Internet?"
(program 02-T19-00040)

First Interview: Mitchell Waldrop
Science Journalist
Author: The Dream Machine ... JCR Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Science Journalist Mitchell Waldrop. They'll take an historic look at how personal computers and the Internet all came together, the brainchild of a not an engineer or a scientist, but rather a psychologist - one J.C.R. Licklider.





Second Interview: Jonathan Schorr
Author: Hard Lessons .. the Promise of an Inner City Charter School

Moira will also speak with education journalist Jonathan Schorr. They'll look at the new movement within the public education system called "charter schools," yet another way to give parents more choice on how their children are educated.

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