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Show Originating on
December 11, 2001
"A General Theory of Love"
(program 01-T19-00050)
First Interview: Dr. John Ratey
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Author: A User's Guide to the Brain
Other books: Driven to Distraction, Shadow Syndromes.
Moira will pick Dr. Ratey's brain regarding recent discoveries within the fields of psychiatry and neurology.
Second Interview: Dr. Thomas Lewis
Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
Co-Author: A General Theory of Love
Listen to the doctor demystify love, and find out why some of us are "always looking for love in all the wrong places."
Show Originating on
December 4, 2001
"Ideas Without a Future"
(program 01-T19-00049)
Feature Interview: Larry Lessig
Professor, Stanford Law School
Author: The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
Moira will speak in-depth with Dr. Lessig about government policy and corporate interests, and the ways government and private sectors support and suppress innovation in cyberspace.
They will also talk about the "Free Mickey" campaign. How long will Disney be able to retain its rights to Mickey Mouse? They created him, so why can't they keep the rights forever? And for that matter, does Albert Einstein own any rights to the Theory of Relativity? Even Thomas Jefferson will register an opinion.
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Show Originating on
November 27, 2001
"The Science of Erin Brockovich"
(program 01-T19-00048)
First Interview: Erin Brockovich
Director of Environmental Research, The Law Firm of Masry & Vititoe
Known to most of us as the central character in the popular movie "Erin Brockovich," she is now the Director of Environmental Research at the law firm of Masry and Vititoe. She shares her experience investigating hexavalent chromium in the little town of Hinkly, California.
Second Interview: Nancy Milford
Author: Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Nancy Milford's biography of Enda St. Vincent Millay illustrates how skillful use of the media during the Great Depression spawned a best-selling poet.
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Show Originating on
November 20, 2001
"The Laws of the World Wide Web"
(program 01-T19-00047)
First Interview: Anand Sharma
Columnist, Global Manuracturing Review
Author: The Perfect Engine: How to Win in the New Demand Economy by Building to Order with Fewer Resources
Second Interview: Bernardo Huberman
Hewlett-Packard Fellow
Author: The Laws of the Web: Patterns in the Ecology of Information
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Show Originating on
November 13, 2001
"Emergence"
(program 01-T19-00046)
First Interview: Steven Johnson
Author: Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
Second Interview: Dr. Barbara Waugh
Former Worldwide Change Manager, Hewlett-Packard
Author: The Soul in the Computer : The Story of a Corporate Revolutionary
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Show Originating on November 6, 2001
"The Foundational Fifties"
(program 01-T19-00045)
First Interview: Sam Roberts
Senior Editor, New York Times
Author: The Brother: The Untold Story of Atomic Spy David Greenglass and How He Sent His Sister, Ethel Rosenberg, to the Electric Chair
The trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the early fifties tore America apart, and still ignites fierce debate among some political quarters. With griping narration, Sam Roberts reveals the keystone role Ethel Rosenberg's brother, David Greenglass, played. Greenglass not only stole atomic secrets about the Manhatten Project, he also lied in court, and helped to convict and sentence his sister, Ethel, to the electric chair.
Second Interview: Paul Dickson
Author: Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
From Publishers Weekly
Dickson chronicles in detail the Soviet satellite Sputnik. The Soviet Union was propelled into international prominence on October 4, 1957, by becoming the first nation to successfully launch a satellite, beating the American program by several months. The Soviet spacecraft panicked Americans, who constantly looked up into the sky, spoke in hushed tones and feared that the satellite presaged an atomic attack. Dickson examines the feuding between the services for control of the space program and candidly exposes the reasons for the lag in American research.
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Show Originating on Oct. 30, 2001
"The Limits of Human Endurance"
(program 01-T19-00044)
First Interview: John Patrick
Vice President of Internet Technology, IBM
Author: Net Attitude: What It Is, How to Get It, and Why Your Company Can't Survive Without It.
Chairman, The Global Internet Project
Associated Links:
For GIP: www.gip.org
Personal Site: ibm.com/patrick
As Chairman of the Global Internet Project and the Vice President of Internet Technology at IBM, John Patrick tells us what to expect of the next generation Internet.
Second Interview: Peter Stark
Author: Last Breath: Cautionary Tales from the Limits of Human Endurance.
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Show Originating on Oct. 23, 2001
"Chips, Chips, Everywhere"
(program 01-T19-00043)
First Interview: T. R. Reid
London Bureau Chief for the Washington Post
Author: The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
Second Interview: Gary Rivlin
Journalist
Author: The Godfather of Silicon Valley
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Show Originating on Oct. 16, 2001
"Steganography and Other Techno-Wonders"
(program 01-T19-00042)
First Interview: Dr. Eugene Spafford
Director, CERIAS-The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security.
Associated Link: www.cerias.purdue.edu
Dr. Spafford will give us a real-world perspective of computer vulnerability and what steps we need to take to protect ourselves in the future.
Second Interview: John Alderman
Author: Sonic Boom
It's hard to find a journalist who is also both musician and technical insider. We think we've found it in John Alderman. Mr. Alderman, former Culture Editor for Wired News, gives us an inside perspective of on-line music and what we can expect at Ye Olde Music Shoppe in your neighborhood.
Global Check-In with Chris Vargus
This week, Chris will profile the "elements" of our identities, both online and off.
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Show Originating on Oct. 9, 2001
"Old Players-New Vision"
(program 01-T19-00041)
First Interview: Dr. Christine Finn
Journalist and Archaeologist, Institute of Archaeology, Oxford
Author: Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley.
Christine Finn combined her experience as a print and broadcast journalist with her archaeology training and spent a year in the Silicon Valley observing the 2000 boom times which subsequently turned to bust. She's recorded her experiences in Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley, published by MIT Press.
She observes the economy, the social customs, and the people of this fast moving and idea-rich place, and considers the implications of technological change-over-time. Dr. Finn is a former Reuter Journalist Research Fellow at Oxford University, and is now a Research Associate at its Institute of Archaeology.
Second Interview: Brenda Laurel
Founder, Purple Moon
Author: Utopian Entrepreneur
Brenda Laurel is perhaps best known as the founder of Purple Moon, the pioneering girls' software company. Ms. Laurel asks us to rethink our personal and even business goals. She asks all of us to unify our moral sense with our business sense to become Utopian Entrepreneurs.
Global Check-In with Chris Vargus
Chris and Moira once and for all distinguish for us the difference between what's mobile and what's wireless.
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Show Originating on Oct. 2, 2001
"The Language of Cells"
(program 01-T19-00040)
First Interview: Dr. Spencer Nadler
Surgeon Pathologist.
Author: The Language of Cells.
Spencer Nadler takes us into the remarkable world of cells--and into the lives of people who are affected by what he sees under his microscope. Dr. Nadler is one of those rare breed of people who are both scientist and writer, making The Language of Cells both a journey of science and humanity.
Second Interview: Terry Healey
Cancer Survivor
Author: At Face Value.
Associated Links: www.at-face-value.com.
In 1984, Healey would appear to have been an average college student. His life changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with a fibrosarcoma of the nose, an unusually aggressive cancer. Treatment required repeated surgeries and radiation to cure. But this was only the beginning of his ordeal, for the lifesaving surgeries left his face disfigured. Healey tells Moira how, with the love of his family and friends, and with his spiritual values, he healed himself within.
Global Check-In
Moira talks with Mikko Hypponen, Manager of F-Secure's Anti-Virus Research Center. Mikko explains some common security breaches at the world's largest corporations.
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Show Originating on Sept. 25, 2001 -
"The Psychology of Imposed Change"
(program 01-T19-00039)
Featured Interview: Dr. Patricia Wiklund
Psycholtherapist, Specializing on Imposed Change
Author: Taking Charge When you Not in Control
Dr. Wiklund talks with Moira about the best way to respond to life-changing events we didn't predict, didn't cause, don't want and can't avoid.
Associated Link: www.PatWiklund.com
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
With special guest, Mikko Hypponen. They discuss the tools of the trade in the business of hacking.
Show Originating on Sept. 18, 2001 -
Show Originating on August 28, 2001 -
"Choose To, Or Be Forced To"
(program 01-T19-00038)
First Interview: Dr. Virginia Haufler
Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland.
Former Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Author: A Public Role for the Private Sector.
Second Interview: Dr. Ken Croswell
Astronomer.
Author: The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos.
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
The Pro's and Con's of Smart Appliances.
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Show Originating on Sept. 11, 2001 -
"The Invisable Side of Silicon Valley"
(program 01-T19-00037)
First Interview: Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman
Producers, Public Television Documentary: "The Secrets of Silicon Valley"
We all have seen in the news of the wealth created in Silicon Valley, but Mr. Snitow and Ms. Kaufman look under the Valley's silk covers to expose a working class struggling to survive. If the new economy was built on computers, then who made the computers?
Second Interview: Anthony & Michael Perkins
Co-authors: The Internet Bubble: Revised Edition
Early on, the Perkins brothers predicted the bursting of the Internet bubble. As co-founders of Red Herring Magazine, they held a unique vantage point of the roller coaster ride known as the Dot-Com Era. Listen to what they have to say about the next five years.
Special Segment: Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Chris talks with Moira about a new breed of highly-mobile business traveler: the "Road Warrior."
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Show Originating on Sept. 4, 2001 -
"The Wireless Traffic Jam"
(program 01-T19-00036)
First Interview: James Murray
Director, Court Square Ventures
Author: Wireless Nation
Mr. Murray, a long-time telecommunications industry professional and adept writer, brings to Tech Nation a fascinating history of our federal government's policy towards the selling of the radio spectrum. With cell phones, broadcast radio and network television, it turns out we have literally run out of space.
Second Interview: Dr. Theresa Meng
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Atheros Communications
Professor Meng talks with Moira about what we can expect on the next-generation of wireless devices in the home.
Special Segment: Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
You've heard about E-Commerce. Are you ready for M-Commerce?
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"A New Kind of Literature"
(program 01-T19-00035)
First Interview: Douglas Rushkoff
Professor, New York Univsersity, Dept. of Interactive Telecommunications
Author:
Coercion: Why We Listen to What 'They' Say,
Ecstasy Club,
Exit Strategy
Also see: http://www.rushkoff.com
Second Interview: Christoph Mosing
Vice President for Enterprise Solutions, eTranslate, Inc.
Special Segment: Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
How many of us actually check our email while we've been away on vacation?
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Global Check-In
Show Originating on August 21, 2001 - "China Net"
(program 01-T19-00034)
Feature Interview: Gordon Chang
Counsel, Law Firm of Paul Weiss, Shanghai
Author: The Coming Collapse of China
Mr. Chang talks with Moira about the political warning flags flying over China, and focuses on how is Chinese authority is being undercut by communications technologies. We also learn about the current state of China's Internet and the Falun Gong.
With Chris Vargas.
This week, Chris talks with Moira about who is watching you at work, and what they are watching.
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Show Originating on August 14, 2001 - "Hooked/Unhooked"
(program 01-T19-00033)
Feature Interview: Dr. Lonny Shavelson
Physician, Writer and Photojournalist
Author: Hooked: Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Drug Rehab System
After spending two years following addicts through drug rehab programs in San Francisco, Dr. Shavelson will tell us what treatment works and which programs are truly misguided. He will also talk with Moira on the need to redefine what a "cured" addict is
Global Check-In
With Chris Vargas.
This week, Chris and Moira speaks with Mikko Hypponen, Manager of F-Secure's Anti-Virus Research Center. Mikko reveals some of the tricks they use to track down malicious hackers and crackers. Don't miss his story on how his group cornered the "I Love You" virus.
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Show Originating on August 7, 2001 - "New Territories"
First Interview: Todd Balf
Author: The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-La
Mr. Balf talks with Moira about the riddle of the Tsangpo Gorge.
Global Check-In
With Chris Vargas.
This Week's Topic: Who is responsible if your credit card number is stolen on the Internet?
Second Interview: John Beck
Author: The Attention Economy
Senior Research Fellow, Accenture Institute for Strategic Change
Mr. Beck tells Moira what motivates us on the Internet.
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Show Originating on July 31, 2001 - "Planetary Banking"
First Interview: Larry Downes
Professor, Northwestern University Law School
Author: Unleashing the Killer App (published in 1998)
Mr. Downes discusses with Moira the current climate on the Internet in regard to the law and technology.
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
The Week's Topic: How vulnerable is your digital life when you travel?
Second Interview: D.R. Grimes
Vice-Chairman & C.E.O., NetBank
NetBank is teh largest federally-insured bank operating exclsively on the Internet. Mr. Grimes will describe what makes NetBank unique from conventional banks, and what services you will find from anywhere on the planet.
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Show Originating on July 24, 2001
First Interview:
Michael Shermer
Columnist, Scientific American
Author: The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Today's Topic: How your cell phone can protect your home while you are away.
Second Interview:
Jonathan Koomey
Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Author: Turning Numbers Into Knowledge
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Show Originating on July 17, 2001
First Interview:
Jennifer Ackerman
Author: Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Today's Topic: How Internet "cookies" can go wrong
Second Interview:
Dr. Alan Hirshfeld
Author: Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos
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Show Originating on July 10, 2001
"The Art of Design"
First Interview:
Tom Kelley
General Manager, IDEO Corp. ( http://www.ideo.com )
Author: The Art of Innovation
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
What we can expect from the next generation of cell phones.
Second Interview:
Jakob Neilsen, author: Designing Web Usability
and
Don Norman, author: The Psychology of Everyday Things
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Show Originating on July 3, 2001
"The Fifty-Year old Power Grid"
First Interview:
Steve Silberman
Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
How your doctor's office needs to protect your medical privacy.
Second Interview:
Michael Pollan
Author: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
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Show Originating on June 26, 2001
"Silicon Valley - Silicon Alley"
First Interview:
Casey Kait & Stephen Weiss
Co-Authors: Digital Hustlers: Living Large and Falling Hard in Silicon Alley
While everyone has heard about Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley has received less publicity. Casey and Stephen will talk with Moira about how the Internet roller coaster rose and fell hard in New York.
Global Check-In
With F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Are you more secure with an Applie Macintosh or a PC running MS/Windows?
Second Interview:
Guy Kawasaki
Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist
CEO: Garage.com, see www.garage.com
Mr. Kawasaki went from being Apple's evangelist for the Macintosh in the late 1980s, to today as a popular venture capitalist in Garage.com. Tap into Mr. Kawasaki's infinite energy, and learn about the current state of affairs about that endangered animal--the dot-com entrepreneur.
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Show Originating on June 19, 2001
"You're in Deep Sea Now"
Feature Interview: Dr. Bob Ballard
President: Institute for Exploration
Author: Graveyards of the Pacific
From 20,000 feet below the sea, to Moira's studio, Bob Ballard fills this hour with one on the most adventurous lives we can imagine. As a deep-sea explorer and professional geologists, Dr. Ballard is also a great story-teller. This two-part interview is worth every second.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Why users are the weakest link in computer security.
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Show Originating on June 12, 2001
"Civil and Uncivil Technology"
First Interview: Gail Buckley
Author: American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm.
Gail Buckley tells the untold story of the African American contribution to America's defense. Gail will talk with Moira about the technological education blacks earned while in service, and how they brought this expertise back home.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Why our employers might be looking through our e-mail.
Second Interview: D.W. Buffa
Author: The Judgement
A lawyer himself, this is D.W. Buffa's third courtroom thriller. He'll talk with Moira about the impact of the technological society on criminal defense.
Other books by D.W. Buffa: The Defense, The Prosecution.
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Show Originating on June 5, 2001
"Street Smarts verses Net Smarts"
First Interview: Jack Beatty
Senior Editor at Atlantic Monthly
Author: Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America
Jack Beatty edited the early source material to create Colossus, a collection of essays that give critical exposure into the corporation's impact on society and individuals.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
How America's cell phones compare to the rest.
Second Interview: Bob Davis
Founder and Former CEO of Lycos
Author: Speed is Life: Street Smart Lessons from the Front Lines of Business
This South Boston orphan rose to take Lycos public and make it profitable.
Show Originating on May 29, 2001
First Interview: Jeffrey Deaver
Author: The Blue Nowhere
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
"The Next Generation Internet"
Second Interview: Douglas Adams with Terry Jones
Co-Creators: Startship Titanic
By Douglas Adams, author: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
(Due to Mr. Adams' untimely death, we replay this interview taped in 1997)
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Show Originating on May 15, 2001
First Interview: Marion McGovern
President, M-Squared.
Author: A New Brand of Expertise.
Marion McGovern discusses with Moira what job security means, and how to achieve this security in the New Economy.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Today the discuss peer-to-peer networking ( such as Napster), and the new kinds of computer viral threats associated with opening your computer up to the Internet.
Second Interview: Melody Haller.
Founder and President, The Antenna Group.
www.antennapr.com
Antenna Group is a Public Relations firm headquartered in San Francisco.
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Show Originating on June 5, 2001
"Street Smarts verses Net Smarts"
First Interview: Jack Beatty
Senior Editor at Atlantic Monthly
Author: Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America
Jack Beatty edited the early source material to create Colossus, a collection of essays that give critical exposure into the corporation's impact on society and individuals.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
How America's cell phones compare to the rest.
Second Interview: Bob Davis
Founder and Former CEO of Lycos
Author: Speed is Life: Street Smart Lessons from the Front Lines of Business
This South Boston orphan rose to take Lycos public and make it profitable.
First Interview: Jeffrey Deaver
Author: The Blue Nowhere
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
"The Next Generation Internet"
Second Interview: Douglas Adams with Terry Jones
Co-Creators: Startship Titanic
By Douglas Adams, author: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
(Due to Mr. Adams' untimely death, we replay this interview taped in 1997)
First Interview: Marion McGovern
President, M-Squared.
Author: A New Brand of Expertise.
Marion McGovern discusses with Moira what job security means, and how to achieve this security in the New Economy.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Today the discuss peer-to-peer networking ( such as Napster), and the new kinds of computer viral threats associated with opening your computer up to the Internet.
Show Originating on May 8, 2001
First Interview: Robert Sapolsky
Professor of Biology and Neurology, Stanford University.
Author: A Primate's Memoir
Dr. Sapolsky has been studying primate behavior for decades, and will discuss with Moira some lessons humans can learn from his research with baboons.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Today they discuss why the new fast connections to the Internet leave our home computers more vulnerable than ever.
Second Interview: Bill Kovach & Tom Rosenstiel
Author: The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect.
They will discuss the new burndens placed on journalists with the emergence of the Internet and 24/7 news broadcasts.
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Show Originating on May 1, 2001
Show Originating on April 24, 2001
"Not a City, Not a County, Not a State"
First Interview: Peter Calthorpe
Author: The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl
Mr. Calthorpe talks with Moira about the emergence of regionalism, the maturation of the suburbs, and the revitalization of older urban neighborhoods. Mr. Calthorpe advocates the need to re-think our cities, and look at urban planning in terms of regions.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
Second Interview: Travis Hugh Culley
Author: The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human Power
Part philosopher, part poet, Travis talks with Moira about his life as a bike messenger. The Immortal Class is getting great reviews, and Mr. Culley gets our award for being the first guest at Tech Nation to bring his bike into the studio.
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"New Journalism - Old Responsibilities"
First Interview: Ted Koppel
Author: Off Camera: Private Thoughts Made Public
The longtime anchor of the nightly program, "Nightline," talks with Moira on how the Internet affects the rules of journalism. Mr. Koppel gives us some common-sense advice on how we should apply degrees of trust to the various news sources that are available to us.
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas.
What can we expect for the future of cell phones? And, what are the trade-offs between the convenience of these new cell phones with the dangers they pose to our personal privacy?
Second Interview: Nicholson Baker
Author: Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper
Mr. Baker skillfully argues that libraries are making a horrible mistake by replacing old books and newspapers with electronic storage. For the past fifty years, our libraries have been making poor copies of books and newspapers, practicing a policy of "destroying to preserve."
Show Originating on April 17, 2001
"Prayer, God and Oceans"
First Interview: David Helvarg
Author: Blue Frontier - Saving America's Living Seas
One of the world's foremost ocean environmentalist, Mr. Helvarg talks to Moira about the politics of saving our seriously damaged oceans. Blue Frontier sketches the irresponsible behavior of governments and corporations, and tells why even good people are "loving the oceans to death."
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas
Today's segment tackles the thorny issue of privacy guarantees of our medical records.
Second Interview: Dr. Andrew Newberg
Author: Why God Won't Go Away - Brain Science & the Biology of Belief
Dr. Newberg presents his recent discoveries of mapping brain activity during religious meditation and prayer. During meditation, we experience a "loss of self, a oneness with everything, and this subjective experience is rooted in the biology of the brain." Based on recent information taken from Tibetan Buddhists and Roman Catholic Nuns, Dr. Newberg maps the neurological changes that accompany deep religious experiences.
Show Originating on April 10, 2001
"Medicine for a New Age"
First Interview: Dr. Judith Orloff
Author: Dr. Judith Orloff's Guide to Intuitive Healing
Dr. Orloff is a staff psychiatrist at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and a Professor at UCLA. Moira and Dr. Orloff discuss the many approaches to wellness. She tells us that complete health can only be reached by emotionally understanding our bodies, and by accepting that fact that healing is both an emotional as well as a physical journey.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas
Today they discuss the real value of information. Your laptop is worth much more than what you paid for it, but also the data inside of it.
Second Interview: Ed Humes
Author: Baby ER-The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine's Tiniest Miracles
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Humes presents a world of medicine few of us see until faced with the nightmare of a seriously sick or pre-mature child. You will find both the most skilled medical workers and the most sophisticated medical technology focused on bringing these very young, delicate people to health.
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Show Originating on April 3, 2001 - "Ethics for a New Age "
First Interview: Pekka Himanen
Author: The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age
Pekka writes about a breed of programmers that seek not money, but program for the shear engineering thrill. The Hacker Ethic reveals a culture nobel creators who are building a future to benifit everyone.
Global Check-In
With Dr. Moira Gunn and F-Secure's Chris Vargas
Chris tells Moira about the new influx of computer viruses on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), such as Palm Pilots and Handspring Visors.
Second Interview: China Mieville
Author: Perdido Street Station
Mr. Mievile is best known for his 1998 novel, King Rat. Perdido Street Station is getting rave reviews and has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
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Show Originating on March 27, 2001 - "Out There in Space"
First Interview: Tom Standage
Science and Technology Editor, The Daily Telegraph
Author: The Neptune File
Mr. Standage talks with Moira about one of astronomy's most fascinating detective stories. Neptune was the the first planet discovered since antiquity, and the credit goes to mathematicians as well as to astronomers. Taking advantage of key historical sources only recently uncovered, Mr. Standage gives the reader an informative and entertaining example of how people "do" science.
Second Interview: Chris Kraft
Former Director, NASA Johnson Space Center
Author: Flight ... My Life in Mission Control
As one of Nasa's most famous flight directors, Mr. Kraft was at the nerve center during Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. In this candid interview with Moira, Mr. Kraft gives a first-hand account of one of mankind's proudest moments.
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Show Originating on March 20, 2001 - "Foolishly E-volving"
First Interview: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor, Harvard Business School
Author: E-volve-Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow
For many years, Dr. Kanter was the Editor of the Harvard Business Review. Today, she speaks with Moira about the results of her study regarding the attitude of business vis-à-vis the Internet. She tells us when will the "e" before every other word will go away. And we can't e-wait!
Second Interview: David & Tom Gardner
Co-Founders of the Motley Fool Investment Forum, www.fool.com
Besides their popular Web site, syndicated column and weekly radio program, they've just produced their first PBS special. Listen to their energetic rantings and ravings about this new New New Economy.
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Show Originating on March 13, 2001 - "Silicon Politics"
First Interview: Sara Miles
Silicon Valley Political Reporter
Author: How To Hack a Party Line, The Democrats and Silicon Valley
Sara Miles tells the story of how the Democrats got into bed with the Silicon Valley's wealthy business leaders. According to BusinessWeek, How to Hack a Party Line is a "feisty, fearless, insightful look at the political awakening that occurred there in the late 1990s."
Second Interview: Robert Reich
Columnist and Former Secretary of Labor
Author: The Future of Success
Technology has had a profound change on how we all work. Every new gadget promises to bring new relief. However, according to Mr. Reich, there is a "lie of technology." Mr. Reich tells Moira why, in this digital age, we have to work longer and harder than ever before, and that we must rethink our values if we expect to reverse this course.
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Show Originating on March 6, 2001
First Interview: Dr. John Ratey
Author: A User's Guide to the Brain
Dr. Ratey is a clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Moira will pick his brain on recent discoveries of psychiatry and neurology. Now that you've learned how to program that VCR, learn from Dr. Ratey how to program yourself.
Other books by Dr. Ratey: Driven to Distraction, Shadow Syndromes.
Second Interview: Dr. Thomas Lewis
Author: A General Theory of Love
Dr. Lewis is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Listen to the doctor demystify love, and learn why some of us are "always looking for love in all the wrong places."
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Show Originating on Feb. 27, 2001
First Interview: Tom Siegfried
Author: The Bit and the Pendulum, From Quantum Computing to M Theory - The New Physics of Information
Mr. Siegfried is one of the most respected science reporters today, and has helped make the Dallas Morning News a leader in science journalism. In today's interview, Tom Seigried presents the latest discoveries in the field of information science. His core thesis is that information is just as physical as energy or matter, and must, therefore, obey the laws of physics.
Second Interview: Matt Ridley
Author: Genome, The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Mr. Ridley tells the story of one of the most significant scientific discoveries of our time. The mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in the human genome raises questions the reach to the heart of science, law, ethics and religion.
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Show Originating on Feb. 20, 2001
First Interview: Dr. Chet Bowers
According to Dr. Bowers, the new Internet has a very dark side. Dr. Bowers raises some serious questions that the "techno-optimists" have failed to answer: What are our fundamental values regarding the Internet in regard to the Earth's ecosystems? What role should educational institutions play? Does the Internet strengthen traditional cultures?
Dr. Bowers will also discuss his new book, Let Them Eat Data, How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability.
Second Interview: Dr. Michael Dertouzos
Dr. Dertouzos is the Director of the Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, and will discuss his latest book, The Unfinished Revolution : Human-Centered Computers and What They Can Do for Us. Dr. Dertouzos will teach us about the unintended tyranny of computer technology and "techno-slavery." He argues that we need to turn computers around 180 degrees, to build them to serve humans, and not the other way around.
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Show Originating on Feb. 13, 2001
First Interview: Deborah Copaken Kogan
Kogan is a photojournalist who has covered some of the more grisly aspects of such human tragedies as war and intravenous drug use. She speak with Moira about her new memoir, Shutterbabe--Adventures in Love and War.
Second Interview: Ken Auletta
Ken Auletta is considered one of the most respected journalists of the Information Economy. His latest book, World War 3.0--Microsoft and Its Enemies only reinforces this judgement. His previous books include Greed and Glory on Wall Street, Underclass and The HighwayMen. They will discuss what many consider thuggish behavior in the highly competitive world of technology. They'll also review his well-received book, World War 3.0--Microsoft and Its Enemies.
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Show Originating on Feb. 6, 2001
First Interview: Elizabeth Carlassare
Elizabeth Carlassare, a coach for women in technology and business, will discuss her new book, DotCom Divas. Carlassare interviewed more than a dozen women CEOs from the new Internet economy. She will give her perspective on the timeless question of what are some of the differences between women and men business leaders. She will also discuss how women fare toward venture capital and capitalists, and the ways women balance work and family.
Visit her web site at www.DotcomDivas.net, and read more about her book at Amazon.
Second Interview: Dave Kansas
Dave Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of TheStreet.com, will give advice to technology investors on how to judge the prospects of technology companies. In this volatile economy, it is no longer a given that an Internet company will succeed--far from it. Mr. Kansas will discuss his five emerging themes on how to decide which companies will fly and which stand a good chance of eating dust.
Read more about his latest book, TheStreet.com Guide to Smart Investing in the Internet Era, from Amazon.
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Show Originating on Jan. 30, 2001
First Interview: K.C. Cole
K.C. Cole, Los Angeles Time science columnist, will discuss her latest book, The Hole in the Universe-How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. She argues, "in the quantum realm, even nothing never sleeps--nothing is always up to something--even when there is absolutely nothing going on, and nothing there to do it." When is nothing really nothing, and when is it something?
Second Interview: Peter Schwartz
And now for the very, very small. Peter Schwartz, futurist, and Cofounder and Chairman of the Global Business Network, will give let us know about the "next big thing" -- nanotechnology. Peter will also talk about the role of governments, business and ethics in this brave new world.
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Show Originating on Jan. 23, 2001
First Interview: Tara Lemmey
Tara Lemmey is a member of the Board of Directors of TRUSTe, a non-profit organization which audits and certifies online privacy policies. They'll talk about how TRUSTe works, and how Toysmart almost sold its customers' data to the highest bidder even though it promised not to.
Second Interview: Steven Levy
You may recognize Steven Levy Newsweek's Chief Technology Writer. He's out with a new book, Crypto - How the Code Rebels Beat the Government - Saving Privacy in the Digital Age.
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Show Originating on Jan. 16, 2001
First Interview: Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is the Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He argues that the solution for what ails us in the Information Age is the lack of ingenuity. He tells Moira about those who got it and those who don't.
And that is the subject of his latest book, The Ingenuity Gap.
Second Interview: John Heilemann
John Heilemann is a journalist with Wired and the Industry Standard. He had unique access to the Department of Justice prosecutors throughout the Microsoft anti-trust trial, as well as Microsoft and Bill Gates. He will give us his perspective to what actually happened, and where Bill Gates and Microsoft stand today.
John has written a new book, Pride Before the Fall--The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era.
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Show Originating on Jan. 9, 2001
First Interview: Susan RoAne
Did you know that over 90% of people believe they are shy? Susan's latest book, How to Work a Room, should be required reading for anyone who needs to socialize at work or to get work. Listen to Susan explain the "Art of the Smooze," as well as how and how not to use e-mail, how to use business cards, and if it is acceptable to bring a cell phone to a funeral.
Read more about Susan RoAne's book, How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online at Amazon.com. Also, visit her web site at www.HowToWorkaRoom.com
Second Interview: Ronna Lichtenberg
Ronna is a Contributing Editor at Redbook Magazine and writes a business and career column weekly on Lifetime Live. Ronna's new book is It's Not Business, It's Personal. Ronna will also share her insights from writing her online column, "On the Job," for Oxygen Media.
Read more about Ronna Lichtenberg's book, It's Not Business, It's Personal, at Amazon.com.
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Show Originating on Jan. 2, 2001
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
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First Interview: Pekka Himanen
Author: The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age
Pekka writes about a breed of programmers that seek not money, but program for the shear engineering thrill. The Hacker Ethic reveals a culture nobel creators who are building a future to benifit everyone.
Show Originating on March 27, 2001 - "Out There in Space"
First Interview: Tom Standage
Science and Technology Editor, The Daily Telegraph
Author: The Neptune File
Mr. Standage talks with Moira about one of astronomy's most fascinating detective stories. Neptune was the the first planet discovered since antiquity, and the credit goes to mathematicians as well as to astronomers. Taking advantage of key historical sources only recently uncovered, Mr. Standage gives the reader an informative and entertaining example of how people "do" science.
Second Interview: Chris Kraft
Former Director, NASA Johnson Space Center
Author: Flight ... My Life in Mission Control
As one of Nasa's most famous flight directors, Mr. Kraft was at the nerve center during Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. In this candid interview with Moira, Mr. Kraft gives a first-hand account of one of mankind's proudest moments.
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Show Originating on March 20, 2001 - "Foolishly E-volving"
First Interview: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor, Harvard Business School
Author: E-volve-Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow
For many years, Dr. Kanter was the Editor of the Harvard Business Review. Today, she speaks with Moira about the results of her study regarding the attitude of business vis-à-vis the Internet. She tells us when will the "e" before every other word will go away. And we can't e-wait!
Second Interview: David & Tom Gardner
Co-Founders of the Motley Fool Investment Forum, www.fool.com
Besides their popular Web site, syndicated column and weekly radio program, they've just produced their first PBS special. Listen to their energetic rantings and ravings about this new New New Economy.
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Show Originating on March 13, 2001 - "Silicon Politics"
First Interview: Sara Miles
Silicon Valley Political Reporter
Author: How To Hack a Party Line, The Democrats and Silicon Valley
Sara Miles tells the story of how the Democrats got into bed with the Silicon Valley's wealthy business leaders. According to BusinessWeek, How to Hack a Party Line is a "feisty, fearless, insightful look at the political awakening that occurred there in the late 1990s."
Second Interview: Robert Reich
Columnist and Former Secretary of Labor
Author: The Future of Success
Technology has had a profound change on how we all work. Every new gadget promises to bring new relief. However, according to Mr. Reich, there is a "lie of technology." Mr. Reich tells Moira why, in this digital age, we have to work longer and harder than ever before, and that we must rethink our values if we expect to reverse this course.
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Show Originating on March 6, 2001
First Interview: Dr. John Ratey
Author: A User's Guide to the Brain
Dr. Ratey is a clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Moira will pick his brain on recent discoveries of psychiatry and neurology. Now that you've learned how to program that VCR, learn from Dr. Ratey how to program yourself.
Other books by Dr. Ratey: Driven to Distraction, Shadow Syndromes.
Second Interview: Dr. Thomas Lewis
Author: A General Theory of Love
Dr. Lewis is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Listen to the doctor demystify love, and learn why some of us are "always looking for love in all the wrong places."
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Show Originating on Feb. 27, 2001
First Interview: Tom Siegfried
Author: The Bit and the Pendulum, From Quantum Computing to M Theory - The New Physics of Information
Mr. Siegfried is one of the most respected science reporters today, and has helped make the Dallas Morning News a leader in science journalism. In today's interview, Tom Seigried presents the latest discoveries in the field of information science. His core thesis is that information is just as physical as energy or matter, and must, therefore, obey the laws of physics.
Second Interview: Matt Ridley
Author: Genome, The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Mr. Ridley tells the story of one of the most significant scientific discoveries of our time. The mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in the human genome raises questions the reach to the heart of science, law, ethics and religion.
Return to top
Show Originating on Feb. 20, 2001
First Interview: Dr. Chet Bowers
According to Dr. Bowers, the new Internet has a very dark side. Dr. Bowers raises some serious questions that the "techno-optimists" have failed to answer: What are our fundamental values regarding the Internet in regard to the Earth's ecosystems? What role should educational institutions play? Does the Internet strengthen traditional cultures?
Dr. Bowers will also discuss his new book, Let Them Eat Data, How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability.
Second Interview: Dr. Michael Dertouzos
Dr. Dertouzos is the Director of the Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, and will discuss his latest book, The Unfinished Revolution : Human-Centered Computers and What They Can Do for Us. Dr. Dertouzos will teach us about the unintended tyranny of computer technology and "techno-slavery." He argues that we need to turn computers around 180 degrees, to build them to serve humans, and not the other way around.
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Show Originating on Feb. 13, 2001
First Interview: Deborah Copaken Kogan
Kogan is a photojournalist who has covered some of the more grisly aspects of such human tragedies as war and intravenous drug use. She speak with Moira about her new memoir, Shutterbabe--Adventures in Love and War.
Second Interview: Ken Auletta
Ken Auletta is considered one of the most respected journalists of the Information Economy. His latest book, World War 3.0--Microsoft and Its Enemies only reinforces this judgement. His previous books include Greed and Glory on Wall Street, Underclass and The HighwayMen. They will discuss what many consider thuggish behavior in the highly competitive world of technology. They'll also review his well-received book, World War 3.0--Microsoft and Its Enemies.
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Show Originating on Feb. 6, 2001
First Interview: Elizabeth Carlassare
Elizabeth Carlassare, a coach for women in technology and business, will discuss her new book, DotCom Divas. Carlassare interviewed more than a dozen women CEOs from the new Internet economy. She will give her perspective on the timeless question of what are some of the differences between women and men business leaders. She will also discuss how women fare toward venture capital and capitalists, and the ways women balance work and family.
Visit her web site at www.DotcomDivas.net, and read more about her book at Amazon.
Second Interview: Dave Kansas
Dave Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of TheStreet.com, will give advice to technology investors on how to judge the prospects of technology companies. In this volatile economy, it is no longer a given that an Internet company will succeed--far from it. Mr. Kansas will discuss his five emerging themes on how to decide which companies will fly and which stand a good chance of eating dust.
Read more about his latest book, TheStreet.com Guide to Smart Investing in the Internet Era, from Amazon.
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Show Originating on Jan. 30, 2001
First Interview: K.C. Cole
K.C. Cole, Los Angeles Time science columnist, will discuss her latest book, The Hole in the Universe-How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. She argues, "in the quantum realm, even nothing never sleeps--nothing is always up to something--even when there is absolutely nothing going on, and nothing there to do it." When is nothing really nothing, and when is it something?
Second Interview: Peter Schwartz
And now for the very, very small. Peter Schwartz, futurist, and Cofounder and Chairman of the Global Business Network, will give let us know about the "next big thing" -- nanotechnology. Peter will also talk about the role of governments, business and ethics in this brave new world.
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Show Originating on Jan. 23, 2001
First Interview: Tara Lemmey
Tara Lemmey is a member of the Board of Directors of TRUSTe, a non-profit organization which audits and certifies online privacy policies. They'll talk about how TRUSTe works, and how Toysmart almost sold its customers' data to the highest bidder even though it promised not to.
Second Interview: Steven Levy
You may recognize Steven Levy Newsweek's Chief Technology Writer. He's out with a new book, Crypto - How the Code Rebels Beat the Government - Saving Privacy in the Digital Age.
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Show Originating on Jan. 16, 2001
First Interview: Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is the Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He argues that the solution for what ails us in the Information Age is the lack of ingenuity. He tells Moira about those who got it and those who don't.
And that is the subject of his latest book, The Ingenuity Gap.
Second Interview: John Heilemann
John Heilemann is a journalist with Wired and the Industry Standard. He had unique access to the Department of Justice prosecutors throughout the Microsoft anti-trust trial, as well as Microsoft and Bill Gates. He will give us his perspective to what actually happened, and where Bill Gates and Microsoft stand today.
John has written a new book, Pride Before the Fall--The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era.
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Show Originating on Jan. 9, 2001
First Interview: Susan RoAne
Did you know that over 90% of people believe they are shy? Susan's latest book, How to Work a Room, should be required reading for anyone who needs to socialize at work or to get work. Listen to Susan explain the "Art of the Smooze," as well as how and how not to use e-mail, how to use business cards, and if it is acceptable to bring a cell phone to a funeral.
Read more about Susan RoAne's book, How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online at Amazon.com. Also, visit her web site at www.HowToWorkaRoom.com
Second Interview: Ronna Lichtenberg
Ronna is a Contributing Editor at Redbook Magazine and writes a business and career column weekly on Lifetime Live. Ronna's new book is It's Not Business, It's Personal. Ronna will also share her insights from writing her online column, "On the Job," for Oxygen Media.
Read more about Ronna Lichtenberg's book, It's Not Business, It's Personal, at Amazon.com.
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Show Originating on Jan. 2, 2001
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
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First Interview: Sara Miles
Silicon Valley Political Reporter
Author: How To Hack a Party Line, The Democrats and Silicon Valley
Sara Miles tells the story of how the Democrats got into bed with the Silicon Valley's wealthy business leaders. According to BusinessWeek, How to Hack a Party Line is a "feisty, fearless, insightful look at the political awakening that occurred there in the late 1990s."
Second Interview: Robert Reich
Columnist and Former Secretary of Labor
Author: The Future of Success
Technology has had a profound change on how we all work. Every new gadget promises to bring new relief. However, according to Mr. Reich, there is a "lie of technology." Mr. Reich tells Moira why, in this digital age, we have to work longer and harder than ever before, and that we must rethink our values if we expect to reverse this course.
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Show Originating on March 6, 2001
First Interview: Dr. John Ratey
Author: A User's Guide to the Brain
Dr. Ratey is a clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Moira will pick his brain on recent discoveries of psychiatry and neurology. Now that you've learned how to program that VCR, learn from Dr. Ratey how to program yourself.
Other books by Dr. Ratey: Driven to Distraction, Shadow Syndromes.
Second Interview: Dr. Thomas Lewis
Author: A General Theory of Love
Dr. Lewis is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Listen to the doctor demystify love, and learn why some of us are "always looking for love in all the wrong places."
Return to top
Show Originating on Feb. 27, 2001
First Interview: Tom Siegfried
Author: The Bit and the Pendulum, From Quantum Computing to M Theory - The New Physics of Information
Mr. Siegfried is one of the most respected science reporters today, and has helped make the Dallas Morning News a leader in science journalism. In today's interview, Tom Seigried presents the latest discoveries in the field of information science. His core thesis is that information is just as physical as energy or matter, and must, therefore, obey the laws of physics.
Second Interview: Matt Ridley
Author: Genome, The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Mr. Ridley tells the story of one of the most significant scientific discoveries of our time. The mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in the human genome raises questions the reach to the heart of science, law, ethics and religion.
Return to top
Show Originating on Feb. 20, 2001
First Interview: Dr. Chet Bowers
According to Dr. Bowers, the new Internet has a very dark side. Dr. Bowers raises some serious questions that the "techno-optimists" have failed to answer: What are our fundamental values regarding the Internet in regard to the Earth's ecosystems? What role should educational institutions play? Does the Internet strengthen traditional cultures?
Dr. Bowers will also discuss his new book, Let Them Eat Data, How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability.
Second Interview: Dr. Michael Dertouzos
Dr. Dertouzos is the Director of the Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, and will discuss his latest book, The Unfinished Revolution : Human-Centered Computers and What They Can Do for Us. Dr. Dertouzos will teach us about the unintended tyranny of computer technology and "techno-slavery." He argues that we need to turn computers around 180 degrees, to build them to serve humans, and not the other way around.
Return to top
First Interview: Tom Siegfried
Author: The Bit and the Pendulum, From Quantum Computing to M Theory - The New Physics of Information
Mr. Siegfried is one of the most respected science reporters today, and has helped make the Dallas Morning News a leader in science journalism. In today's interview, Tom Seigried presents the latest discoveries in the field of information science. His core thesis is that information is just as physical as energy or matter, and must, therefore, obey the laws of physics.
Second Interview: Matt Ridley
Author: Genome, The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Mr. Ridley tells the story of one of the most significant scientific discoveries of our time. The mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in the human genome raises questions the reach to the heart of science, law, ethics and religion.
Return to top
Show Originating on Feb. 20, 2001
First Interview: Dr. Chet Bowers
According to Dr. Bowers, the new Internet has a very dark side. Dr. Bowers raises some serious questions that the "techno-optimists" have failed to answer: What are our fundamental values regarding the Internet in regard to the Earth's ecosystems? What role should educational institutions play? Does the Internet strengthen traditional cultures?
Dr. Bowers will also discuss his new book, Let Them Eat Data, How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability.
Dr. Dertouzos is the Director of the Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, and will discuss his latest book, The Unfinished Revolution : Human-Centered Computers and What They Can Do for Us. Dr. Dertouzos will teach us about the unintended tyranny of computer technology and "techno-slavery." He argues that we need to turn computers around 180 degrees, to build them to serve humans, and not the other way around.
Show Originating on Feb. 13, 2001
First Interview: Deborah Copaken Kogan
Kogan is a photojournalist who has covered some of the more grisly aspects of such human tragedies as war and intravenous drug use. She speak with Moira about her new memoir, Shutterbabe--Adventures in Love and War.
Second Interview: Ken Auletta
Ken Auletta is considered one of the most respected journalists of the Information Economy. His latest book, World War 3.0--Microsoft and Its Enemies only reinforces this judgement. His previous books include Greed and Glory on Wall Street, Underclass and The HighwayMen. They will discuss what many consider thuggish behavior in the highly competitive world of technology. They'll also review his well-received book, World War 3.0--Microsoft and Its Enemies.
Return to top
Show Originating on Feb. 6, 2001
First Interview: Elizabeth Carlassare
Elizabeth Carlassare, a coach for women in technology and business, will discuss her new book, DotCom Divas. Carlassare interviewed more than a dozen women CEOs from the new Internet economy. She will give her perspective on the timeless question of what are some of the differences between women and men business leaders. She will also discuss how women fare toward venture capital and capitalists, and the ways women balance work and family.
Visit her web site at www.DotcomDivas.net, and read more about her book at Amazon.
Second Interview: Dave Kansas
Dave Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of TheStreet.com, will give advice to technology investors on how to judge the prospects of technology companies. In this volatile economy, it is no longer a given that an Internet company will succeed--far from it. Mr. Kansas will discuss his five emerging themes on how to decide which companies will fly and which stand a good chance of eating dust.
Read more about his latest book, TheStreet.com Guide to Smart Investing in the Internet Era, from Amazon.
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Show Originating on Jan. 30, 2001
First Interview: K.C. Cole
K.C. Cole, Los Angeles Time science columnist, will discuss her latest book, The Hole in the Universe-How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. She argues, "in the quantum realm, even nothing never sleeps--nothing is always up to something--even when there is absolutely nothing going on, and nothing there to do it." When is nothing really nothing, and when is it something?
Second Interview: Peter Schwartz
And now for the very, very small. Peter Schwartz, futurist, and Cofounder and Chairman of the Global Business Network, will give let us know about the "next big thing" -- nanotechnology. Peter will also talk about the role of governments, business and ethics in this brave new world.
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Show Originating on Jan. 23, 2001
First Interview: Tara Lemmey
Tara Lemmey is a member of the Board of Directors of TRUSTe, a non-profit organization which audits and certifies online privacy policies. They'll talk about how TRUSTe works, and how Toysmart almost sold its customers' data to the highest bidder even though it promised not to.
Second Interview: Steven Levy
You may recognize Steven Levy Newsweek's Chief Technology Writer. He's out with a new book, Crypto - How the Code Rebels Beat the Government - Saving Privacy in the Digital Age.
Return to top
Show Originating on Jan. 16, 2001
First Interview: Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is the Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He argues that the solution for what ails us in the Information Age is the lack of ingenuity. He tells Moira about those who got it and those who don't.
And that is the subject of his latest book, The Ingenuity Gap.
Second Interview: John Heilemann
John Heilemann is a journalist with Wired and the Industry Standard. He had unique access to the Department of Justice prosecutors throughout the Microsoft anti-trust trial, as well as Microsoft and Bill Gates. He will give us his perspective to what actually happened, and where Bill Gates and Microsoft stand today.
John has written a new book, Pride Before the Fall--The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era.
Return to top
Show Originating on Jan. 9, 2001
First Interview: Susan RoAne
Did you know that over 90% of people believe they are shy? Susan's latest book, How to Work a Room, should be required reading for anyone who needs to socialize at work or to get work. Listen to Susan explain the "Art of the Smooze," as well as how and how not to use e-mail, how to use business cards, and if it is acceptable to bring a cell phone to a funeral.
Read more about Susan RoAne's book, How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online at Amazon.com. Also, visit her web site at www.HowToWorkaRoom.com
Second Interview: Ronna Lichtenberg
Ronna is a Contributing Editor at Redbook Magazine and writes a business and career column weekly on Lifetime Live. Ronna's new book is It's Not Business, It's Personal. Ronna will also share her insights from writing her online column, "On the Job," for Oxygen Media.
Read more about Ronna Lichtenberg's book, It's Not Business, It's Personal, at Amazon.com.
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Show Originating on Jan. 2, 2001
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
Return to top
First Interview: Elizabeth Carlassare
Elizabeth Carlassare, a coach for women in technology and business, will discuss her new book, DotCom Divas. Carlassare interviewed more than a dozen women CEOs from the new Internet economy. She will give her perspective on the timeless question of what are some of the differences between women and men business leaders. She will also discuss how women fare toward venture capital and capitalists, and the ways women balance work and family.
Visit her web site at www.DotcomDivas.net, and read more about her book at Amazon.
Second Interview: Dave Kansas
Dave Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of TheStreet.com, will give advice to technology investors on how to judge the prospects of technology companies. In this volatile economy, it is no longer a given that an Internet company will succeed--far from it. Mr. Kansas will discuss his five emerging themes on how to decide which companies will fly and which stand a good chance of eating dust.
Read more about his latest book, TheStreet.com Guide to Smart Investing in the Internet Era, from Amazon.
Return to top
Show Originating on Jan. 30, 2001
First Interview: K.C. Cole
K.C. Cole, Los Angeles Time science columnist, will discuss her latest book, The Hole in the Universe-How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. She argues, "in the quantum realm, even nothing never sleeps--nothing is always up to something--even when there is absolutely nothing going on, and nothing there to do it." When is nothing really nothing, and when is it something?
Second Interview: Peter Schwartz
And now for the very, very small. Peter Schwartz, futurist, and Cofounder and Chairman of the Global Business Network, will give let us know about the "next big thing" -- nanotechnology. Peter will also talk about the role of governments, business and ethics in this brave new world.
Return to top
Show Originating on Jan. 23, 2001
First Interview: Tara Lemmey
Tara Lemmey is a member of the Board of Directors of TRUSTe, a non-profit organization which audits and certifies online privacy policies. They'll talk about how TRUSTe works, and how Toysmart almost sold its customers' data to the highest bidder even though it promised not to.
Second Interview: Steven Levy
You may recognize Steven Levy Newsweek's Chief Technology Writer. He's out with a new book, Crypto - How the Code Rebels Beat the Government - Saving Privacy in the Digital Age.
Return to top
Show Originating on Jan. 16, 2001
First Interview: Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is the Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He argues that the solution for what ails us in the Information Age is the lack of ingenuity. He tells Moira about those who got it and those who don't.
And that is the subject of his latest book, The Ingenuity Gap.
Second Interview: John Heilemann
John Heilemann is a journalist with Wired and the Industry Standard. He had unique access to the Department of Justice prosecutors throughout the Microsoft anti-trust trial, as well as Microsoft and Bill Gates. He will give us his perspective to what actually happened, and where Bill Gates and Microsoft stand today.
John has written a new book, Pride Before the Fall--The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era.
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Show Originating on Jan. 9, 2001
First Interview: Susan RoAne
Did you know that over 90% of people believe they are shy? Susan's latest book, How to Work a Room, should be required reading for anyone who needs to socialize at work or to get work. Listen to Susan explain the "Art of the Smooze," as well as how and how not to use e-mail, how to use business cards, and if it is acceptable to bring a cell phone to a funeral.
Read more about Susan RoAne's book, How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online at Amazon.com. Also, visit her web site at www.HowToWorkaRoom.com
Second Interview: Ronna Lichtenberg
Ronna is a Contributing Editor at Redbook Magazine and writes a business and career column weekly on Lifetime Live. Ronna's new book is It's Not Business, It's Personal. Ronna will also share her insights from writing her online column, "On the Job," for Oxygen Media.
Read more about Ronna Lichtenberg's book, It's Not Business, It's Personal, at Amazon.com.
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Show Originating on Jan. 2, 2001
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
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First Interview: Tara Lemmey
Tara Lemmey is a member of the Board of Directors of TRUSTe, a non-profit organization which audits and certifies online privacy policies. They'll talk about how TRUSTe works, and how Toysmart almost sold its customers' data to the highest bidder even though it promised not to.
Second Interview: Steven Levy
You may recognize Steven Levy Newsweek's Chief Technology Writer. He's out with a new book, Crypto - How the Code Rebels Beat the Government - Saving Privacy in the Digital Age.
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Show Originating on Jan. 16, 2001
First Interview: Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is the Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He argues that the solution for what ails us in the Information Age is the lack of ingenuity. He tells Moira about those who got it and those who don't.
And that is the subject of his latest book, The Ingenuity Gap.
Second Interview: John Heilemann
John Heilemann is a journalist with Wired and the Industry Standard. He had unique access to the Department of Justice prosecutors throughout the Microsoft anti-trust trial, as well as Microsoft and Bill Gates. He will give us his perspective to what actually happened, and where Bill Gates and Microsoft stand today.
John has written a new book, Pride Before the Fall--The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era.
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Show Originating on Jan. 9, 2001
First Interview: Susan RoAne
Did you know that over 90% of people believe they are shy? Susan's latest book, How to Work a Room, should be required reading for anyone who needs to socialize at work or to get work. Listen to Susan explain the "Art of the Smooze," as well as how and how not to use e-mail, how to use business cards, and if it is acceptable to bring a cell phone to a funeral.
Read more about Susan RoAne's book, How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online at Amazon.com. Also, visit her web site at www.HowToWorkaRoom.com
Second Interview: Ronna Lichtenberg
Ronna is a Contributing Editor at Redbook Magazine and writes a business and career column weekly on Lifetime Live. Ronna's new book is It's Not Business, It's Personal. Ronna will also share her insights from writing her online column, "On the Job," for Oxygen Media.
Read more about Ronna Lichtenberg's book, It's Not Business, It's Personal, at Amazon.com.
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Show Originating on Jan. 2, 2001
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
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Show Originating on Jan. 9, 2001
First Interview: Susan RoAne
Did you know that over 90% of people believe they are shy? Susan's latest book, How to Work a Room, should be required reading for anyone who needs to socialize at work or to get work. Listen to Susan explain the "Art of the Smooze," as well as how and how not to use e-mail, how to use business cards, and if it is acceptable to bring a cell phone to a funeral.
Read more about Susan RoAne's book, How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online at Amazon.com. Also, visit her web site at www.HowToWorkaRoom.com
Second Interview: Ronna Lichtenberg
Ronna is a Contributing Editor at Redbook Magazine and writes a business and career column weekly on Lifetime Live. Ronna's new book is It's Not Business, It's Personal. Ronna will also share her insights from writing her online column, "On the Job," for Oxygen Media.
Read more about Ronna Lichtenberg's book, It's Not Business, It's Personal, at Amazon.com.
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Show Originating on Jan. 2, 2001
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
Return to top
First Interview: Courntey Rosen
As founder and CEO of eHow, Courtney Rosen leads a dot-com that is not only doing quite well, but also has risen to become one of the top ten news and information sites on the Web. The secret? She uses old-fashioned business concepts forged in the days before the Internet. Courtney will also discuss her new book, How to Do Just About Everything.
Second Interview: Caleb Carr
Many know him from his earlier books, The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness. Today, Moira will speak with Carr about his latest science fiction novel, Killing Time. Set in the year 2023, Carr extrapolates from present-day technologies to weave a frightening cyber-future. You will also hear his take on how the Internet and personal technology will ultimately affect our society and our values.
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