Tech Nation Programs from 2002
Part One: January - March
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March 26, 2002
"Digital China"
(program 02-T19-00013)
Interview: David Sheff
Investor in China Technology
Journalist and Contributing Editor, Wired and Yahoo! Internet Life
Author: China Dawn ... The Story of a Technology and Business Revolution
This week Moira speaks with David Sheff, the author of "China Dawn ... The Story of a Technology and Business Revolution." With Ebay's recent acquisition of one-third of China's largest online auction site, we look at the state of the Chinese Internet revolution. How big is it? How deep does it go in China's population of over one billion people? And what is the position of the Chinese government?
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March 19, 2002
"The Monk and the Riddles" and "the way we talk now"
(program 02-T19-00012)
First Interview: Randy Komisar
Author: The Monk and the Riddle
... The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
This week Moira speaks with Randy Komisar, the author of "The Monk and the Riddle ... The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur." Whether you bought stocks, started up a company or sat on the sidelines, what did you learn about life from the dot-com boom-n-bust? She'll get Randy Komisar's unusual take.
Second Interview: Geoff Nunberg
Consulting Professor, Department of Linguistics, Stanford University
Author: "the way we talk now ... Commentaries on Language and Culture"
Moira will also speak with Geoff Nunberg, a Consulting Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Stanford University. Best known for his commentaries on "Fresh Air," they'll talk about his collection of essays, "the way we talk now ... Commentaries on Language and Culture."
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March 12, 2002
"Emotional Intelligence"
(program 02-T19-00011)
Interview: Dr. Daniel Goleman
Author, Emotional Intelligence
Co-Author: Primal Leadership
... Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
This week Moira speaks with Psychologist Daniel Goleman. Well-known for his bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, he brought to public view the first real scientific insight into the emotional centers of the brain. Today, much more is known, and Dr. Goleman applies these results to the workplace.
With co-horts in the field of Organizational Behavior and Education, Dr. Goleman has also written Primal Leadership ... Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence.
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March 5, 2002
"Flesh and Machines" and "Beyond Webcams"
(program 02-T19-00010)
First Interview: Rodney Brooks
Director, The MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
Chairman, iRobot Corporation
Author: Flesh and Machines ... How Robots Will Change Us
This week Moira speaks with Rodney Brooks, the Director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab and Chairman of iRobot Corporation. They'll talk about his book, "Flesh and Machines ... How Robots Will Change Us," as well as the future of Artificial Intelligence.
Second Interview: Ken Goldberg
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Editor: "Beyond Webcams ... an Introduction to Online Robots"
Moira will also speak with KEN GOLDBERG. A Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, his specialty is robots that we can find on the Internet. Theu'll talk about his new book, "Beyond Webcams ... an Introduction to Online Robots."
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February 26, 2002
"Women Warriors" and "No Turning Back"
(program 02-T19-00009)
First Interview: Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball
Executive Director, American-Eurasian Research Institute
Author: Women Warriors
... An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines
DR. JEANNINE DAVIS-KIMBALL, an archaeologist who has found clear evidence of warrior women, buried with their daggers, spears and arrowheads. Her book is "Women Warriors ... An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines."
Second Interview: Dr. Estelle Freedman
Founder, Program in Feminist Studies, Stanford University
Author: "No Turning Back ... The History of Feminism and the Future of Women"
Moira will also speak with DR. ESTELLE FREEDMAN, the Founder of the Program in Feminist Studies at Stanford University. She will talk about the impact of technology on women's issues, both in the United States and worldwide.
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February 19, 2002
"Dot.Con" and "Salt: A World History"
(program 02-T19-00008)
First Interview: John Cassidy
Former Business Editor, Sunday Times of London
Author: Dot.Con ... the Greatest Story Ever Sold
JOHN CASSIDY is the former business editor of the Sunday Times of London. Today, he currently covers business and economics for The New Yorker, we'll hear his perspective on who and what actually fueled the Internet Bubble, as well as his proposals for how to prevent such mania from happening again.
Second Interview: Mark Kurlansky
Author: "Salt: A World History"
Moira will also speak with MARK KURLANSKY. They'll talk about man's quest to produce salt, and how the production of salt has spawned new technology from man's earliest times.
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February 12, 2002
"The Viking Funeral" and "The Millionaires"
(program 02-T19-00007)
First Interview: Stephen J. Cannell
Writer, Producer, Actor, Businessperson
Author: The Viking Funeral
Stephen J. Cannell. You may think you don't know who he is ... but you do. With decades of experience beginning with Adam-12, The Rockford Files, and the A-Team through more recent fare like Renegade, Diagnosis Murder, and Pacific Blue, he'll tell us how both the economics and the technology of television have evolved.
Second Interview: Brad Meltzer
Author: "The Millionaires"
This week, Moira will also speak with Brad Meltzer, whose latest thriller is "The Millionaires." He'll take us through the paces on how to launder huge sums of money. One surprising element: you never really do. You just keep it moving.
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February 5, 2002
"The Provocateur" and "Women in Computing"
(program 02-T19-00006)
First Interview: Larry Weber
Founder, Weber Shandwick Worldwide
Author: The Provocateur
... How a New Generation of Leaders are Building Communities,
Not Just Companies
This week Moira speaks with Larry Weber, the founder of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, the world's largest public relations firm. He's the author of The Provocateur ... How a New Generation of Leaders are Building Communities, Not Just Companies. Moira will get his impressions on what it takes start and lead organizations in the coming millennium.
Second Interview:
Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher
Co-Authors: Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing
Moira will also speak with Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher. While there are more and more computers everywhere, the number of women in the field of Computer Science has dropped dramatically. They'll tell us why as well as how one university turned it around. We'll hear the answer to that age-old question: "What do women want?"
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January 29, 2002
"Mind at Light Speed" and "Habeas Codfish"
(program 02-T19-00005)
First Interview: Dr. David Nolte
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Author: Mind at Light Speed ... A New Kind of Intelligence
This week Moira speaks with Dr. David Nolte , a Professor of Physics at Purdue University. We'll learn we can build faster and faster computers - and how will we do that? We'll build them using light. Moira and David will explain how it works, and discuss his book, "Mind at Light Speed ... A New Kind of Intelligence."
Second Interview:
Barry Levenson
Former Assistant Attorney General, Wisconsin
Author: Habeas Codfish ... Reflections on Food and the Law
Moira will also speak with Barry Levenson. A former assistant attorney general of the state of Wisconsin, today he's collected some 150 legal cases involving food, all of which have been substantially affected our society. They are all included in his book, "Habeas Codfish ... Reflections on Food and the Law."
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January 22, 2002
"Darwin's Radio" and "Homepage Usability ... 50 Websites Deconstructed"
(program 02-T19-00004)
First Interview: Greg Bear
Author: Darwin's Radio
This week Moira speaks with Greg Bear, winner of two Hugo Awards and five Nebula's. You may remember his most recent novel, "Darwin's Radio" which won the 2000 Endeavour Award. Today, he'll talk about his new scientific suspense thriller, "Vitals", and we'll learn how an English major actually made science a hobby.
Second Interview:
Dr. Jakob Neilsen, Principal, Neilsen Norman Group
and
Marie Tahir, Director of Strategy, Neilsen Norman Group
Authors: Homepage Usability ... 50 Websites Deconstructed
Moira will also speak with Dr. Jakob Neilsen and Marie Tahir, both of the Neilsen Norman Group. They have eyeballed 50 of the most popular websites and we'll get their take on what works, what doesn't and why.
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January 15, 2002
"Swimming Across" and "Theodore Rex"
(program 02-T19-00003)
First Interview: Andy Grove
Chairman, Intel Corporation & Author
Author: Swimming Across
Intel Chairman and former Time magazine's Man of the Year, Andy Grove will talk with Moira about his youth in war-ravaged Hungary, and his experience with the devastating hearing loss he suffered as the result of an early childhood illness.
Second Interview: Edmund Morris
Author: Theodore Rex
Moira will also speak with Edmund Morris. Here now with the second book in his Theodore Roosevelt trilogy, "Theodore Rex," he'll tell us about technology and the Roosevelt presidency, a period when America changed over from telegrams to telephones, and from horses to the horseless carriage.
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January 08, 2002
"The Wrong Man" and "Barren Lands"
(program 02-T19-00002)
First Interview: James Neff
Chair, Investigative Reporters and Editors
Author: The Wrong Man ... The Final Verdict on Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Moira will speak with James Neff, chair of the 4,500 member Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the author of "The Wrong Man ... The Final Verdict on Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case." They'll look at the state of criminal forensics in 1954, and what can new technology tell us today.
Second Interview: Kevin Krajick
Author: Barren Lands ... An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic
Moira will also speak with Kevin Krajick, the author of "Barren Lands ... An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic." He'll tell us how technology is a diamond-hunter's best friend.
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This Week on Global Check-In
This week, Moira will speak with the Exploratorium's Paul Doherty about Mt. Erebus, the erupting, lava-spewing volcano which is located in of all places: Antarctica.
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January 01, 2002
"Too Close to Call" and "The Radical Center"
(program 02-T19-00001)
First Interview: Jeffrey Toobin
Legal Analyst, ABS News
Author: Too Close to Call ... The Thirty-Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election
Moira will speak with ABC News legal analyst and author of the book, "Too Close to Call ... The Thirty-Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election."
Second Interview: Ted Halstead and Michael Lind
Co-Authors: The Radical Center ... the Future of American Politics
Moira speaks with Ted Halstead and Michael Lind about a new approach to voting. Among other things, we may get to wave good-bye to the Two-Party system.
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This Week on Global Check-In
This week, we'll check in with Antarctica. That's right, Paul Doherty, the Senior Scientist from the Exploratorium, is down there, and he'll remind us there are still some places on earth where no human has ever laid eyes.
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