What Really Happened in Salem? — In 1692, girls in Salem Village experienced fevers, pains and strange behavior. A doctor deemed the affliction supernatural, and the girls pinned the blame on several people. These accusations led to a witch hunt — but what was really to blame?
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Steve Jobs 1983 talk to Center for Design Innovation
At the 1983 International Design Conference at Aspen, a young Steve Jobs predicted that within two years, the market would see more computers than automobiles. He also said the computers would likely be poorly designed, though they didn’t have to be. It was difficult for the audience to understand the deep sense in which he meant this commitment to good design. Beyond mere “gift-wrapping,” the emerging graphical interfaces were to signal computational functions that most could not even imagine. How might we be comparably limited today? What new futures might be realized in a year or two – let alone 29 years from now? We listened to Steve Harberger’s cassette recording of this little-known Jobs speech, followed by viewing a contemporary recording of the TEDx talk by Ryan Chin. He’s envisioning “smart cities” with a wireless infrastructure that mitigates congestion through “sharable, collapsible, rechargeable CityCars, GreenWheel bicycles, and RoboScooters,” along with knowledge of our habits using different modes of transportation. Join in the discussion! Consider what to do when imagination cannot keep pace with technology development.
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Arab Monarchies Confront the Arab Spring
Arab monarchies have so far survived the unrest of the Arab Spring without major challenges to their authority, but their countries are not immune to the widespread popular discontent. November 22, 2011
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/2011/11/22/arab-monarchies-confront-arab-spring/7p0g
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Sector 5 Radio..June.12.2010..hour.2
Dickie Shannon interviews Alex Hearn, Director of the Arizona Cryptozoological Research Organization. AZCRO associate Mitch Wade joins Alex Hearn in the discussion about the research, exploration and encounters they and their team has had with ghosts and various creatures such as the Mogollon Monster, giant birds, big cats, and other historically mythical wildlife living in Arizona. They also talk about Laurie Cabot, famous witch from Salem, Massachusetts.