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February 4, 2003
"The Influentials..."
(program 03-T19-00005)
First Interview: Jon Berry
Senior Research Director, Roper Reports
Author: The Influentials
On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with Jon Berry, the Senior Research Director of Roper Reports. You'll find out how how just 10% of us have the greatest influence over the rest of us. And here's what's interesting: these influential 10%? They're just everyday citizens.
Second Interview: Dr. Gili Drori
International Relations Program, Stanford University
Co-Author: Science in the Modern World Policy
Moira will also speak with Dr. Gili Drori, a Lecturer in the International Relations Program at Stanford University. They'll look at how governments around the world deal with science, as well as scientists as a global community.
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Show Originating on
January 28, 2003
"Tomorrow..."
(program 03-T19-00004)
First Interview: Bruce Sterling
Winner, The Hugo Award
Author: Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years
On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with Bruce Sterling, best known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction writing. He turns to nonfiction with his own unorthodox view of the future: "Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years."
Second Interview: Michael Crichton
Author: Prey, Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain
Moira will also speak with Michael Crichton, the author of such famous novels-turned-big-screen-movies as "Jurassic Park." She'll get his take on science and technology in his latest cautionary tale, "Prey."
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Show Originating on
January 21, 2003
"How Did Henry Ford Forever Change America?"
(program 03-T19-00003)
First Interview: Russ Banham
Business Journalist
Author: The Ford Century
On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with business Journalist Russ Banham. He writes about a stellar performer in American technology - Henry Ford and his Ford Motor Company. They'll at the innovations which Ford introduced and how they literally changed the landscape of America.
Second Interview: John Hagel
Business Strategist
Author: Out of the Box
Moira will also speak with John Hagel. A well-known business strategist, he doesn't see this period as just the post-dot.com downturn. He sees it as a new environment for doing business, and one which is ripe with opportunities.
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January 14, 2003
"Technology & the Law"
(program 03-T19-00002)
First Interview: James Dempsey
Deputy Director, the Center for Democracy and Technology
Author: Terrorism and the Constitution
On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with James Dempsey, the Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology. With David Cole, a professor of law at Georgetown University and a legal commentator for "All Things Considered," they've written "Terrorism and the Constitution." He answers the question: Can our centuries-old Constitution handle computers, digital information and the Internet in these challenging times?
Second Interview: Evan Cox
Attorney with Covington & Burling
Specialty: Intellectual Property and the Internet
Moira will also speak with Evan Cox, a member of the international law firm of Covington & Burling. They'll talk about the laws concerning intellectual property and the Internet.
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January 7, 2003
"The Art of Deception"
(program 03-T19-00001)
First Interview: Kevin Mitnick
Author: The Art of Deception
On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with the most well-known hacker today: Kevin Mitnick. He'll tell us how the ability to secure everything from computers and data bases to entire buildings isn't high-tech. It's about understanding human nature. His book is called "The Art of Deception."
Second Interview: Lori Gottlieb
Author: Inside the Cult of Kibu
Moira will also speak with Lori Gottlieb, a former medical student at Stanford University who dropped out and followed the lure of the Internet. They'll talk about her experience "Inside the Cult of Kibu" and discuss how human nature drew so many to the Millennial Gold Rush.
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