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Today we can speak to someone on the other side of the world instantly and physically travel around the globe in two days. Ninety percent of our technology, upon which we base our modern lifestyle, was created within the last 150 years. We take this for granted, but the shrinking of our world is an extraordinary achievement. In a short time we progressed from horses and carts to cars, radio, television, international mobile phone calls, space travel,...
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Spectral Band Replication (SBR) is a novel method for compressing digital audio files making it possible for millions of people around the world to enjoy either higher quality sound or higher compression easily and affordably. SBR was conceived by the Swedish inventor Lars Liljeryd and turned into a real-world application by a team of engineers that included Kristofer Kjörling, Per Ekstrand and Fredrik Henn. Liljeryd's ideas revolutionized an entire...
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The Internet is quickly dissolving the boundaries of time zones, geography, and even language. This program, hosted by CNBC's Tyler Mathisen, brings together visionaries and commentators to spotlight Internet applications in vogue around the world. Businesses including real-time Internet research service iNetNow as well as educational initiatives such as Africam.com, a provider of virtual safaris, are profiled. Broadband capabilities and wireless...
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From its simple origins to its emergence as a global nervous system, the Internet has changed the way the world works. In this fascinating overview, ARPANET pioneers and Usenet trailblazers describe how the Internet and e-mail came to be. Next, law enforcement officers and hackers from the L0pht address censorship, worms and viruses, and the challenge of Internet security. And finally, Web experts discuss the use of hyperlinks, graphical interfaces,...
9) Telephony
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A man with an ear for music thought he could build a "harmonic telegraph." He thought this would be possible because he had misinterpreted the writings of a researcher writing in German - a language he did not know. This program profiles Alexander Graham Bell and his work on telephony. The big question is: what happens in that wire? Bell and his assistant ultimately proved that different tones would vary the strength of an electric current in a wire....
12) Cartography
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For millenia, humans have felt the need to understand the world in which we live. Everything we have discovered has been translated into maps, which have become increasingly precise over the centuries. In this program, learn about cartography: the science of map-making. How do we represent the spherical surface of the Earth on a map?
13) Satellites
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Artificial satellites--as distinguished from natural satellites, such as the Moon--are machines that continuously circle the Earth. Learn about the launching of artificial satellites and their history, types, and use in astronomy. This program will also cover what satellites are made to do, including measuring temperatures, detecting radiation, transmitting information, and photographing the universe.
14) Photography
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Photography was invented more than 150 years ago and allows us to freeze a moment in time. This program briefly covers the important figures of photography, including Niepce, Daguerre, Talbot, Eastman, Kodak, Mannes, and Godowski. It will also cover the components of a camera, the composition of film, and the color spectrum. Lastly, it will explore the major fields in which photography is used: reporting, fashion, biology, art, artificial satellites,...
15) Television
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Television is one of the most important forms of communication developed in the 20th century. Learn about how television programs are made, how the TV works, and its significance in our lives.
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Started by three kids in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook now boasts over 800 million users and affects society in ways many people haven't realized. This CNBC Original documentary delivers a comprehensive look at how the Internet phenomenon began, evolved, and now influences everyday life-or, in some cases, not-so-ordinary life. Featuring case studies of events prompted by Facebook, including an account of a girl reunited with her birth mother as well...
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Mark Zuckerberg's journey from college student to the founder of one of the most influential new businesses in the world is the stuff of legend. This program tells the story of the social media Web site's extraordinary rise using an exclusive interview with Zuckerberg and access to senior staff at the company's Silicon Valley offices. Filmed before Facebook became a publicly traded company, the video also examines the challenge of combining idealism...
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From filing taxes to accessing medical records to voting, 99 percent of all government services in Estonia are available online. Accessed at the state portal using an ID card and a pin code, the former Soviet nation is the first in the world to declare the internet a social right. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports on how Estonia protects itself from cyberattacks.
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Adopting the next generation of technology, planning for future innovation, investing in R & D to stay ahead - these steps are all essential to the survival of any company, and, as this CNBC program demonstrates, they are all linked to collaboration. Viewers enter the digital world of Second Life, where people can meet, communicate, and even work together. Also discussed: vital lessons learned by Apple, a company that found new life after collaboration....
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Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates has featured several debates on artificial intelligence (AI)--the risks, the rewards, and whether it can change the world. But this debate is unique: This time one of the debaters is AI itself--a machine. In partnership with IBM, Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates hosts a debate between a world-class human debate champion and an AI system. IBM Project Debater is the first AI system designed to debate humans on complex...
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