Yesterday's Tomorrow

Yesterday's Tomorrow

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Yesterday's Tomorrow episodes

  • Tech Nation - American Technology CEO's
    11/08/1994 - American Technology CEO's
    This program features JOSEPH ROMM, Special Assistant for Policy and
    Planning to the Deputy Secretary of Energy. As Executive Director of
    the Pollution Control and Waste Minimization Board, Dr. Romm has had
    the opportunity to work with numerous American corporations and
    organizations to manage their energy use and waste by-products. His
    discovery -- that better planning actually results in increased
    profits -- is described in his latest book, "LEAN & CLEAN".
    Moira also speaks with DAVID ROSSIN, former Assistant Secretary of
    Energy. As one of the contributors to the National Energy Policy Plan
    currently being developed by the Department of Energy, Dr. Rossin
    talks about the purpose of the plan itself, and addresses his area of
    specific expertise: nuclear power. While nuclear energy has remained
    out of the headlines and no new power plants have been built in
    decades, nuclear power plants continue to supply a substantial portion
    of American energy. Americans who thought that this technology has
    been retired are mistaken.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Roaring '20s and the Internet
    10/21/1994 - Roaring '20s and the Internet
    Moira Gunn speaks with Jules Tygiel, a professor of history at San
    Francisco State University, about his new book. "The Great Los Angeles
    Swindle" describes Los Angeles in the Roaring '20s. It was the first
    truly modern American city, springing to life with oil wells and the
    burgeoning film industry. Both of these new industries were only made
    possible through the rapid advances in technology. In the oil swindle,
    stock issuers made outrageous promises to investors through the
    newly-minted tabloids; public morality was addressed by the first ever
    radio evangelists. The drama unfolds with shady characters,
    politicians, a Shanghai suicide, and a courtroom murder.
    Dr. Gunn also speaks with Larry Magid, syndicated columnist for the
    Los Angeles Times, and Christine Maxwell, president and CEO of the
    MacKinley Group. Both have written Internet books -- but each
    approaches the subject differently. Magid's "Cruising On-Line with
    Larry Magid" compares the major access providers and on-line services,
    while Maxwell's "New Rider Official Internet Yellow Pages" is sorted
    by topic. These books give rise to the question: "What are all these
    Internet books, and how many do I have to buy?"
    1 hr
  • Tech Nation - The End of Linear Thinking / Doug Engelbart
    10/14/1994 - The End of Linear Thinking / Doug Engelbart
    Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Kevin Kelly, executive editor of Wired
    magazine, on his new book "Out of Control: The Rise of Neo- Biological
    Civilization." Kevin compares the biological behavior of nature to
    human-built systems. From his unique position, he discusses the speed
    at which our society is changing and how we are moving from a
    hierarchical approach where someone is in charge to an apparently
    disorganized approach, like a beehive, where everyone does a part but
    nobody sees the whole picture.
    Dr. Gunn also speaks with Doug Engelbart, director of the Bootstrap
    Institute and the person who holds the patent on the mouse. Dr.
    Engelbart's early work includes the first use of many of the personal
    computer techniques we take for granted today -- accessing multiple
    windows, editing text on screen, moving a cursor with a mouse, and
    others. Dr. Engelbart discusses his early experiences and offers a
    view of where he thinks we are heading with the information age.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Computer Life / CD-Roms
    09/29/1994 - Computer Life / CD-Roms
    John Dickinson, Editor-in-Chief of "Computer Life", and Ruth Stevens,
    Vice President, Ziff-Davis Consumer Media Group. They discuss the work
    that went into this new technical consumer magazine. They discuss how
    personal computers have become mainstream in our lives, not just in
    our offices, but also in our homes and when we travel. They discuss
    the focus groups, their new on-line bulletin board, and the profile of
    their initial 300,000 subscriptions which arrived before the first
    issue was published.
    Moira also speaks with Barry Cinnamon, President and CEO of Allegra
    New Media, a leading producer of CD-ROMs. We're used to CD's in terms
    of music, but they are fast exploding as a source of information and
    programs. We talk about Allegra's new CD's offering of John Dvorak
    teaching you about Windows and we take a fresh look at President
    Clinton's Health Policy/Plan.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - The First Virtual Reality Wedding
    08/18/1994 - The First Virtual Reality Wedding
    In this edition of TechNation, Monika Liston and Aimee Rosewall, of
    CyberMind Virtual Reality Centers. Monika will soon become the world's
    first virtual reality bride, with the help of Aimee, the world's first
    virtual reality wedding coordinator. They discuss the cutting edge
    technology which has been developed for this event, and how it will
    actually work. Of course, this also includes the world's first
    cyberkiss, all staged in the Lost City of Atlantis.
    Moira also speaks with Michael Ty and John Fals. Michael is the
    Executive Chef of the Sheraton Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, while
    John is the Executive Chef/Owner of the White Oak Plantation in
    Louisiana. They are also, respectively, the out-going and in-coming
    Presidents of the American Culinary Federation. John is also the host
    of a popular PBS series on Louisiana cooking. They talk about the
    technological aspects of professional kitchens, the challenge of
    cooking for school lunches and their own experience as professional
    chefs in our changing world.
    Barry Evans' perspective on today's program is called "Gateway to
    America".
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Technology and Health Care
    07/22/1994 - Technology and Health Care
    Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Hiles, president of Thinking Tools, a
    Monterey, California-based company that develops software "games" that
    help people think about complex sociological issues. Their popular
    product "Sim City" lets the player create a city and become its mayor
    to see what happens when various policies are implemented. Their
    latest addition to the "Sim" universe is "Sim Health," a model that
    allows the player to observe the effects of policy changes on the
    national health care system. (Yes, it has been installed in the White
    House.)
    Dr. Gunn also speaks with Duane Dauner, president of the California
    Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. As author of "The Health
    Care Solution," Mr. Dauner discusses the benefits and shortcomings of
    various programs and proposes a system that calls for greater
    individual choice and responsibility.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Gambling Meets Technology
    07/15/1994 - Gambling Meets Technology
    Moira Gunn speaks with Howard Schwartz, marketing director of the
    Gambler's Book Club and the Gambler's Book Shop. "Gambler's" offers
    the largest selection of books and reference materials on gambling and
    is used by government agencies, movie productions, private companies,
    and gamblers of every level of expertise. In fact, 85 percent of its
    customers have never been to the shop -- they use the catalogue and
    order from around the world. Ms. Gunn and Mr. Schwartz talk about how
    gambling has changed with technology, about con games, and more.
    Joining Ms. Gunn and Mr. Schwartz is Jim Bayle, president of
    Sportstat. Sportstat offers information and analysis on thoroughbred
    horse racing. The collection and analysis of information on the
    current status of over 1,000 thoroughbreds is only possible with the
    recent availability of computers, and is really only useful now that
    races from around the world can be simulcast to many locations. Mr.
    Bayle discusses the phenomenal facilities at the Hilton Sports Book,
    what's happening at racetracks, and the Kentucky Derby.
    (His horse lost.)
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Live from Networld+Interop in Las Vegas
    07/08/1994 - Live from Networld+Interop in Las Vegas
    The Internet -- where has it been? Where is it going? A roundtable
    discussion features Moira Gunn speaking with Dan Lynch, founder of the
    Interop conference, Carl Malamud, president of the Internet
    Multicasting Service, John Gage, Director of the Science Office at Sun
    Microsystems, Jack Havarty of Oracle Corporation, and Michael Howard,
    president of Infonetics Research. In this lively session, Moira's
    guests discuss how this confluence of 60,000 people came about, the
    beginnings of the Internet, what's happening at the conference, and
    the future of the Internet.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Interactive TV and Rain Forests
    07/01/1994 - Interactive TV and Rain Forests
    Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with David Lockton, CEO and Chairman of the
    Interactive Network (IN). IN will interactive television to the
    country later this year. In testing since 1990 in the San Francisco
    Bay area, IN will be introduced soon in Chicago and then across the
    country. With participation from NBC, Gannett, TCI, and A.C. Nielsen,
    the network provides over 120 hours per day of interactive television
    programming. All major sporting events, popular game shows, and prime
    time features are included in the broadcasting. Mr. Lockton also
    discusses a new venture with Sega.
    Dr. Gunn also speaks with Katy Moran, Executive Director of the
    Healing Forest Conservancy. They discuss the current status of the
    rain forests and the difficulties of returning the profits from
    therapeutic tropical plants to indigenous peoples without interfering
    with their culture and traditions.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Tech Nation - Other Dimensions
    02/24/1994 - Other Dimensions
    Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical
    Physics at the City College of New York, talks to Moira Gunn about how
    the universe works. Dr. Kaku is host of the weekly public radio
    program "Explorations," and author of the new book "Hyperspace: A
    Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the
    Tenth Dimension." They discuss the superstring theory of the universe,
    as well as Kaku's early interest in theoretical physics.
    Dr. Gunn also speaks with Dr. Kip Thorne, Feynmann Professor of
    Theoretical Physics at Caltech. Dr. Thorne's new book is "Black Holes
    and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy." They discuss what it
    means to be a scientist, the relationship between what physicists
    really know and what is shown on the "Star Trek" television series,
    and the possibility of building a time machine that works.
    1 hr 1 min

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