Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Doppler Effect Feb 24th

Mr. John Spisak came in and we had a conversation about his company Solarover. Which produces Mobile Solar Generators.

Included in the talk was about the burgeoning solar energy business, something which will just keep on growing with a new addendum that is in the stimulus package. We also spoke about where he sees the business going and what new innovations could be coming along.

Solar Energy

I liked the interview, there was a lot about solar energy that I was in the dark about (pun intended). I felt as if it was an informative interview. Gave me a bit of confidence for where these things are going.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Earshot February 19th

The most popular Earshot to date. This featured a debate between NYU Local and WSN, the two main sources of inter campus news, on the roles of each journalistic medium.

Fortunately, we were able to delve into the Take Back NYU! protest at Kimmel seeing as both sources covered the situation from start to finish.

Earshot Feb. 19th

While the discussion was fierce, it highlighted the idea that newspaper and online journalism may both serve unique and important functions. As for covering the sit-in at Kimmel, NYU Local provided more of a play-by-play and WSN took a step back to assess the situation from a few more angles. Which better served the readers? Check it out and decide for yourself.

~Alexis


Citywide Feb 18th

Here ya go

Friday, February 20, 2009

Doppler Effect Feb. 17th

Hack This site's system administrator comes in to talk about Hack this site, and the general perception of hacking in current day thought.

Kage

I really enjoyed the interview, I thought that a lot of the answers were somewhat surprising. The one that I was most surprised with was the response to "famous" hackers and why they are in fact a deterrent, in Kage's opinion.

Enjoy!

-Arash

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Earshot February 12th

Jonah Birch and Rene Rojas from the Radical Film and Lecture Series come in to discuss recent attacks in Gaza. They give a historical context and the role the United States has played in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Earshot Feb. 12th

Only toward the end did debates arise and it would have been great to foster the discussion further. This topic could have gone on for hours, as I'm sure it has, but we had to condense the years of conflict into a mere half hour.

It's a lot to think about, but have at it!

~Alexis

The Doppler Effect, Feb 10th

Geologist Daniel Dzurisin from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory comes in to talk about the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone.

The interview spans a lot of different topics, ranging from a simple explanation of what a volcano is, what makes something a "super volcano," and ramifications of an explosion.

Volcanoes!

For more information about the yellowstone volcano observatory you can visit their website.

Earshot February 5th

First Earshot of the Year.

Earshot Feb.5th


~Alexis

Citywide, Feb 4th

First Citywide of the Year-

Citywide Feb 4th

Doppler Effect- Feb.3rd

First Doppler Effect, woo-hoo.

The Doppler Effect (feb3rd)