Showing posts with label Discovery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discovery. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 February 2015


Conversation about the work of the Gates Foundation, with a digression on Bitcoin and a coda on artificial intelligence. “The key is not Internet connectivity. It doesn’t in itself stop childhood mortality, or help farmers know what to plant.

Saturday, 10 January 2015





There's a new boss in charge at the Discovery Network, and he's anxious to get rid of mega-sharks, mermaids and man-eating snakes.
Rich Ross, a longtime Disney executive who began this week as president of Discovery Communications' flagship channel, said he wants to broaden its appeal to reach more women and families. He has also been quick to make clear what he doesn't want Discovery to be.
The network has been doing well financially but has been criticized, particularly by the scientific community, for some specials that have stretched the boundaries of truth. Most recently, animal rights activists were angered by the "Eaten Alive" premise of an explorer who would be swallowed by a giant anaconda. The reality turned out to be far less dramatic.