Subjects: Media

Google Lunar X Prize founder, Peter Diamandis, talks about how he turned his dream of going into space and bringing other people with him- into reality with the X PRIZE Foundation, Zero Gravity Corporation and Space Adventures.

Political cartoonist Terry Mosher (AKA Aislin).

Matthew Diffee, cartoonist at The New Yorker, explains the different techniques he uses to create his humorous cartoons.

Cartoonist Ann Telnaes.

Acrobatic circus troupe 7 Fingers.

A self-proclaimed “troublemaker,” Ezra Levant is passionate and empowering in his discussion of freedom of speech in Canada. After being prosecuted by the Alberta Human Rights Commission for publishing editorial cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed in the Western Standard magazine, Levant felt censored by the government. Here, he talks about politics, ideas, censorship, free speech, and why offending people is important.

Canadian public commentator Rudyard Griffiths.

Former Chairman & CEO of Playboy Enterprises Christie Hefner and clinical psychologist and newspaper columnist Susan Pinker discuss the sexual paradox: the challenges women face in business, Hefner’s experiences as a Forbes-ranked businesswoman, and Playboy’s philosophy of breaking conservative attitudes and values about sex.

Psychoanalyst and writer Corinne Maier.

Beloved Canadian author Margaret Atwood.