Jane McGonigal, world-renowned designer of alternate reality games and author of the best-selling “Reality is Broken,” makes the case to Calit 2’s Larry Smarr that children’s brains benefit from playing video games. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 24357]

“The Happiness Project “ author Gretchen Rubin talks about finding contentment in everyday life in this interview with James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24361]

Journalist Mark Bowden talks about his reporting on drones, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, “Black Hawk Down” and other projects with Steve Clemons, the Washington Editor-at-Large for The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24600]

J. Craig Venter, CEO of Synthetic Genomics, talks about finding genomic-driven solutions to address global needs such as new sources of energy, food and vaccines in an interview with James Bennet, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic. This program is introduced by Pradeep Khosla, the new chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 24359]

An inside look into wireless medicine and the health technology revolution with Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Don Jones, the vice president for Global Strategy and Market Development at Qualcomm Life. James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic, moderates. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24358]

Chris Cox, the Vice President of Product at Facebook, talks about what it’s like to be part of one of the fastest growing and most disruptive companies on the planet. Cox is interviewed by Alexis Madrigal, the Senior Editor of The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23983]

Stacey Snider, the co-chairman and CEO of DreamWorks Studios, shares her excitement about the movie,“Lincoln,” and talks about bringing such masterpieces as “The Help,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Philadelphia” to the big screen. She also speculates on the future of the film industry and reveals what she looks for in deciding to “greenlight” new productions in this conversation with James Fallows of The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs]...

Veteran political reporter Ron Brownstein of the National Journal and Republican strategist Steve Schmidt analyze the homestretch of the presidential campaign with input from James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic; Sam Popkin, UC San Diego professor and author of “The Candidate; James Fowler, a UC San Diego professor who specializes in the biochemistry of political behavior: and longtime pollster Dan Yankelovich. Look for some fresh insight trom these lively and connected...

Clinton health policy strategist Ira Magaziner assesses the current debate on health care with The Atlantic’s Corby Kummer, followed by comments from Dr. John Reed, CEO of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute; Dr. James Hildreth, Dean of Biological Sciences at UC Davis, Carl Dieffenbach, Director of HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health; Steffanie Strathdee, Chief of Global Public Health at UCSD’s School of Medicine, and Buck Buckingham of the Peace Corps. Series: "The...

Will Wright, creator of the Sims and the Spore, talks about the future of video games and digital learning in this conversation with Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic. This program is part of The Atlantic Meets The Pacific, sponsored by the Atlantic and UC San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 22776]

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams talks with the Atlantic’s James Fallows about social media and why optimism is a key ingredient for creating successful technology companies. Peggy Johnson of Qualcomm, Larry Smarr and Susan Shirk of UC San Diego follow with comments on the future of technology in China, the US and around the world. This program is part of The Atlantic Meets The Pacific series hosted by The Atlantic and UC San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public...

The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons leads a provocative session on energy issues with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Daniel Yergin, Steve Koonin of the US Dept. of Energy, Dan Kammen of the World Bank and biofuels expert Stephen Mayfield of UC San Diego. Alexis Madrigal follows with Amory Lovins, author of “Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 22775]

Atlantic Editor James Bennet interviews Dr. Deepak Chopra and physicist Leonard Mlodinow on their upcoming book about spirituality and science as part of The Atlantic Meets The Pacific, hosted by The Atlantic and UC San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 22484]

The Atlantic’s James Fallows kicks off “The Atlantic Meets The Pacific,” an interview series exploring the horizon of technology, energy and health hosted by The Atlantic and UC San Diego. “Exploring the Mind of an Entrepreneur” features Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors and co-founder of PayPal. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 22483]