Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain said the “most exciting device” that’s been invented in recent years is the front-facing camera on a phone that allows people to film themselves.
“It’s so visceral when there’s nothing between them and the camera,” she said.
Shlain, who created the AOL original series “The Future Starts Here,” said she’s excited about the future of television and film on the Internet.
“Ultimately I’m trying to elevate the conversation, so I think the online space is a very exciting space for filmmakers right now. There’s just no doubt about it,” she told HuffPost Live on Friday while at Davos.
Shlain did say she really tries “creatively” not to be on screens all the time. She observes Shabbat every week, which gives her one full day of unplugging.
“It’s pretty powerful to have access to anything, anytime,” Shlain said.
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“He sounds like he’s willing to sit down and work together with Congress,” Hickenlooper said.
Salovey spoke out against victim-blaming, saying alcohol or similar factors are never an excuse for someone to be sexually assaulted.
“People have a right to expect that they are not going to be subject to unwelcome sexual advances,” Salovey said.
“There are ways we can learn to prevent those kind of situations, prevent the conditions that give rise to that very unwelcome kind of behavior happening,” Salovey added.
Salovey spoke on free expression on campuses, reflecting on the incident at Berkeley where students protested comedian Bill Maher’s appearance at a graduation ceremony because of comments he made about Muslims.
“It’s very difficult. You see this controversy playing out on many different campuses over the last couple of years,” Salovey said.
Salovey said he thinks people want to live in an environment where others are respectful and they’re not offended, but being offended can be a learning experience.
Peter Salovey, President of Yale University, told HuffPost Live about “emotional intelligence” and a model he pioneered 25 years ago.
“The idea behind emotional intelligence… is that our emotions are a source of information,” Salovey said. “They help us make decisions, they help us regulate ourselves, they help us solve problems.”
“Some people pay attention to this, and some people ignore it, and some people try to suppress it,” Salovey said.
Salovey said teaching people how to read the emotional signals of themselves and others will give them “a leg up.”
