 | Hans Rosling at Zeitgeist Europe 2007 Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet, uses Gapminder to shed light on perceived and real differences in the way we live around the world. He is introduced by the session moderator Chrystia Freeland, the US Managing Editor of the FT. |
 | Myths About the Developing World (1of3) (Hans Rosling @ TED) This global health visionary has discovered a powerful new way to communicate complex data about the world. He co-founded Gapminder, whose remarkable interactive graphs help deliver profound insights about global trends and dispel myths about the "developing world". With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few of those myths in this presentation delivered at the 2006 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference. (http://www.ted.com/) Hans Rosling is a Professor, Doctor, and Co-founder of Gapminder Try Gapminder for yourself: http://www.gapminder.org/ |
 | 2007 TED Prize Winner E.O. Wilson http://www.ted.com As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of his constituents, the insects and small creatures, to learn more about our biosphere. We know so little about nature, he says, that we're still discovering tiny organisms indispensable to life; and yet we're steadily, methodically, vigorously destroying nature. Wilson identifies five grave threats to biodiversity (a term he coined), and makes his TED wish: that we will work together on the Encyclopedia of Life, a web-based compendium of data from scientists and amateurs on every aspect of the biosphere. (Recorded March 2007 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 24:21) |
 | Myths About the Developing World (2of3) (Hans Rosling @ TED) This global health visionary has discovered a powerful new way to communicate complex data about the world. He co-founded Gapminder, whose remarkable interactive graphs help deliver profound insights about global trends and dispel myths about the "developing world". With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few of those myths in this presentation delivered at the 2006 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference. (http://www.ted.com/) Hans Rosling is a Professor, Doctor, and Co-founder of Gapminder Try Gapminder for yourself: http://www.gapminder.org/ |
 | Impact of Technology on Reducing Poverty and Alleviating... Google TechTalks June 7, 2006 B. Ramalinga Raju and Venkat Changavalli ABSTRACT India is booming with visionary initiatives to transform rural India and its poor. This tech talk tells the story of one corporation that is leveraging its core competency to address the issues. Satyam group of Industries took on new missions starting in 2001 - to serve and transform the "Bottom of the Pyramid" - a phrase coined by Prof. C.K. Prahalad. Driven by the vision of Mr. Ramalinga Raju and his family, Satyam is forging ahead on three different fronts: The Byrraju Foundation: has developed a model of transforming villages into self sufficient commercial societies. To date this initiative has transformed... |
 | Myths About the Developing World (3of3) (Hans Rosling @ TED) This global health visionary has discovered a powerful new way to communicate complex data about the world. He co-founded Gapminder, whose remarkable interactive graphs help deliver profound insights about global trends and dispel myths about the "developing world". With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few of those myths in this presentation delivered at the 2006 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference. (http://www.ted.com/) Hans Rosling is a Professor, Doctor, and Co-founder of Gapminder Try Gapminder for yourself: http://www.gapminder.org/ |
 | The End of Poverty - The "Homework" of Our Generation My name is Shawn and on September 14 2006, I found my answer on how to make the world a better place. It's because of that answer that I am now in Bangladesh. On September 14th, 2006, the University of Notre Dame (of which I was a student studying for my Masters in Sociology) canceled all of its classes so that students could learn about an important issue: the problem of global health and third world poverty. One of the people who came to speak to us was Dr. Jeffrey Sachs (author of the book "The End of Poverty"). Dr. Jeffrey Sachs believes that extreme poverty can be eliminated in our lifetime. The power of this message inspired me to put school on hold so that I could do my part and hopefully inspire others along the way. I have come to Bangladesh to try and help the poorest of the poor. I am sharing this experience with the world through the power of YouTube. I know that my little "uncultured" project is a drop in the bucket. But hopefully, the more people that be inspired to believe we can end poverty in our lifetime - the closer we can get to that goal. This is just a montage of what I did in my first five months. Please check the other videos for more of what I have been able to do. Aid That I Gave In This Video Include: - 1 Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Mosquito Net Donated by Vestergaard-Frandsen - 2 Cases of Bottled Water to Residents of a Flood Affected Region - A nutritional meal (including beef as a source of protein) for a large group of poor school children - 1 windup flashlight given to a young student in the rural village who cannot afford electricity - 50 Locally Made and Locally Purchased Mosquito Nets I plan on making more videos explaining each aid operation in more detail in the future. Don't worry - I'm not here to ask for your money. Although, I am asking you to consider rating the video and subscribing :-) My Project's Blog: http://uncultured.com My Project's Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/uncultured/ More YouTube Videos: http://youtube.com/UnculturedProject The entire Notre Dame 2006 forum is available as a free download from: http://forum2006.nd.edu These short excerpts have been used with written permission from the University of Notre Dame's Office of Public Affairs and Communication. Music used is from royalty free tracks. Additional Details for The Davos Question: - My Hometown and Country: Toronto, Canada |
 | TED Day One A quick vlog about the first session of the TED Conference. TED: http://ted.com/conference/flashpage.cfm?conferenceKey=2007 My blog: http://www.truetalkblog.com/truetalk/ |
 | Is World Poverty Getting Worse? Gapminder is an interactive presentation of some of the messages in the UN's 2005 Human Development Report. All data presented are adjusted for inflation. Try gapminder yourself at www.gapminder.org Watch Hans Rosling demo gapminder live at http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=hans_rosling |
 | Dan Dennett: Can we know our own minds? http://www.ted.com Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us. As he puts it, our bodies are made up of 100 trillion little robots, none of them with an individual consciousness. So what makes us feel we have one? Or that we're in control of it? Dennett's hope is to show his audience that "Your consciousness is not quite as marvelous as you may have thought it is." He uses thought experiments and optical illusions to demonstrate to the TED audience that even very big brains are capable of playing tricks on their owners. |
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