Summary: Polio has been almost completely eradicated - but as Dr. Bruce Aylward says, "almost" isn't good enough. In this TEDTalk, Aylward shares the plan to snuff out the disease everywhere, forever. Aylward, an epidemiologist who heads the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative, also provides an overview of the battle against polio and explains why there have been outbreaks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Berlin Johnson believes history tells a different tale. He's the best-selling author of six books, including the aptly titled Where Good Ideas Come From, that explore the intersection of science, technology, and personal experience. In this fascinating TEDTalk, Johnson takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Daniel Goleman brought the concept of "EI" to prominence as an alternative to more traditional measures of IQ with his mega-best-seller Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ - and since the publication of that book, conferences and academic institutes have sprung up dedicated to the idea. In this TEDTalk, Goleman explores the question of why we aren't more compassionate more of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007