TEDxFargo_Carl Peterson_The Challenge of Feeding a Growing Population
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Carl is passionate about the challenge of feeding the world's growing population. He is focused on bringing higher yielding corn and soybean traits and genetics to growers in the upper Midwest. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At ... Read more
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- -: TEDxFargo_Carl Peterson_The Challenge of Feeding a Growing Population
February 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Carl is passionate about the challenge of feeding the world's growing population. He is focused on bringing higher yielding corn and soybean traits and genetics to growers in the upper Midwest. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring p...
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- -: Stephen Petranek: 10 ways the world could end
October 11, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com How might the world end? Stephen Petranek lays out the challenges that face us in the drive to preserve the human race. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild? TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performan...
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- -: Project Runway - Would Heidi Klum compete? (Paley Center)
July 29, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Heidi Klum (executive producer, supermodel, and host) tells why she thinks the show is a great opportunity and whether she would do it if she were a designer.
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- -: Is Ethanol a Good Idea?
May 19, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/Uncommon_Knowledge_T_J__Rodgers Economic libertarian and solar-power entrepreneur T.J. Rodgers evaluates ethanol's potential as a clean energy source. ----- The Free-Market Case for Green with T.J. Rodgers. A dedicated, unabashed, free market capit...
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- -: John McCain - Renewable Energy and Climate Change
September 30, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/14/John_McCain_on_the_World_Economy 2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain discusses his positions on renewable energy and climate change. ----- Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain discusses the world economy with Aspen Institute pr...
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- -: Is Plastic the Problem, or Recycling? - Lynda Resnick
March 12, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/05/Lynda_Resnick_Fresh_Approaches_to_Branding_and_Marketing POM Wonderful co-founder Lynda Resnick argues that better recycling laws would limit the amount of plastic bottles going into landfills. "The problem in America is recycling," she says. ----- ...
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- -: Obama's COP15 Dilemma: Blame China? - David Corn
December 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/18/David_Corn_Reacts_to_Obamas_Train_Wreck_COP15_Speech David Corn, chief of the Washington bureau for Mother Jones, examines Obama's challenges after the COP15 resolution. Corn argues that all of Obama's political calculations are complicated except tha...
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- -: Three Sisters Planting and Harvest
June 3, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)First Lady Michelle Obama and American Indian children began the process of planting the "three sisters"-- corn, beans and squash -- in the White House kitchen garden. June 3, 2011.
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- -: West Wing Week: 8/19/11 or "Get On The Bus"
August 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)This week, The President welcomed the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers to the White House before embarking on a three day Rural Bus Tour across the midwestern states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. During his tour to the heartland, the President heard directly from Americans including smal...
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