TEDxDavis-Travis J Lybbert-Seeing Development on a Bike... Instead of Development as Aid
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Professor Lybbert helps us make sense of the big problem that is poverty. He says the solution to poverty is not direct investment but directing opportunities. He is a firm believer in the power of the entrepreneurial spirit and the ability of people to make their own success, so long as they are provided with the tools to do. Travis Lybbert ear... Read more
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- -: TEDxDavis-Travis J Lybbert-Seeing Development on a Bike... Instead of Development as Aid
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Professor Lybbert helps us make sense of the big problem that is poverty. He says the solution to poverty is not direct investment but directing opportunities. He is a firm believer in the power of the entrepreneurial spirit and the ability of people to make their own success, so long as they are...
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- -: TEDxDavis-Gergely Zimanyi-Nano-Wonders: Solving Big Problems with Small Tools
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)An enigmatic man draped in black comes to give you a glimpse of the future! In this fun-filled and lively talk, Professor Zimanyi gives us a glimpse of the nano-revolution that is just around the corner. Will you choose the blue pill and reject it? Or take the leap with the red pill and see how f...
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- -: TEDxDavis-Andy Jones-Loki in the Nursery: An Unlikely Path to Tranquility
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)In this intense personal journey, Professor Jones shares the things in his life that made him the man he is today, and how that was turned upside down we he found a 'Loki' in the nursery. He beseeches all of us to take a step back from our hectic lives and appreciate that sometimes the best idea ...
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- -: TEDxDavis-Bob Ostertag-Less is More
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Professor Ostertag, seeks to raise the awareness of the technology that is so pervasive in our society. He asks all of us to be more diligent in our assessment of health concerns. Composer, performer, instrument builder, journalist, activist, historian, kayak instructor — Bob Ostertag's work can...
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- -: TEDxDavis-David Osleger-Energy Limits, Energy Opportunities
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Professor Osleger is a geologist fascinated by the power of oil. A cup of gasoline can get a family of four up a mountain, but there's a problem. Oil is running out. In this talk he explains how we can sustain our voracious appetite for energy. David Osleger is a Lecturer SOE in the Department ...
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- -: TEDxDavis-Keith Merron-In Search of Remarkable Leadership
June 19, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Dr Merron is a successful businessman who wanted to know what it meant to be a great leader. To find out he spent his time meeting and talking to some of the greatest leaders of our time. In this inspirational talk, he describes the experience of meeting these people, and the lessons he learned f...
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