Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding
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http://www.ted.com Anemia is a major -- and completely preventable -- cause of deaths in childbirth in many places around the world, but the standard test is invasive and slow. In this witty and inspiring talk, TED Fellow Myshkin Ingawale describes how (after 32 tries) he and his team created a simple, portable, low-cost device that can test for... Read more
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- -: Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding
March 20, 2012 (about 1 year ago)http://www.ted.com Anemia is a major -- and completely preventable -- cause of deaths in childbirth in many places around the world, but the standard test is invasive and slow. In this witty and inspiring talk, TED Fellow Myshkin Ingawale describes how (after 32 tries) he and his team created a s...
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- -: What a Poor Man's Innovation Can Teach a Rich Country
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March 22, 2012 (about 1 year ago)Simon is a campaigning and community education expert. He has contributed on development issues at some of the world's leading conferences including the G20, the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative. He is the co-founder of the Global Poverty Project, an education and campaignin...
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- -: President Obama Nominates Jim Yong Kim for World Bank President
March 23, 2012 (about 1 year ago)President Obama discusses his nomination of Jim Yong Kim, a physician, anthropologist, co-founder of Partners in Health, and leader of the WHO HIV/AIDS campaign, to be President of the World Bank. March 23, 2012.
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- -: TEDxRyersonU 2011 - Josh Louie - Make Change a Reality
February 21, 2012 (over 1 year ago)Ryerson University student Josh Louie talks about the personal hardships that he went through growing up, the changes he made to better his own life, and how everyone can make similar changes to realize their hidden potential.
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- -: Erica Frenkel: The universal anesthesia machine
February 2, 2012 (over 1 year ago)http://www.ted.com What if you're in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen -- and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: the universal anesthesia machine. ...
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- -: "How Democrats Describe the Obama Economy"
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- -: Not Up To The Job
January 29, 2012 (over 1 year ago)In 2008, now-DNC Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz knew Obama wasn't up to the job. Four years later, we all do.
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- -: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception
January 27, 2012 (over 1 year ago)http://www.ted.com Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are the overlooked key to economic development. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of th...
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- -: TEDxTucson - Hildy Gottlieb - Creating the Future
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