21st Century Medical Advances: At the Intersection of Biology, Engineering, and Medicine
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The Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship in the American Economy - Carl J. Schramm (Kauffman Foundati
Carl Schramm, President of the Kauffman Foundation, examines the vital role of entrepreneurship in the changing economy. He emphasizes how entrepreneurs have a positive influence on the American economy by creating ways to reinvent and innovate the rules of life. For example, half of the jobs created in 2007 are from firms less than five years old. Entrepreneurs teach us about human needs we did not know existed, create jobs that provide security for people, and generate social welfare, he says.
Retooling Early Stage Development - Steve Blank (Serial Entrepreneur)
Ninety-percent of Silicon Valley's start-ups fail not because of faulty product, but because they don't tap the right market and they don't know their customer. Well-seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank drafts a new model for plotting the path between good idea and market success.
Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century Politics with an 18th-Century Brain
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Critical Connections: Faces of Security in the 21st Century
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Russia in the 21st Century: A Lecture by Anatoly Chubias
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Infectious Diseases Across Borders: Public Health Security in the 21st Century
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True Colors: Myth, Magic, and the American Flag
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Against Ignorance: Science Education in the 21st Century
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Only Connect: Reinvigorating American Education
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Citizens, Neighbors, Strangers, Friends: What is Citizenship in the 21st Century?
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Talking Right and Left: The Language of American Politics
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The American Presidency: Character and Crisis
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American Media and the Culture of Fear
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The American Soul: Founding Ideals and the American Dream
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David Goldhill Discusses "How American Health Care Killed My Father"
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Bacterial Pneumonia in the 21st Century: Old Habits and New Approaches
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100 Years After 1906: A Century of Progress in Understanding Earthquakes and Their Effects
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Long Life in the 21st Century
Human Biology, public health, science, education, longevity, society, technology, regenerative medicine, age, quality of life, lifespan, population, life expectancy, Jeanne Calment, disease, vaccination, discovery, research, waste disposal, doctor, fertil
100 Years After 1906: A Century of Progress in Understanding Earthquakes and Their Effects
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