Premal Shah, President of Kiva, Talks at Google
"Kiva's New Frontiers: The Intersection of Technology, Innovation and Poverty Alleviation
Kiva launched onto the scene six years ago disrupting the world of microfinance by leveraging technology. In doing so, Kiva pushed the boundaries of international development. Six years later over $300 million has been lent to over 780,000 borrowers, with an average repayment rate of 98.9%. Kiva continues to pursue its mission of connecting people to enable financial inclusion for underserved and isolat
Global Cohort: Amparo Quisbert
Entrepreneur Amparo Quisbert of Bolivia talks about her company, Fama, and her participation in the 2012 U.S. State Department and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship Partnership Global Cohort at Thunderbird School of Global Management. http://www.thunderbird.edu
Dr. Stephen Blank- The New Game in Central Asia
Dr. Stephen Blank, Army War College discusses the New Game in Central Asia as part of a noon-time lecture as part of the Distance Education Class of 2013.
Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age
This video features the former Dean of Pixar University who explains what schools must do to prepare students (and themselves) for new models in the workplace. A lot of good ideas are presented such as the importance of learning from failures and how people need to work together. A mastery of anything is explained as a good trait to master other challenges as well. A good video for inservices. (9:18)
21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity (MIT)
An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethnic conflict, globalization, identity politics, and human rights.
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Hollywood Cemetery: Thoughts 1 of 12
Narrator tells basic information about Richmond Garden Cemetery. This cemetery has a lot of biking, runners, and tourists viewing it on a daily basis, in addition to inspiring local artists. Part 1 of 12. Length 1:39
The Use of Satellite Navigation in Automatic Train Control Systems (IRR Poster)
The Use of Satellite Navigation in Automatic Train Control Systems (IRR Poster)
Science Bulletins: Waiting for Water in Africa's Sahel
Africa's Sahel, which lies between the Sahara to the north and Africa's tropical rain forests to the south, is vulnerable to many ecological problems that exacerbate one another, including overpopulation, drought, desertification, soil erosion, deforestation, and poor irrigation. This Bio Bulletin highlights Mali's Lake Faguibine and the surrounding region. Once the breadbasket of the country, the lake region is now almost completely dry. The Mali government and international aid projects are st
Science Bulletins: Another Star Found in Big Dipper
A long-hidden star in the Big Dipper's handle has come to light thanks to a precision imaging technique by members of Project 1640, a collaboration between astronomers from the American Museum of Natural History, the University of Cambridge, the California Institute of Technology, and NASA. The team used a coronagraph to block out the blinding light from the star Alcor to resolve a faint companion in orbit around it, now named Alcor B. The team then imaged the same system 103 days later, mapping
Science Bulletins: Fog in Flux for California Redwoods
The Northern California coast is home to giant redwoods —the tallest trees in the world. The towering evergreens depend on the region's foggy climate, especially during the hot summer months. When rainfall is insufficient to hydrate the trees from the roots, the trees quench themselves by drawing moisture into their leaves from the fog.
Researchers at the University of California--Berkeley recently analyzed the frequency of coastal fog over the past hundred years. They discovered many fluctua
Science Bulletins: Will the Fish Return?
A series of immense banks—plateaus submerged in relatively shallow ocean waters—stretches from Newfoundland to southern New England. At the southwestern end of this chain lies Georges Bank, where vast numbers of fish feed and grow. Legend has it that the first European sailors found cod so abundant that they could be scooped out of the water in baskets.
Until the last decades of this century these banks were one of the world's richest fishing grounds—until overfishing on a massive scale b
Science Bulletins: China's Acidic Farmland
With 7 percent of the world's arable land but 20 percent of the world population, Chinese farmers have, for decades, relied upon artificial fertilizer to boost their crops. These artificial fertilizers, while increasing overall crop yields, can also upset the chemical balance in the soil and cause it to become more acidic. Recently, researchers compared samples of Chinese soil from the 1980's and the 2000's and found that agricultural lands across the country have become considerably more acidic
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Opportunistic violence and the impossibility of intimacy
In this Anthropology Departmental Seminar, Dhana Hughes (St John's College, University of Oxford) examines 'memories of revenge and denunciation in Sri Lanka's Southern Terror'. 11 May 2012.
Safe Beaches (MWV62)
By: MicrobeWorld Staying safe at the beach involves more than just sunscreen and lifeguards. Beaches and oceans are prone to unhealthy levels of bacteria which can cause sickness in people. Pathogens make their way into the water and onto the sand from many sources, including but not limited to, animal and human waste, agricultural and sewer runoff. Knowing when and how to avoid harmful bacteria is an effective way to prevent getting sick when visiting the beach.
On this episode of MicrobeWorld
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