Michael Parenti is an American political scientist, historian, and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at American an...
"NGO's and Social Initiatives" A Panel Discussion with Sophia Burton (Co-Founder of Collidoscope), Mohsen Naderia...
"NGO's and Social Initiatives" A Panel Discussion with Sophia Burton (Co-Founder of Collidoscope), Mohsen Naderia (FilmMaker), Alen Tabakovic (MACROMEDIA Cam...
By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping....
By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haim...
When your health is a top priority, trying to make sense of all the information on nutrition can be quite...
When your health is a top priority, trying to make sense of all the information on nutrition can be quite confusing.In this talk, Dr. Mike Israetel summarize...
The "Life Lessons” videos (2015) form part of a comprehensive APF training package to support national human rights...
The "Life Lessons” videos (2015) form part of a comprehensive APF training package to support national human rights institutions in their vital work to empow...
ABOUT THE TALK: The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response...
ABOUT THE TALK: The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack of information. Making sense of this flash flood of information, “Big Data”, is proving an impossible challenge for traditional humanitarian organizations; so they’re turning to Digital Humanitarians: tech-savvy volunteers who craft and leverage ingenious crowdsourcing solutions with trail-blazing insights from artificial intelligence. This talk charts the rise of Digital Humanitarians and describes how they make sense of social media, satellite & aerial imagery and more on behalf of humanitarian organizations worldwide.
PATRICK MEIER is the author of the book Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Response (http://www.digital-humanitarians.com/). He directs QCRI’s Social Innovation Program where he & his team use human and machine computing to develop “Next Generation Humanitarian Technologies” in partnership with international humanitarian organizations. Patrick was previously with Ushahidi and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. He has a PhD from The Fletcher School, Pre-Doc from Stanford and an MA from Columbia. His influential blog iRevolutions has received over 1.5 million hits.
Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to...
Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this il...
