Join us for an evening with Dr. Peter Ross to hear about some of the tiniest “monsters” in our ocean today. Dr. Peter Ross is the Director of the Ocean Pollu...
Reduction of poverty, liberation, freedom: all of these words have been used to define international development,...
Reduction of poverty, liberation, freedom: all of these words have been used to define international development, but no definition is set in stone. Global development expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh breaks it down for us: It is about providing aid, while understanding that the developing world actually subsidizes the developed world. In this talk she points a light at corruption in an effort towards a more just world.
Since the age of 10, Tom Malterre has been fascinated by the science of nutrition. In his quest to understand the...
Since the age of 10, Tom Malterre has been fascinated by the science of nutrition. In his quest to understand the genius of food, he has achieved both a bach...
History is full of LGBT people who have made a difference. Hannah and Nicholas Ferroni tell you about five LGBT...
History is full of LGBT people who have made a difference. Hannah and Nicholas Ferroni tell you about five LGBT badasses from history. Let us know if you kno...
Much discussion is underway about how to align payment incentives and new models of care to achieve the triple aim...
Much discussion is underway about how to align payment incentives and new models of care to achieve the triple aim of improving population health, lowering c...
‘I suggest it is time for our generation to start a new era, be just as bold as our counterparts across the pond and...
‘I suggest it is time for our generation to start a new era, be just as bold as our counterparts across the pond and coin the European Dream,’ says Mirwais W...
In this module, the learner will understand the concept of consumer protection, its importance in society,...
In this module, the learner will understand the concept of consumer protection, its importance in society, methodologies for the same and disputes redressal ...
Syrian children need our help. The impacts of war are devastating and this conflict has already consumed three long...
Syrian children need our help. The impacts of war are devastating and this conflict has already consumed three long years. Let's speak up: Don't let the #chi...
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.
