Craig Calhoun, incoming Director of the London School of Economics (LSE) and President of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), was at Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) on March 28 to talk about international responses to humanitarian emergencies. He will argue that while humanitarian responses have grown dramatically more prominent since the 1970s, this era of distinctive

Ethan Wagner founded 50/50 with the goal of finding a better, fairer, and more effective way of using microfinance to help people improve their lives. In Dec...

The intermodal container changed our world. We would never have the interconnected and global economy of today without Malcolm McLean and his system of conta...

Despite the fact that the world is experiencing a period of great economic prosperity, the political choices of states show a growing mistrust of democracy. ...

During David's TEDxSaintThomas talk, entitled "Persevering Culture: The Importance of Remembering Where We Came From So That It May Guide and Inspire Our Fut...

Josh Tetrick is the CEO of Hampton Creek, a food technology company selected by Bill Gates as one of three companies shaping the future of food. He has led a...

Education is profoundly changing the lives of women in the developing world, except when it doesn't. In her impassioned TEDxMonterey talk, documentary filmma...

Melanie Nezer is HIAS’ Vice President, Policy & Advocacy. She directs HIAS’ Washington, DC office and leads HIAS’ education and advocacy on immigration, asyl...

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