A million refugees arrived in Europe this year, says Alexander Betts, and "our response, frankly, has been pathetic." Betts studies forced migration, the imp...
Rebel, radical,and even rock star - words not usually associated with economists, but they do seem to stick to...
Rebel, radical,and even rock star - words not usually associated with economists, but they do seem to stick to Frenchman Thomas Piketty, who shot to fame wit...
http://www.tedxeuston.com Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Nigerian. She is a globally renowned Nigerian economist and...
http://www.tedxeuston.com Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Nigerian. She is a globally renowned Nigerian economist and currently Finance Minister of Nigeria, a positio...
by Jennifer Granick & Riana Pfefferkorn What kind of surveillance assistance can the U.S. government force companies...
by Jennifer Granick & Riana Pfefferkorn What kind of surveillance assistance can the U.S. government force companies to provide? This issue has entered the p...
How can we contribute to society through our core competences? How can we have an impact beyond donating money or...
How can we contribute to society through our core competences? How can we have an impact beyond donating money or volunteering? Listen to Dr. Lisa Hehenberger as she talks about her own journey and the potential of venture philanthropy and get inspired to rethink the way you can use your education and expertise to have a greater impact on society. Lisa is a lecturer in Strategy Management at ESADE. She is a renowned expert on venture philanthropy and social impact investment. Lisa is a member of the European Commission's Expert Group on Social Business (GECES) and of the OECD's Social Impact Investment Expert group. Until recently, she was the Research and Policy Director of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA).
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski. chair of a National Academies committee on expanding the participation of...
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski. chair of a National Academies committee on expanding the participation of underrepresented minorities in science and eng...
The future of higher education will be dominated by distance learning and at the heart of this process will be the...
The future of higher education will be dominated by distance learning and at the heart of this process will be the cell phone. This will permit higher educat...
Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Throughout his three-decade career here at...
Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Throughout his three-decade career here at the University of Waterloo, Larry Smith ha...
The green economy is defined as an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and...
The green economy is defined as an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without degrading the environment. It is closely related with ecological economics, but has a more politically applied focus. The 2011 UNEP Green Economy Report argues "that to be green, an economy must not only be efficient, but also fair. Fairness implies recognising global and country level equity dimensions, particularly in assuring a just transition to an economy that is low-carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive."
"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating,...
"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm ...