Interview with Josette Sheeran of the World Food Program - 0 views
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Scott Aughenbaugh on 29 Oct 10Erik Peterson, CSIS Senior Advisor, asked Josette Sheeran, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Resource Management with Jerry Priscoli (3 of 3) - 0 views
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Are there technologies that may help us deal with water scarcity in the future?
India's Wounded State - 0 views
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India's nationhood has been weakened since the anti-corruption protests took place, and it must now reshape itself.
Ian Bremmer Interview (11 of 11) - 0 views
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What is the Global Political Risk Index?
Resource Management with Jerry Priscoli (2 of 3) - 0 views
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How much more water will we need?
Tiny Supercomputers The Size of a Sugarcube - 0 views
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IBM is developing a super small supercomputer that is also more environmentally friendly (up to 50% more efficient). The size gives a clear picture of just how far computation has come. There is also a video included.
Are Mushrooms the New Plastic? | TED - 0 views
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Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment.
Power Shift | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Summary: The nation-state may be obsolete in an internetted world. Increasingly, the resources and threats that matter disregard governments and borders. States are sharing powers that defined their sovereignty with corporations, international bodies, and a proliferating universe of citizens groups. Comment: The article is somewhat dated, but something of a classic.
The Truth About al Qaeda | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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New information discovered in Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan suggests that the United States has been vastly overstating al Qaeda's power for a full decade. The group appears to have spent more time dodging drone strikes and complaining about money than trying to get an atomic bomb.
India's Corruption Problem | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Recent anti-corruption protests have managed to stoke anger among significant segments of India's electorate. The current government will not be able to fend it off without making some tangible concessions, such as extending the scope of the anti-corruption bill currently under discussion in India's parliament.
A New (Underclass) of Travellers | The Economist - 1 views
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Victims of a warming world may be caught in a bureaucratic limbo unless things are done to ease-and better still, pre-empt-their travails
Ray Kurzweil on the Negative Side of Technology - 0 views
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What are some of the problems associated with Rapid Advancement of Technology?
Japan scientist synthesizes meat from human feces - 0 views
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Both a serious and ridiculous example of how people are tackling global challenges.
Ten Things You Should Know About Nanotechnology | NanoWerk - 2 views
Global Aging Preparedness Index - 0 views
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Richard Jackson's new index. Use for discussion of population and aging with breakdown of specific countries.
Farming the Genetic Frontier | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Summary: Supporters see the biotechnology revolution in agriculture as a Promethean step forward, whereas critics see it as the start down a slope to futuristic disaster. The supporters are right about the potential benefits of genetically engineered crops, but the critics are correct that the situation calls for government regulation.
Nathan Phelps on Teaching Seven Revolutions - 0 views
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Filmed in 2009
Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries | The Economist - 0 views
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Poor countries are developing the diseases of the rich with lethal consequences
A Game of Catch-Up | The Economist - 0 views
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Special report on the world economy (audio)
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