Inspired by the rapid-fire response of the tech world to the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. government is planning to jump-start a venture-capital approach to the field of humanitarian tech.READ»
It's been a couple of years since I last visited Peru, and more than five since I had an apartment in Chile, and these gaps highlight an unmistakable trend. The center of the world is shifting from the developed to the developing world. READ»
Game-changing endeavors from the developing world are no longer only occurring in China and India--Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia and others are making moves on the global scene.READ»
I am quite obsessed with the (now) feel-good story about the trapped miners and their rescue. I was taken with Luis Urzua's leadership, especially during the first couple of weeks when they were trapped with little food and no knowledge of the efforts being made to rescue them. And I love what the President said to Luis.READ»
The visualization below doesn't need much explanation. It's a wonderfully simple illustration of how the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean copper-gold mine have managed to survive over the past couple months: by living off deliveries in ...READ»
The visualization below doesn’t need much explanation. It’s a wonderfully simple illustration of how the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean copper-gold mine have managed to survive over the past couple months: by living off deliveries ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was doing things. Yep, things. I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you.1. Remember the ocean floor seepage close to BP's containment cap? Apparently it's coming from another well and, says ...READ»
Senior Director, Disaster Management, Microsoft
Redmond, Washington
Bonilla, 37, coordinates emergency communication solutions for stricken communities.
"In a time of disaster, you're often stuck starting with a damaged ...READ»
Director, Corporate Responsibility, IBM Latin America
São Paulo, Brazil
Patricia Menezes, 52, oversaw IBM's recent relief efforts in Chile, using open-source software to find missing persons and helping start communities on ...READ»
2010's Brit Insurance Design Award for Architecture went to Elemental's affordable, and adaptable, housing project in Mexico, skipping over big shots like Zaha Hadid and James Corner.READ»
As Chilean and international rescue forces work through the rubble cause by the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit near Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city, users of social media the world over have undertaken their own ...READ»
It's easy to see why some vacation spots are unethical. A region or country where locals live in squalor while visitors stay insulated in fancy hotels, for example, is not the ideal ethical travel destination. But some spots are ...READ»
A new type of extremophile life has been discovered in Chile that may help us recognize what life on Mars may look like--and that will undoubtedly help in the search for discovering that life, should it exist. Scientists pondering ...READ»
