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Using Legos to Explain the World's Toughest Challenge, in the Next 50 Years

Dr. Hans Rosling is a legendary TED presenter: He's appeared there a half-dozen times, using stats in ingenious ways to dispel common myths about the developing world. A professor at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, he's got a ...READ»

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What's Next For Social Capitalism?

A friend of mine from college has always been committed to fighting international poverty. First she worked for some of the big aid organizations like Mercy Corps and CARE. Then she took a job with a more entrepreneurial, ...READ»

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Now: March 2008

What's happening this month: Shiny new airport terminals in London and Beijing take off; why baseball's first pitch is in Tokyo; and Austin's South by Southwest by the numbers.READ»

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Barefoot Is Better

Bunker Roy says entrepreneurship, not massive aid programs, will solve mass poverty.READ»

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Year of the Economist

Freakonomics, economic hit men, undercover economists. This ain't Adam Smith.READ»

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60 Seconds With Jeffrey Sachs

You don't need a PhD to redress humanity's saddest oversights.READ»

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Fast Talk: My Toughest Assignment

You learn the most by taking on the most difficult problems. Five leaders describe the toughest jobs of their careers.READ»

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Pop!Tech: Catching up with Bill Shannon and John Legend

Funny thing about Pop!Tech. It draws such a Fast Company crowd that it was like a reunion with people I've written about over the years. A couple of colorful examples: I interviewed Bill Shannon, aka the CrutchMaster, several years ...READ»