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Mothers and children in sub-Saharan Africa
Every year in sub-Saharan Africa, 265,000 mothers die in childbirth and 4.5 million children die before the age of 5 from preventable causes.
July 30, 2009
Food, Inc., the future of food, and waste = food
We don't eat the way our grandparents did. Now there are more ways to find out more about the food industry that feeds us all. Watch the documentary Food, Inc.
July 28, 2009
Are robot wars cause for real concern?
Once we create a superintelligent machine, the robots will be able to improve and replicate by themselves.
July 27, 2009
Betsy Donald on shift toward local food economy
Betsy Donald sees the trend of local food as a positive development for communities, and she says it's no fad.
July 27, 2009
Willem Schulte says we have enough oil, for now
Willem Schulte discusses the energy demand by people around the world is growing as the global population increases.
July 22, 2009
Cathedrals of Medieval times, houses of the holy
The vision of holism, like that of the master builder, seems to live on, and there is evidence of it everywhere in the cathedrals of Medieval times.
July 17, 2009
2045: The coming singularity and full-blown, conscious machines
Ray Kurzweil predicts that by 2045 machines will acquire full-blown artificial intelligence. He names this moment 'the singularity.'
July 9, 2009
Wayne Esaias tracks honeybee behavior in a changing climate
NASA scientist Wayne Esaias is also a master beekeeper. He's found that his own bees are making honey earlier each year.
June 29, 2009
Jan van der Eijk on technology, CO2, and changing climate
Jan van der Eijk said, "The Earth is warming up. Scientists tell us that it is very likely related to the increase in CO2 levels from fossil fuels."
June 27, 2009
MRI can identify a lie with 90% accuracy
Researchers are using functional MRI to watch localized brain activity to look inside heads and see what your brain does when it tells a lie.
June 24, 2009
