The vision of TED is “Ideas worth spreading”, so with disasters similar to the recent Haitian Earthquakes I thought I’d highlight and spread 15 talks presented at TED over the years that are of interest in disaster situations and useful in (somewhat) “disaster proofing” the developing world.
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Tags: communication, developing nations, disaster, Education, Haiti, health, list, medicine, optimism, TED Talk, water, women, world
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A 13 year old girl named Rekha in India has put her foot down on the shameful actions of her parents in trying to push her into an arranged marriage against her will because she wants an education.
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Tags: Education, ethics, India, poverty, rights, tobacco, women, Work
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Thoughts from a field in Spain under the night sky about magician deities and science.
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Tags: astronomy, Education, magic, religion, science
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