To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why aren't these solutions everywhere? From password-protected medicines to digitally certified crops, Simons demonstrates the power of local ideas -- and calls on the rest of the world to listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 18.12.2019To help solve global problems, look to developing countries | Bright Simons
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Folge vom 18.12.2019Jasmine Crowe: What we’re getting wrong in the fight to end hungerIn a world that's wasting more food than ever before, why do one in nine people still go to bed hungry each night? Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe calls for a radical transformation to our fight to end global hunger -- challenging us to rethink our routine approaches to addressing food insecurity and sharing how we can use technology to gather unused food and deliver it directly to people in need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 17.12.2019Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars | Enrico Ramirez-RuizWe are all connected by the spectacular birth, death and rebirth of stars, says astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz. Journey through the cosmic history of the universe as Ramirez-Ruiz explains how supernovas forged the elements of life to create everything from the air you breathe to the very atoms that make you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 16.12.2019How the gut microbes you're born with affect your lifelong health | Henna-Maria UusitupaYour lifelong health may have been decided the day you were born, says microbiome researcher Henna-Maria Uusitupa. In this fascinating talk, she shows how the gut microbes you acquire during birth and as an infant impacts your health into adulthood -- and discusses new microbiome research that could help tackle problems like obesity and diabetes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.