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Tim Harford: Trial, Error and the God Complex

July 18, 2011 by  
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Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.

Pramila Jayapal: New Ways to think about Immigration

July 18, 2011 by  
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Activist and writer Pramila Jayapal gives us new ways to think about immigration, migration and movement. She challenges xenophobia and discrimination, laying out powerful arguments for embracing migration.

JD Schramm: Break the Silence for Suicide Survivors

July 16, 2011 by  
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Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide attempts, and to create much-needed resources to help people who reclaim their life after escaping death.

Christina Xu: The Importance of Being Awesome

July 16, 2011 by  
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Christina Xu is a trustee of the Awesome Foundation founded in Boston by 10 friends. Now with chapters worldwide, the independent, self-funded Foundation awards $1,000 grants monthly to small projects they deem ‘awesome’.

Wetox

July 16, 2011 by  
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“Every Waste Water Treatment Plant produces Sludge. A third of the total waste volume going to a landfill site is sludge. About half a million tonnes per year just for the lower North Island of New Zealand and the problem just keeps on getting bigger.

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