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Jessica Jackley: Poverty, Money and Love

January 17, 2011 by  
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What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: “they need our help” in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed and how her work with micro loans has brought new power to people who live on a […]

David Hoffman: Losing Everything

January 17, 2011 by  
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Nine days before TED 2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that’s been wiped clean in an instant and looks forward.

Sheena Iyengar: The art of choosing

January 17, 2011 by  
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Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices and how we feel about the choices we make. She talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her ground breaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions.

Misha Glenny: Investigates global crime networks

January 17, 2011 by  
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Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organised crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, to giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders.

Alison Hunt: Gets a new hip

January 17, 2011 by  
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When Allison Hunt found out that she needed a new hip and that Canada’s National Health Care System would require her to spend nearly 2 years on a waiting list (and in pain) she took matters into her own hands.

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