Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions

I went to two talks on Monday - the second was given by Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org, founder of Seva, winner of the 2006 TED Prize ("One Wish to Change the World") and leader in the eradication of smallpox. My notes are here. He decided not to give his normal "Health of Humanity" talk, instead giving a rather inspiring talk about what it means to change the world, and what he considers to be the four threats to global health: Global Warming, Diseases - particularly zoonoses, Poverty and Injustice, and Religious and Sectarian Violence. He also spoke about religious tolerance and the Dalai Lama's recent visit to San Francisco. Melissa