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In India, farmers struggle to grow their crops during the long dry months. International Development Enterprises India, led by Amitabha Sadangi, has developed simple drip irrigation systems which hydrate plants a drop of water at a time and cost as little as $1. They enable farmers to produce crops in the dry season-farmers who would normally have to look for other work while waiting for the monsoon, even migrating to urban slums for part of the year....
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"This handbook intends to offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the human rights implications of emerging technologies in the fields of life sciences and information and communication technologies (ICT). To this end, the volume brings together leading experts whose expertise encompasses several disciplinary domains (law, ethics, technology, basic science, medicine, business, etc.) with purposes of gathering extensive multidisciplinary...
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The UN estimates that there are more than 150 million homeless children worldwide. Most are at risk of abuse, prostitution, and drug addiction, and frequently enter adulthood without any schooling or employable skills. In the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, thousands of children live on the streets. Friends International provides education, vocational training, and work experience in shops and restaurants so these youngsters can find a way off the...
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A land mine is an indiscriminate killer-it doesn't care how young or old its victims are, or how many years have passed since the end of the conflict for which it was intended. Likewise, land mines have been put to use prolifically and ubiquitously by armies the world over, and experts fear it will take 500 years before the last one on the planet is either defused or detonated. But a surprising and highly innovative mine-detection method is gaining...
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Blockchain technology enables the creation of decentralized currencies, decentralized applications powered by smart contracts, self-executing digital agreements, and intelligent assets that can be controlled over the Internet. Blockchains also enable the development of new governance systems with more democratic or participatory decision-making, and decentralized (autonomous) organizations that can operate over a network of computers without any human...
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For millions of girls across Africa, a decent education is beyond reach. CAMFED, an international nongovernmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1993, aims to change that by paying for books, fees, even school uniforms-and in the process, break the cycle of poverty. The charity has developed a model for supporting girls to go to school, start businesses, and return to their communities as leaders. Alvin Hall, who also transcended poverty through...
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The oceans are being emptied. This isn't just bad news for the 200 million people who make a living fishing, it's a crisis for planet Earth. The Marine Stewardship Council uses market forces to create sustainable fisheries, offering the world's only internationally recognized seafood eco-labeling system. It uses independent assessors who grant MSC certification only to products of sustainable fisheries, and it has grown into a major international...
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A half-century of helping disadvantaged communities, beginning when he was a first-year Harvard medical student, has reinforced Dr. Paul Farmer's belief that access to health care is a basic human right. He argues that by delivering quality care to the poor, severe health issues such as AIDS or MDR-TB can be tackled effectively. Through a community-based approach, along with training doctors and health workers in impoverished areas, Partners In Health-the...
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Although it isn't a widely-acknowledged practice, many experts predict that high-frequency trading, invented by Wall Street firms at the turn of the 21st century, will lead to the next financial crisis. This program illustrates the basic principles of HFT, whereby a large number of computers are interconnected in order to purchase and sell thousands of market shares every microsecond, with no human control or regulation, for maximum profit. Viewers...
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Microsoft has allegedly made predatory use of its monopoly power to stifle competition, integrated its own browser software into Windows' core code, and manufactured Internet Explorer with embedded Microsoft-oriented hyperlinks. This Emmy Award-winning NewsHour program, which combines footage of top Microsoft executives and their opponents with a hands-on examination of the Windows operating system, neatly presents the root causes of the long-running...
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Every day, corporations are connecting the dots about our personal behavior - silently scrutinizing clues left behind by our work habits and Internet use. The data compiled and portraits created are incredibly detailed, to the point of being invasive. But who connects the dots about what firms are doing with this information? The Black Box Society argues that we all need to be able to do so - and to set limits on how big data affects our lives. Hidden...
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Lack of transport is one of the greatest barriers to delivering health care in remote parts of Africa, causing NGOs and local governments to abandon projects prematurely. Former motorbike racer Andrea Coleman and her husband Barry founded Riders for Health in 1996 to provide practical solutions to the continent's transportation problems. They created a maintenance system for bicycles, cars, ambulances, and trucks that has virtually eliminated breakdowns....
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"Media piracy in music, film and gaming is as much about the future of formal copyright governance as it is about morality and freedom of expression. An illegal consumer is not a bad or immoral person because copyright laws state the act of copyright infringement is against the law. History reveals what social networking in the world of digitalization now tells us - consumers have always engaged in legal and illegal popular media consumption. Convergent...
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As online gaming companies position themselves to tap an entertainment market that is projected to explode, researchers question the safety of deeply immersive virtual worlds. In this program, MIT psychologist and sociologist Sherry Turkle; David Greenfield, author of Virtual Addiction; Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima Online; Brad McQuaid, co-creator of EverQuest; representatives of Sony Online Entertainment and Mythic Entertainment; Janet Murray,...
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Although genetic modification of plants and animals has been going on since the dawn of agriculture, technological changes of unprecedented scope have taken place in the food industry within the past few decades. This program explores the impact of technology on food production and the development of new and emerging foods. Viewers are introduced to recently devised methods of genetic modification and selective breeding which have expanded both crop...
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Although it is a crucial aspect of modern food technology, quality control may also be the biggest challenge for any food-producing company. This program identifies quality standards that exist in various parts of the world, explores ways of measuring and monitoring quality, and looks at who is responsible for QC within a large food manufacturer. Students are introduced to HACCP and GMP systems for assuring quality and safety in food, and manufacturer...
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Since prehistoric times, the preservation of food has played an essential role in human survival-providing the stability and cultural traditions needed to create societies. This program looks at motivations and methods for preserving and processing food, how these take shape in various cultures, and the health considerations which present-day food suppliers and vendors must take into account. Viewers will learn about the properties of different foods,...
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It goes by many names-digital outsourcing, micropayment, or an assortment of other harmless monikers. But when the hungry and desperate supply round-the-clock online labor for pennies or nothing, the term "slavery" starts to gain validity. This program examines the issue on a global level as it reveals the human cost of exploitative Internet businesses. Viewers meet struggling Serbian camera slingers who supply image after image to avaricious stock...
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