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Check also Anuradha Mittal's work on food policies and poverty. Google her. R -----Original Message----- From: Olivia Bina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: VanDeveer, Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 1:27 pm Subject: Re: global poverty speakers and/or films? Dear Stacy, have found the following talks on TED very interesting, and ertainly 'dynamic'. You can browse through the list on this page: ttp://www.ted.com/index.php/themes/rethinking_poverty.html ut I can add that these are a few of my favourites are: Emily Oster: What do we really know about the spread of AIDS? http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/emily_oster_flips_our_thinking_on_aids_in_africa.html Emily Oster re-examines the stats on AIDS in Africa from an economic erspective and reaches a stunning conclusion: Everything we know bout the spread of HIV on the continent is wrong. Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ver seen You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency f a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about he so-called "developing world." http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries re pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, omparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does omething really amazing. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new _insights_on_poverty.html ope this helps, livia color><param>7A7A,6262,ADAD</param>*********************************************************** Dr. Olivia Bina esearch Fellow Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa Tel. +351 91 7451961 Skype name: oliviabina email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.epi-in-china.com/ ***********************************************************</color> On 30 Jul 2008, at 13:33, VanDeveer, Stacy wrote: excerpt> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Colleagues,</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>UNH has a ‘dialogue’ opic every year and this year we are focusing on aspects of poverty nd economic inequality. </x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>I am wondering if any of ou can suggest films, documentaries, or particularly dynamic speakers elated to global inequality/poverty/poverty alleviation. </x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>I’d love to have uggestions with some sort of sustainability connection, but that is ot required.</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Thank you!</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>--Stacy</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><color><param>FFFF,FFFF,FFFF</param><x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger></color></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Verdana</param> <color><param>FFFF,FFFF,FFFF</param><smaller><x-tad-smaller> </x-tad-smaller></smaller></color></fontfamily></excerpt><excerpt> <fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param><smaller><x-tad-smaller> </x-tad-smaller></smaller></fontfamily></excerpt><excerpt> <bold><fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><color><param>4E4E,8181,C4C4</param><x-tad-smaller>Stacy . 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