This is an episode of the latest season of The TED Interview, focused on Infectious Generosity.
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is one of the top ten richest people in the world. But since 2008, he has traded his day-to-day role with Microsoft to focus full-time on his foundation's work to expand opportunity around the world. Chris interviews Bill about his philanthropy philosophy and digs into the opportunities and challenges that face one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. The two also discuss The Giving Pledge, the movement Bill co-founded with Warren Buffet, which encourages wealthy individuals to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes within their lifetimes. Chris and Bill examine the importance of solving the world’s most pressing problems efficiently, talk about why meaningful change requires scale, and compare notes on how to best encourage collective excitement about giving back.
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How one small idea led to $1 million of paid water bills | Tiffani Ashley Bell
When AI can fake reality, who can you trust? | Sam Gregory
How to harness abundant, clean energy for 10 billion people | Julio Friedmann
The most important century in human history | George Zaidan
The powerful possibilities of recycling the world's batteries | Emma Nehrenheim
Over 20,000 joined the NPR/Columbia study to move throughout the day. Did it work? | Body Electric
The awesome potential of many metaverses | Agnes Larsson
How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia
Is technology our savior — or our slayer? | Ruha Benjamin
AI is dangerous, but not for the reasons you think | Sasha Luccioni
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn
A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley
The tech we need to fight workplace ageism | Piyachart Phiromswad
Uber, and how to fix things when trust is broken | Fixable
Can AI help solve the climate crisis? | Sims Witherspoon
How "digital twins" could help us predict the future | Karen Willcox
The future of machines that move like animals | Robert Katzschmann
War, AI and the new global arms race | Alexandr Wang
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