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In an enlightening chat from 18 months ago, University of British Columbia in Vancouver President Santa Ono, was already talking about those things that became critical for effective education during the Covid pandemic. Insightful ideas from this innovative leader serve as a basis for disruptive solutions for the hybrid landscape of post-pandemic education. His views on those things that have become key sources of concern, like climate change, societal inclusion and empowerment, inspire and enrich many communities’ efforts to make the world a better place. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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How can you possibly interview an octogenarian, chemistry noble prize winner, who became the first woman after 45 years to win the prize for her breakthrough work on applying biological cryo-crystallography to study the function and structure of the ribosome. Well, enter beautiful Ada Yonath – by far the most engaging, disarmingly honest, and super charming scientist I have yet chatted with. Discover how ribosomes, our factory of proteins, are critical for the life of every living cells even – surprise, surprise – viruses. Oh, and by the way, she game no answer to the world’s greatest challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Anne Applebaum, influential and multi-awarded journalist and historian, has brought her ideas to us from the pages of The Economist, The Spectator, The Washington Post, and now The Atlantic. She’s a lead thinker on today’s issues on the politics landscape, and her latest book on the decline of democracy on the hands of right-wing populism is both scary and a call to action. Join me in this enlightening conversation with Anne where I discover her view on the world’s greatest challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Thomas Friedman, one of the most acute, deep, and prolific journalists of our time, shares his views on some of the challenges we face in a post-Covid world. The eternal optimist, who thinks the world is flat, also thinks we need more truth and trust, believing in a close-knit community, and that we need bigger walls with larger gates. Listen in and learn what Tom thinks is the world’s greatest challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Yuval Noah Harari, author of some of the most influential books of the past decade that have sold close to 30 million copies, brings our attention back to some of the most looming and pressing threats we face as humanity; but, in this conversation with us, he also sheds light on the soothing effects that disconnecting through meditation can have on our daily lives. Join me, and my colleague Inés Sáenz, VP Inclusion, Social Impact and Sustainability, and discover what Yuval Noah Harari thinks is the world’s greatest challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Love is the antidote to the huge rifts between us created by a culture of contempt, fostered by divisive politicians and factionalized media. Bestselling author and social scientist Arthur Brooks, shares the studio of The World’s Greatest Challenge to inspire us with ways to fight off this 21st century malady. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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As million surprisingly watched, and many complained, one woman broke the paradigm in soccer as she became the first female sportscaster to be the main anchor of the Champions League final television coverage. She questions how we can break other paradigms, use technology for the better, and open new spaces that get us closer. A podcast by Tec Sounds.
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As universities around the world realize the impending need to adapt and change to match the speed of a world that is surpassing them in their capability to engage students, the leader of a top university in Canada throws us a curve ball: listen to students, empower them and bridge the dividing gaps in society. Discover why we should listen to Dr. David Turpin.
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One of the world’s authorities on nanotechnology believes that science has found answers to many of the most pressing problems. However, we need to allow scientists to work together, collaborate and for the collision of ideas to generate solutions. Understanding how particles one hundredth the diameter of a human hair interact is one amazing example. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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A member of the Nobel Prize committee and outstanding plant scientist, explains how the combination of the way plants work and the investment on education, are critical to saving our planet. His experience as a researcher, coupled with his amazing achievement in building one of the world’s most innovative universities make him a voice worth hearing. A podcast by Tec Sounds.
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In this age of abundance, there is more loneliness, emptiness and pain than ever. Is the lack of meaning the cause? Emily Smith, bestselling author and consultant extraordinaire thinks so and shares with The World’s Greatest Challenge an insightful, common-sense approach to cultivate a sense of meaning that can make us more complete and happier. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Humans have experimented for centuries with technologies that boost our performance or supplant deficiencies that prevent us from leading complete lives. Now, latest advances are enabling the emergence of what some consider a new species: cyborgs or augmented beings, that not only incorporate new senses and functions, but use their special abilities to express themselves and their world views in totally new ways. Neil Harbisson, a color-blind artist whose implanted UV-sensitive antenna that allows him to hear colors, is my guest in this surprising episode of The World´s Greatest Challenge.
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Authentic grit, the kind that awes and inspires others, is the quality to be humble, resilient, persistent and do amazing things that incite others to give their best. Dr. Caroline Miller happens to have crafted that term and shares some pretty cool concepts on this provocative episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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A.I. is the thing nowadays. Everybody seems to be talking about it and, except for a few optimists, most are spelling doom for the labor market and present it as a menacing challenge to the human species. Enter Dr. Rose Luckin, a world leader on education applied A.I. our optimist guest on this soothing episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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We have fantasized about the future and how it might be like since we became sapiens. Now imagine having that as your paid job and influence the visions of governments, top companies and leading institutions. Marina Gorbis, head of the Institute for the Future, is our guest on this amazing episode of World´s Greatest Challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Can meditation physically change your brain and how your mind works? Dr. Richie Davidson’s ground-breaking work on neuroscience and meditation proves it does. A fascinating talk with him on this inspiring episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge gets us on the path to this Nirvana. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Some say capitalism is dead, or at least on its way out; Raj Sisodia, an inspiring thinker and evangelist of Conscious Capitalism, proves them wrong with his inspiring proposition that blends the pursuit of profit with the creation of shared value. Join me in this moving episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge to discover what might well be this century’s engine for a more just economic model. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
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Discovering a Bose-Einstein Bossom is not the kind of thing you do in your basement lab. That is why Dr. Carl Wieman got a Nobel Prize for it. What is a BEB and why is it worth the world’s most prestigious scientific award is what we´ll discover in this enlightening episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
