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How Science Could Solve Poverty

Naser Faruqui | Posted 04.20.2012 | Canada
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Naser Faruqui

The development of drought-resistant crops could help feed the world's poor. Nanotechnology may radically reduce the cost of producing potable water. And open science -- where many scientists work simultaneously on a problem -- can dramatically accelerate scientific advances.

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The Quest for the Next Einstein in Africa

Rohinton Medhora | Posted 11.09.2011 | Canada
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Rohinton Medhora

Tthere is something compelling about imagining an untapped genius somewhere in Africa, waiting to be nurtured and whose contributions to humankind cannot yet be imagined.

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