Technology
Introducing Global Health Ideas.org
Health policy and practice continue to be key issues on the development agenda. A short introduction to Global Health Ideas – a blog that has been following changes in that agenda and now has a new home.
Swine Flu Exposes Limits of Google Trends
Google Flu Trends generated excitement on the possibilities of tracking and predicting disease outbreaks. But the swine flu outbreak illustrates key limitations of this methodology, and also areas where it could be enhanced.
Which Risk Takers and Which Big Bets?
Thomas Friedman’s suggestion that funding for innovation is broken and the government should step in is far off the mark. Neither is it substantially broken, nor is the alternative he proposes any better.
Why A $10 Laptop is Possible
India has announced a $10 laptop, and critics cry that it isn’t technically possible. But the Tata Nano has shown that what we can build is limited less by technology and more by our imagination and the assumptions that frame our world.
Analyzing Google.org Grants
This article presents an analysis of grantmaking by Google.org – just how does Google spend its philanthropic dollars? And what does that tell us?
The Asian Space Race: Where India Wins
There is little doubt that a new “space race” is on, and that competition will intensify in the future. China may be ahead, but India’s approach – of avoiding excess and seeking collaboration – bodes well both for its space program and for the prospects of collaborating to share the spoils.
