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Science-Based Medicine in the Media and Politics(James Randi Foundation)

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How the Pioneers of the MOOC Got It Wrong(Quest week end thoughts)

In 2011, when Stanford computer scientists Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig came up with the bright idea of streaming their robotics lectures over the Internet, they knew it was an inventive departure from the usual college course. For hundreds of years, professors had lectured to groups of no...

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Inspiring Women of India(Quest women’s week special)

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Change Makers Revolution Impacting Change in the World, Female Entrepreneurs Viewpoint(Beyond international women’s day-Quest women week special)

Speakers Kim Cruz CEO and Founder, Center for Integrative Leading JJ DiGeronimo the President of Tech Savvy Women The greatest journey of being a woman creating change in the world is your own. Tap into this engaging conversation with two women who know they are here to do...

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This tiny particle could roam your body to find tumors-Sangeeta Bhatia(Quest women;s week special)

What if we could find cancerous tumors years before they can harm us — without expensive screening facilities or even steady electricity? Physician, bioengineer and entrepreneur   Sangeeta Bhatia leads a multidisciplinary lab that searches for novel ways to understand, diagnose and treat human disease. Her target: the two-thirds...

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Mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse-Jimmy Carter(Quest women’s week special)

With his signature resolve, former US president Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world, both developed and developing. The final reason he gives? “In general, men don’t give a...