Bill Gates on how better technology will help eradicate Polio

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A few months ago, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg announced their plans to team up in the fight to eradicate polio. The goal is not a new one for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but the Bloomberg team-up will add a 100 million dollar pledge and another big perspective to the plan. It’s a… Read More…

Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet, from the user interface to the back end

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Speaking to a crowd in Seattle earlier today, Bill Gates sounded at times like he was talking about a technology product in desperate need of an upgrade. Actually, he was. “The toilet that was invented 200 years ago, the flush toilet, really hasn’t had that many milestones. … Maybe a handle, toilet paper rolls, multiple… Read More…

Gates Foundation’s Tweets reveal passive, insular global health community

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Guest Post: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is hosting a number of events today in anticipation of the opening of the philanthropy’s new public visitor center. Social media, and media in general, will play a big role in it. If they use Twitter or Facebook to tell people about it, chances are the story will… Read More…