Photographer James Nachtwey, whose TED Prize wish was to raise awareness of TB and the mutant strain XDRTB, will speak in Rio de Janeiro today to mark World TB Day. The Stop TB Partnership is twittering live from the meeting, and it’s being webcast live, with yesterday’s sessions available for viewing as well.
See James Nachtwey’s powerful photographs of the XDRTB epidemic:
Indelicate Conversation: Speakers in Session 9 at TED2013This session, delicately titled “Indelicate conversation,” took a look at some topics not meant for the dinner table with talks by speakers not afraid to ask: What’s really on your mind? The speakers who appeared in this session. Click on their name to read a recap of their talk: Rose George “talks shit” to raise awareness […]
A dry yet astonishing demo: Mark Shaw at TED2013 (with animated gif)Imagine driving through a downpour and coming out with a dry car. Mark Shaw produces Ultra Ever-Dry, a liquid-repellent coating that may sound mundane but makes for one astonishing demo. The superhydrophobic coating acts as a shield against pretty much any liquids. When the coating is applied to a surface, it coats it with nanoparticles, […]
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Lauren Fischer commented on May 13 2009
James Nachtwey is awesome. Here’s an interview he recently did with NEED magazine. He talks about his TED prize and his work with TB.
http://www.needmagazine.com/video/NEED06_Dialogue_Video.html
lauren