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Intel to Work with Grameen Bank

Jason Lopez — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:04:27 +0000

In a surprise announcement at the 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett informed a keynote audience that the world’s biggest chipmaker would work together with Grameen Bank. The financial institution was started by Professor Muhammad Yunus as a way to provide credit to the rural poor in Bangladesh without collateral. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts in 2006. In this podcast Barrett, along with Yunus via pre-recorded video, unveil the joint venture.

Tags: Craig Barrett, Grameen, Intel, Muhammad Yunus, WCIT, World Ahead, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Earth Stories: Gore in Palo Alto on Winning Nobel

Catherine Girardeau — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:48:24 +0000

PALO ALTO, October 12, 2007 - Former Vice President Al Gore, who was named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize earlier today, said at a brief press conference at the Alliance for Climate Protection he hopes the award will raise global consciousness about climate change. Gore shares the peace award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a global network of scientists. The former Vice President pledged to donate all of his share of the $1.5 million prize to the Palo Alto-based Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan non-profit organization trying to change worldwide public opinion about the urgency of the climate crisis. PodTech’s Catherine Girardeau reports.

Tags: Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize, climate change, Alliance for Climate Protection

Nuclear Energy with Prof. Burton Richter, Part V

Margot Gerritsen — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:23:02 +0000

Burton Richter is professor emeritus at Stanford University, a 1976 Nobel Prize winner and an expert on nuclear energy. This is the last in our five-part series with Richter.

Tags: Burton Richter, Stanford, Nobel Prize, nuclear energy

Nuclear Energy with Prof. Burton Richter: Part IV

Margot Gerritsen — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:14:06 +0000

Part four of our interview with nuclear energy expert, Stanford University Professor Emeritus and 1976 Nobel Prize Winner Burton Richter.

Tags: nuclear energy, Stanford, Nobel Prize, Burton Richter

Nuclear Energy with Prof. Burton Richter, Part III

Margot Gerritsen — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:00:53 +0000

The third installment of our interview with Burton Richter, professor emeritus at Stanford University, 1976 Nobel Prize winner and an expert on nuclear energy.

Tags: Burton Richter, Stanford University, Nobel Prize, nuclear energy

Nuclear Energy with Prof. Burton Richter: Part II

Margot Gerritsen — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Listen to the second part of the interview with Burton Richter, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, 1976 Nobel Prize winner and an expert on nuclear energy.

Tags: Burton Richter, Nobel Prize, nuclear energy

Focus on Nuclear Energy: Part I

Margot Gerritsen — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:33:56 +0000

I know: nuclear energy has long had a bad name in the US. I believe, however, that it is an essential part of our future energy portfolio. Nuclear energy is clean, its generation is efficient, its resources are still abundant. Yes, nuclear waste treatment is a great concern. But, what are the current alternatives? I would rather deal with nuclear waste, for which I think we can find solutions, than with an increase in coal-based electricity generation.

To start a debate on the pros and cons of nuclear energy, and hopefully clarify some of the issues associated with it, I talked with Professor Burton Richter, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, former director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and 1976 nobel prize winner. This is part I of a series of four podcasts. I think you will find them insightful.

Tags: nuclear energy, nuclear waste, Burton Richter, Stanford

Larry Dalton on Photonics and Electro-Optics

Brad Baldwin — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:00:02 +0000

Dr. Larry Dalton, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the George B. Kauffman Professor of Chemistry & Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington and Nobel Prize nominee, talks about his work with polymers, photonics and electro-optics.

Electro-optics and photonics play an enormous role in our lives. However, people know little about them. As Dalton explains, “In the future, electro-optic technology could play a critical role in next generation defense, computer transportation, medicine, entertainment, information technology, communications and energy.”

Dalton’s research projects can be found at http://depts.washington.edu/eooptic.

This podcast is redistributed with permission from Lumera Corporation as part of their series on nanotechnology.

Tags: Larry Dalton, Nobel Prize, photonics, photonics, nanotechnology

The World Is Changing

Jason Lopez — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:02:03 +0000

Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair has been described as a junior Nobel Prize competition, as more than a thousand high school kids from around the world come together to show their work and make connections. Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, who is attending the fair, says the global science community still calls the U.S. a focal point, but less so, as the rest of the world participates more and more in research and the making of technology. In this podcast, Barrett spoke with PodTech’s Jason Lopez about this year’s ISEF being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pictured on the PodTech player is junior high school student Lawrence Stringer (photo taken by Lloyd Gallman, Montgomery Advertiser) who is not a participant in this year’s ISEF. But Barrett has been a champion of improving science education at all levels to maintain the competitiveness of the U.S. in technology and industry.

Vickram’s View: Mobile Monday in Mumbai

editor — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:14:48 +0000

Last Monday, Veer Bothra (seen here on the left) asked me to join in the monthly mixer he organises, called Mobile Monday. It’s loosely tied in with an eponymous event held around the world, an opportunity for mobile platform stakeholders to meet and talk about change … and more of the same.

Veer wanted me to talk about podcasting, not the nuts and bolts, but where it’s at and its relevance to the radio paradigm. That’s a juicy opportunity, I thought to myself, and so found myself making the difficult journey to North Mumbai (needs planning and a sort of instinctive feel for which combination of segments and modes of transport make it the least painful overall). (more…)

Dr. Yunus Receives Nobel Prize for Microfinance Work at Grameen Bank

Steve Wilhelm — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:45:29 +0000

Most Silicon Valley technocrats will recognize three of the four people in this picture. They are Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founders of Google, and John Doerr from Kliener Perkins Caufield & Byers.

But you might not recognize the recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Dr. Yunus spoke about his work in microcredit and the Grameen Bank at a Google company-wide meeting in May 2004.

Microcredit is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. It has proven to be an effective and popular measure in the ongoing struggle against poverty. Dr. Yunus has a extended description of microcredit here and in his book. Learn more about the Grameen Foundation at their Website or RSS feed.

If you are Java developer and are interested in helping the Grameen Bank, they are coordinating an open source effort called the Microfinance Open Source (MIFOS) project.

Tags: Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank, Grameen Foundation

Are You Spending Too Much on IT? Did You Pay Too Much for YouTube?

Jason Lopez — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:47:59 +0000

In today's news, Google finally pulled the trigger, ending much public speculation over whether or not it would purchase the video-sharing phenomenon YouTube for more than $1 billion. YouTube also announced agreements that might shore-up some of its copyright-related vulnerabilities. Online video search service Blinkx also had an announcement to make after it inked a deal with Microsoft. Also in the newscast, Symantec's CEO's rosy prediction for the company's next few years, analysts' take on IT spending, stock options in the news and the Nobel Prize in economics.

Nobel Prizes in Physics and Yogurt From Space

Jason Lopez — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:58:23 +0000

In the news today, a record-setting showing for the Dow Jones, some sordid details from the Hewlett-Packard investigation, a new gadget from Nokia, an update from the Blu-ray v. HD DVD front, Nintendo’s raised expectations for the fourth quarter, and Space Yogurt.