Seed Money for Ideas Addressing Global Health Challenges–and the Fly in the Milk Bowl

Unorthodox thinking is essential to overcoming the most persistent challenges in global health. Vaccines were first developed over 200 years ago because revolutionary thinkers took an entirely new approach to preventing disease. Grand Challenges Explorations fosters innovation in global health research. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage scientists worldwide …

Review: Mapping Sustainability–Knowledge e-Networking and the Value Chain

5 for Potential Value, ZERO for Greed Pricing August 21, 2010 Nazli Choucri (Author, Editor), Dinsha Mistree (Editor), Farnaz Haghseta (Editor), Toufic Mezher (Editor), Wallace R. Baker (Editor), Carlos I. Ortiz (Editor) I was about to buy this book when I noticed the price–$189. This is, once again, a situation where the authors have to …

Huge Gaps in Gov’s Knowledge About Chemicals in Everyday Products (need for true cost public intelligence)

U.S. regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals By Lyndsey Layton Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 2, 2010 This summer, when Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks, the company blamed elevated levels of a chemical in the packaging. Dozens of consumers reported a …

Search: nato knowledge development handbook

What an interesting search, thank you.  Here are some links that came up in a broader search that we import to Phi Beta Iota with a tip of the hat to the anonymous searcher. Cross-Domain Collaboration Takes Center Stage at NATO Network-Enabled Capability (NNEC) Conference (Intelligence and Knowledge Development, March 12, 2010) IMPLEMENTATION OF NATO …