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...discussed his conviction that progress in the field of health care is better achieved by the advancement of technology than by institutional change of health systems in different countries. He spoke about incorporating technology into health care systems in developing nations, stressing the importance of starting by introducing basic technologies??like cell phones—before moving on to more complex equipment, like MRI scanners. “Teach people, then teach them a little bit more,” he said. Zucker engaged his audience with his energy and stories from his personal experience, one of which...
...recent announcement by President Dmitri Medvedev that Russia would embark on a massive new spending and modernization scheme for its outdated military. Therefore, a new energy security policy—one that effectively minimizes the risk of overt dependency on Russia while investing in alternative and renewable technologies??should be at the top of the agenda at the alliance’s annual meeting in Strasbourg, France, and Kehl, Germany, this weekend...
...presentation veered noticably away from the idea of emissions caps, focusing almost exclusively on the potential of improved “energy technologies.” Paired with President Bush’s decision to hold a separate climate change meeting on his own on “energy technologies?? two days after the U.N. one, this demonstrates the U.S.’ government’s troubling refusal to set definite energy-reduction goals for itself as well as its flagrant disrespect for the international community...
...September conference on clean energy technologies surely did some good. Such technologies will, I’m sure, play an important role in the fight against global warming, and I’m glad to see that our government is making alternative energy a priority. But developing green technologies??much less making them popularly available—takes time, which is a luxury we can’t afford. Clean energy technologies must play a role in the U.S.’s effort to go green—but their development should not pass as a substitute...
...significant components of their courses, their philosophies emphasize the importance of understanding the fundamental principles of those fields. For example, the science and technology requirement is standard in its expectation that “courses in this category should teach key scientific concepts and the principles underlying relevant technologies??” Another example is the description of the “United States and the World” requirement, stating that students should receive an “understanding [of societies’] origins and histories.” Clearly, the primary emphasis on these fields...