Paul Polak - Pop!Casts

From his extensive experiences working with the poor of the developing world, Paul Polak has learned a lot about effective market-based approaches to alleviating poverty. He argues that in order to be successful, solutions must be simple, inexpensive, easy to reproduce, and most important, respond to the expressed needs of the people they are meant to benefit.



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John Legend - Pop!Casts

Five-time Grammy award-winner John Legend will move you and motivate you. He weaves stories from his Show Me Campaign—a movement he launched to help eradicate extreme global poverty—in between each soulful song.

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William McDonough - Pop!Casts

Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time."

A tireless proponent of absolute sustainability (with a deadpan sense of humor), he explains his philosophy of "cradle to cradle" design, which bridge the needs of ecology and economics.

He also shares some of his most inspiring work, including the world's largest green roof (at the Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan), and the entire sustainable cities he's designing in China.



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Ivan Marovic - Pop!Casts

You say you want a revolution?

Ivan Marovic’s got one for you—a nonviolent one, that is.

This Serbian activist is connecting the virtual world to the real world with a video game to promote nonviolent strategies.

It’s an interactive approach that teaches in a way books and films can’t.

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People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Pop!Casts

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is not afraid to say “I don’t know.”

In fact, he’s proud of his ignorance.

A mathematician, philosopher and hedge-fund manager all in one iconoclastic package, Taleb demonstrates the wisdom in admitting the limitations of our knowledge.



Hum, este tipo precisa de ler a Bíblia para poder dizer que sabe tudo, ele não sabe o que está a perder, agora a falar bem da ignorância quando o "conhecimento" está ao nosso alcance!

Sinceramente, quando "todos" sabem que a "verdade universal" está ali encerrada, que tudo o que precisamos de saber está ali, e que procurar mais é por em causa o "Nosso Senhor", o que leva indivíduos a procurarem saber mais?

Francamente, isto noutros tempos dava direito a passagem pelas brasas para tirar as dúvidas existenciais.

Ah, bons tempos onde as "verdades" eram "observadas" com todo o respeito e nunca postas em causa.

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Richard Dawkins - Pop!Casts

Richard Dawkins believes science’s ability to admit ignorance is one of its greatest strengths.

On the flip side, he proposes that faith remains arrogant and all too certain of its validity without any rational set of proofs.



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Brian Eno - Pop!Casts

Musician, producer and artist Brian Eno shows how simple things can give rise to complex things—in art and life.

See how he uses Darwin’s ecological model of the world as a roadmap for human culture now and in the future.



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Rodrigo y Gabriela - Pop!Casts

The Mexican acoustic guitar duo sensation Rodrigo y Gabriela put fast fingers to strings for a performance that will put you on your feet and keep you moving.
There’s no better way to say it: they rock!



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