Renewable energy could be the key to ensuring the future prosperity and health of Planet Earth and humankind. In this very special episode, we sit down and discuss the possibilities with Bill Gates.
Nov 2024
Possible: Bill Gates on possibility, AI, and humanity
Reid and Aria sat down with Bill Gates to discuss his main areas of focus: climate change, energy, global health, and education—and how AI will help transform each of them. Taking a bird’s-eye view of society’s challenges, it’s easy to give in to pessimism. But as one of the most ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2016
Bill Gates on stopping climate change, building robots, and the best books he's read
Bill Gates is one of those people for whom "needs no introduction" is actually true. The polymathic Microsoft founder now leads the world's largest and most important private foundation, and he's predicting that we're on the cusp of the energy breakthrough that's going to save th ... Show More
43m 4s
Oct 2023
Reasons to be climate cheerful, with Bill Gates
Bill Gates, the tech billionaire turned philanthropist, invests huge amounts of money in the climate crisis - and he’s pretty optimistic about how we can avoid the worst impacts. But why? Graihagh Jackson, from The Climate Question, helps unpack some potential solutions. We also ... Show More
11m 26s
Aug 2024
146. NREL: “Our Renewable Energy Future” - Aug24
A special interview with one of the great minds of the Energy Transition. Dr. Doug Arent is the Executive Director of Strategic Public– Private Partnerships at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, U.S and Distinguished Fellow, World Economic Forum.
He j ... Show More
31m 19s
May 2019
Mosquitos, malaria and education | Bill Gates
Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them. (And see the Q&A on the TED Blog.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr ... Show More
20m 3s
Nov 2021
Thinking about Renewable Energy?
In this episode, we discuss the needed shift to renewable energy following Lebanon's fuel crisis. Whether in households or industries, what does it take to make it happen, how sustainable is it, how affordable, and does it really work?
We will tap into this as well as the need ... Show More
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