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Esther Duflo
Health (1)
Esther Duflo
Health (1)
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One of the most glaring differences between rich and poor countries, and between rich and poor within the same region, is in the field of healthcare. Sometimes the solutions lie in technological innovation, but simple, life-saving techniques already …
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The third lecture extended the examination of the biases that have fuelled the debate on life writing since the 1980s. Despite the criticisms and prejudices levelled against it, some writers have worked to legitimize it, using a variety of tactics to …
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How can we determine with certainty whether a stimulus is conscious or not? This is still a matter of debate (Persaud, McLeod & Cowey, 2007; Schurger & Sher, 2008). Early work simply relied on the introspection and verbal report of participants. In the …
09:30 to 11:00
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Cosmological facts and speculations
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Cosmological facts and speculations
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Abstract After presenting a historical overview of man's efforts to understand the Universe, the second part of this lesson reviews the factual and speculative aspects of modern cosmology. This lesson begins with a description of the history of man's …
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The fourth lecture was highly topical, and even anticipated it, as it dealt with the emergence of infectious diseases, the conditions under which it occurs, and its molecular, cellular and immunological bases. In particular, it was part of an attempt to …
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