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Bill Gates: How state budgets are breaking US schools | Video on TED.com
America's school systems are funded by the 50 states. In this fiery talk, Bill Gates says that state budgets are riddled with accounting tricks that disguise the true cost of health care and pensions and weighted with worsening deficits -- with the financing of education at the losing end.
YouTube - Bill Gates: How I'm trying to change the world now (includes the infamous mosquito release!)
http://www.ted.com 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 minute...
Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria and education | Video on TED 2009
TED Talks 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.)
Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! | Video on TED 2010
TED Talks At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.
Bill Gates: We need global 'energy miracles' - CNN.com
Microsoft Corp. founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday called on the world's tech community to find a way to turn spent nuclear fuel into cheap, clean fuel.
Speech by Bill Gates - 2008 World Economic Forum - Creative Capitalism
On January 31, 2008 at the World Economic Forum Bill Gates introduced the idea of a new form of capitalism that is based upon recognition. This idea attempts to harness the power of capitalism by balancing the scales of capital and philanthropy. Gates says, “The challenge is to design a system where market incentives, including profits and recognition, drive the change.”
Bill Gates | Profile on TED.com

Bill Gates - A passionate techie and a shrewd businessman, Bill Gates changed the world once, while leading Microsoft to dizzying success. He plans to do it again with his own style of philanthropy and passion for innovation.
Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria and education | TED.com (2009)
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.)
The Importance of Bill Gates & Warren Buffett | Tactical Philanthropy

... the importance of Buffett/Gates is not simply the amount of assets in play. In the grand scheme of things, tens of billions of dollars doesn’t really amount to much. Instead, the Gates/Buffett announcement will come to be seen as the clarion call to action that spurred people of all walks of life to embrace “giving while living” and ended the traditionally dominate choice to give to charity at the end of one’s life.
Gates, the philanthropist, on lessons learned (Q&A) | Beyond Binary - CNET News
Microsoft's chairman tells CNET about his philanthropic work over the past year, travels to Africa and India, and his entry into the Twitterverse. Read this blog post by Ina Fried on Beyond Binary.
Video: Bill Gates | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
Bill Gates discusses his foundation's goals of eradicating worldwide hunger and reforming American education. - 01/25/2010
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Bill Gates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and the wealthiest overall as of 2009.
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