James Nachtwey TED Project now online

Following up on the previous post- James Nachtwey's TED Project is now available for viewing. If you can find 4 minutes in your day, this is a powerful presentation worth watching. Chris Anderson, TED Curator, writes: "This is a race between the ability of a deadly, mutated bacteria to spread, and our ability to spread awareness first. Health authorities know what needs to be done, but politicians and the public at large don't have XDR-TB on their radar. That's what James Nachtwey's powerful TED Prize wish is all about." More information from the site: "XDRTB.org is an extraordinary effort to tell the story of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and TB through powerful photographs taken by James Nachtwey. XDR-TB, or extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, is a new and deadly mutation of tuberculosis. Similar in creation to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) but more extreme in its manifestation, it arises when common tuberculosis goes untreated or standard…

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James Nachtwey’s TED Prize Wish- To Be Announced Friday Oct. 3

This Friday, James Nachtwey reveals his TED Prize wish. They will be projecting images on LED screens at locations on all 7 continents, along with the website- watch if you can, this promises to be an important story. Watch James speak about his wish: Each winner of the TED Prize receives $100,000, and assistance making their wish come true. Other winners of the 2007 Prize were Bill Clinton and EO Wilson. You can find out more about their wishes, and many other past recipients as well, at the TED site- there are some really great talks (also available as podcasts) on there, worth checking out.

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