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Bill Gates: My 13 favorite talks

When we asked Bill Gates to curate a list of his favorite talks, his first response was, “There are too many to pick, really.” Here, he's whittled it down to 13 essentials.

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The best stats you've ever seen
19:36

Hans Rosling

The best stats you've ever seen

19 minutes 36 seconds
The danger of science denial
16:12

Michael Specter

The danger of science denial

16 minutes 12 seconds
The history of our world in 18 minutes
17:23

David Christian

The history of our world in 18 minutes

17 minutes 23 seconds
Let's put birth control back on the agenda
25:16

Melinda Gates

Let's put birth control back on the agenda

25 minutes 16 seconds
How we'll stop polio for good
22:51

Bruce Aylward

How we'll stop polio for good

22 minutes 51 seconds
How do we heal medicine?
19:02

Atul Gawande

How do we heal medicine?

19 minutes 2 seconds
The surprising decline in violence
19:01

Steven Pinker

The surprising decline in violence

19 minutes 1 second
Could this laser zap malaria?
14:54

Nathan Myhrvold

Could this laser zap malaria?

14 minutes 54 seconds
Let's use video to reinvent education
20:10

Sal Khan

Let's use video to reinvent education

20 minutes 10 seconds
How PhotoSynth can connect the world's images
07:16

Blaise Agüera y Arcas

How PhotoSynth can connect the world's images

7 minutes 16 seconds
How I held my breath for 17 minutes
20:02

David Blaine

How I held my breath for 17 minutes

20 minutes 2 seconds
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