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Engineering a better life for all

Cat Laine · TED

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About

At the BIF innovation summit, Cat Laine draws on the Greek myth of Tantalus to explain the frustration developing countries face. She shows how we might help communities rich in human capital, but poor in resources and infrastructure, with cleverly engineered solutions.

The talk

  1. Engineering a better life for all 16 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
Business Innovation Factory
Speaker
Cat Laine
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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