There is a flood of information that comes into being each day on
new technologies and best practices. We believe that it is only through
listening and learning that we can improve the Development landscape. We
strive to find and champion the genius ideas in the haystack.
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The Poverty Action Lab is a center that conducts rigorous evaluations
of development programs and policies (mostly randomized control
trials). They have a collection of evaluations both completed and
ongoing.
The Earth Institute's overarching goal is to help achieve sustainable
development primarily by expanding the world's understanding of Earth
as one integrated system. We work toward this goal through scientific
research, education and the practical application of research for
solving real-world challenges. With 850 scientists, postdoctoral
fellows and students working in and across more than 20 Columbia
University research centers, The Earth Institute is helping to advance
nine interconnected global issues: climate and society, water, energy,
poverty, ecosystems, public health, food and nutrition, hazards and
urbanization.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in
1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.
Since then its scope has become ever broader. The site makes the best
talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. More
than 200 talks are now available, with more added each week.