Lovely Auer & Lovely Hour

Lifesaver: clean water, one bottle at a time

lovelyauer — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:01:06 +0000

Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009. With cutting-edge nanotech, Michael Pritchard’s Lifesaver water-purification bottle could revolutionize water-delivery systems in disaster-stricken areas around [...]

Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals

lovelyauer — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:03:05 +0000

Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world’s deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. He argues that preventing transmissions — not drug treatments — is the key to ending the epidemic. As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in [...]

Shai Agassi: A bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars

lovelyauer — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:23:31 +0000

Forget about the hybrid auto — Shai Agassi says it’s electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020. Carlos Ghosn, CEO and President of Renault of France and Nissan of Japan, said: “Hybrid cars are like mermaids. When [...]