Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and renowned philanthropist, passionately discusses tackling global challenges like malaria and education. He emphasizes innovative strategies such as bed nets and vaccines to combat malaria, urging global collaboration for impactful solutions. Gates also critiques the U.S. education system, advocating for effective teaching reforms and successful models like KIPP charter schools. His insights blend humor with urgency, inspiring listeners to be part of meaningful change in public health and education.
Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them. (And see the Q&A on the TED Blog.)