Bill Gates was curious. How many teachers get useful coaching? The answer blew his mind. “Until recently 98% of teachers got one word of feedback: satisfactory.” Here is another video. In this one Bill Gates explains what drives the Gates foundation’s education work. The statistics on how U.S. schools rank internationally are mind-blowing. Still curious? [...]
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I read some amazing books this year. Every one of these books changed my worldview and I highly recommend them if you’re looking for inspiring reading. —Bill Gates The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined How would you go about making the world a fundamentally better place? Eliminating violence, particularly violent deaths, [...]
I always find it interesting to see what smart people are reading. Here is a peak at what Bill Gates is reading this summer. The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker Gates writes, “I’m absolutely nuts about (this book.) … Pinker makes the case that over time, humans have become much less violent [...]
You like to read? So does Bill Gates. And he reads a lot. Here’s a brief look at what he reads on topics such as education, energy, finance, and development. Education Work Hard, Be Nice ”Jay did a great job writing this book. The book gives a great sense of how hard it was to get [...]
When Bill Gates recommended Vaclav Smil’s book Global Catastrophes and Trends: The next Fifty Years, I purchased a copy off amazon. Smil is a great multi-disciplinary thinker and I think some of our readers will really enjoy the book. I must warn you, if you’re looking for a feel good book about the future this [...]
Bill Gates believes Prof. Smil is one of the smartest guys around today. He plugs several of Prof. Smil’s recent books on his website ( Gates recommends: Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties, Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years, Enriching the Earth: Fritz Habery, Carol Bosch and the Transformation of World [...]
