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TED: Dilip Ratha: The hidden force in global economics: sending money home - Dilip Ratha (2014)

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In 2013, international migrants sent $413 billion home to families and friends — three times more than the total of global foreign aid (about $135 billion). This money, known as remittances, makes a significant difference in the lives of those receiving it and plays a major role in the economies of many countries. Economist Dilip Ratha describes the promise of these “dollars wrapped with love” and analyzes how they are stifled by practical and regulatory obstacles.

The Malware of the Future May Actually Help Us—For a Little While

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Malware is everywhere you turn right now
, but that does at least mean we're conscious of it. But the malicious software of the future might have a new trick up its sleeve: playing friendly for a long time before it goes rogue and messes things up once we're comfortable with its presence.Read more...

TED: Pia Mancini: How to upgrade democracy for the Internet era - Pia Mancini (2014)

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Pia Mancini and her colleagues want to upgrade democracy in Argentina and beyond. Through their open-source mobile platform they want to bring citizens inside the legislative process, and run candidates who will listen to what they say.

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