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Google.org invests $10m to develop enhanced geothermal systemsHopes of unlocking the vast amounts of renewable energy trapped deep underground in hot rocks have received a double boost, with Google.org and, separately, the Australian government putting significant funds into the technology.
Philanthropy Google's Way: Not the UsualFrom the article: The ambitious founders of Google, the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming.
Larry Brilliant: from Smallpox Eradication, to The Well, to Google.orgAfter a variety of seemingly unrelated achievements, Larry Brilliant was made the head of Google.org, Google's charitable arm. With his intellectual curiosity and track record, I think Google made a great choice.
Larry's Brilliant Wish: INSTEDDThe goal? A system that can help the whole world stay healthy by helping us identify and treat those who are sick early and rapidly.
Brilliant wants early warning health alarmBrilliant, last week named to direct Google's philanthropic activities, calls his project the International Networked System for Total Early Disease Protection, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The project will have a start-up cost of about $10 million, he said.
The Well pioneer decides to track disasterLarry Brilliant envisions a mega computer center he calls INSTEDD, for International System for Total Early Disease/Disaster Detection.
Larry Brilliant / Doctor looks to use technology to aid global health careSuperb profile of Larry Brilliant.
H5N1 Chicken Sequence From NigeriaThe large number of H5N1 sequences from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa should allow for tracing migratory routes of the various versions of the Qinghai strain, which will be important for determining where H5N1 is migrating and what new recombinations are likely.
While I was giving an informal, beta user demonstration of Newsvine last night, Larry Brilliant was presenting his personal wish at TED.
Doctor Guides Google CharityDr. Brilliant, 61, an admitted radical and associate of Wavy Gravy, a 1960s countercultural figure, will become the executive director of Google's charitable arm.
Foundation names Larry Brilliant chiefEncouraging words. A founder of Seva Foundation picked to run Google Foundation.
Google's Brilliant PhilanthropistDr. Larry Brilliant has helped the blind to see and has been instrumental in eradicating small pox in India. But these feats may pale in comparison to the challenge that now lies before him. On Feb.
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