How to Eliminate the Global Problem of Online Child Abuse Mark Leon Goldberg May 13, 2019The spread of child sexual abuse material on the internet has grown at an exponential pace in the last fifteen years, since the advent of social media. This is truly a global problem, affecting every country o...
The Crisis in Cameroon is Getting Worse Mark Leon Goldberg May 8, 2019There is an escalating humanitarian crisis in Cameroon where more than half a million people have been displaced by conflict.This conflict erupted in earnest in late 2017 and early 2018 in a series of attac...
The Personality Trait That Every Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner Has in Common Mark Leon Goldberg May 6, 2019My guest today Supriya Vani interviewed every living female Nobel Peace Prize winner. She crossed the globe interviewing female nobel Laureates to learn what compelled them to action and lead such distinguished...
“How to Fix Democracy,” with Michael Ignatieff Mark Leon Goldberg May 2, 2019What happens when voters in a democracy elect an illiberal politician? And what if that politician uses legal means to obliterate the political opposition, consolidate power and undermine pillars of a free and ...
How Big Data and Text Messaging Can Prevent Suicide Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg April 29, 2019According to the World Health Organization 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. My guest today, Bob Filbin is helping to pioneer a way to sharply reduce that number.Bob Filbin is the Chief Data Sci...
Libya is Lurching Towards a Full Blown Civil War Mark Leon Goldberg April 25, 2019Battles are raging in Tripoli between forces aligned with the UN-backed government and a renegade general named Khalifa Haftar. Haftar and his militias had controlled eastern parts of the country, including the...
Mozambique After Cyclone Idai, One Month On Mark Leon Goldberg April 22, 2019In mid-march, Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa, ravaging parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Of these countries, Mozambique was hardest hit. The storm struck the port city Beira and surrounding areas, ...
A Revolution in Sudan. What Comes Next? Mark Leon Goldberg April 17, 2019Protesters in Sudan have secured the ouster of longtime ruler Omar al Bashir. The protests began in earnest in December and steadily gained momentum and traction. Then, suddenly, after nearly thirty years in ...
A Revolution in Access to Medicine is Underway in Five African Countries Mark Leon Goldberg April 15, 2019Among the many barriers to quality healthcare in the developing world is the high cost of medicine. This is due, in part, to frequent disruptions in the supply chain. Customers who visit a pharmacy to purchase ...
