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Copenhagen Consensus 2012
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How Better Nutrition for Children Helps Solve Two of the World’s Biggest Problems
A group of Nobel laureates analyze the cost-effectiveness of solutions to the world's biggest problems
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To Educate Children, We Have To Teach Their Parents
We can improve education in poor countries by showing parents the importance of schooling.
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War Is a Long, Messy Hell
And it’s more important than ever that we try to prevent it in the first place.
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There’s No One Perfect Fix for Climate Change
Slate readers debate their favored solutions for the world’s biggest problems.
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Can You Really Make Clouds Whiter and More Reflective?
Scientists are getting there, and it might be the one of the best ways to fight climate change.
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Will Producing More Food Only Add to the Population Problem?
Slate readers debate solutions for solving the world’s biggest problems.
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We Still Need To Save the Rain Forests
Biodiversity efforts are often targeted toward saving cute animals. But the real problem is disappearing forests, wetlands, and mangroves.
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Family Planning, Better Nutrition, and No More Smoking
Slate readers weigh in on their favorite solutions to the world’s biggest problems.
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An Ounce of Prevention ...
It’s harder for poor countries to respond to natural disasters. We should help them be better prepared before hurricanes and earthquakes strike.
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Is Family Planning the Most Important Investment We Can Make?
Slate readers think so.
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The Thorny Issue of Population Growth
Life expectancy is up and poverty is down worldwide, even with our rapidly expanding global population. Are our fears of catastrophe overblown?
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Your Priorities for Fixing Hunger, Disease, and Sanitation
Slate readers choose their favorite solutions for the world’s biggest problems.
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Developing the Smartphone of Toilets
More than 2.5 billion lack basic sanitation. We can fix that.
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Tobacco Taxes, Micronutrients, and Better Immunizations
Slate readers choose their favorite solutions for the world’s biggest problems.
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Malaria Is Making a Comeback
But making sure new drugs are affordable for poor countries is still a cheap way to save hundreds of thousands of children.
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Do We Really Need To Reduce Salt Consumption?
Slate readers debate the Copenhagen Consensus priorities for fighting chronic disease.
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The High Cost of Heart Disease and Cancer
Malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis get all the attention in the developing world. But chronic diseases kill more people.
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Your Priorities for Fixing Hunger
Slate readers respond to the Copenhagen Consensus ideas to solve malnutrition.
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How To Get Food on Every Table
We have enough food to feed everyone. But we need to produce even more. Here’s why.
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Big Problems, Big Solutions
Bjørn Lomborg has a group of Nobel laureates working to solve climate change, war, hunger, and more. And he wants to know what you think.
