If you're lucky enough to live without want, it's a natural impulse to be altruistic to others. But, asks philosopher Peter Singer, what's the most effective way to give? He talks through some surprising thought experiments to help you...

No matter how wealthy a country is, there's a lot it can do to improve the health of its citizens.

Most of the time you probably don’t have to think too much about your toilet, but billions of people don’t have access to safe sanitation. So, engineers are working on new kinds of toilets that could help solve that!

Why are humans so slow to react to looming crises, like a forewarned pandemic or a warming planet? It's because we're reluctant to rethink, say organizational psychologist Adam Grant. From a near-disastrous hike on Panama's highest...

In which John examines the progress of the UN's Millennium Development Goals over the last 15 years and looks ahead to the Global Goals. Can we live in a world where extreme poverty and undernourishment are rare? Are we closer to gender...

In which John discusses the strangeness of large numbers, and this year's Annual Letter from Melinda and Bill Gates. Other topics discussed include the human microbiome, the Green Revolution, the foreign aid budget in the United States,...

A live Panel Discussion in which questions about working in Global Health were asked by students. Questions like: How do I find a job in global health? Should I do a PhD? How do I network in the global health space? And many more.

At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker spoke with Health & Science Bureau Chief Stefanie Ilgenfritz about lessons we can apply from this pandemic to fighting the next superbug.

Covid-19 has widened the gaps already prevalent in public health, economic outcomes and education, while fueling geopolitical tensions around the world. What global role can technology companies play, particularly against the backdrop of...

Ever since the Coronavirus outbreak began, people began to speculate about where the virus came from? Did it come from a wet market in Wuhan? What about a bowl of bat soup? Or even the Wuhan Institute of Virology? In this video, we...

Melinda Gates shares the latest on the race to develop a safe vaccine and the importance of its equitable distribution, as well as applying a gender lens to the global pandemic.

This episode 2 focuses on vaccines and immunisation.

Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high-needs middle school. A National Board- certified teacher, he now leads workshops with teachers on Project Based Learning. He is the...

Using a ShakeWeight, how long would it take to produce enough energy to power a house for a day? Are we making progress toward clean and alternative energy sources? PBS Digital Studios is grateful to Bill and Melinda Gates for their...

On this episode, we discuss the changing role of the World Health Organization and it's goals, priorities, governance- as well as the outcomes we hope to see as the needs of the global health community evolve and grow!

This first video discusses the World Health Organization’s 6 initiatives for mHealth, including use in public health emergencies, such as the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, and medication reminders, such as SIMpill. It also reviews the Gates...

When numbers don't tell the full story