"People are not so different. People live in very different circumstances but at heart we have the same type of strengths and weaknesses, just happen to be in different contexts."
Wise words from economist Esther Duflo, awarded the 2019 Prize in Economic Sciences.
Fun at the AGU 100 Meeting in San Francisco: Our Borlaug Malawi scholar – Annie Mapulanga learned about developments in science, new data streams and research. This knowledge will complement science-based agriculture decision making in Malawi. Source: https://t.co/DfrbbDsJIH
MIT made an army of tiny, 'virtually indestructible' cheetah robots that can backflip and even play with a soccer ball — see them in action in this new video https://t.co/rtBe4jZtkx
At 2019 Borlaug Dialogue this wk in #DesMoines, FAS Admin Ken Isley had the honor of hosting talented USDA #Borlaug Fellows from across the🌍. @USDA’s Borlaug Fellowship Program honors Dr. Norman Borlaug by providing training & research opportunities to advance food security.
The first woman to be awarded a #NobelPrize, the first individual to be awarded two Nobel Prizes and still today the only individual with two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories - Marie Skłodowska Curie.
Deforestation in the last decade in Malawi has had the same effect on access to clean drinking water as a 9% decrease in rainfall, despite military efforts to stop forest clearing. Read more: https://t.co/rFg7m3xqcz