Conversations with History: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
This interview is part of the Institute's "Conversations with History" series, and uses Internet technology to share with the public Berkeley's distinction as a global forum for ideas.
Welcome to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry
Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies. Our guest today
is Larry Brilliant, who is an MD and a Master of Public Health. He is a
former professor of epidemiology, a former high-tech entrepreneur and a
former public health official. On February 22, 2006, he was appointed executive
director of Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google. He is also the
Director and Founder of the Seva Foundation.
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Background ... influence of parents
... death of father ... medical school ... "civil rights specialist" in San
Francisco ... impact of the sixties ... Alcatraz Island doctor ...
media then and now ... bus tour ... illness ... traveler to the East
- Doing What You are Meant to Do ...
study in the East ... lessons of a guru ... surrendering to one's own destiny
... illusory nature of success
- Eradicating Smallpox ... guru's
prescience ... working with giants ... hard work ... cultural obstacles
... ACLU values put to the test ... from smallpox to
blindness ... the Seva Foundation
- One Thing Leads to Another ... discovering survey research ... helicopter
crash in Nepal ... using Internet conferencing to fix the copter ...
leadership and creativity ... appreciating the value of others ... establishing
the first virtual community
- Aftermath of 9/11 ... inspired
to combat bioterrorism ... world changed by our response ... U.S. post-WW
II behavior and popularity ... overreaction of immune system ... interfaith
work on violence, ecology... spiritual questions ...
analogy of mono-cropping ... meaningful, pluralistic dialogue ... advice
to students


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