http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-69618 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Electric Wind Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:49:57 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-69618 [...] Inspirational Engineer – Home Engineering: Windmill for Electricity. And along with the post, Make the World Better, donated to his cause. His new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, is quite enjoyable and [...] [...] Inspirational Engineer – Home Engineering: Windmill for Electricity. And along with the post, Make the World Better, donated to his cause. His new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, is quite enjoyable and [...]

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-61349 Giving People the Opportunity to Succeed at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Thu, 15 May 2008 14:14:01 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-61349 [...] Bloom Bags Blog - Using Capitalism to Make the World Better - Make the World a Better Place - Kiva - Provide a Helping Hand - Aim for everybody to gain: workers, customers, suppliers, [...] [...] Bloom Bags Blog – Using Capitalism to Make the World Better – Make the World a Better Place – Kiva – Provide a Helping Hand – Aim for everybody to gain: workers, customers, suppliers, [...]

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-59743 Kiva - Provide a Helping Hand at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:14:41 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-59743 The entrepreneurs I helped fund are located in: Togo, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Uganda... The entrepreneurs I helped fund are located in: Togo, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Uganda…

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-59478 CuriousCat » Education is Opportunity Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:18:28 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-59478 Yogi Patel, a retired chemical engineer and motel owner from Dallas, was nearing the end of his presentation about the need to tackle illiteracy in India when he put up a slide showing a thumb impression: his dad’s. "I've never needed anyone to tell me just how important education is," Yogi Patel, a retired chemical engineer and motel owner from Dallas, was nearing the end of his presentation about the need to tackle illiteracy in India when he put up a slide showing a thumb impression: his dad’s. “I’ve never needed anyone to tell me just how important education is,”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-57912 CuriousCat: Treated Mosquito Nets Prevent Malaria Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:31:24 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-57912 The result was 44 percent fewer deaths than among children not sleeping under nets. Insecticide-treated mosquito nets kill mosquitoes on contact... The result was 44 percent fewer deaths than among children not sleeping under nets. Insecticide-treated mosquito nets kill mosquitoes on contact…

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-56879 Wayne Porter: Virtual Wheat Raises Funds for Charity- Tune to AM Radio Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:55:00 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-56879 [...] consider Kiva which I found via John Hunter’s Curious Cat blog after he left a comment on my own blog during a science fiction back and forth. You can learn more about my experience with Micro Lending here [...] [...] consider Kiva which I found via John Hunter’s Curious Cat blog after he left a comment on my own blog during a science fiction back and forth. You can learn more about my experience with Micro Lending here [...]

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-55354 CuriousCat: A Child’s View of the OLPC Laptop Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:54:56 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-55354 "I just seemed to work it out. It was rather easy. I didn’t even need help." “I just seemed to work it out. It was rather easy. I didn’t even need help.”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-50077 Frontline Explores Kiva in Uganda at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:08:57 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-50077 it is great to see how people can take small loans and some effort and financial literacy to make a living for themselves... it is great to see how people can take small loans and some effort and financial literacy to make a living for themselves…

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/comment-page-1/#comment-47388 CuriousCat: Uruguay buys first $100 laptops Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:32:47 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/10/15/make-the-world-better/#comment-47388 The first official order for the so-called "$100 laptop" has been placed... The first official order for the so-called “$100 laptop” has been placed…

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