Health

Water Crisis: What Crisis?

Lack of water is of serious concern and contamination of existing water supplies exacerbates the problem. At the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, discussions highlight the impact of the global water crisis, particularly on women and girls. Linda Witong of Soroptimist International discusses the water crisis on a local, national, and global scale. This water crisis affects everyone and has far reaching impact as extreme weather conditions severely damage access to clean drinking water.

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Building a Hospital in Nepal: Envisioning a Hospital

Dr. Clara MacNamee Sponsors a Hospital in Nepal” tells of her medical, clinical, and educational backgrounds and adventurous experiences. She visited Nepal and had a vision to build a hospital.

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My Brain Made Me Do It

Do we really make decisions or does our brain take over? Neuroscientist Dr. Mohammed El Majdoubi discusses misconceptions we hold about free will. Advances in brain science allow close examination of how the brain truly works.

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Rosie The Riveter

A Sounding Board conversation with Phyllis Gould, a welder building ships in the Richmond shipyards for World War II.

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