Story of Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank

Muhammad Yunus is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He is the founder of the Grameen Bank, which is a microfinance institution that gives loans to the very poor. I found this documentary about his story of how Grameen came to be on dotSUB.com, a new video site that enables real-time subtitling of videos (so people who do not speak English can understand them). It is amazing to see how he started with loaning just 27 dollars in total to more than 40 people -- less than 1 dollar per person, and that is all it took to save them from poverty. You can read more about Muhammad Yunus, microfinance, and Grameen Bank on wikipedia.

Explaining the Semantic Web

This video explains the spirit behind many Web 2.0 companies and the ideas behind the Semantic Web for the new and the old, and I like it because it captures some of the excitement many people feel about it. It is a good antidote for cynicism. The author indicates that he will make more videos, which would be great.

Hydrogen Economy not a Fantasy

This video explains how the Hydrogen Fuel Cell works, and why it is not a far-fetched idea. It has been viewed very few times on Youtube, so I decided to feature it here. The idea of the hydrogen economy is of course not only a scientific idea, or a question of economics, it is also a policy option, with political implications.