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Bill Gates, TED, and the Mosquitoes

DateThursday 12 February, 2009
I chuckled when I first heard about Bill Gates releasing mosquitoes into the crowd at TED, but to investigate the meaning of the act deeper than that requires considering the context and consequences. What I mean is this: Bill Gates letting mosquitoes free at TED is seen as a harmless prank-with-a-purpose, but imagine if it had been performed by someone quite different.

Elizabeth Kate Switaj on Bill Gates releasing mosquitoes into a room full of comfortable clever people.
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