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Helping Bend the Arc at the Hinges of History: A Conversation with Larry Brilliant

March 29th, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

American epidemiologist, technologist, philanthropist, and author Larry Brilliant embodies optimism like few others. A hippie doctor in the 1960s, he spent time at an ashram in India to find spirituality during a tumultuous time. As predicted by his guru, he and his team would change the world. Under the auspices of the World Health Organization they made millions of house calls in India with the goal to eradicate smallpox—and they succeeded.

Details

Date: March 29th, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calendars: Public Events
Event types: Lectures / Seminars / Forums

Venue

Cambridge campus
Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
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