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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Failure to Contain the Ebola Epidemic The ebola epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate in West Africa. The World Health Organization estimates at least 20,000 people will be infected in the next six months. Doctors Without Borders has called the response to the outbreak “lethally inadequate.” In a speech to the UN this week, the group’s president, Joanne Liu, said the only way to get the epidemic under control is for countries to get their biological disaster teams on the ground right away.
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Design and Architecture
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”