Bill Gates on TED

Bill Gates made an appearance at the recent TED2009 conference. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design and consists of a series of conferences where interesting people from these three fields give short but passionate talks. Gates spoke at the most recent conference held a few weeks ago. With his recent commitment to philanthropic endeavors, his talk focused on eradicating malaria and improving education. About 18 minutes in length, he emphasizes the disparity in malaria danger between affluent countries in temperate areas and poor countries closer to the equator by releasing a jar of mosquitoes into the room while describing the dangers mosquitoes pose to those in malaria-prone areas.