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Dr Bjørn Lomborg is a researcher, writer and the founder of the think tank, Copenhagen Consensus. He has collaborated with hundreds of the world’s top economists and seven Nobel Laureates to find and promote the most effective solutions to the world’s greatest challenges, from disease and hunger to climate and education. His latest book, ‘Best Things First’ posits 12 of these solutions and details how they can be applied in a relatively inexpensive manner. Check out Bjørn’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1940003482/ SPONSORED BY: AG1. Go to https://drinkAG1.com/triggernometry/ to get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase! Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 01:08 Best Things First 03:18 Education in Low Income Countries 07:17 Why Hasn't Education Already Been Fixed? 10:23 Sustainable Development Goals 14:20 Maternal & Newborn Health 19:37 The Desire For Complex Solutions 20:47 Sponsor Message: AG1 22:41 Corruption in the Developing World 28:21 Trade-off Denialism 30:15 The Malaria Outbreak 35:04 Curing Tuberculosis in Developing Areas 40:27 Immunisation & Vaccines 44:50 The Growing Anti-Vax Movement 47:45 Overcoming Infrastructure Issues in Developing Areas 53:30 How To Fix Problems Effectively 56:29 Should We Bring More People to the West? 1:00:10 The Brain Drain Argument 1:02:16 What Individuals Can Do to Help the Developing World 1:05:24 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices