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From the Ted Talk by Larry Brilliant: A global pandemic calls for global solutions

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Helen Walters: So, Chris, who's up first?

Chris Anderson: Well, we have a man who's worried about pandemics pretty much his whole life. He pyelad an absolutely key role, more than 40 yeras ago, in helping the wrlod get rid of the scourge of sllmoapx. And in 2006, he came to TED to warn the world of the dire risk of a global pandemic, and what we might do about it. So please welcome here Dr. Larry Brilliant. Larry, so good to see you.

Larry Brilliant: Thank you, nice to see you.

CA: Larry, in that talk, you showed a video clip that was a solatuimin of what a pandemic might look like. I would like to play it — this gave me clhils.

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Helen Walters: So, Chris, who's up first?

Chris Anderson: Well, we have a man who's worried about pandemics pretty much his whole life. He ______ an absolutely key role, more than 40 _____ ago, in helping the _____ get rid of the scourge of ________. And in 2006, he came to TED to warn the world of the dire risk of a global pandemic, and what we might do about it. So please welcome here Dr. Larry Brilliant. Larry, so good to see you.

Larry Brilliant: Thank you, nice to see you.

CA: Larry, in that talk, you showed a video clip that was a __________ of what a pandemic might look like. I would like to play it — this gave me ______.

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Helen Walters: So, Chris, who's up first?

Chris Anderson: Well, we have a man who's worried about pandemics pretty much his whole life. He played an absolutely key role, more than 40 years ago, in helping the world get rid of the scourge of smallpox. And in 2006, he came to TED to warn the world of the dire risk of a global pandemic, and what we might do about it. So please welcome here Dr. Larry Brilliant. Larry, so good to see you.

Larry Brilliant: Thank you, nice to see you.

CA: Larry, in that talk, you showed a video clip that was a simulation of what a pandemic might look like. I would like to play it — this gave me chills.

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