Michael Sorrell had no experience running a college. He had been a lawyer and White House special assistant, but he knew Paul Quinn couldn't afford a football program. He turned the football field into an organic farm that generates more than 20,000 pounds of organic vegetables every year, veggies that make it into high-end restaurants and into the Dallas Cowboys' stadium.
Hari SreenivasanThe composition of our society has been changing. We [world] are becoming a more urban population. Mega-cities, those with more than 10 million residents, are booming.
Hari SreenivasanFully fund the construction of a wall on our southern border. Don't worry about it. Remember, I said Mexico is paying for the wall.
Hari SreenivasanWe humans have always been resilient. With each industrial revolution, we have adapted, creating new jobs with new technologies.
Hari SreenivasanMatching the right kidney to the right patient is one example of an algorithmic artificial intelligence.
Hari SreenivasanAt a Texas college, a football field that was turned into a farm. The Tigers of Paul Quinn College lost more football games than they won on this field. So, years ago, when the historically black college on the South Side of Dallas was in financial crisis and had a 1 percent graduation rate, a new president turned everything over, including the football field.
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