. >> they were among the first to fooin sign onto the giving pledge started by bill and melinda gates and warren buffets. it challenges billionaires to give away a majority of tear wealth. the weils have been generous and active philanthropists. they stay on top of the causes. >> a great thing to be able to to do. >> thanks for joining us. i'm sue herrera. thanks for joining us. >> i'm tyler mathieson, thanks for joining us, eb. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >>> this time on "spark" -- first, the women of "kitka" preserve and celebrate the rich vocal traditions of eastern europe. >>> next, the mixed-media work of santa cruz artist victoria may is inspired by the intricate process of custom dressmaking. >>> then, a look at how local artists are surviving the recession, and what we might be able learn from the historic wpa programs of the '30s. next on "spark." >>> major support for "spark" is provided by --

. >> they were among the first to fooin sign onto the giving pledge started by bill and melinda gates and warren buffets. it challenges billionaires to give away a majority of tear wealth. the weils have been generous and active philanthropists. they stay on top of the causes. >> a great thing to be able to to do. >> thanks for joining us. i'm sue herrera. thanks for joining us. >> i'm tyler mathieson, thanks for joining us, eb. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight on the computer history museum presents revolutionaries. >> so if we can basically have a world where every child is educated, every person, every citizen has economic opportunity, they end uptaking charge of their own destiny. >>> john wood and matt flannery have succeeded both in computing and social change. is it possible to do well and to do good? we explore this question. >> major funding for revolutionaries is provided by the intel corporation. >> thank you for being he

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he is a highly regarded md and they are written by bill and melinda gates.: this was the year that mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan wrote an open letter to their new daughter did would funnel money toward innovations and moon shots. we wanted them to be on the list together because they represent a new generation of philanthropy and activism. charlie: he brings justice to people and has got people off death row and other places. radhika: this is an essential writer for america right now. charlie: manuel miranda -- lynn manuel miranda, written by jj abrams, who made "star wars." radhika: they are both world creators and they make us see the world in different ways. charlie: what is the ratio of men to women? radhika: there are 40 women on the list. charlie: and 60 men? and how many are not american? radhika: i think it is about half and half. charlie: what is the largest group in terms of politics? science? culture? radhika: it is roughly politics and world leaders, but there are a lot of people who wear three or four hats. charlie: pope francis is on the l

. >> rose: and they're here and together and written by bill and melinda gates, another couple of equal weight and talent and shared ambition. >> this was a fun one. this was the year mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan wrote an open letter to their new daughter talking about their plans to fund an initiative the to funnel money toward innovation and moon shots. so we wanted them to be on the list together because we felt they represented a new generation of philanthropy and activism. >> rose: tan hasy coates and brian stephens writes about him, a brilliant lawyer who's done a huge amount to bring justice to people who's gotten people off death road and other places. >> he writes about ta ta-nehisi coates. >> rose: lin-manuel miranda written about by j.j. abrams who they did "star wars." >> j.j. abrams had a big year. possibly lin-manuel miranda is the only one who had a bigger year. but they're both creators and they help us see the world in different ways. >> rose: what's the ratio men to women. >> 40 women on the list. >> rose: 60 men. yes. >> rose: how many non-americans. >> i think

we can do anything in the one campaign with bill and melinda gates. warren buffett. it's the whole country that is showing the way, not just the public sector, it's the private sector. it's going to do it. you can do it. strangely enough, they have done studies on bringing the internet to developing countries and it's transformati transformative. that's one thing. electricity. you know, your innovations in solar. the president has the initiative to bring power to africa. it's good. these are transformative. the only thing i worry about and i'm guilty of this, i'm great at raising the alarm and these are serious crisis. we need to attend to it. i don't want to drag down the vision of this as away from what it could be. it could be your greatest challenge. you are talking about china, the influence to china. in 50 years time, i will tell you this, in 50 years time, if the united states walks away from the continent of africa and sends it to china, it will be seen as the worst foreign policy mistake of the start of the 21st century. it's that big. why would you? these a

. >> this was at a stanford graduation where bill and melinda gates go. >> well, so do we. >> nerdy numbingshool. i wanted to give empowerment to the word and look at what we considered nerdy. math, science, video games. >> people who like those, they are not the cool kids at the party. >> now they are. >> there's a think well technology is the future. technology is now. when people's grandmothers are on facebook liking every one of our status updates. technology is here today. >> new technology change is crippling. >> do you have a particularly useful app in your phone? >> every two weeks it changes. >> my apps don't change every two weeks? >> but you are not 13. these young people are previewing what we will use in a year. you and i aren't allowed to understand. we have to look at it and say, your music is too loud. technology and innovations will always prevail. it will change our society hopefully for the better. >> not if government stops them. the ride sharing service uber offers better service. but they had to over come that and government rules. >> it was legally questionable. but pe

do anything in the one campaign -- we cannot do anything in the one campaign without bill and melinda gates. warren buffett. it is the whole country that is showing the way. it is not just the public sector. it is the private sector. it is going to do it. we can do it. they have done studies on bringing the internet to developing countries. it is transformative. that is just one thing. electricity, innovations in solar. it is incredible to bring power to africa. it is really good. these are transformative. is only thing i worry about i am great at raising the alarm, and there is a serious crisis, and we really need to attend to it. but i don't want to drive down the vision of this away from what it could be because it could be your greatest chapter. you were talking about tighter, the influence -- you were talking about the influence of china. in 50 years time, if the united states walks away from the continent of africa and just c edes on the influence to china, it will be seen as the worst on policy mistake of the start of the 21st century. it is that big. why would you? these people love

. >> we asked bill and melinda gates to write about them because often even though people on the listade them rich and powerful. so in this case, zuckerberg is not on this year because of facebook, he's on because of the commitment that they made to give away 99% of their facebook wealth to the chan/zuckerberg initiative, which like the gates foundation, the power of private foundations and individuals to really transform philanthropy has been one of the incredible stories of our time. >> do you know what's fun about the list is that you do unusual pairings. >> yes. >> where you have somebody write about somebody else. give us a couple of those that stood out in your mind that you thought were great. >> well, leonardo dicaprio where you started, obviously we could have have put him on for "the revenant," but we had john kerry write about him from the perspective of secretary of state, watching someone who has been an important leader in the debate around climate change. >> that's a really good idea. >> anybody else stand out to you? >> how about kendrick lamar? >> kendrick lamar. >> y

do anything in the one campaign -- we cannot do anything in the one campaign without bill and melinda gates. warren buffett. it is the whole country that is showing the way. it is not just the public sector. it is the private sector. it is going to do it. we can do it. they have done studies on bringing the internet to developing countries. it is transformative. that is just one thing. electricity, innovations in solar. it is incredible to bring power to africa. it is really good. these are transformative. is only thing i worry about i am great at raising the alarm, and there is a serious crisis, and we really need to attend to it. but i don't want to drive down the vision of this away from what it could be because it could be your greatest chapter. you were talking about tighter, the influence -- you were talking about the influence of china. in 50 years time, if the united states walks away from the continent of africa and just c edes on the influence to china, it will be seen as the worst on policy mistake of the start of the 21st century. it is that big. why would you? these people love

we could do anything in the one campaign without bill and melinda gates. warren buffett. it's the whole country showing the way, not just the public sectors, the private sector. it's going to do it. you can do t strangely enough, you've done studies on bringing the internet to developing countries and it's transform active. that's just one thing. so, elect, innovations in solar, incredible president to bring power to africa. and these are transform active. the only thing i worry about -- and i'm guilty of this. i'm great at raising the alarm. and there's a serious crisis and we really need to attend to it. but i don't want to drag down the vision from this away from what it could be. it could be your greatest chapter, and in 50 years time -- i will tell you this. in 50 years time if the united states walks away from the continent of africa, it will be seen as the worst foreign policy mistake of the start of the 21st century. and why would you? they want your entrepreneurs, coming to you. your smarts. and president xi, one thing about him, he's very big on tackling corrupt

we can do anything in the one campaign or indeed red with bill and melinda gates. warren buffett. it's the whole country that is showing the way, not just the public sector, it's the private sector. it's going to do it. you can do it. strangely enough, they have done studies on bringing the internet to developing countries and it's transformative. that's one thing. electricity. you know, your innovations in solar. it's incredible. the president has an initiative to bring power to africa. it's really good. these are transformative. the only thing i worry about and i'm really guilty of this, is i'm great at raising the alarm. and there's a serious crisis. and we really need to attend to it. but i don't want to drag down the vision of this as away from what it could be. because it could be your greatest chapter. you were talking about china, ceding influence to china. in 50 years' time, i will tell you this, in 50 years' time if the united states walks away from the continent of africa, i'm speaking about, and just cedes all that influence to china, it will be seen as the worst forei

gates cheats on his wife, right? >> stephen: no, not right, not right. no, he does not. >> sure, but -- >> melinda is lovely. >> she is beautiful and there's no reason to. >> if. >> he deserves at most a stern talking to. ( laughter ) >> stephen: why, because he's rich? >> because he's rich, of course. >> stephen: how high of a tax bracket are you in right now? ( laughter ) you really do sound like a trump voter. >> the kind where morals are like blurred. ( cheers and applause ) you guys-- you guys-- you guys clap. there are people here that kind of, you know, you forgive it. you forgive rich people sometimes. >> stephen: well, we like rich people because we aspire to be them, i think. yeah, that's cool because when i get there i want those rules for me. >> exactly, exactly. and cheating is one of those rules where the line should be-- listen, we shouldn't erase the line. it should be like a wall. ( laughter ) >> stephen: and you just get a ladder and climb right over it. >> you climb over that wall into your mistress' apartment. >> stephen: can mexicans just earn the right to come to the united s