Substantial prizes like the ten million dollars X Prize have been <br />spurring progress since the 1920s when Charles Lindbergh stepped up to <br />the twenty-five thousand dollar purse he went on to claim. Virtually <br />any innovation that will benefit humanity is up for an X Prize - from <br />sequencing the human genome, to skimming surface oil, to mobile <br />medical diagnosis (sponsored by Qualcomm) to early detection of <br />tuberculosis (sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates). These purses are <br />incentivizing teams to solve problems for the greater good and each <br />effort will produce ten times the amount of the prize itself in <br />spending for research and development. Jobs, jobs, jobs!!! <br /><br />Subscribe to keep up with all of the latest video uploads and live events http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=empowermetv <br /><br />Follow our network on twitter @emPOWERmedottv <br />http://twitter.com/emPOWERmedottv <br /><br />You can also like us on Facebook for show updates! <br />http://www.facebook.com/emPOWERme.tv
