THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE
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Graduate speaking Jiang He shares a touching story about how his mom saved his life following a poisonous spider bite. The commencement speech Jiang He prepared is not so much about the spider bite and his mother's effective, albeit unorthodox method of curing her son from the poisonous affliction; rather this is an effective telling of the disproportionate access to knowledge in the world. Enjoy this inspiring speech by this PHD Graduate.
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