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Welcome to the Scientific American podcast Science Talk posted on April 26, 2012.

I'm Steve Murski. On this episode, he's the most famous latrine builder in the world. At Scientific American editor Christine Gorman, she

recently attended the Association of Healthcare Journalists Conference in Atlanta. Be warned,

some of what you're about to hear is not for the squeamish. We spoke at

the Scientific American offices. So at this conference, Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalind

Carter were sort of headliners. That's correct. Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife

Rosalind were headliners at the Association of Health

Care Journalist Conference, which took place in Atlanta.

Of course, that's, you know, prime stomping grounds for the Carter's.

The Carter Center is there.

And it was very interesting because I hadn't really thought very much about the Carter's,

well, in a very long time. And I was surprised and pleasantly so just to hear

the way they talked about global health issues. That was, of course, Jimmy Carter's focus.

And the way Rosalind Carter talked about mental health, of course, she's been known to be a champion of mental health issues for a very long time.

But hearing them in person, I was just struck by their dedication.

And Jimmy Carter has been specifically involved in this battle to eradicate a particular tropical disease.

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