Name: Arunachalam Muruganantham: 我如何開始一場衛生棉革命？
Uploaded: 2012-11-13T16:38:09Z
Duration: 9 min 4 s
Description: 當他發現他太太必須在採買家庭食物和她每個月的「補給品」間做出抉擇的時候，Arunachalam Muruganantham 立誓要幫她解決衛生棉的問題。他的研究非常的私人 -- 且引導他成為一個有影響力的商業模式。(影片在班加羅爾拍攝，此為 TED 全球演講人甄選會影片)

當他發現他太太必須在採買家庭食物和她每個月的「補給品」間做出抉擇的時候，Arunachalam Muruganantham 立誓要幫她解決衛生棉的問題。他的研究非常的私人 -- 且引導他成為一個有影響力的商業模式。(影片在班加羅爾拍攝，此為 TED 全球演講人甄選會影片)

Arunachalam Muruganantham: 我如何開始一場衛生棉革命？

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