TED: Så kan sociala medier skapa historia

TED: Så kan sociala medier skapa historia

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While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics.

TED: Vad kan hända om du inte sätter din telefon i flygläge?

TED: Vad kan hända om du inte sätter din telefon i flygläge?

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Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, cell phones, and more. And the sky is flooded with interference from routers, satellites, and, of course, people flying who haven’t put their phones on airplane mode.

So, what exactly does airplane mode do? Lindsay DeMarchi explains the setting’s importance. [Directed by Sofia Pashaei, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by João Pamplona Mendes, AIM Creative Studios].

TED: Är USA på väg mot ännu ett inbördeskrig?

TED: Är USA på väg mot ännu ett inbördeskrig?

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Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe — and paints an unsettling picture of the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States.

 

TED: Är USA på väg mot ännu ett inbördeskrig?

TED: Det här är det fossilindustrin inte vill berätta för dig

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In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually solve the environmental crisis in time.

You won’t want to miss his searing indictment of fossil fuel companies for walking back their climate commitments — and his call for a global rethink of the roles of polluting industries in politics and finance.

TED: Hur kan originalitet se ut i AI-konstens tid?

TED: Hur kan originalitet se ut i AI-konstens tid?

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What happens when human and machine creativity meet? From an AI model trained on classic works to generate a seemingly infinite stream of portraits to a neural network that envisions otherworldly life-forms in impossible detail, media art curator Eileen Isagon Skyers showcases mind-bending art that embraces our increasingly technological future, showing how AI can stretch the scope of human imagination and help create worlds we could never design alone.