TED: Därför ska du få betalt för dina data

av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 11, 2021 | TED

The world’s most valuable tech companies profit from the personal data you generate. So why aren’t you getting paid for it? In this eye-opening talk, entrepreneur and technologist Jennifer Zhu Scott makes the case for private data ownership — which would empower you to donate, destroy or sell your data as you see fit — and shows how this growing movement could put power (and cash) back into the hands of people.

TED: Så fungerar vårt minne och det är helt okej att glömma

av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 27, 2021 | TED

Have you ever misplaced something you were just holding? Completely blanked on a famous actor’s name? Walked into a room and immediately forgot why? Neuroscientist Lisa Genova digs into two types of memory failures we regularly experience — and reassures us that forgetting is totally normal. Stay tuned for a conversation with TED science curator David Biello, where Genova describes the difference between common moments of forgetting and possible signs of Alzheimer’s, debunks a widespread myth about brain capacity and shares what you can do to keep your brain healthy and your memory sharp.

TED: Så utnyttjas och exploateras amerikanska idrottsutövare på college

av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 23, 2021 | TED

Colleges and universities in the US make billions of dollars each year from sports, compromising the health and education of athletes — who are disproportionately Black — in the name of money, power and pride. Sports lawyer and former NCAA investigator Tim Nevius exposes how the system exploits young talent and identifies fundamental reforms needed to protect players.

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TED: Tre påståenden om barn och skärmtid – och varför de inte är sanna

av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2021 | TED

We check our phones upwards of 50 times per day — but when our kids play around with them, we get nervous. Are screens ruining childhood? Not according to children’s media expert Sara DeWitt. In a talk that may make you feel a bit less guilty about handing a tablet to a child while you make dinner, DeWitt envisions a future where we’re excited to see kids interacting with screens and shows us exciting ways new technologies can actually help them grow, connect and learn.

TED: Den oväntade lösningen för att få bort plast i våra hav

av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 9, 2021 | TED

Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That’s the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where everything from school tuition to cooking fuel and more is available for purchase in exchange for plastic garbage — which is then sorted, shredded and sold to brands who reuse ”social plastic” in their products. Join David Katz to learn more about this step towards closing the loop in the circular economy. ”Preventing ocean plastic could be humanity’s richest opportunity,” Katz says.

TED: Attackerna på nätet mot kvinnor har spårat ur

av Mikael Winterkvist | mar 27, 2021 | TED

Enough with online hate speech, sexual harassment and threats of violence against women and marginalized groups. It’s time to take the global crisis of online abuse seriously. In this searching, powerful talk, Ashley Judd recounts her ongoing experience of being terrorized on social media for her unwavering activism and calls on citizens of the internet, the tech community, law enforcement and legislators to recognize the offline harm of online harassment.