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From the construction of virtual realities to the internet of things to the watches on our wrists—technology's influence is everywhere. Its role in our lives is evolving fast, and we're faced with riveting questions and tough challenges that sit at the intersection of technology and humanity. Listen in every Friday, with host, journalist [Sherrell Dorsey] (https://www.sherrelldorsey.com/) , as TED speakers explore the way tech shapes how we think about society, science, design, business, and more. Follow Sherrell on Instagram [@sherrell_dorsey] (https://www.instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey/?hl=en) and on LinkedIn [@sherrelldorsey] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherrelldorsey) Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

From the construction of virtual realities to the internet of things to the watches on our wrists—technology's influence is everywhere. Its role in our lives is evolving fast, and we're faced with riveting questions and tough challenges that sit at the intersection of technology and humanity. Listen in every Friday, with host, journalist [Sherrell Dorsey] (https://www.sherrelldorsey.com/) , as TED speakers explore the way tech shapes how we think about society, science, design, business, and more. Follow Sherrell on Instagram [@sherrell_dorsey] (https://www.instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey/?hl=en) and on LinkedIn [@sherrelldorsey] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherrelldorsey) Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#205

How AI can bridge the Deaf and hearing worlds | Adam Munder

Software engineer Adam Munder is on a mission to break down communication barriers between... more

28 Mar 2025

06 MINS

06:44

28 Mar 2025


#204

The high-wire act of unlocking clean energy | Jason Huang

Why are we using tech from 100 years ago to deliver the world's electricity? Materials sci... more

21 Mar 2025

16 MINS

16:43

21 Mar 2025


#203

Can Europe win the age of AI? | Thomas Dohmke

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke discusses Europe's readiness to lead the next era of AI innovatio... more

14 Mar 2025

21 MINS

21:39

14 Mar 2025


#202

How AI is saving billions of years of human research time | Max Jaderberg

Can AI compress the years long research time of a PhD into seconds? Research scientist Max... more

07 Mar 2025

19 MINS

19:15

07 Mar 2025


#201

Is AI progress stuck? | Jennifer Golbeck

Will progress in artificial intelligence continue to accelerate, or have we already hit a ... more

28 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:57

28 Feb 2025


#200

How to embrace – and challenge – the idea of “beauty” in the technological age (w / Elise Hu) | How ...

Humans have always been captivated by beauty, and for almost as long, we’ve been marketed ... more

21 Feb 2025

34 MINS

34:01

21 Feb 2025


#199

Can AI master the art of humor? | Bob Mankoff

Can artificial intelligence be funny, or is comedy a uniquely human trait? In this witty a... more

14 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:40

14 Feb 2025


#198

How AI could hack democracy | Lawrence Lessig

Does AI pose a threat to democracy? Law professor Lawrence Lessig dissects how this emergi... more

07 Feb 2025

22 MINS

22:21

07 Feb 2025


#197

ReThinking with Adam Grant: Sam Altman on the future of AI and humanity

Sam Altman is the CEO and cofounder of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. He and Adam dis... more

31 Jan 2025

40 MINS

40:15

31 Jan 2025


#196

How a worm could save humanity from bad AI | Ramin Hasani

What if AI could think and adapt like a real brain? TED Fellow and AI scientist Ramin Hasa... more

24 Jan 2025

06 MINS

06:21

24 Jan 2025


#195

A sonic journey through the universe | Felipe Sánchez Luna

In an astounding sonic experience, creative director Felipe Sánchez Luna takes you on a jo... more

17 Jan 2025

12 MINS

12:08

17 Jan 2025


#194

The probe on a mission to touch the Sun | Nour E. Rawafi

From its life-sustaining energy to its explosive geomagnetic storms, the Sun has many myst... more

10 Jan 2025

14 MINS

14:51

10 Jan 2025


#193

ReThinking with Adam Grant: The art of invention with Nathan Myhrvold

This is an episode of ReThinking with Adam Grant, another podcast from the TED Audio Colle... more

03 Jan 2025

27 MINS

27:30

03 Jan 2025


#192

The growing megafire crisis — and how to contain it | George T. Whitesides

Megafires, or fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are becoming more frequent worldwid... more

27 Dec 2024

14 MINS

14:17

27 Dec 2024


#191

Fixable: Why is Amazon dragging its employees back into the office?

This is an episode of Fixable, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective. The evidence... more

20 Dec 2024

21 MINS

21:58

20 Dec 2024


#190

The TED AI Show: How AI digital doppelgängers could change the way we communicate w/ Synthesia CEO V...

As AI technology advances, it’s becoming harder and harder to distinguish between work don... more

17 Dec 2024

50 MINS

50:17

17 Dec 2024


#189

Could we replace data centers with … plant DNA? | Cliff Kapono and Keolu Fox

Is it possible to meet the world's seemingly infinite demand for data storage while also c... more

13 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:35

13 Dec 2024


#188

The TED AI Show: Could AI really achieve consciousness? w/ neuroscientist Anil Seth

Human brains are often described as computers — machines that are “wired” to make decision... more

10 Dec 2024

56 MINS

56:51

10 Dec 2024


#187

5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid | Aarathi Krishnan

Over the last decade, humanitarian organizations have digitized many of their systems, fro... more

06 Dec 2024

17 MINS

17:53

06 Dec 2024


#186

The TED AI Show: How AI robots learn just like babies — but a million times faster w/ NVIDIA’s Rev L...

Computers have been outperforming humans for years on tasks like solving complex equations... more

03 Dec 2024

53 MINS

53:27

03 Dec 2024


#185

Who owns the internet of the future? | Ordinary Things

The emergence of data-driven mass surveillance "is threatening to turn privacy into a reli... more

29 Nov 2024

19 MINS

19:55

29 Nov 2024


#184

How to stop doom scrolling – and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel (from ReThinking...

It’s impossible to separate the way people engage with AI with the way they engage with th... more

26 Nov 2024

34 MINS

34:48

26 Nov 2024


#183

How quadratic funding could finance your dreams | Kevin Owocki

What if your $1 donation could result in a $100 contribution to a cause you believe in? Th... more

22 Nov 2024

14 MINS

14:29

22 Nov 2024


#182

The TED AI Show: Building an AI creator community w/ Civitai founders Justin Meyer and Maxfield Hulk...

Ever since generative AI tools like Midjourney became available to the public in 2022, cur... more

19 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:45

19 Nov 2024


#181

What’s next for immersive storytelling? | Mark Grimmer

"New possibilities for storytelling are emerging faster than at any other time in history,... more

15 Nov 2024

14 MINS

14:33

15 Nov 2024