av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 9, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED
The emergence of data-driven mass surveillance ”is threatening to turn privacy into a relic of the 20th century,” says the anonymous YouTube creator known as Ordinary Things.
Meanwhile, state-funded troll farms are spreading disinformation and curating chaos on platforms meant to connect us and revolutionize the way we live. Ordinary Things gives an enlightening account of the internet’s strengths and weaknesses, warning that the fight for a free internet is a fight for our collective future.
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED
”The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education,” says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman.
She shares how her mission to end dating and sexual violence led her to create a pornography literacy program that helps teens learn about consent and respect — and invites them to think critically about sexually explicit media.
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 28, 2023 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED
Investor Cathie Wood explores this unique moment in technology, which she sees as being marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms — a scenario unparalleled in history.
Exploring the role of AI in reshaping economic paradigms, she predicts a surge in global GDP growth and productivity, underscoring the need for businesses and investors to adapt in order to keep up.
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 26, 2023 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED
We’re fast approaching a world where widespread, hyper-realistic deepfakes lead us to dismiss reality, says technologist and human rights advocate Sam Gregory. What happens to democracy when we can’t trust what we see? Learn three key steps to protecting our ability to distinguish human from synthetic — and why fortifying our perception of truth is crucial to our AI-infused future.
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 25, 2023 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED
Why do people see the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich or hear demonic lyrics in ”Stairway to Heaven”? Using video and music, skeptic Michael Shermer shows how we convince ourselves to believe — and overlook the facts.
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 10, 2023 | Mastodon, TED
Competition is a core part of human nature, and it can drive us to extraordinary feats. But when it goes wrong, the results can be devastating.
Poker champion and science communicator Liv Boeree introduces us to the dark force of game theory driving many of humanity’s biggest social problems — a force that’s now threatening to derail the AI industry.
