av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 23, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
Why is good news so rare?
In a special broadcast from the TED stage, journalist Angus Hervey sheds light on some of the incredible progress humanity has made across environmental protection, public health and more in the last year, making the case that if we want to change the story of humanity this century, we have to start changing the stories we tell ourselves. ”When we only tell the stories of doom, we fail to see the stories of possibility,” says Hervey.
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 23, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
AI researcher Youssef Nader and digital archaeologist Julian Schilliger share how they used AI to virtually ”unroll” and decode the Herculaneum scrolls, burnt and buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
Learn how AI could help decipher a range of artifacts, revealing clues about the mysteries and achievements of the ancient world.
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 23, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it’s not as simple as it used to be.
With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our choices as participants in the future of democracy.
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 20, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
Social psychologist Thomas Curran explores how the pressure to be perfect — in our social media feeds, in school, at work — is driving a rise in mental illness, especially among young people.
Learn more about the causes of this phenomenon and how we can create a culture that celebrates the joys of imperfection.
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 14, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
The clock is ticking on social media giant TikTok, which faces a nationwide ban in the United States unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19.
Social media theorist Clay Shirky unpacks why the US is trying to ban TikTok, what it means for the app’s users and creators and the implications for national security, freedom of speech, US-China relations and more. (This interview, hosted by TED’s Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was recorded on January 8, 2025.)
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 10, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
Megafires, or fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are becoming more frequent worldwide, wreaking havoc on landscapes and communities — and fire experts say the problem is only going to get worse.
George T. Whitesides is focused on fighting these devastating natural disasters through innovative technologies and intentional changes to how we build communities. He presents three emerging solutions to this blazing dilemma, calling for us to redefine our relationship with fire in order to build a more resilient and sustainable future.
