TED: Så stoppar du de kriminella rovdjuren på nätet

av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 12, 2021 | TED

Questionable phone calls, concerning emails, heart-rending stories from a sudden new friend in need of endless financial support: elder abuse can take many forms, says lawyer Jane Walsh. And as technology becomes more sophisticated, susceptibility to tricks and scams will increase — no matter a person’s age or intellect. Walsh spotlights the rise of this predatory crime, why it goes undetected and how you can protect your loved ones’ kindness, dignity and self-respect from being manipulated.

TED: Den förlorade konsten i att skriva brev

av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 9, 2021 | TED

Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short but heartfelt talk may inspire you to set pen to paper, too.

Lunchföreläsningen: Blir världen bättre eller sämre?

av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 5, 2021 | TED

Varje fredag, med start idag, så kör Magasin MACKEN en lunchföreläsning, plockad från TED, i ett aktuellt ämne. En kort föreläsning som du kan lyssna och titta på medan du smälter maten.

Was 2017 really the ”worst year ever,” as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we’re doing better now in every one of them when compared with 30 years ago.

But progress isn’t inevitable, and it doesn’t mean everything gets better for everyone all the time, Pinker says. Instead, progress is problem-solving, and we should look at things like climate change and nuclear war as problems to be solved, not apocalypses in waiting. ”We will never have a perfect world, and it would be dangerous to seek one,” he says. ”But there’s no limit to the betterments we can attain if we continue to apply knowledge to enhance human flourishing.”

TED: En vetenskaplig syn på det paranormala

av Mikael Winterkvist | okt 30, 2021 | TED

What’s haunting Carrie Poppy? Is it ghosts or something worse? In this talk, the investigative journalist narrates her encounter with a spooky feeling you’ll want to warn your friends about and explains why we need science to deal with paranormal activity.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxVienna, an independent event. TED’s editors chose to feature it for you.