av Mikael Winterkvist | okt 31, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
What if you could take something as tiny as a grain of sand — and as common as a glass bottle — and use it to tackle the climate crisis?
Waste alchemist Franziska Trautmann shares how the spark of an idea turned into a large-scale operation helping restore the eroded shores of Louisiana and beyond. (Created in collaboration with Ignite Talks)
av Mikael Winterkvist | okt 15, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
The result of the 2024 US presidential election will be critical for Americans and the world. In a fascinating conversation, geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer digs into proposed policies from Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and explores how they think about everything from foreign policy to immigration and the economy.
Discover unexpected similarities and crucial differences between the candidates — and get ready for what’s to come. (This live conversation, recorded October 10, 2024, was hosted by TED’s Helen Walters. Visit https://ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one.)
av Mikael Winterkvist | okt 14, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
How do you reach people trapped in a reality shaped by propaganda? Exploring the dark psychology of disinformation, author and academic Peter Pomerantsev draws on lessons from a forgotten World War II operation to suggest strategies for cutting through misinformation and rebuilding trust in facts today.
av Mikael Winterkvist | okt 4, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
”Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species,” says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play.
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 23, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
AI has the potential to impact the way humans interact with the world — and each other. Social psychologist Brian S. Lowery and AI technologist Kylan Gibbs dive into the ramifications of emerging technologies on people’s mental health and social dynamics.
Hear why Gibbs thinks, counterintuitively, the more we use AI, the less real it will feel — and how Lowery suggests we fulfill our intrinsic need for connection amid dizzying technological advances. (This conversation is part of ”TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts exploring ideas at the intersection of their experience.)
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2024 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s latest book, ”The Anxious Generation,” is shaping cultural conversations and sparking fierce debates about the role of smartphones in society. In this timely conversation, he investigates how a smartphone-based childhood, amplified by overprotective parenting, is driving the mental health crisis among young people.
He also explores the push for phone bans in schools and the concrete steps we can take to improve the mental health of young people around the world. (This conversation was hosted by Elise Hu, the host of TED Talks Daily. Visit ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one.)
