Lecture
Lauren Zalaznick: The Conscience Of Television
TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are — in ways we might not have expected.
Read MoreEric Schmidt On The Future Of Television
For the MacTaggart lecture, Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to discuss the impact of the internet revolution on the television industry and to set out his vision of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
Read MoreWhat To Do If The Whole Internet Collapses
Neuroscientist David Eagleman asks “What happens when the Net goes down?” and advocates for a back-up plan modeled after the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The facility would be powered by renewable energy and contain information on how to rebuild the network.
Read MoreAdam Ostrow: The Digital Afterlife
Mashable’s Adam Ostrow asks a big question: What happens to your online personality after you’ve died? Could it … live on?
Read MoreSimon Sinek: Authenticity, Trust & Fulfillment
Simon Sinek at the 99% Conference: Our ability to build trust and relationships is the key to our survival as a race, and to thriving as ideamakers.
Read MoreTim Harford: Trial, Error & The God Complex
Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.
Read MoreThe Paradox Of Choice – A Lecture by Professor Renata Salecl
Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralyzing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us?
Read MoreGroundviews: Citizen Journalism
TED 2011 Fellow Sanjana Hattotuwa describes Groundviews, a citizen journalism website that covers Sri Lankan issues that aren’t covered in mainstream media.
Read MoreDeb Roy Discusses Content Feedback Loops
Deb Roy wired up his house with video cameras to catch every moment of his son’s life, then parsed 90K hours of video to watch “gaaaa” slowly turn into “water.”
Read MoreGoogle Consciousness: Algorithmic Sentience
What if Google’s search algorithm has achieved sentience? Social Media strategists and developers Rome Viharo and Maf Lewis reveal the likelihood that Google’s search algorithm may already be sentient, what it means, and what it represents as a metaphor for collective problem solving.
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