16 Tuesday Apr 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
When we think of AI, we envision movies like The Matrix and The Terminator. We naturally imagine a different world where a computer will be smarter than us and may have different values than we do. In this TED Talk, Nick Bostrom offers views of what an AI future would look like. Prepare to be astounded.
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Dave
09 Tuesday Apr 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
If you’re having trouble finding happiness, you may be looking in the wrong place. This 20-minute talk will provide you with some ideas about what really makes us happy and what we think that does, but doesn’t. I hope you enjoy it!
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Dave
02 Tuesday Apr 2019
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“The actual path of a raindrop as it goes down the valley is unpredictable, but the general direction is inevitable,” says digital visionary Kevin Kelly — and technology is much the same, driven by patterns that are surprising but inevitable. Over the next 20 years, he says, our penchant for making things smarter and smarter will have a profound impact on nearly everything we do. Kelly explores three trends in AI we need to understand in order to embrace it and steer its development. “The most popular AI product 20 years from now that everyone uses has not been invented yet,” Kelly says. “That means that you’re not late.”
With all the talk surrounding AI, Kevin provides us with a new perspective. Enjoy today’s Ted talk!
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Dave
26 Tuesday Mar 2019
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Creating, creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, Genius, Learning, Muse, Ted Talk
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
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Dave
19 Tuesday Mar 2019
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Accepting Others, Choosing Peace, Christchurch, Extremism, Forgiveness, Terrorism, tolerance, Zak Ebrahim
Meet the son of the Mastermind behind the 1999 World Trade Center bombing. His story is à propos after the tragedy in New Zealand. There are a lot of folks who make blanket judgments about others who are different. Let’s all take a breath and realize that we are all capable of evil and only a small percentage of people in the world will act this evil out.
My condolences to all the families who lost loved ones or sitting in a hospital waiting room while doctors and nurses help the healing process.
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Dave
12 Tuesday Mar 2019
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Enjoy today’s Ted Talk, presented by Julian Treasure. This is a short talk about listening. Enjoy!
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Dave
05 Tuesday Mar 2019
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Are you ready to have your mind blown away? Look no further. Ray Kurzweil provides a short Ted Talk about the evolution of our brains and what is awaiting us. I won’t spoil it for you. Take a few minutes of your day to listen to Ray describe the brain of the future.
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Dave
26 Tuesday Feb 2019
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Today’s Ted Talk is short. The presenter, Julian Treasure, talks about the sounds that hurt and heal. At the end he presents 7 things we can do to preserve our hearing and heal ourselves.
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Dave
19 Tuesday Feb 2019
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Today’s Ted Talk is from Steven Pinker. He examines why a decline in violence has taken place over the last century and offers some explanations why we think it hasn’t.
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Dave
12 Tuesday Feb 2019
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Trigger Warning: This is not a pleasant Ted Talk.
Deeyah Khan describes her childhood and how she overcame prejudice, death threats, and being ostracized by her family to make films that answer some of the pressing problems surrounding extremism. It all starts at home. Enjoy!
Until next time…
Dave
