TED Tech
Episodes
4 ways to design a disability-friendly future | Meghan Hussey
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly fifteen percent of the world's population lives with a disability, yet this massive chunk of humanity is still routinely excluded from opportun...
How gaming can be a force for good | Noah Raford
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you think social media is powerful, keep an eye on immersive video games, says futurist Noah Raford. As more and more people are drawn into gaming ...
A bold plan to transform access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on TED Tech we are revisiting a talk by digital public servant Amanda Renteria. Millions of people who rely on government welfare services a...
Real social media solutions, with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen | Your Undivided Attention
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to social media risk, there is reason to hope for consensus. Center for Humane Technology co-founder Tristan Harris recently helped laun...
The shift we need to stop mass surveillance | Albert Fox Cahn
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mass surveillance is worse than you think, but the solutions are simpler than you realize, says lawyer, technologist and TED Fellow Albert Fox Cahn. B...
What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could create new music using your favorite musician's voice? Sharing her melodic gifts with the world, multidisciplinary artist Holly Hern...
The energy Africa needs to develop -- and fight climate change | Rose M. Mutiso
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this perspective-shifting talk, energy researcher Rose M. Mutiso makes the case for prioritizing Africa's needs with what's left of the world's car...
How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era | Vaitea Cowan
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As climate change accelerates, finding clean alternatives to fossil fuels is more urgent than ever. Social entrepreneur Vaitea Cowan believes green hy...
How video game skills can get you ahead in life | William Collis
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to be a pro gamer? Esports expert William Collis charts the rise of the multibillion-dollar competitive gaming industry and breaks d...
The awesome potential of many metaverses | Agnes Larsson
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the multitude of metaverses that exist there are infinite possibilities for inclusivity and creativity. Inviting us to craft our own digital univer...
Could a DAO build the next great city? | Scott Fitsimones
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Could DAOs, or "decentralized autonomous organizations," be the key to building the next great city? Experimental urbanist Scott Fitsimones shares how...
How to preserve your private life in the age of social media | Bryce Dallas Howard
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in the public eye, multi-hyphenate creator Bryce Dallas Howard experienced the familiar pressure to share her life with the world on social...
The rebel radio that brought down a war criminal | Diana Sierra Becerra
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the 1800s, a handful of oligarchs had controlled nearly all of El Salvador's land, forcing laborers to work for almost nothing. But in 1980, far...
Where on Earth will people live in the future? | Parag Khanna
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the return of nomadic living to a climate-disrupted world, author and global strategist Parag Khanna has some predictions for humanity. Get a fas...
How we could solve the dark matter mystery | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The universe that we know, with its luminous stars and orbiting planets, is largely made up of elements we can't actually see -- like dark energy and ...
An alternative to the Silicon Valley unicorn | Your Undivided Attention
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the alternative to the Silicon Valley unicorn? In this episode of the podcast Your Undivided Attention, co-hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raski...
Mark Cuban doesn’t believe in following your passions | ReThinking with Adam Grant
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Cuban has gone from selling garbage bags door-to-door to selling internet companies for billions, acquiring an NBA team, and becoming a beloved “...
How is your city tackling the climate crisis? | Marvin Rees
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"If we can unlock the full potential of our cities, we can minimize the price the planet pays for hosting us in our growing numbers," says Marvin Rees...
5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid | Aarathi Krishnan
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last decade, humanitarian organizations have digitized many of their systems, from registering refugees with biometric IDs to transporting ca...
A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could control your digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode -- an implantable b...
You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health c...
A creator-led internet, built on blockchain | Adam Mosseri
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As digital assets like cryptocurrency and NFTs become more mainstream, design thinker and head of Instagram Adam Mosseri believes that creators are un...
A bold plan to transform access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Digital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking...
NFTs, the metaverse and the future of digital art | Elizabeth Strickler
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In need of a brief yet illuminating lesson on the obsession with NFTs? Elizabeth Strickler breaks down the acronym and explains the fundamentals of no...
Why people and AI make good business partners | Shervin Khodabandeh
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the data-driven capabilities of AI are combined with human creativity and ingenuity? Shining a light on the opportunities this futur...
Kevin Roose | How to Be a Better Human
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode of How to Be a Better Human, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective. To hear more episodes, follow How to Be a Better Human wh...
3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right | TED Business
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Work that's dictated by a fixed schedule, place and job description doesn't make sense anymore, says leadership expert Debbie Lovich. In light of the ...
How to predict the future w| The TED Interview
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Future forecaster and game designer Jane McGonigal ran a social simulation game in 2008 that had players dealing with the effects of a respiratory pan...
How Caracas combats propaganda | Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that information is power; but what if you live in a country without a free press or regular access to the internet? You have to be creati...
Satya Nadella is building the future | WorkLife with Adam Grant
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Satya Nadella is a modern renaissance man; he’s a cricket enthusiast, poetry lover, oh, and the chairman and CEO of Microsoft with a nearly perfect ...
What happens when biology becomes technology? | Christina Agapakis
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy?" asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk,...
Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here | Aicha Evans
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've been hearing about self-driving cars for years, but autonomous vehicle entrepreneur Aicha Evans thinks we need to dream more daringly. In this e...
How to fix the "bugs" in the net-zero code | Lucas Joppa
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucas Joppa, Microsoft's first chief environmental officer, thinks about climate change through the lens of coding, and he says the world's current ne...
How AI can help shatter barriers to equality | Jamila Gordon
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamila Gordon believes in the power of human connection -- and artificial intelligence -- to help people who might otherwise be left behind. Telling t...
The Dark Side of Decentralization | Your Undivided Attention
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, something a little different: an episode from Your undivided Attention, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective. It's a show that explores ...
The real hotbed of innovation (hint: it's not big cities) | Xiaowei R. Wang
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"To see and understand the countryside is a crucial part of moving towards a more livable future for everyone," says coder, artist and organizer Xiaow...
Self-assembling robots and the potential of artificial evolution | Emma Hart
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if robots could build and optimize themselves -- with little to no help from humans? Computer scientist Emma Hart is working on a new technology ...
The "greenhouse-in-a-box" empowering farmers in India | Sathya Raghu Mokkapati
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For smallholder farmers in India, agriculture has long been an unreliable source of income -- crops that flourish one season can fail the next, thanks...
Listen now: WorkLife season 5
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WorkLife with Adam Grant is back for a fifth season! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant knows that you spend a quarter of your life at work–and ...
The promise of quantum computers | Matt Langione
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if tiny microparticles could help us solve the world's biggest problems in a matter of minutes? That's the promise -- and magic -- of quantum com...
6 big ethical questions about the future of AI | Genevieve Bell
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence is all around us ... and the future will only bring more of it. How can we ensure the AI systems we build are responsible, saf...
The untapped energy source that could power the planet | Jamie C. Beard
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deep beneath your feet is a molten ball of energy the same temperature as the surface of the sun -- an immense clean energy source that could power th...
Why we're more honest with machines than people | Anne Scherer
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For a genuine conversation, consider talking to a robot; the less humanized, the better. Consumer researcher Anne Scherer shares her findings on why s...
The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help | Nithya Ramanathan
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Refrigerators do much more than store your groceries -- they're also vital to preserving and distributing vaccines. Illustrating the realities of (and...
The life-changing power of assistive technologies | Jane Velkovski
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"This chair is my legs -- this chair is my life," says accessibility champion Jane Velkovski, who uses a wheelchair after being diagnosed with Spinal ...
Visions for the future | Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How will the rise of artificial intelligence change our world? Former head of Google China Kai-Fu Lee and science-fiction writer Chen Qiufan (aka Stan...
A free and fair internet benefits everyone | Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Without the internet, how would you have coped with the pandemic -- from work and school, to maintaining your closest relationships? In the digital ag...
Super speed, magnetic levitation and the vision behind the hyperloop | Josh Giegel
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if your hour-long commute was reduced to just minutes? That's the promise of the hyperloop: a transit system designed around a pod that zooms thr...
Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? | Dan Kwartler
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stretching over roughly nine million square kilometers and with sands reaching temperatures of up to 80° Celsius, the Sahara Desert receives about 22...
Siri, Alexa, Google ... what comes next? | Karen Lellouche Tordjman
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From Siri to Alexa to Google, virtual assistants already permeate our lives. What will the next generation of these digital helpers look and sound lik...
The race to build AI that benefits humanity | Sam Altman
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will innovation in artificial intelligence drastically improve our lives, or destroy humanity as we know it? From the unintended consequences we've su...
An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth | Jack Dangermond
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if we had a map of ... everything? Jack Dangermond, a visionary behind the geographic information system (GIS) technology used to map and analyze...
Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells? | Nabiha Saklayen
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if diseases could be treated with a patient's own cells, precisely and on demand? Biotech entrepreneur Nabiha Saklayen explains how we could harn...
What happens when biology becomes technology? | Christina Agapakis
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy?" asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk,...
Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech | Sharon Weinberger
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is a weapon in the Information Age? From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition software, ...
Why we have an emotional connection to robots | Kate Darling
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate Darling, and an instinct like...
How NFTs are building the internet of the future | Kayvon Tehranian
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this revelatory talk, technologist Kayvon Tehranian explores why NFTs -- digital assets that represent a certificate of ownership on the internet -...