av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 15, 2018 | Ted
Meet the ”ems” — machines that emulate human brains and can think, feel and work just like the brains they’re copied from.
Futurist and social scientist Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans with only one choice: to retire, forever. Glimpse a strange future as Hanson describes what could happen if robots ruled the earth.
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 13, 2018 | Ted
Many of the world’s biggest problems require asking questions of scientists — but why should we believe what they say? Historian of science Naomi Oreskes thinks deeply about our relationship to belief and draws out three problems with common attitudes toward scientific inquiry — and gives her own reasoning for why we ought to trust science.
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 12, 2018 | Ted
Here’s a talk that could literally change your life. Whoch career should I pursue? Should I break up — or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult. But that’s because we think about them the wrong way, says philosopher Ruth Chang. She offers a powerful new framework for shaping who we truly are.
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 11, 2018 | Ted
Robert Neuwirth, author of ”Shadow Cities,” finds the world’s squatter sites — where a billion people now make their homes — to be thriving centers of ingenuity and innovation. He takes us on a tour.
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 9, 2018 | Ted
So, I want to talk about battery life. It’s the currency of mobile. Literally every feature added or used gets paid for in battery life. No charge, no fun. iPhones are typically rated for 10 to 12-hours of battery life. That’s what Apple gets in its tests and its test, unlike some, are mostly accurate. Mostly, because Apple’s tests tests still seem focused around the ”Light internet usage” Steve Jobs talked about when he introduced the iPhone over 10 years ago:
Källa: Busting iPhone battery life myths
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 8, 2018 | Ted
Your voice is indistinguishable from how other people see you, but your relationship with it is far from obvious. Rébecca Kleinberger studies how we use and understand our voices and the voices of others. She explains why you may not like the sound of your own voice on recordings, the differences between your outward, inward and inner voices — and the extraordinary things you communicate without being aware of it.
