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Aug 10, 2017 · 12 min
You owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse | David Baron
On August 21, 2017, the moon's shadow will race from Oregon to South Carolina in what some consider to be the most awe-inspiring spectacle in all of nature: a total solar eclipse.
Aug 9, 2017 · 11 min
Let's end ageism | Ashton Applewhite
It's ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves -- and each other.
Aug 8, 2017 · 14 min
How your brain decides what is beautiful | Anjan Chatterjee
Anjan Chatterjee uses tools from evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience to study one of nature's most captivating concepts: beauty.
Aug 7, 2017 · 9 min
How AI can enhance our memory, work and social lives | Tom Gruber
How smart can our machines make us?
Aug 4, 2017 · 7 min
How a computer learns to recognize objects instantly | Joseph Redmon
In a remarkable live demo, Redmon shows off this important step forward for applications like self-driving cars, robotics and even cancer detection.
Aug 3, 2017 · 8 min
The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers | Françoise Mouly
In this visual retrospective, Mouly considers how a simple drawing can cut through the torrent of images that we see every day and elegantly capture the feeling (and the sensibility) of a moment in time.
Aug 2, 2017 · 1 hr
Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide | Yuval Noah Harari
How do we make sense of today's political divisions?
Aug 1, 2017 · 11 min
Can art amend history? | Titus Kaphar
What happens when we shift our focus and confront unspoken truths?
Jul 31, 2017 · 14 min
Meet Spot, the robot dog that can run, hop and open doors | Marc Raibert
That science fiction future where robots can do what people and animals do may be closer than you think.
Jul 28, 2017 · 7 min
Why I still have hope for coral reefs | Kristen Marhaver
Marhaver reminds us why we need to keep working to protect the precious corals we have left.
Jul 27, 2017 · 7 min
You smell with your body, not just your nose | Jennifer Pluznick
Do your kidneys have a sense of smell?
Jul 26, 2017 · 17 min
The manipulative tricks tech companies use to capture your attention | Tristan Harris
From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they're all competing for one thing: your attention.
Jul 25, 2017 · 12 min
A simple new blood test that can catch cancer early | Jimmy Lin
Jimmy Lin is developing technologies to catch cancer months to years before current methods.
Jul 24, 2017 · 10 min
How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer) | Grace Kim
Loneliness doesn't always stem from being alone.
Jul 21, 2017 · 7 min
How I fail at being disabled | Susan Robinson
Born with a genetic visual impairment that has no correction or cure, Susan Robinson is legally blind (or partially sighted, as she prefers it) and entitled to a label she hates: "disabled."
Jul 19, 2017 · 16 min
The human insights missing from big data | Tricia Wang
Why do so many companies make bad decisions, even with access to unprecedented amounts of data?
Jul 18, 2017 · 16 min
How your brain hallucinates your conscious reality | Anil Seth
Join Seth for a delightfully disorienting talk that may leave you questioning the very nature of your existence.
Jul 17, 2017 · 13 min
Can clouds buy us more time to solve climate change? | Kate Marvel
Climate scientist Kate Marvel takes us through the science of clouds and what it might take for the earth to break its own fever.
Jul 14, 2017 · 9 min
Why our screens make us less happy | Adam Alter
What are our screens and devices doing to us?
Jul 13, 2017 · 11 min
What rivers can tell us about the earth's history | Liz Hajek
How rocks deposited by ancient rivers can be used as a time machine to study the earth's history