Oh look … Skynet is online! 🙂 Professor reveals to students that his assistant was an AI all along Source: The Sydney Morning Herald |
R. Luke DuBois: Insightful human portraits made from data
Artist R. Luke DuBois makes unique portraits of presidents, cities, himself and even Britney Spears using data and personality. In this talk, he shares nine projects — from maps of the country built using information taken from millions of dating profiles to a gun that fires a blank every time a shooting is reported in… Continue reading R. Luke DuBois: Insightful human portraits made from data
Alex Kipman: A futuristic vision of the age of holograms
Explore a speculative digital world without screens in this fanciful demo, a mix of near reality and far-future possibility. Wearing the HoloLens headset, Alex Kipman demos his vision for bringing 3D holograms into the real world, enhancing our perceptions so that we can touch and feel digital content. Featuring Q&A with TED’s Helen Walters.
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot
A mais recente versão do robot Atlas da Boston Dynamics (parte da Google) começa finalmente a aproximar a realidade à ficção cientÃfica. O novo modelo é mais pequeno que os anteriores e totalmente autónomo. No vÃdeo, o robot não só dispensa qualquer apoio humano, como ainda é capaz de suportar vários abusos e injúrias sem… Continue reading Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot
Sebastian Wernicke: How to use data to make a hit TV show
Does collecting more data lead to better decision-making? Competitive, data-savvy companies like Amazon, Google and Netflix have learned that data analysis alone doesn’t always produce optimum results. In this talk, data scientist Sebastian Wernicke breaks down what goes wrong when we make decisions based purely on data — and suggests a brainier way to use… Continue reading Sebastian Wernicke: How to use data to make a hit TV show
Refugees have the right to be protected – António Guterres
Bill Gross: The single biggest reason why startups succeed
The wonderful and terrifying implications of computers that can learn
What he shares is almost scary. Even for people in the field it’s hard to keep up on just how advanced this area is getting (some of the stuff he shows was just developed in the last months). But the REALLY important message – for everybody – is in the last 2 minutes of the presentation.
Thomas Hellum: The world’s most boring television … and why it’s hilariously addictive
You’ve heard about slow food. Now here’s slow … TV? In this very funny talk, Norwegian television producer Thomas Hellum shares how he and his team began to broadcast long, boring events, often live — and found a rapt audience. Shows include a 7-hour train journey, an 18-hour fishing expedition and a 5.5-day ferry voyage… Continue reading Thomas Hellum: The world’s most boring television … and why it’s hilariously addictive
Nick Hanauer: Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming
Nick Hanauer is a rich guy, an unrepentant capitalist — and he has something to say to his fellow plutocrats: Wake up! Growing inequality is about to push our societies into conditions resembling pre-revolutionary France. Hear his argument about why a dramatic increase in minimum wage could grow the middle class, deliver economic prosperity …… Continue reading Nick Hanauer: Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming