Can a robot be human. The answer has eluded. Some of the greatest minds of the last century.Philosophers like Peter Cave have written books on this very problem. To dig deeper, I decided to build my own large language model. And after about a year of training and tuning, I was able to draw an eerie number of similarities between the way we both work.75 years prior to my little experiment, literary giant Isaac Asimov had been able to imagine these parallels years ahead of his time. Thus, he decided to lay ou ...

On average, it takes a beginner 3 minutes to solve a Rubik's cube. Now, as a new cuber myself, I hit my first subminute solve over the summer. And I was quite happy with that until, as the often naive and overconfident beginners do, I Googled the world record time.3.05% seconds. I doubt I could solve a single face in that time. You might be thinking, Alex, why compare yourself to this.This is obvious obviously a professional with years, if not decades of experience. Turns out that's not quite the case. Turn ...

When I sit alone and start to think, my stomach starts to hurt. This is when I understand the situation I'm in. When I really think about it, says Tariq from Syria. Now, imagine you are him. You are 15 years old, walking home from school one day. For a moment, you stop and you hear your family in your small but lively house. But all of a sudden, a loud explosion occurs. Dust and smoke being the only visible thing for miles. In a split second, the happiness that once existed is now gone. This is what I imagi ...

[Applause] What if I told you your brain was like play-doh. It's soft, malleable, and everchanging. Each one of your thoughts leaves an imprint just like this.The more you repeat this thought, the deeper the imprint becomes. This is how your brain forms neural pathways. We all have good and bad days and our brain takes note of them all.Good and bad thoughts leave a mark. But the good news are these marks are reversible. You are never stuck.You can always reshape your brain. And the term for this is neuropla ...

[applause] Around two years ago, I played for a basketball club here in Frankfurt. Our aim was to qualify for one of the German National Youth Leagues. This meant training for hours on end every week, getting back home when it was pitch dark in the freezing winter evenings, and then having to muster up the energy the next morning on a weekend to go back at it again.Time and trainings passed and eventually we reached the final stage of qualifying in Berlin. A win in this game would mean a spot in a league, b ...

white ceiling, my mom's warm bony palm covering my hands, clothes wet from sweat and tears, and lay down on something unpleasantly cold and stiff. This is a dream that I dreamt over and over. It was too vivid to be a dream, but too blurry to be a memory.And I was 15 when I found out that this dream actually happened in real life. I was casually talking with my parents at a dinner table about this repeated dream and they asked me, "You still remember that?" So according to my mom, this is what happened. We w ...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress - The UN's SDG progress review reveals that half of the goals are moving too slowly to meet the 2030 deadline, and over 25% are in reverse [6] - Climate change is expected to cause over 250,000 deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, and heat stress [8] - A survey indicates that 84% of over 10,000 young respondents worry about climate change, with 75% fearful of the future and 83% attributing this to the failure of previous generations [3] Free Rider Problem - Most SDGs are global public goods, creating free-riding nations that benefit from others' green policies while underinvesting themselves [10] - The lack of legal means under international law to address the free rider problem hinders global cooperation on SDGs [11] - Voluntary agreements like the Paris Agreement face challenges as nations may withdraw, citing unfair burdens [13] Call to Action - A decreasing 36% of eligible voters below the age of 25 voted in the last EU election [5] - The industry emphasizes the need to move beyond sectoral approaches and prioritize ecological goals, including clean water and sanitation, climate action, life below water, and life on land [14] - The industry advocates for global cooperation where all countries contribute towards the SDGs to overcome the free rider problem [11]

[Applause] Okay. Hello, my name is Euan. Um, to give you a bit of context about why I'm giving this talk, as I was growing up, I was fascinated by dinosaurs.So, naturally, I watched Jurassic Park. Many of you have probably seen it, too. or Godzilla or some other movie with genetic modification.So when we think of genetic modification, these are our first thoughts. It is something scary and involves monsters with big teeth eating people. By this point, you're probably wondering where I'm going with this talk ...

[Applause] What does it mean to believe. To me, believing was all about religion, believing in gods, in rituals, and in sacred traditions. But as I explored this concept further, I came to realize that believing is so much more than that.Believing is what pushes an athlete to finish a race when their body has reached its limit. Believing is what drives explorers to set sail into unknown waters when everyone else says that there's nothing there to be found. Believing is what inspires inventors to bring their ...

Good evening everyone. I would like to start off the night with a question. Who here likes playing card games with their families.Can I have a show of hands. Okay. Okay. Okay.Well, my family and I, we also love to play card games. And I would notice something while we'd be playing. Sometimes I'd have the best cards yet lose. And then other times I'd have the worst cards and then win.It really made no sense to me. But it did get me thinking. It's not about the cards that I have. It's about what I do with the ...