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Live Longer, Earn More: a College Degree is the Ultimate Life Hack | Ned Staebler | TEDxDetroit
TEDx Talks· 2026-02-19 17:10
from Techtown Detroit and Wayne State University. Please welcome Ned Stapler. >> I'm going to need you to stop. I'm going to need you to stop telling kids they don't need to go to college. And I'm going to need you to stop telling their parents that college is too expensive.And don't get me wrong, college is too expensive. I think college should be free. And when I'm done, I hope you're in agreement.But I need you to stop because we need more people with college degrees. and a college degree is the best inv ...
Reimagining AI education and supporting the next generation of learners
Microsoft· 2026-02-05 17:17
Founderz is an online and AI business school where we help professionals and organizations learn the skills they need to thrive in the AI era. We started building massive online courses around how to adopt AI and how to start using AI with Microsoft and suddenly we moved from having like 10,000 learners to having 100,000 learners. So it's about AI literacy, but most importantly, we teach learners to think for themselves, to have critical thinking, and to question things and everything that they can get from ...
Let your kids grow anarchist | Aurora Varin | TEDxQuestfield Intl College Youth
TEDx Talks· 2026-02-04 15:58
Raise your hands if you're a parent. Raise your hand if you're a teacher. Any kind of teacher.Great. Raise your hand if you're a kid. All right.Great. And now, let me tell you something. Even if you are none of the above, although I think we covered all, we all have at least two things in common.We all have been kids and we all have been artists. Before being shocked, let me tell you a story. Let me tell you the story of a of a kid who has never been my sister's.When my then fiveyear-old sister ran away fro ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-12-23 11:00
In an age of polarisation and fake news, many children struggle to make sense of their world. The @Econ_Foundation helps them acquire the skills to do so calmly and rationally https://t.co/eV1GzrbuPx ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-12-20 10:00
In an age of polarisation and fake news, many children struggle to make sense of their world. The @Econ_Foundation helps them acquire the skills to do so calmly and rationally https://t.co/OiUHcr8PHB ...
What sparks youth curiosity? | Nancy Ay Lie Loa-Hartana | TEDxBeacon Academy Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-15 17:30
Medical Profession & Lifelong Learning - The medical profession necessitates continuous learning and maintaining an inquisitive mind across various specialties [1] - Doctors need to provide informed answers to increasingly knowledgeable patients [4] - Critical thinking and collaborative discussion among doctors are crucial for optimal patient care and treatment planning [5] - A clinical case highlights the importance of thorough investigation, critical thinking, and courage in diagnosing and treating patients, emphasizing that delayed intervention can have life-threatening consequences [6][7][8][9][10] Curiosity & its Significance - Curiosity is essential from youth to adulthood, influencing career choices and professional development [1] - Curiosity drives doctors to continuously learn and gain knowledge, which is of utmost importance in their profession [1] - The story emphasizes the value of curiosity, continuous learning, courageousness, and consciousness [11]
Media Literacy with a Side of Rock & Roll | Shawn McIntosh | TEDxAUA
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-10 16:24
So today I'm going to talk about one of the pressing issues of our time. Is it true that our government leaders are actually lizard aliens sent here in human form? And even more importantly, are they the ones responsible for stealing all the car bumpers in Yeravan [laughter] and sending them back to their home planet? I mean, how can you explain this many car bumpers? There's no rational explanation for it. It can't be because of bad driving because I don't know anybody here who has ever passed their drivin ...
Cybersecurity. Come spopravvivere alle tempeste. | Nicolas Fasolo | TEDxLakeComo
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-09 17:28
Cyber Security Threats & Trends - The digital world faces "storms" of dormant malware, hidden backdoors, and evolving phishing campaigns [2] - Cyber attackers operate silently, gathering credentials and exfiltrating information, waiting for the opportune moment to strike [4] - Cyber attacks have evolved from individual hobbyists to organized criminal groups with economic, political, or ideological motives [5] - Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by attackers to automate attacks more efficiently, reducing compromise time by a factor of ten [19][20] - AI also lowers the barrier to entry for attackers by providing access to expertise and malware creation capabilities, reducing the need for external purchases [20][21] - Attackers are shifting focus to social engineering, using voice cloning technology to impersonate authority figures and trick users into divulging sensitive information [21][22] Incident Response & Recovery - Incident response involves transforming catastrophic events into learning opportunities to foster competence, synergy, and knowledge within an organization [9] - In a real-world case, a company with multi-billion dollar revenue experienced a complete infrastructure shutdown due to encryption [10] - The company had approximately 30 locations worldwide, half of which were production sites, leading to widespread disruption [11] - A compromised production file was partially recovered, allowing for the creation of code to restore production across the company's infrastructure [13][14][15] - Even with production restored, the company was still considered a "survivor" due to the extensive damage to other departments and compromised trust with clients and suppliers [16][17][18] Recommendations & Future Considerations - Individuals should be wary of unverified information sources online due to the potential for disinformation campaigns using manipulated video, audio, and images [26] - It is crucial to educate oneself on the proper use of digital tools and to manage personal and others' data carefully [27] - Individuals should develop critical thinking skills and avoid relying solely on AI-generated responses [29]
Born to Lead, Trained to Follow: How Silence Steals Our Power | Judah Blount | TEDxLOTS Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-05 15:51
Just to start off, I want to propose to you a hypothetical question. I want you to ask yourself, what if everyone in Zambia under the age of 25 could no longer vote? Think of what this means for the coming election cycle, for the future. What type of world will our children be growing up in where they don't have a say until they're 25? Here's the sad reality. We're not that far from the exact same situation. See, now youth turnout in Zambia is so much lower than it should be. When I first started researchin ...
Cognitive warfare and freedom | Casey Fleming | TEDxSouth Congress
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-22 16:02
Counter intelligence is the study of the enemy, what they want, and to deflect the intelligence for the from the enemy, steer them off course, and also gather intelligence on the enemy. That's counter intelligence. Uh, I'm Casey Fleming.I lead a counter intelligence group. I don't work for the government. I advise the government.My background is I'm an Iowa paper boy. And uh I grew up in a family of selfless service where we were trained to run to the fire, not away from it. And so this has been my mission ...