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Are We Really Aware? | Kedar Patankar | TEDxPVGCOET
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-07 15:13
All right, good afternoon. Let's start by asking ourselves these two questions. Are we aware or are we not aware and let's try to answer them by going back 2,000 years.Aristotle was this great Greek philosopher who lived 2,000 years ago. He lived in ancient Greece. He lived between the years 384 BC to 322 BC. And he was a teacher to Alexander the Great.And here's what he said about awareness. The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than mere survival. So clear ...
The market of flesh: Porn, power, and the politics of remembering | Gracie Waltono | TEDxBroerstraat
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-06 15:54
Hi everyone. How many of you have in the past 24 hours or so found yourselves scrolling through your phone when suddenly you come across something that makes you a little sad. Maybe it's a climate disaster that unfortunately our governments just don't have the budget to do anything about or a war somewhere on the other side of the planet.Now ask yourselves after scrolling through that did you continue scrolling through your reels. Maybe within the next 3 seconds or so you found a clip of Bad Bunny Super Bow ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-04 14:55
RT X (@Xking332)This is what Dubai doesn't want you to know.More than 375 people have been arrested this month for criticizing Israel on Social Media.More than 250 people have been deported for supporting Iran.A Jordanian resident was deported after accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza.Another one was arrested for supporting Palestine.More than 1500 foreigners have been arrested for posting pictures of missiles with their families.The City of Freedom. ...
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The Economist· 2026-04-04 06:40
Would you like to be part of the team behind this account? We’re looking for an Audience Editor who can work across social media, newsletters, notifications and emerging platforms. Find out more and apply by April 23rd https://t.co/P61g8hr74T ...
Brain rot is costing us democracy. Here's how to get it back. | Damita Pressl | TEDxTUWien
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-01 15:41
Have you ever lied to a stranger about what you do for a living? I haven't yet, but um I find myself considering it quite a lot. I'm a journalist and whenever a cab driver asks me, "So, what do you do. " Sometimes I just want to say I'm a tax accountant and enjoy 20 minutes of silence. Unfortunately, I'm an honest person. From the many conversations that have ensued with cab drivers about my profession, I have brought for you today a compilation of my favorite quotes, a highlight reel, if you will. One said ...
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Elon Musk· 2026-04-01 15:22
RT X Freeze (@XFreeze)Japanese people love 𝕏. It is their priority platform, far surpassing Facebook and YouTube in daily usageJapan has ~75 million 𝕏 users - 60% of the entire population. Despite having only one-third of America’s population, they generate nearly the same daily posting volume as the US𝕏 outperforms Facebook there and is the default real-time platform for earthquakes, typhoons, and breaking newsNow, Grok auto-translation is surfacing Japanese posts directly in English in For You feeds - qui ...
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The Economist· 2026-04-01 12:50
We are offering a permanent contract to work across social media, newsletters, notifications and emerging digital platforms https://t.co/mvs49qrHPa ...
Can memes become a diplomatic channel? | Yael Crupnicoff | TEDxRiodelaPlata GIS
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-31 16:45
[music] Six years ago when I was in high school, I gave a talk on a stage much like this one. I was asked to say what I thought Gen Z superpower was. And my answer was politics.specifically our determination to politicize every aspect of our lives, including our relationships and to confront anyone we knew was wrong. A few years later in college, I did a study abroad program in England. I was three weeks into the semester busy making friends.And then on October 7th, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel. One of my ne ...
Could AI chatbots undo the harms of social media | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-03-31 07:47
Could AI chatbots undo the harms of social media. The past 15 years have been characterized by waves of populism, polarization, and eroding trust in experts. Many factors are at play, but one is the dramatic change in our information environment brought about by social media.Every media revolution transforms who shares information and what form it takes. Some technologies are fundamentally democratizing and polarizing, widening the pool of publishers and views beyond a narrow elite and amplifying radical an ...
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Mike Benz· 2026-03-26 21:24
RT John Solomon (@jsolomonReports)Federal pressure on social media to censor disfavored narratives is now prohibited under a 10-year court-approved agreement among the Trump administration, Louisiana, Missouri and individual social media users. https://t.co/TDVZGj6JAb ...