How one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson
In the early days of Twitter, it was like a place of radical de-shaming. People would admit shameful secrets about themselves, and other people would say, "Oh my God, I'm…
Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model. | Cameron Russell
Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast Hi. My name is Cameron Russell, and for the last little while, I've been a model. Actually, for 10 years. And I feel like…
How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions | Scott Galloway
[This talk contains graphic language Viewer discretion is advised] So, this is the first and the last slide each of my 6,400 students over the last 15 years has seen….
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED
I'm a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call "the danger of the single story." I grew up on…
The power of introverts | Susan Cain
When I was nine years old, I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed…
Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari
One of my earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of my relatives and not being able to. And I was just a little kid, so I didn't…
What Is Intelligence? Where Does it Begin?
Humans are proud of a lot of things, from particle accelerators to poetry to Pokemon. All of them made possible because of something humans value extremely highly: Intelligence. We think…
The Pregnant Doc Telling the Truth About COVID-19 | Informer
I work as a doctor for the NHS. I've been doing that since 2018. And I've worked during the pandemic while I was pregnant. And I'm here now because I…
Connected, but alone? | Sherry Turkle
Just a moment ago, my daughter Rebecca texted me for good luck. Her text said, "Mom, you will rock." I love this. Getting that text was like getting a hug….