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The pros and cons of digital life

Our hyper-connected lives have been rewired for the digital age. These talks explore how the Internet and social media are shaping our relationships, personal lives and sense of self.

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Connected, but alone?
19:31

Sherry Turkle

Connected, but alone?

19 minutes 31 seconds
What your smart devices know (and share) about you
08:56

Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu

What your smart devices know (and share) about you

8 minutes 56 seconds
Beware online "filter bubbles"
08:47

Eli Pariser

Beware online "filter bubbles"

8 minutes 47 seconds
The price of shame
22:16

Monica Lewinsky

The price of shame

22 minutes 16 seconds
How to make a splash in social media
04:09

Alexis Ohanian

How to make a splash in social media

4 minutes 9 seconds
What makes something go viral?
10:18

Dao Nguyen

What makes something go viral?

10 minutes 18 seconds
How cognitive surplus will change the world
12:50

Clay Shirky

How cognitive surplus will change the world

12 minutes 50 seconds
How the Internet enables intimacy
09:37

Stefana Broadbent

How the Internet enables intimacy

9 minutes 37 seconds
The voices of Twitter users
07:38

Evan Williams

The voices of Twitter users

7 minutes 38 seconds
How technology can fight extremism and online harassment
13:30

Yasmin Green

How technology can fight extremism and online harassment

13 minutes 30 seconds
Social media and the end of gender
08:10

Johanna Blakley

Social media and the end of gender

8 minutes 10 seconds
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