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Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon

When first discovered in 2010, the Stuxnet computer worm posed a baffling puzzle. Beyond its sophistication loomed a more troubling mystery: its purpose. Ralph Langner and team helped crack the code that revealed this digital warhead's final target. In a fascinating look inside cyber-forensics, he explains how -- and makes a bold (and, it turns ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ralph_langner_cracking_stuxnet_a_21st_century_cyber_weapon

Chris Domas: The 1s and 0s behind cyber warfare

Chris Domas is a cybersecurity researcher, operating on what's become a new front of war, "cyber." In this engaging talk, he shows how researchers use pattern recognition and reverse engineering (and pull a few all-nighters) to understand a chunk of binary code whose purpose and contents they don't know.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_domas_the_1s_and_0s_behind_cyber_warfare

Marco Tempest: A cyber-magic card trick like no other

The suits, numbers and colors in a deck of cards correspond to the seasons, moon cycles and calendar. Marco Tempest straps on augmented reality goggles and does a card trick like you've never seen before, weaving a lyrical tale as he deals. (This version fixes a glitch in the original performance, but is otherwise exactly as seen live by the TED...
https://www.ted.com/talks/marco_tempest_a_cyber_magic_card_trick_like_no_other

Rodrigo Bijou: Governments don't understand cyber warfare. We need hackers

The Internet has transformed the front lines of war, and it's leaving governments behind. As security analyst Rodrigo Bijou shows, modern conflict is being waged online between non-state groups, activists and private corporations, and the digital landscape is proving to be fertile ground for the recruitment and radicalization of terrorists. Mean...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rodrigo_bijou_governments_don_t_understand_cyber_warfare_we_need_hackers

Marco Tempest: A swarm of mini drones makes ... magic!

Leading a swarm of small, buzzing flying machines, techno-magician Marco Tempest orchestrates a "cyber illusion" that will have you asking yourself: Was that science or magic?
https://www.ted.com/talks/marco_tempest_a_swarm_of_mini_drones_makes_magic

John Sabraw: How I make paint from poison

Artist and professor John Sabraw is turning industrial acid runoff into striking pigments and paints. In his talk, Sabraw shares how he's inspired by southern Ohio's rivers and streams to turn environmental catastrophe into works of beauty.
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_sabraw_how_i_make_paint_from_poison

Caleb Barlow: Where is cybercrime really coming from?

Cybercrime netted a whopping $450 billion in profits last year, with 2 billion records lost or stolen worldwide. Security expert Caleb Barlow calls out the insufficiency of our current strategies to protect our data. His solution? We need to respond to cybercrime with the same collective effort as we apply to a health care crisis, sharing timely...
https://www.ted.com/talks/caleb_barlow_where_is_cybercrime_really_coming_from

Judy Cebra-Thomas: How turtle shells evolved... twice

Modern turtle shells are almost as diverse as the turtles themselves. Sea turtles have flatter, lighter shells for gliding through the water. Land-dwelling tortoises have domed shells that can slip free of predators' jaws. Leatherback turtles have shells without the ring of bone around the edge. So how did the shell evolve? Judy Cebra-Thomas exp...
https://www.ted.com/talks/judy_cebra_thomas_how_turtle_shells_evolved_twice

Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace

Nations can now attack other nations with cyber weapons: silent strikes on another country's computer systems, power grids, dams that leave no trace behind. (Think of the Stuxnet worm.) Guy-Philippe Goldstein shows how cyberattacks can leap between the digital and physical worlds to prompt armed conflict -- and how we might avert this global sec...
https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_philippe_goldstein_how_cyberattacks_threaten_real_world_peace

Guntur V. Subbarao: The wheat field that could change the world

Crop physiologist Guntur V. Subbarao and his team have developed an antibiotic-infused strain of wheat that naturally combats harmful, fertilizer-eating bacteria -- a "monster" contributor to climate change. Learn more about how this breakthrough could once again revolutionize agriculture, increasing crop yields and protecting our planet at the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/guntur_v_subbarao_the_wheat_field_that_could_change_the_world

Todd Humphreys: How to fool a GPS

Todd Humphreys forecasts the near-future of geolocation when millimeter-accurate GPS "dots" will enable you to find pin-point locations, index-search your physical possessions ... or to track people without their knowledge. And the response to the sinister side of this technology may have unintended consequences of its own.
https://www.ted.com/talks/todd_humphreys_how_to_fool_a_gps

Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back

TED Fellow Nighat Dad studies online harassment, especially as it relates to patriarchal cultures like the one in her small village in Pakistan. She tells the story of how she set up Pakistan's first cyber harassment helpline, offering support to women who face serious threats online. "Safe access to the internet is access to knowledge, and know...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nighat_dad_how_pakistani_women_are_taking_the_internet_back

Avi Rubin: All your devices can be hacked

Could someone hack your pacemaker? Avi Rubin shows how hackers are compromising cars, smartphones and medical devices, and warns us about the dangers of an increasingly hack-able world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/avi_rubin_all_your_devices_can_be_hacked

Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel

You use paper towels to dry your hands every day, but chances are, you're doing it wrong. In this enlightening and funny short talk, Joe Smith reveals the trick to perfect paper towel technique.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel

Danny Hillis: The Internet could crash. We need a Plan B

The Internet connects billions of people and machines; it's the backbone of modern life. But tech pioneer Danny Hillis thinks the Internet just wasn't designed to grow this big -- and he fears that one big cyber-attack or glitch could shut it down and take civilization with it. To head off a digital dark age, he sounds a clarion call to develop ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/danny_hillis_the_internet_could_crash_we_need_a_plan_b

Nadya Bartol: Better cybersecurity starts with honesty and accountability

In this practical talk, cybersecurity expert Nadya Bartol brings this crucial topic out into the open, lifting the shame around tech mistakes and offering creative ways to celebrate and reward good cybersecurity habits at work and beyond.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nadya_bartol_better_cybersecurity_starts_with_honesty_and_accountability

Lorrie Faith Cranor: What’s wrong with your pa$$w0rd?

Lorrie Faith Cranor studied thousands of real passwords to figure out the surprising, very common mistakes that users -- and secured sites -- make to compromise security. And how, you may ask, did she study thousands of real passwords without compromising the security of any users? That's a story in itself. It's secret data worth knowing, especi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lorrie_faith_cranor_what_s_wrong_with_your_pa_w0rd

Joshua Klein: A thought experiment on the intelligence of crows

Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant thought experiment: a machine that could form a new bond between animal and human.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_klein_a_thought_experiment_on_the_intelligence_of_crows

Keren Elazari: Hackers: the Internet's immune system

The beauty of hackers, says cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari, is that they force us to evolve and improve. Yes, some hackers are bad guys, but many are working to fight government corruption and advocate for our rights. By exposing vulnerabilities, they push the Internet to become stronger and healthier, wielding their power to create a better...
https://www.ted.com/talks/keren_elazari_hackers_the_internet_s_immune_system

Samantha Agoos: 5 tips to improve your critical thinking

Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it's impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. Samantha Agoos describes a 5-step process that may help you with any number of problems. [Directed by Nick Hilditch, narrated b...
https://www.ted.com/talks/samantha_agoos_5_tips_to_improve_your_critical_thinking

Johnny Lee: Free or cheap Wii Remote hacks

Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.
https://www.ted.com/talks/johnny_lee_free_or_cheap_wii_remote_hacks

Eva Galperin: What you need to know about stalkerware

"Full access to a person's phone is the next best thing to full access to a person's mind," says cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin. In an urgent talk, she describes the emerging danger of stalkerware -- software designed to spy on someone by gaining access to their devices without their knowledge -- and calls on antivirus companies to recognize ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/eva_galperin_what_you_need_to_know_about_stalkerware

Daniel Garrie: Defining cyberwarfare... in hopes of preventing it

Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than we are yet capable of answering. Daniel Garrie ponders some of the practical and ethical dilemmas that may pop ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_garrie_defining_cyberwarfare_in_hopes_of_preventing_it

Dale Dougherty: We are makers

America was built by makers -- curious, enthusiastic amateur inventors whose tinkering habit sparked whole new industries. At TED@MotorCity, MAKE magazine publisher Dale Dougherty says we're all makers at heart, and shows cool new tools to tinker with, like Arduinos, affordable 3D printers, even DIY satellites.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dale_dougherty_we_are_makers

Amy Adkins: 3 tips to boost your confidence

When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lurk at every corner, you've probably heard the advice, "Be more confident!" But where does confidence come from, and how can you get more of it? Here are three easy tips to boost your confidence. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by WORKPLA...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_adkins_3_tips_to_boost_your_confidence

Andrew Marantz: Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists

Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling fringe talking points into the heart of conversation online and trying to understand how they're making their ideas spread. Go down the rabbit hole of online propaganda and misinformation ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_marantz_inside_the_bizarre_world_of_internet_trolls_and_propagandists

Christopher Soghoian: Your smartphone is a civil rights issue

The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert and TED Fellow Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. "If the only people ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_soghoian_your_smartphone_is_a_civil_rights_issue

Andrew Pelling: This scientist makes ears out of apples

TED Fellow Andrew Pelling is a biohacker, and nature is his hardware. His favorite materials are the simplest ones (and oftentimes he finds them in the garbage). Building on the cellulose structure that gives an apple its shape, he "grows" lifelike human ears, pioneering a process that might someday be used to repair body parts safely and cheapl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_pelling_this_scientist_makes_ears_out_of_apples

Laura Galante: How (and why) Russia hacked the US election

Hacking, fake news, information bubbles ... all these and more have become part of the vernacular in recent years. But as cyberspace analyst Laura Galante describes in this alarming talk, the real target of anyone looking to influence geopolitics is dastardly simple: it's you.
https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_galante_how_and_why_russia_hacked_the_us_election

David Rothkopf: How fear drives American politics

Does it seem like Washington has no new ideas? Instead of looking to build the future, it sometimes feels like the US political establishment happily retreats into fear and willful ignorance. Journalist David Rothkopf lays out a few of the major issues that US leadership is failing to address -- from cybercrime to world-shaking new tech to the r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_rothkopf_how_fear_drives_american_politics
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