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Playlist: New tech, new ethics (9 talks)

With technical advancement comes great ethical responsibility. In these talks, amazing, life-altering feats of science make us ask: How could we mess this up?
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/new_tech_new_morals

Christopher Robichaud: How I used Dungeons & Dragons to teach ethics

In this fun and nerdy talk, ethics professor Christopher Robichaud explains how he worked the key principles of Dungeons & Dragons into an ethics simulation used to train future policymakers at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_robichaud_how_i_used_dungeons_dragons_to_teach_ethics

Marie Wallace: The ethics of collecting data

One big ethical question looms over the excitement about the potential of big data: how do we maintain privacy while gleaning insight from all of this collected information? Marie Wallace offers some fresh thinking on the topic, such as radical transparency on how retailers use ads to target certain demographics.
https://www.ted.com/talks/marie_wallace_the_ethics_of_collecting_data

Paul Root Wolpe | TED Speaker

Paul Root Wolpe examines the ethical implications of new science -- genetic modification, neuroscience and other breakthroughs that stretch our current philosophy to the breaking point. He's the chief bioethicist at NASA, among other appointments.
Ethicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/paul_root_wolpe

Alex Gendler: What is a gift economy?

What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house in a week with a better gift? Or to vote for her in the town election? Or let her adopt your firstborn child? Alex Gendler explains how all of these things might not sound s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_what_is_a_gift_economy

Alex Rosenthal: The World Machine | Think Like A Coder, Ep 10

This is episode 10 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_the_world_machine_think_like_a_coder_ep_10

George Siedel and Christine Ladwig: Ethical dilemma: The burger murders

You founded a company that manufactures meatless burgers that are sold in stores worldwide. But you've recently received awful news: three people in one city died after eating your burgers. A criminal has injected poison into your product! The deaths are headline news and sales have plummeted. How do you deal with the crisis? George Siedel and C...
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_siedel_and_christine_ladwig_ethical_dilemma_the_burger_murders

Mohamad Jebara: This company pays kids to do their math homework

Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics -- but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experimenting with a bold idea: paying students for completing weekly math homework. He explores the ethics of this model and how it's helping students -- and why learning m...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mohamad_jebara_this_company_pays_kids_to_do_their_math_homework

Patrick Lin: The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars

Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can't completely avoid accidents altogether. How should the car be programmed if it encounters an unavoidable accident? Patrick Lin navigates the murky ethics of self-driving cars.
https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_lin_the_ethical_dilemma_of_self_driving_cars

Alexander Wagner: What really motivates people to be honest in business

Each year, one in seven large corporations commits fraud. Why? To find out, Alexander Wagner takes us inside the economics, ethics and psychology of doing the right thing. Join him for an introspective journey down the slippery slopes of deception as he helps us understand why people behave the way they do.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alexander_wagner_what_really_motivates_people_to_be_honest_in_business

Jennifer Doudna: How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA

Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases ... but could also be used to create so-called "designer babies." Doudna reviews how CRISPR-Cas9 works -- and asks the s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_doudna_how_crispr_lets_us_edit_our_dna

Juan Enriquez: What will humans look like in 100 years?

We can evolve bacteria, plants and animals -- futurist Juan Enriquez asks: Is it ethical to evolve the human body? In a visionary talk that ranges from medieval prosthetics to present day neuroengineering and genetics, Enriquez sorts out the ethics associated with evolving humans and imagines the ways we'll have to transform our own bodies if we...
https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_what_will_humans_look_like_in_100_years

Stephen Coleman: Non-lethal weapons, a moral hazard?

Pepper spray, Tasers, tear gas, rubber bullets -- these "non-lethal" weapons are being used by more and more local police forces, as well as military forces brought in to control civilian crowds and other situations. Despite their name, non-lethal weapons have been known to cause deaths ... and as Stephen Coleman suggests, there are other, more ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_coleman_non_lethal_weapons_a_moral_hazard

Stephen Coleman | TED Speaker

Stephen Coleman studies applied ethics, particularly the ethics of military and police force, and their application to human rights.
Ethicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/stephen_coleman

Zeynep Tufekci: Machine intelligence makes human morals more important

Machine intelligence is here, and we're already using it to make subjective decisions. But the complex way AI grows and improves makes it hard to understand and even harder to control. In this cautionary talk, techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci explains how intelligent machines can fail in ways that don't fit human error patterns -- and in ways w...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_machine_intelligence_makes_human_morals_more_important

Kelly Richmond Pope | TED Speaker

Kelly Richmond Pope researches organizational misconduct, ethics and fraud.
Fraud researcher, documentary filmmaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kelly_richmond_pope

Danielle Allen | TED Speaker

Danielle Allen is an expert on the intersection of ethics and democracy.
Classicist, political theorist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/danielle_allen

Jonathan Marks | TED Speaker

Jonathan Marks works at the intersections of ethics, law and policy -- writing and speaking about torture, obesity, fracking, health care and other pressing issues of our time.
Bioethicist, lawyer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jonathan_marks

Steve Keil | TED Speaker

Based in Bulgaria, Steve Keil creates companies around big social and environmental goals.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/steve_keil

Peter Singer | TED Speaker

Sometimes controversial, always practical ethicist Peter Singer stirs public debate about morality, from animal welfare to global poverty.
Philosopher, ethicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/peter_singer

Peter Saul | TED Speaker

Over the past 35 years Peter Saul has been intimately involved in the dying process for over 4,000 patients. He is passionate about improving the ways we die.
Doctor, intensive care specialist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/peter_saul

Kwame Anthony Appiah | TED Speaker

Kwame Anthony Appiah is a philosopher, cultural theorist and novelist. His latest book is "The Honor Code," exploring moral revolutions.
Philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anthony_appiah

Environmental studies: Climate Change

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Climate Change, speakers give talks that boldly illuminate the nature and scale of current-day climate science, policy and ethics. They explore the economics and psych...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/environmental-studies

Liene Ozoliņa | TED Speaker

Liene Ozoliņa teaches sociology and researches post-socialist politics and culture.
Political sociologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/liene_ozoli_a

Surya Mattu | TED Speaker

Think of Surya Mattu as a data detective. As he writes: "I am interested in figuring out the ways in which algorithmic systems harm people."
Artist, investigative journalist, engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/surya_mattu

Mary L. Gray | TED Speaker

Anthropologist and media scholar Mary L. Gray focuses on how the everyday use of technology (including artificial intelligence) transforms our lives -- for better and worse.
Anthropologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mary_gray

Britt Wray | TED Speaker

Britt Wray's work is about life and what we make of it: past, present and future.
Science storyteller, author, broadcaster
https://www.ted.com/speakers/britt_wray

Michael Patrick Lynch | TED Speaker

Michael Patrick Lynch examines truth, democracy, public discourse and the ethics of technology in the age of big data.
Philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_lynch

Gordon Brown: Global ethic vs. national interest

Can the interests of an individual nation be reconciled with humanity's greater good? Can a patriotic, nationally elected politician really give people in other countries equal consideration? Following his TEDTalk calling for a global ethic, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown fields questions from TED Curator Chris Anderson.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_brown_global_ethic_vs_national_interest

Rodrigo Canales | TED Speaker

Rodrigo Canales wants to understand how individuals influence organizations or systems--even those as complex as the Mexican drug cartels.
Business professor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/rodrigo_canales
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