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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas Pogge | TED Speaker

Philosopher Thomas Pogge wants to ensure medications get to those who need it most. He has published on a wide range of subjects such as global justice and human rights.
Philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/thomas_pogge

Jennifer Doudna | TED Speaker

Jennifer Doudna was part of inventing a potentially world-changing genetic technology: the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9.
Biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jennifer_doudna

Kate Darling | TED Speaker

Kate Darling investigates the relationship between humans and robots -- now, and in the future.
Robot ethicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kate_darling

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

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

Alice Dreger | TED Speaker

Alice Dreger studies history and anatomy, and acts as a patient advocate.
Historian
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alice_dreger

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

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

Ronald S Sullivan Jr. | TED Speaker

Ronald Sullivan is a leading theorist in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, trial practice and techniques, legal ethics and race theory.
Clinical professor of law
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ronald_sullivan

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

TEDxMaia: Technology, Ethics and Dreams - an independently organized event

About this event: The themes chosen for TedxMaia are Technology, Ethics and Dreams. We shall be sharing ideas about serious issues from cancer to violence against women, ideas about coaching and entrepreneurship, ideas about environmental technologies, cinema, ethics. We also focused on gender, 50% of our speakers are female.
Event details: Maia, Portugal · October 27, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/4452

TEDxCUNYSalon: Transparency: In Accounting and Technology - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxCUNYSalon at Baruch College will be exploring the notion of transparency and ethics within business and accounting. Our event is driven by the belief that the next generation of leaders in business and accounting should be aware of the ways in which transparency and ethical behavior can be achieved. We hope to attract students who are intere...
Event details: New York, New York, United States · April 14, 2015
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/15749
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