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Data

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Data.

Video playlists about Data

Harnessing the future of data

Mind-blowing tech is right around the corner -- and the data to power it is here and now. Get an awe-inspiring look at the future that awaits with visionaries already predicting, embracing and innovating on the potential of tomorrow. (Curated in partnership with NetApp)

Who's watching us?

In the age of smart tech, privacy is a definite concern. Here's the download on who has your information and what they're doing with it.

The value of skepticism

These TED Talks push us to question more -- our doctors, our governments and even our own eyes.

How data can save lives

An exploration of what we can do to save the world with the massive amounts of data collected every day.

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Talks about Data

The method that can "prove" almost anything

Cities are driving climate change. Here's how they can fix it

The giant leaps in language technology -- and who's left behind

Jack Dangermond

How a geospatial nervous system could help us design a better future

Sharon Weinberger

Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech

Climate Action Tracker

The state of the climate crisis in 2020

Erin Baumgartner

Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes

Art in the age of machine intelligence

Can we call it a "world map" if it's missing a billion people?

The future of digital communication and privacy

Veronica Barassi

What tech companies know about your kids

Charles P. Smith

How the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide

Crisis support for the world, one text away

An ethical plan for ending the pandemic and restarting the economy

What happens when a Silicon Valley technologist works for the government

What you need to know about stalkerware

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Exclusive articles about Data

Opinion: Data isn’t the new oil — it’s the new nuclear power

Data is a valuable, powerful commodity -- but unlike oil, it is unlimited in quantity and in its capacity for harm, says technology thinker James Bridle.

Posted Jul 2018

How to draw your own selfie — using your personal data

Designer Giorgia Lupi wants to change the way we think about data. Most of us think of it as rooted in cold facts and numbers, but it’s warm and flawed. Follow her step-by-step instructions to generate a new perspective on the person you know best of all in the world: you.

Posted Sep 2017

Quiz: Can you match the president to the word chart?

Artist R. Luke DuBois explains the vision behind his presidential project -- and puts citizens’ knowledge to the test.

Posted Aug 2017

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