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

Video playlists about Software

The illuminating benefits of video games

Are video games eroding our minds? These TED talks suggest the opposite — that videos games can improve our brain function, and even help better the world.

The inherent bias in our technology

These talks reveal how our technology often reflects the unconscious biases and prejudices we hold.

Code: The next universal language

Dive into the digital world with these talks on coding and the importance of teaching code to future generations.

Artificial intelligence

Computers are being taught to learn, reason and recognize emotions. In these talks, look for insights -- as well as warnings.

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Talks about Software

Jack Dangermond

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

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

How to connect while apart

The future of digital communication and privacy

Crisis support for the world, one text away

The wonders of the molecular world, animated

An ethical plan for ending the pandemic and restarting the economy

Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton

NASA's first software engineer: Margaret Hamilton

What you need to know about stalkerware

Christopher Bahl

A new type of medicine, custom-made with tiny proteins

How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists

An open-source database to create "guardian angel" AI

How to keep human bias out of AI

Supasorn Suwajanakorn

Fake videos of real people -- and how to spot them

José Américano N L F de Freitas

How exactly does binary code work?

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Exclusive articles about Software

The wisdom of Linus Torvalds

The man behind Linux and Git shares his thoughts and philosophy on life, work, management, collaboration and the need for quiet computers.

Posted Apr 2016

How Dame Stephanie Shirley upended tech world sexism in the 1960s

Dame Stephanie Shirley founded a women-only computing company in 1962, determined to do her work on her terms, and to hell with the glass ceiling. In this video, introduced by US CTO Megan Smith, admire the feisty spirit who upended tech world sexism by refusing to accept it.

Posted Mar 2015