Join us every other Thursday to understand how new technologies are shaping the way we live, work, and think. Your Undivided Attention is produced by Senior Producer Julia Scott and Researcher/Producer is Joshua Lash. Sasha Fegan is our Executive Producer. We are a member of the TED Audio Collective.
150 episodes transcribedImagine it's the Cold War. Imagine that the Soviet Union puts itself in a position to influence the television programming of the entire Western world...
At Center for Humane Technology, we often talk about multipolar traps — which arise when individuals have an incentive to act in ways that are benefic...
When you hear the word cyber-attack, what comes to mind? Someone hacking into your email, or stealing your Facebook password?As it turns out, our most...
Why isn't Twitter doing more to get bots off their platform? Why isn’t Uber taking better care of its drivers? What if...they can't?Venture-capital ba...
This week on Your Undivided Attention, we’re doing something different: we’re airing an episode of another podcast that’s also part of the TED Audio C...
Democracy depends on our ability to choose our political views. But the language we use to talk about political issues is deliberately designed to be...
The game that social media sets us up to play is a game that rewards outrage. It's a game that we win by being better than other players at dunking on...
How would you know if you were in a cult? If not a cult, then at least under undue influence?The truth is: we're all under some form of undue influenc...
If Elon Musk owns Twitter, what are the risks and what are the opportunities? In order for Twitter to support democracy — and Musk’s goal of becoming...
Civil war might be the most likely escalation pathway towards disaster for our country. On the flip side, learning how to avoid civil conflict — and m...
“The fundamental problem of humanity is that we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and God-like technology.” — E. O. Wilson.More than e...
[This episode originally aired on July 23rd, 2020.] Imagine a world where every country has a digital minister and technologically-enabled legislative...
Is decentralization inherently a good thing? These days, there's a lot of talk about decentralization. Decentralized social media platforms can allow...
One of the oldest technologies we have is language. How do the words we use influence the way we think?The media can talk about immigrants scurrying a...
The meta-crisis is so vast: climate change, exponential technology, addiction, polarization, and more. How do we grasp it, let alone take steps to add...
Renowned quantum physicist Richard Feynman once wrote, "It is our capacity to doubt that will determine the future of civilization." In that spirit, t...
Would you say that the US is in war-time or peace-time? How do you know? The truth is, the nature of warfare has changed so fundamentally, that we're...
Who do you think the Chinese government considers its biggest rival? The United States, right? Actually, the Chinese government considers its biggest...
How do you make a film that impacts more than 100 million people in 190 countries in 30 languages?This week on Your Undivided Attention, we're going b...
We are now in social media's Big Tobacco moment. And that’s largely thanks to the courage of one woman: Frances Haugen.Frances is a specialist in algo...
