Articles

• The boost students need to overcome obstacles | Anindya Kundu

  
  25 septembre, par contact@ted.com (TED) — TED
  How can disadvantaged students succeed in school? For sociologist Anindya Kundu, grit and stick-to-itiveness aren't enough; students also need to develop their agency, or their capacity to overcome obstacles and navigate the system. He shares hopeful stories of students who have defied (...)

• How a video game might help us build better cities | Karoliina Korppoo

  
  22 septembre, par contact@ted.com (TED) — TED
  With more than half of the world population living in cities, one thing is undeniable: we are an urban species. Part game, part urban planning sketching tool, "Cities: Skylines" encourages people to use their creativity and self-expression to rethink the cities of tomorrow. Designer Karoliina (...)

• What intelligent machines can learn from a school of fish | Radhika Nagpal

  
  21 septembre, par contact@ted.com (TED) — TED
  Science fiction visions of the future show us AI built to replicate our way of thinking -- but what if we modeled it instead on the other kinds of intelligence found in nature? Robotics engineer Radhika Nagpal studies the collective intelligence displayed by insects and fish schools, seeking to (...)

• A black man goes undercover in the alt-right | Theo E.J. Wilson

  
  21 septembre, par contact@ted.com (TED) — TED
  In an unmissable talk about race and politics in America, Theo E.J. Wilson tells the story of becoming Lucius25, white supremacist lurker, and the unexpected compassion and surprising perspective he found from engaging with people he disagrees with. He encourages us to let go of fear, embrace (...)

• The most Martian place on Earth | Armando Azua-Bustos

  
  20 septembre, par contact@ted.com (TED) — TED
  How can you study Mars without a spaceship? Head to the most Martian place on Earth -- the Atacama Desert in Chile. Astrobiologist Armando Azua-Bustos grew up in this vast, arid landscape and now studies the rare life forms that have adapted to survive there, some in areas with no reported (...)

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