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world of weird things podcast: hide your jobs, hide your art, a.i. is coming for everybody
# podcast

world of weird things podcast: hide your jobs, hide your art, a.i. is coming for everybody

If you’re wondering when artificial intelligence will start destroying the world as we know it, wonder no more. That time is now.

world of weird things podcast: why we can’t blockchain all the things
# podcast

world of weird things podcast: why we can’t blockchain all the things

If you listen to chatter on the web, we’ve finally found a panacea for all our ills. Well, as long as you ignore the lack of evidence that it actually solves any real problems...

in defense of (some) technocracy
# science

in defense of (some) technocracy

Despite the bad rap technocrats get, they're absolutely needed to keep dogma and blind faith from hijacking the day to day working of governments.

when technocrats think they’re better than you
# tech

when technocrats think they’re better than you

There's a fine line between being an expert trying to simplify a complex topic and an arrogant snob lecturing down to your audience. TED's all-stars are starting to cross that line.