#TED2018 has started! There’s truly amazing content coming. Over the next few days, I’m going to try to share with you my quick encapsulation of the big ideas being unveiled. A week of wisdom in a twitter thread. This will be fun.
1. The fury that so many women feel in this cultural moment is legitimate and will change society. Men, come and be allies. @TraceeEllisRoss #TED2018
2. Re-read your history! The US 2nd amendment sought to allow for well-regulated militias, not unchecked arming of individuals. When will this madness end? Diane Wolk-Rogers, a history teacher who witnessed the shooting of 17 at her school in Parkland. #TED2018
3. The dream of a world of free Internet services for all has turned into a nightmare because of technologies that addict and deceive. An anchoring principle for the future: Don't manipulate people. Jaron Lanier #TED2018
4. We must stop suppressing the voices of those we deeply disagree with. By listening to them, we will learn how to better combat their ideas. And we may also be surprised by how much common ground we have. @ZacharyRWood #TED2018
5. Politicians muzzle science at their peril. It is not just another opinion. It's humanity's best attempt at understanding the world. @KirstyDuncanMP #TED2018
7. Fascism makes you see yourself and your country as the most beautiful, important things in the world. That's why it is dangerous. But the past won't come back in the same form. Dictatorships of the future will be built on control of data. Beware. @harari_yuval #TED2018
8. A new generation of bio-sensors + machine learning can figure out our internal mental states and emotions. This could allow technology to be empathetic, to know our needs. What could possibly go wrong? ;-) @poppycrum #TED2018
9. It's crazy that we still measure progress by GDP. We should distinguish physical production, which must be managed within sustainable boundaries, from dematerialized growth. Yes to creativity and renewal. No to unlimited consumption! @KateRaworth #TED2018
11. Wifi signals can bounce chaotically off a human body. Wifi devices + machine learning can therefore track people's movements through walls. Amazing to see. Both good and bad uses! Dina Katabi #TED2018
12. It's possible to turn any human into a digital model that looks + sounds exactly like them + can be programmed to say anything. Scary, but w/ the individual's approval, this will allow an explosion of creativity + amplification of great voices. Supasorn Suwajanakorn #TED2018
13. We have so much to learn from the octopus! Most of our robots have hard surfaces, but if we built soft robots, inspired by nature, we could enable much better, safer interaction with ourselves and the world. Giada Gerboni #TED2018
14. A camera that uses software to blend 16 different lenses can create images of astonishing resolution and depth. From a snatched crowd scene, you can zoom in to read the time on someone's watch. Or convert into 3D. @TheLightCo #TED2018
15. Sick of remembering passwords? You may be able to secure your future digital identity by wearing a ring that knows your fingerprints and can securely connect to all your devices and websites. @melshapiro #TED2018
17. The art on display at the annual Burning Man festival may offer a clue to the future of human creativity. It's wildly imaginative, stunningly ambitious, and powerfully collaborative. Nora Atkinson #TED2018
18. Let's create more imaginative cities by building on new technologies and local history, instead of just rolling out global monoculture cities designed for needs of automobiles, not people. @VishaanNYC #TED2018
20. Video gaming can now offer rich, interactive, cinema-realistic stories with incredibly complex alternative narratives. A new era of intense story-telling is upon us. And you are the story creator. David Cage #TED2018
21. What are we to make of the giant spinning obelisk ‘Oumuamua, the first astronomical object we've seen that clearly came from outside of our solar system? An exciting scientific mystery. Karen J. Meech #TED2018
22. We may have miscalculated the chances that the universe is teeming with life. There are multiple, deeply challenging hurdles in the way of intelligent life developing. A new look at the odds suggests we might be alone. Stephen Webb #TED2018
23. Morality evolved in an era of zero growth. We need fresh moral thinking to imagine the greatest good in this era of unlimited potential. One suggestion: focus hard on humanity's long-term survival, or risk switching out the lights on billions of lives. @willmacaskill #TED2018
25. We're making huge progress in technologies which EXTRACT CO2 from the atmosphere. Synthetic forests could be a powerful new tool in fighting climate change. Jennifer Wilcox. #TED2018
26. Choking air pollution has given China all the motivation it needs to make bold plans for a shift to sustainable energy. What's happening there offers real hope on climate change, though there's much to be done. @ecoangelhsu #TED2018
27. Air travel is entering a new era of local ride-hopping thanks to affordable electric power and sophisticated autopilot. Forget airports. Just use an app to summon your personal flying machine. @RodinLyasoff #TED2018
28. The tiniest things are the invisible drivers of our world. Newly-discovered micro-organisms in the ocean power much of the world's photosynthesis, converting CO2 to oxygen. We better understand these critters! @ChisholmLab_MIT #TED2018
29. There's a huge opportunity for ocean conservation by focusing on the high seas, where new satellite data reveals that fishing serves absolutely no one's interests. Let's make it all a protected global commons! @Enric_Sala #TED2018
30. It's time to bring Wizards and Prophets together. Wizards believe human ingenuity means no limits to growth. Prophets demand restraints. But there's exciting common ground they can explore! @CharlesCMann #TED2018
32. Machine learning is now allowing AI to compose compelling music that can be customized to an individual's needs of the moment. Movies have custom soundtracks. Perhaps we will soon add them to our personal lives, too. @aivatechnology #TED2018
33. An architect must be a builder, a humanist and a poet. We strive for a universal beauty that will inspire the world, one person at a time. @RPBWARCHITECTS #TED2018
34. Organs harvested from pigs could one day end the long waitlists for organ transplants. CRISPR technology is allowing us to edit pig genomes so that this can be safe for humans. @eGenesisBio #TED2018
35. There are mind-boggling new ways to use fingerprints in forensic work. It's now not just the pattern of the print — you can harvest actual molecules from it and discover if the crime suspect was taking drugs or had touched something else. @SimonaFrancese #TED2018
36. Clinging onto a vertical cliff with just fingers and toes, a free climber quickly learns the difference between mastery and reckless risk. Conquering danger through carefully attained mastery is profoundly satisfying. The other way? Just don't. @AlexHonnold #TED2018
37. By optimizing for sustained user attention, YouTube's algorithms have begun taking people into rabbit holes of ever more radical content. It's dangerous for us and even more so for our kids. A fix is urgently needed. @jamesbridle #TED2018
41. When you pick up the phone and call someone who insulted you online, something amazing can happen. Human connection. Empathy. Vulnerability in front of someone you disagree with doesn't strip you of power. It enhances it. @dylanmarron #TED2018
42. Our civilization is built on trust, and trust itself rests on three pillars: empathy, logic and authenticity. When trust is broken, first figure out which pillar needs repair. There are different strategies for each. Frances Frei #TED2018
43. Radical new holography technology, contained in a lightweight skullcap, could deliver hi-res images of brain activity at super low cost. This enables not just a revolution in medical scanning, but the ability to see people's thoughts, feelings and dreams. @mljmljmlj #TED2018
44. Reproducing life forms have been created from enhanced DNA-like molecules containing SIX base pairs instead of nature's four, a major scientific breakthrough. What stories could be written with those extra letters? @RomesbergLab #TED2018
45. New life forms can now be synthesized in a 3D printer, from computer code and the basic components of DNA. Hello, bio-teleportation! You could send a printer to Mars and beam up the code for an organism that will flourish there. #TED2018
46. In sexual situations, our bodies can betray us. Here's a crucial principle: do not confuse physical response with consent. @emilynagoski #TED2018
47. There's a new generation of prosthetics designed to connect directly into your nervous and muscular systems. This means the new limbs feel like part of you. The potential for human enhancement beckons. Hugh Herr #TED2018
48. Illustrations have to be placed at the sweet point of an "abstractometer". Too abstract and they're meaningless. Too literal, and they're ridiculous. In the middle, the possibilities to intrigue and delight are limitless. @abstractsunday #TED2018
49. Smart home devices are sending shocking amounts of your data back to the cloud. Make sure you know what you're getting into. @kashhill @suryamattu #TED2018
50. Dueling identities are the source of so much discord. Why don't we find a new narrative and embrace our many identities as valid parts of who we are? Then they become opportunities to connect in unexpected ways with others. @rebecahwang #TED2018
51. Grief is a journey. With time, love, and support, miraculously you can eventually find a way back to experiencing beauty, even joy. Jason Rosenthal, subject of Amy Krouse-Rosenthal's article "You May Want to Marry My Husband" #TED2018
52. Why do we write off the world's invisible people? Allowing illiterate women access to their own bank accounts enabled them to transform their lives. With empowerment, the world's poor become tomorrow's hope. @chetnavsinha #TED2018
53. The origins of theater lay in democratizing ideas and building community. We need that today more than ever. The success of Hamilton shows what's possible. Let's encourage an explosion of local theater across America and beyond! Oskar Eustis #TED2018
54. The key to successful growth for an organization? Set clear objectives aligned deeply with your underlying mission. Then create key indicators to track progress toward those goals. Measure what matters! @johndoerr #TED2018
56. One key to success in media is to understand the difference between people's idealized values and their revealed values. Which will you optimize for? @reedhastings #TED2018
57. So many of our public spaces have failed to tap into people's personal experience of race, culture, inequality. By paying attention to those things, we can create vibrant new urban landscapes. @hdhooddesign #TED2018
