Mundano: Pimp my … trash cart?

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In Brazil, “catadores” collect junk and recyclables. But while they provide a vital service that benefits all, they are nearly invisible as they roam the streets. Enter graffiti artist Mundano, a TED Fellow. In a spirited talk, he describes his project “Pimp My Carroça,” which has transformed these heroic workers’ carts into things of beauty and infused them with a sense of humor. It’s a movement that is going global.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Bruno Torturra: Got a smartphone? Start broadcasting

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In 2011, journalist Bruno Torturra covered a protest in São Paulo which turned ugly. His experience of being teargassed had a profound effect on the way he thought about his work, and he quit his job to focus on broadcasting raw, unedited experiences online. In this fascinating talk, he shares some of the ways in which he’s experimented with livestreaming on the web, and how in the process he has helped to create a very modern media network.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve

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Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Jeremy Howard: The wonderful and terrifying implications of computers that can learn

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What happens when we teach a computer how to learn? Technologist Jeremy Howard shares some surprising new developments in the fast-moving field of deep learning, a technique that can give computers the ability to learn Chinese, or to recognize objects in photos, or to help think through a medical diagnosis. (One deep learning tool, after watching hours of YouTube, taught itself the concept of “cats.”) Get caught up on a field that will change the way the computers around you behave … sooner than you probably think.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

مناقشة: العتاد الصلب

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في هذه المناقشة نقوم أنا وصديقي العزيز أحمد بوعركي بتوضيح ما هو العتاد الصلب وكيف تعمل القطع الداخلية للأجهزة وتوضيح الفروقات بينها مثل المعالجات والذاكرة العشوائية والبطاريات وسعات التخزين وأنواعها.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them

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Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we’ve seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Verna Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups. She makes a plea to all people: Acknowledge your biases. Then move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable. In a funny, impassioned, important talk, she shows us how.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!