TED Talks and science on The Future, This Week
This week: what if the science behind your favourite TED Talk was wrong?
Giving the world a better face
What happens when technology has a human face? In the future digital assistants will not just be disembodied voices: soon we will be gazing into an emotionally rich, apparently human, 3D digital face.
Misbehaving with Dan Ariely
Leading behavioural economist Professor Dan Ariely shares his insights into US politics, how we think about inequality, his desire to become a waiter - plus his advice on how to split the bill.
How to succeed in insurance by being… honest. Dan Ariely tried it.
Dan Ariely eliminated conflicts of interest in insurance, restored trust, and made money. Banking Royal Commission, take note.
The trust shift
Rachel Botsman talks about changing perceptions of trust and explains how traditional ideas of banking, media, politics and consumerism are being radically transformed in our society.