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WorkLife with Adam Grant: Navigating career turbulence
Everyone's career will hit some turbulence at some point. Instead of pushing harder against the headwinds, we're sometimes better off tilting our rudder and charting a new course. In this episode, host Adam Grant speaks with people who have taken unusual steps to battle uncertainty, rethought their approach to finding and landing a job and reach...
Tim Brown: Designers -- think big!
Tim Brown says the design profession has a bigger role to play than just creating nifty, fashionable little objects. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory "design thinking" -- starting with the example of 19th-century design thinker Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Team Building That Actually Engages: A Modern Business Guide
Team building has evolved into a key strategy for improving performance, morale, and collaboration in today’s workplaces.
Show HN: A New Social Network Called Plasas
Inspired by the hay-days of MySpace & Ning, we bring you Plasas. As founders of this little new social network launching at Princeton University, we're also HackerNews fanatics ourselves, so we'd love to invite other HackerNews parents & users to join us & get YOUR feedback. Firstly, your kids are going to love this website! We've added screenshots below so that you can check them out if you're at work.Plasas solves many different problems. The first is creating s
A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones
Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...
The social consensus
It’s been just over three months since Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for youth under 16 ...
Gurdas Maan opens up on social media and cancel culture
Pioneer of modern Punjabi music, Gurdas Maan performed in Mumbai, connecting Punjab's essence with the city's glamour ...
Cancel culture is bad for business. Bluesky is learning why.
In the two years since Bluesky opened to all comers, the social media app has gained 43 million users, an amazing feat for a ...
One person’s trash is social media’s treasure as thrift shopping becomes trendy online
Some social media influencers have latched onto thrifting as their niche for content, making video after video roaming the aisles in search of the best finds.
Karen Bakker: Could an orca give a TED Talk?
What if we could hear nature's ultrasonic communication -- and talk back? From a bat's shrill speech to a peacock's infrasound mating call, conservation technology researcher Karen Bakker takes us through a sound bath of animal noises that are far outside humanity's range of hearing, demonstrating how artificial intelligence has translated the i...
Quantifying social avoidance: Game-based choices reflect real-world relationship patterns and network size
The relationships between different people can change over time, as the result of their life choices, internal or external experiences and various other factors. Some people develop a greater tendency ...
Shou Chew: TikTok's CEO on its future — and what makes its algorithm different
TikTok CEO Shou Chew dives into how the trend-setting video app and cultural phenomenon works — from what distinguishes its algorithm and drives virality to the challenges of content moderation and digital addiction. In a wide-ranging conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, he tells stories about the TikTok creators he loves and digs into ...
Rodrigo Canales: The deadly genius of drug cartels
Up to 100,000 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico in the last 6 years. We might think this has nothing to do with us, but in fact we are all complicit, says Yale professor Rodrigo Canales in this unflinching talk that turns conventional wisdom about drug cartels on its head. The carnage is not about faceless, ignorant goons mindlessly...
Alexandr Wang: War, AI and the new global arms race
Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we're at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will be the secret weapon in this uncharted landscape and emphasizes the need to consider national security when developing new tech -- or potentially face all-o...
Peachy Liv: How to protect your mental well-being online -- from a Gen-Zer
Whether you have one follower or a million, we've all witnessed nastiness and hate speech on social media. YouTube content creator and mental well-being motivator Peachy Liv advocates for a kinder, more respectful digital world -- and urges us all to reflect before we share our thoughts online. Hear her tips for dealing with cyberbullying and pe...
Top private BTech electronics & communication engineering colleges in India: Fees 2026, eligibility, admission & placements
This article highlights the top private B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) colleges in India for 2026, ...
Carillon Technologies Announces Ultra-Low-Cost Phased Array Technology for Broadband Direct-to-Device (D2D) Satellite Communication
Carillon Technologies, a developer of advanced technologies that span commercial and government markets, today announced a ...
How technology is simplifying global communication systems
In today’s interconnected world, communication has evolved into something far more efficient and accessible than it onc ...
Digital Communication Expands Opportunities for Ongoing Patient–Provider Connection
Digital communication provides additional channels for patients to stay connected with medical providers between ...
Social media is making children unhappy, anxious and depressed, says World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report 2026 reveals increasing use of social media can cause anxiety, depression, and lower life ...