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Campaigns spend millions to influence voters. This works better | Katie Paris

Katie Paris quit her career in Washington, DC, to figure out how to make politics feel less like strangers shouting at each other and more like friends looking out for each other. In this practical talk, she reveals why conversations between real people can have a bigger impact o ... Show More

13m 22s

Sep 15

The wiggly wonder of music | Jacob Collier

Grammy-winning musician Jacob Collier has a name for the feeling that moves through a great piece of music: the wiggle. Watch him break down the idea into its three parts — melody, rhythm and harmony — with nothing but his own voice, a grand piano and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wo ... Show More

12m 39s

Sep 14

How AI unleashed (not replaced) my creativity | Kelly A. Boesch

After working for years in film, fashion and graphic design, visual artist Kelly A. Boesch found a new collaborator to work with: AI. She walks through how she uses the technology to create dreamlike images and music that remain hauntingly human, exploring the two questions every ... Show More

8m 50s

Apr 2023

The internet's accessibility problem -- and how to fix it | Clive Loseby

The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities -- and lays out some steps to make being online ... Show More

16m 7s

Sep 2021

Why we deserve a free and fair internet

Can you imagine your life —pre or post-COVID-19 pandemic— without the Internet? Priscilla Chomba Kinywa is a digital transformations expert who has worked at the United Nations and UNICEF. Today, she speaks about the challenges those without regular web access face during the pan ... Show More

6m 46s

Jan 2023

4 ways to design a disability-friendly future | Meghan Hussey

Nearly fifteen percent of the world's population lives with a disability, yet this massive chunk of humanity is still routinely excluded from opportunities. Sharing her experience growing up with an autistic sister, disability inclusion advocate Meghan Hussey illuminates the path ... Show More

12m 20s

Jun 2021

Why the internet is a luxury | Tell Me More

Think about everything you did yesterday. Now imagine how the day would have gone if you didn’t have the internet. Access to the internet isn’t as universal as you might think. Millions of Americans don’t have access to broadband, because of either where they live or what they ca ... Show More

13m 9s

Nov 2020

Accessibility and Computer Vision - #425

Digital imagery is pervasive today. More than a billion images per day are produced and uploaded to social media sites, with many more embedded within websites, apps, digital documents, and eBooks. Engaging with digital imagery has become fundamental to participating in contempor ... Show More

1 h

Feb 2022

What to know and how to talk about disability

July is Disability Pride Month. Do you find yourself avoiding conversations on disabilities? A disability rights activist shares ways to be a better ally and to destigmatize disability in America.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo ... Show More

17m 47s

Sep 2017

Internet of Things

Can we Control the Dark Side of the Internet?The Internet is the world's most widely used communications tool. It’s a fast and efficient way of delivering information. However it is also quite dumb, neutral, treating equally all the data it passes around the world. From data that ... Show More

26m 58s

Jul 2024

#675: Unravel Internet Ingress and Egress - A Deep Dive into Application Access

AWS customers want their applications to access the internet or to be accessed from the internet. Join Simon and guest Brett Looney as they discuss various ways of doing this and the pros and cons in different scenarios.

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The internet's accessibility problem -- ...