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Potential Dangers of Rapid Technological Advancement

In this speech to the United Nations General Assembly, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discusses the dangers and opportunities presented by rapid advancements in technology.
The Threat of Disinformation to Democracy

Former President Barack Obama delivers a keynote address at Stanford University about disinformation and challenges to democracy in the digital realm.
The Facebook Dilemma

Facebook’s promise was to create a more open and connected world. However, the company’s relentless pursuit of growth eclipsed its negative impact on privacy and democracy around the world.
Understanding and Utilizing API's in Web Programming

Application programming interfaces (API) are used all the time in programming and web development, so it is important to understand how to use them.
Acquire hands-on experience with a few popular web API’s. As long as you know the absolute basics of coding and the web, you'll have no problem following along.
Loops to Songs

In this demonstration, speech is made to be heard as song, and this is achieved without transforming the sounds in any way, or by adding any musical context, but simply by repeating a phrase several times over.