All Videos — February 19, 2011

Robots As Social Technology

Cynthia Breazeal

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How to evaluate social norms as an independent thinker

Who decides what’s “normal” and why? As social norms increasingly dissolve, here’s how to find true guidance.

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5 min

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Christine Emba

The Future

Revolutionary biohybrid robots are coming. Are we prepared?

As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.

A person is lying down in the dark and looking at a smartphone held above their face.

The Present

Potato chips or heroin? The debate on social media and mental health

What are we supposed to do when experts look at the same data yet reach starkly different conclusions?

Image showing multiple notifications of "Direct messages" overlaid with the text "PERCEPTION VS. REALITY" in bold, emphasizing the contrast between appearance and actual experience.

Perception Box

Death threats and imposter syndrome: social media star Carrie Berk on dealing with fame and success

Carrie Berk reveals how she transformed her struggle with anxiety and internet fame by changing her perception and finding her true voice as a writer.

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5 min

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Carrie Berk

Hard Science

Why the U.N. declared 2025 the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology”

The evolution of quantum technology is far from over.

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