Peter Haas: When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse
What did the world learn from the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010? That shoddy buildings and bad planning can make a terrible situation even worse. "Haiti was not a natural disaster," says TED Fellow Peter Haas. "It was a disaster of engineering." The solution: Help builders on the ground get trained in modern engineering practi...
WorkLife with Adam Grant: How science can fix remote work
Remote work was a trend that some companies and gig workers were trying out, even as others resisted. Then the pandemic made it an overnight reality for many of us. This feels like uncharted territory, but there's already plenty of knowledge on how to do it well. Learn from someone who has done more remote work than almost anyone on the planet -...
Peter Haas: The real reason to be afraid of Artificial Intelligence | Peter Haas | TEDxDirigo
A robotics researcher, Peter Haas, invites us into his world in order to understand where the threats of robots and artificial intelligence lie. Before we get to Sci-Fi robot death machines, the internet of things or even transhumanism, there's something right in front of us we need to confront. And this is, ourselves. Peter is the Associate Di...