29 Sep The AI that Creates any picture you want – Explained
Artificial Intelligence researchers investigating automated image capturing processes. Playing with images and text to generate novel scenes that don't happen in the real world...
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29 Sep TECH MONOPOLIES – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Posted at 09:51h
in Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Last Night Tonight, Management, Politics, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Technology
John Oliver discusses how our experiences on the Internet are dominated by companies who create products that we can't live without, meanwhile suppressing their competition completely. This `Anti- Competitive` behaviour not only controls what we as customers see online but puts us unwillingly into a...
29 Sep How these Startups growth hacked their first customers
Posted at 09:40h
in Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Management, North America, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Slidebean, Technology
In this video, the presenter shares a variety of stories to show how young founders and entrepreneurs have used their skills in hacking and solving problems to make money. From literal AIR BnB (air beds) and Dropbox, it's an insight to a fast intelligence to...
28 Sep Beware online «filter bubbles» TED
Posted at 12:18h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Environment, Management, North America, Politics, Problem Solving, Technology, TED
How does information flow online? Are you paying attention to what gets filtered on your social media accounts? How do our filters get edited out and which companies do it? Does a standard Google still exist? A controversial talk about how the internet is showing us...
26 May Is it time to eat bugs?
Posted at 10:56h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Complete Lesson Plan, Environment, Funny, Other, Popular Culture, Science, Technology
This comedy sketch takes a lighter look at the growing industry of insects as a source of food....
30 Abr Gene Editing: The Pros and Cons
From combating climate change to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose?...
25 Abr The dot-com bubble: Is history about to repeat itself?
Posted at 17:53h
in B1 - Intermediate, Business, Economics, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Slidebean, Technology
Korean pop groups have offset losses from piracy with glossy, premium, collectible CDs, usually sold to fans who will never play them. Instead, CDs are sold as merch - often with different covers to encourage buying several, and sometimes act as lottery tickets for a chance...
25 Abr What is an economic bubble exactly and what have tulips got to do with it?!
Posted at 17:21h
in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Technology
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11 Mar why are NFTs in sports so important
Posted at 18:56h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Other, Popular Culture, Sport, Technology
[vc_row css_animation="element_from_bottom" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="yes" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image="1532" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="50" padding_bottom="50" z_index=""][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding="40px 40px 40px 40px" vertical_alignment="middle" horizontal_alignment="center" advanced_animations="no" item_padding_600_768="40px 0 0 0" item_padding_480_600="40px 0 0 0" item_padding_480="40px 0 0 0"][vc_column_text] WHY ARE NFTS IN SPORTS SO VALUABLE? (FEAT. PIQUÉ) Teachers' notes [/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width"...
09 Mar 4 Ways Our Data Is Used After We Die
[vc_row css_animation="element_from_bottom" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="yes" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image="1532" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="50" padding_bottom="50" z_index=""][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding="40px 40px 40px 40px" vertical_alignment="middle" horizontal_alignment="center" advanced_animations="no" item_padding_600_768="40px 0 0 0" item_padding_480_600="40px 0 0 0" item_padding_480="40px 0 0 0"][vc_column_text] 4 WAYS OUR DATA IS USED AFTER WE DIE teacher's notes [/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width"...