In this poetic and moving reflection, actor, musician and activist Golshifteh Farahani honors those who have fought for “Woman, Life, Freedom” following Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s religious morality police. Calling upon…

Keenan Scott Il’s passion for words, stories and superheroes fueled his journey to becoming a celebrated playwright, producer, director and actor. Showing how language can illuminate the superhero in all of us, Scott performs three…

Scam artists know something about money that you don’t — and artist J Mase III is here to shed some light. From Elizabeth Holmes’s false medical tech promises to Anna “Delvey” Sorokin’s fake trust fund…

Some works of art stand the test of time; others don’t age as well. Using American musical theater as her case study, theater historian Margaret Hall shares a framework of five categories to talk about…

Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, thinks artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with…

Computer scientist Yejin Choi is here to demystify the current state of massive artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, highlighting three key problems with cutting-edge large language models (including some funny instances of them failing at…

Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the anti-Putin resistance group Pussy Riot, was named a top enemy of Russia for speaking out against Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship throughout the last decade. In this inspiring talk, she tells…

Are we separate and superior to nature? This question has been a driving force behind humanity’s industrialization and economic progress for centuries — but it’s brought us to the brink of an ecological crisis, says…