A path to security for the world’s deadliest countries | Rachel Kleinfeld

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Origami, the ancient art form solving modern problems | Miles Wu

14-year-old student Miles Wu is obsessed with origami, transforming everyday scraps of paper into unexpected creations. In a joyful talk, he explores the ancient art form — from making Christmas ornaments and pigeons to folding patterns that can hold 10,000 times their weight — a ...  Show more

How Community Notes reduce viral misinformation | Keith Coleman, Jay Baxter

Community Notes on X started with a wild idea: Instead of tech companies deciding what's true, what if you let people fact-check each other? Jay Baxter and Keith Coleman, who helped build the crowdsourced system adding context to misleading posts, discuss how the program reduces ...  Show more

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