What we—and AI—can learn from nature's intelligence

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Artificial intelligence is powerful, but what about natural intelligence? This hour, TED speakers explore the intrinsic genius in animal language, insect behavior, plant anatomy and our immune system.

Guests include neuroscientist Greg Gage, computational neuroscientist Frances Chance, social psychoneuroimmunologist Keely Muscatell and environmental researcher Karen Bakker.

Original broadcast date: March 8, 2024

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0:00.0	This message comes from Indiana University.
0:03.2	Indiana University performs breakthrough research every year,
0:06.9	making discoveries that improve human health,
0:09.4	combat climate change, and move society forward.
0:12.7	More at IU.edu slash forward.
0:16.7	This is the TED Radio Hour.
0:20.7	Each week, groundbreaking TED Radio Hour.
0:23.4	Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks.
0:24.7	Our job now is to dream big.
0:26.2	Delivered at TED conferences.
0:28.5	To bring about the future we want to see.
0:29.5	Around the world.
0:31.3	To understand who we are.
0:36.6	From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you.
0:38.4	You just don't know what you're going to find.
0:39.3	Challenge you.
0:41.7	We truly have to ask ourselves, like, why is it noteworthy?
0:42.8	And even change you.
0:45.0	I literally feel like I'm a different person.
0:45.5	Yes.
0:47.4	Do you feel that way?
0:49.1	Ideas worth spreading.
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