Ever wonder who revealed the fact that the Russians were hacking into the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election? Listen as security expert Dmitri Alperovitch relates this and many other fascinating cyberhacking stories.

“Who is allowed to make music?” Mike Butera discusses the ways in which the relationship between humans and music have evolved over time and the significance of these changes in relation to what music means to us as people and as a society. He’s joined by Adam Roberts of Google’s Magenta program, which applies recent breakthroughs in machine learning and artificial intelligence to the creation of music and art.

What is a ritual, and what is its impact in today’s society? “What isn’t a ritual?” asks Michael Norton in this fascinating talk about the role that ritual continues to play in our lives.

Once relegated to a solitary activity of self-immersion in the confines of the basement, video games are emerging as a profoundly dominant medium. Their potential to solve social challenges, build brain pathways and become an empathy engine are unbound.

Financial markets are viewed by many as immoral and rigged. They are devoid of a connection to humanity, operating much of the time in the abstract and focused on personal gain as opposed to the greater good. Is it possible to change all this by reforming how business schools behave and mentor?

Marika Anthony-Shaw founded Plus 1 to create connective tissue between performer and fan around causes both care about. Today her colleagues in Arcade Fire and 70 other touring artists have raised over five million dollars in support of such causes. Her goal – make it an industry standard that $1 of every concert ticket is donated to benefit humanity.

Stephanie Coontz gets real about nostalgia, history, and modernity, warning us “there’s a reverse side of historical nostalgia, and that is an equally airbrushed, romanticized vision of modernity and innovation.”

Abdul El-Sayed is a gubernatorial candidate in Michigan. His decision to run was largely dictated by the Flint water crisis and his belief that it is time to reset our political agenda to one that puts people and their wellbeing ahead of all else.

With the recent fall of Mosul and Raqqu, ISIS’ territorial caliphate is in rapid decline. In its place a digital caliphate is emerging that requires little more than a wifi signal and a smartphone to incite terror anywhere on the planet.

“Here’s a happy song about the coming apocalypse!” Jill’s sunny disposition, catchy folk guitar, and pointed lyricism provide the perfect medium to amplify the pressing issues and opportunities of our time.