Technology & Society


Bruce Schneier: A Hacker’s’ Mind 6 min.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to dramatically alter how we gather information, communicate, and work. Experts are also raising questions about how it will affect governance and what it will mean for the future of our democracy. Bruce Schneier, a fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, joins William Brangham to discuss.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?: A Debate 51 min.

With 1 billion active users across more than 150 countries, TikTok is one of the most popular video apps in the world. Nearly one in three Americans have an account, and since 2021 it has been downloaded more than any other app. But unlike competing social media platforms, TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. Some worry that data from users in the United States could be transmitted to...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

Will ChatGPT Do More Harm Than Good?: A Debate 51 min.

When OpenAI, a company founded by Microsoft pioneer Bill Gates, unveiled ChatGPT in November 2022, it marked the biggest advance in artificial intelligence (AI) in years. The revolutionary new tool can take questions from users and produce human-like responses. ChatGPT and similar chatbots developed soon after can produce coherent essays, compose music, answer test questions—and perhaps even think...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus 120 min.

Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. A two-part series with Forbidden Stories into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus - Episode 1 54 min.

Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. Part one of a two-part series with Forbidden Stories into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus - Episode 2 54 min.

Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. The conclusion of a two-part series with Forbidden Stories into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

Does America Need a Digital Dollar?: A Debate 51 min.

Since the creation of Bitcoin, the first open-source, digital currency, in 2008, the use of cryptocurrency has skyrocketed in use. Unlike traditional money, which is minted and regulated by a national government, cryptocurrency, or crypto, is unregulated and free of government oversight. Digital currency has become so popular that central banks in more than 80 countries have begun the process of g...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Unresolved: Information Disorder: A Debate 82 min.

The age of "information disorder" is upon us. Deep fakes, false political narratives, and conspiracy theories pervade the internet, threatening the United States' national security, as well as democracy itself. Though bad actors and fraudsters have always been able to deceive, the ease, speed, and degree to which anyone can create misleading information online has forged a dangerous new world. Pro...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Agree to Disagree: Will Artificial Intelligence Do More Harm Than Good? A Debate 52 min.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made great advances in recent years and become more a part of our everyday lives. Many argue that AI will help solve major problems like climate change and world hunger. It will also help improve the economy and make it more efficient, they contend, by eliminating dangerous and mundane jobs. But critics warn that AI's current trajectory is a dangerous one, which wi...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Crypto Decoded 54 min.

From Bitcoin to NFTs, crypto is making headlines, but what exactly is it, and how does it work? Experts go beyond the hype and skepticism to unravel the social and technological underpinnings of crypto--exploring how it came to be and why this new technology may change more than just money.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2022