The year 2023 will go down in human history as the one where AI suddenly, explosively, became useful—and terrifying. One app can turn anything you type into art, in any style. (“A skateboarding banana in Times Square, in the style of Renoir,” for example.) Another app does your writing for you—anything you ask for, on any topic. Letters. Song lyrics. Research papers. Recipes. Therapy sessions. Poems. Essays. Outlines. Software code. Educators are calling it “the end of teaching writing skills.” Read More >

Other apps create music, perfectly mimic anybody's voice or even generate complete video scenes from typed descriptions.

Some experts are terrified: These tools seem poised to eliminate millions of jobs, allow writing and other creative skills to fade out of humanity, and unleash disinformation, violence and porn on a scale never seen before. Optimists insist that these tools will bring creative expression to millions of people who have good ideas without the skills to bring them to light.

In this funny, unforgettable talk, David Pogue demonstrates the state of the art in AI creativity—and prepares you for the years to come. Read Less ^

With over 30 years of experience reporting technology trends—and the entertaining style that has earned him six Emmys for his CBS Sunday Morning stories—New York Times bestselling author David Pogue examines how technology will continue to impact your industry, business, and customers and change society and culture. From AI and climate tech to the Internet of Things, sharing the next wave of consumer tech impacting the workplace, drones and robotics, self-driving cars and flying taxis, wearable medical sensors and software and the latest disrupters emerging on the horizon, David combines knowledge gained researching and writing and simplifies the complex as he prepares audiences to take on the future. He will take you on a wild ride through the cutting-edge science and technology that is powering the next wave of technological innovation. David’s funny, fast-paced snapshot will bring you up to date—with a heads-up on how to succeed in a world we’ve never seen before. Read More >

This engaging and informative talk is intended to be tailored to the client’s specific industry and business challenges. David will confer with you before your event to discuss your goals and customize content to make it highly relevant to your audience. Read Less ^

Maybe you’re liberal, maybe you’re conservative. Maybe you think the climate crisis is man-made, maybe you don’t. Maybe you think the whole thing is a Chinese hoax. It doesn’t matter. The time for bickering is long gone. The world has warmed, natural systems are going haywire and you should begin to prepare. Read More >

Most people assume that governments, corporations and institutions are the only entities capable of developing protection against climate chaos. But for his new book How to Prepare for Climate Change, New York Times bestselling author David Pogue spent a year researching the answers to a new question: How can an individual prepare for the coming era of chaos?

Where to live. How to build. Where to invest. What to eat. What to grow. What to study. How to talk to your kids (and whether to have them). How to be medically prepared. And, as extreme weather events become more commonplace in every state in America, how to prepare for flooding, wildfire, drought, hurricane, heatwaves and social breakdown.

This presentation is lively, current, eye-opening, filled with surprising revelations—and, ultimately, uplifting. After having our heads pounded day after day by depressing headlines, David presents a breath of fresh air: a practical path forward that’s entirely within your control. Read Less ^

In Pittsburgh, nobody sits at a red light anymore if there aren’t any other cars at the intersection. In Palo Alto, nobody clogs the streets driving around looking for parking: An app shows them where the open parking spots are. In Singapore, public cameras issue you a ticket automatically if you spit in public. Read More >

Welcome to smart cities, where cheap sensors and citywide Internet let the moving parts of urban life talk to each other—and to city departments and city residents. The goal is a massive savings of money, time and carbon emissions, not to mention improved public safety and convenience. The challenges: Funding, know-how and striking the right privacy balance.

In this entertaining, informative crash course, five-time Emmy-winning tech columnist David Pogue traces the smart-city timeline—from the past (the smartphone, Internet of Things gadgets, smart buildings) to a vision of tomorrow’s cities—with examples of case studies and wry sense of humor. Read Less ^

Flat-earthers. Climate deniers. Anti-vaxxers. Something has changed in America, a nation that used to trust and take pride in its scientists. And in the case of vaccine hesitancy, it’s killing people. How did we get here? Read More >

Part of it is how fast science is evolving. Nobody questions the science of melting ice or photosynthesis—it’s just new science that’s suspect, coming on too fast for adults to process. (By January 2021, over 90,000 COVID papers had been published.) We also suffer from mixed messaging from our authorities, the rise of misinformation on social media and the uncontrolled politicization of science. And yet weirdly, 84% of Americans still say that they trust scientists to act in the public’s best interest—down only 2% during the pandemic. What’s going on?

In this fascinating deep dive, David Pogue explores the American science-trust crisis, gets inside the heads of doubters—and outlines a path to making things better. Read Less ^