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It's just words on a page, so sometimes it can feel lifeless or not at all personable. I think sometimes there needs to be a balance of passion and correct facts to really get people's attention.

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People may overly trust the speaker without doing their own research. It's dangerous to put someone up on a pedestal. Maybe I am cynical, but I usually take everything with a grain of salt.

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TED talks can teach something brand new to people who have never heard of or considered that topic. I rarely walk away from a TED talk and feel as though my time was wasted. They can be inspirational and painful at the same time. It is a good format for educated people to share with a mass audience. I just hope that they share the correct information and don't try to mislead anyone.

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It may be harder to disagree with someone to their face if you have an opposing viewpoint that you want to share.

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I feel like this is more personable. You are also speaking with other people in the field, with the same interests and passions as you. You are typically on the same side of something, or if not, can have educated discussion/debates about topics.

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It is easier to site sources and back up facts in a journal article. People can easily search or do their own research straight from the paper. When spoken, sources can get lost during passionate speeches.

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Algorithms feed you specific topics

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Longform written communication has more opportunities to cite their sources than quick soundbites.

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Typically you congregate people in the specific industry at conferences, so the amount of knowledge about the topic present is increased.

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I know speaking for myself I don't always pay much attention to the information at these types of locations. There may be a large group of people who blatantly avoid them due to personal reasons.

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Certain publications could have reputations for spreading a certain bias, producing non-factual results, etc. If a good paper is published in a certain place, the reputation of the publication can downplay or reduce the validity of a good study.

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People will only read or listen to the stuff they want to hear and ignore everything that opposes what they think

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Can simplify complex topics that make it more digestible to listeners and readers.

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Political Biases!!

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Ted Talks are a great resource for many different things, but you have to remember most of things on social media that hasn't been fact checked are usually opinions

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misinformation can easily be debunked and corrected

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Biases often present. Often people will stick with news stations they agree with and not look for counter arguments

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In person collaboration can lead to more complex, in depth ideas.

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The internet is a big resource for everyone and social media is a big source where people communicate. This can get the word out and help direct people to better sources and info.

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inability to fact check in the moment

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Can quickly convey a lot of information to a lot of people at once [can also be a negative thing if the information is false]

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Anyone can respond to your claims without ever needing to meet you. This can mean people can make up conflicting data which can get lost with people who have genuine responses to a claim.

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Easier to mask misinformation through short videos/blogs.

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Sometimes hiding biases can be harder in person, coming out in words, rather than meticulous writing and editing.

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With a lot of people in an audience, you won't be able to ask questions or get clarification

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often reaches a smaller audience than other forms of communication

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Anyone can write anything they want to and some people just take it for face value and don't actually read into research further into topics.

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Character limits can encourage oversimplification, and reduce the number of sources cited to save space.

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On hands work/activities is better to understand/adapt for some individuals.

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Not always accessible to the common public, paywalls, and not always comprehensible. Easy to miss the point of an article if someone is not an expert on the topic.

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Can get the attention of public majority with popular journalism companies.

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Involves some entertainment factor, that could cloud the scientific study in order to entertain the audience

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Allows for your research, information, and study to reach a wider range of people.

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With so many people with different opinions, there is so much more misinformation out there from people trying to prove their own agenda.

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Often have large followings that trust the sources they read.

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It's easier to get across to the youth

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The ability to actively discuss and debate topics and engage in questions back and forth between audiences and speakers.

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Able to read facial expression and body language better.