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A Brief History of the Future

So a naturalconsequence of that is some of ourcognitive abilities aren't necessarily...

So a natural
consequence of that is some of our
cognitive abilities aren't necessarily tuned
for the world that we've miraculously managed
to construct, a world in which we have
a vast amount of information and an amazing ability
to address future problems, to invest in the future

Full Transcript

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So a natural consequence of that
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is some of our cognitive abilities
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aren't necessarily tuned for the world that we've
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miraculously managed to construct,
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a world in which we have a vast amount of information
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and an amazing ability to address future problems,
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to invest in the future.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:07
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

A unique six-part documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world filled with discovery, hope, and possibility.
S01 • E02 And back then, what you're trying to do - A Brief History of the Future 00:09
And back then, what you're trying to do
S01 • E05 Here at Stanford University, Alice Siu - A Brief History of the Future 00:14
Here at Stanford University, Alice Siu
S01 • E03 I went to a historically marginalized, - A Brief History of the Future 00:15
I went to a historically marginalized,
S01 • E04 And that's when kind of calibrating the sensors - A Brief History of the Future 00:07
And that's when kind of calibrating the sensors
S01 • E06 Bidshahri: Education is the most powerful tool - A Brief History of the Future 00:08
Bidshahri: Education is the most powerful tool
S01 • E04 It's already changing the way that you - A Brief History of the Future 00:07
It's already changing the way that you
S01 • E06 I can only imagine if every child on Earth - A Brief History of the Future 00:17
I can only imagine if every child on Earth
S01 • E03 So tell me what it starts to look like - A Brief History of the Future 00:07
So tell me what it starts to look like
S01 • E05 Many will say democracy is in crisis. - A Brief History of the Future 00:06
Many will say democracy is in crisis.
S01 • E04 [laughs] - A Brief History of the Future 00:05
[laughs]
S01 • E01 And that ability is something that perhaps - A Brief History of the Future 00:10
And that ability is something that perhaps
S01 • E05 A lot of democracies around the world are backsliding, - A Brief History of the Future 00:13
A lot of democracies around the world are backsliding,
S01 • E03 I think the stories that we tell are gonna be limitless. - A Brief History of the Future 00:05
I think the stories that we tell are gonna be limitless.
S01 • E04 I mean, but just--I mean, look, I'm a minute into it. - A Brief History of the Future 00:05
I mean, but just--I mean, look, I'm a minute into it.
S01 • E02 And that's not very well suited to our life now. - A Brief History of the Future 00:06
And that's not very well suited to our life now.
S01 • E03 I think our imagination is gonna be even more exciting, - A Brief History of the Future 00:12
I think our imagination is gonna be even more exciting,
S01 • E06 That's really what the objective of education - A Brief History of the Future 00:06
That's really what the objective of education
S01 • E02 Instead, we have stressors and demands - A Brief History of the Future 00:09
Instead, we have stressors and demands
S01 • E05 But I think, as of today, a lot of people - A Brief History of the Future 00:14
But I think, as of today, a lot of people
S01 • E06 It's for us as a species to take a step back and say, - A Brief History of the Future 00:14
It's for us as a species to take a step back and say,