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The Most Unknown

So there's the idea that even if we have arbitrarily fast computers and all the technology...

So there's the idea that even if we have arbitrarily fast computers and all the technology that we want, there will still be some things that will forever defy our understanding, because we humans are cognitively limited in some way

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So there's the idea that
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even if we have arbitrarily fast computers
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and all the technology that we want,
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there will still be some things
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that will forever defy our understanding,
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because we humans are
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cognitively limited in some way.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:40
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
VICE Media

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Movie Summary

The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousnes
However much we magnify our cognitive abilities - The Most Unknown 00:11
However much we magnify our cognitive abilities
In the same way that if you're a frog, - The Most Unknown 00:07
In the same way that if you're a frog,
On the other hand, the history of science - The Most Unknown 00:05
On the other hand, the history of science
There have been things that people would've thought - The Most Unknown 00:04
There have been things that people would've thought
[Jun] Though I have only known Anil for two days, - The Most Unknown 00:06
[Jun] Though I have only known Anil for two days,
It's really appealing to me that - The Most Unknown 00:07
It's really appealing to me that
He's a... such a nice man, - The Most Unknown 00:06
He's a... such a nice man,
And you never know where... - The Most Unknown 00:05
And you never know where...
Where these conversations go. [Jun] Step by step, we can ask - The Most Unknown 00:09
Where these conversations go. [Jun] Step by step, we can ask
If you asked me that question, - The Most Unknown 00:07
If you asked me that question,
It's actually exciting that there remains to be - The Most Unknown 00:08
It's actually exciting that there remains to be
[Anil] The history of science is full of examples - The Most Unknown 00:09
[Anil] The history of science is full of examples
And the reason it can do that - The Most Unknown 00:05
And the reason it can do that
Every time in science, you're building on - The Most Unknown 00:09
Every time in science, you're building on
[woman] The mind is all the time processing all this stuff - The Most Unknown 00:07
[woman] The mind is all the time processing all this stuff
Folks are watching this movie, and at the end of this movie, - The Most Unknown 00:07
Folks are watching this movie, and at the end of this movie,
Is your mind keeping a running ticker - The Most Unknown 00:04
Is your mind keeping a running ticker
But, so it turns out that - The Most Unknown 00:06
But, so it turns out that
So people only take into account two points: - The Most Unknown 00:06
So people only take into account two points:
That's all we're taking into account, - The Most Unknown 00:05
That's all we're taking into account,