A Brief History of the Future

Groundbreaking Clean Energy Technologies

Ari explores an ancient cathedral in Spain and emphasizes the need for "cathedral thinking" — building beautiful things that will last far beyond our own lifetimes. Later, Ari travels to Morocco where a massive solar power plant is supplying renewable energy to a significant portion of the country.

Groundbreaking Clean Energy Technologies

8m 29s

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    Tomorrows

    S1 E6 - 49m 50s

    Examine the ways we often see the future as a rigid and singular concept rather than the multiple possible futures before us, the crucial need to think much, much bigger about what could come next, and how we all have more personal agency than we realize.

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    Together

    S1 E5 - 53m

    Humans are inherently social and throughout history our unique capacity for cooperation has set us apart. As we grow and evolve, the internal changes we enact have the potential to impact those around us, our broader communities and societies.

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    Human

    S1 E4 - 53m 2s

    Ari explores the human ability to increase empathy and compassion, what values we are instilling into artificial intelligence technologies, and the need to create both a better world and a better humanity for life to flourish on this planet.

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