Humanity's Biggest Problems Aren't What You Think They Are -- Video

Nick Bostrom
  Issue CLXXXVI 
February 10, 2009
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In this speech given at a TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, philosopher Nick Bostrom discusses the three primary big problems affecting all of humankind today. These problems are so big – and they stare us so much in the face – that many of us are oblivious of their very existence, accepting them as inevitable, matter of course, or simply too overarching to focus on in our everyday lives. These problems are human mortality, threats to the survival of the human species, and as yet insufficient possibilities for personal fulfillment. Dr. Bostrom explains how future technologies might assist in overcoming these problems – possibly within our lifetimes.

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