Mammoths resurrected, geoengineering and other thoughts from a futurist

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January 5, 2018 Today’s TED Talk Mammoths resurrected, geoengineering and other thoughts from a futurist 30:31 minutes · TED2017 Stewart Brand is a futurist, counterculturist and visionary with a very wide-ranging mind. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Brand discusses ... just about everything: human nature, bringing back the wooly mammoth, geoengineering, rewilding and science as organized skepticism -- plus the story of an acid trip on a San Francisco rooftop in the '60s that sparked a perspective-shifting idea. "The story we're told is that we're the next meteor," Brand says, but "things are capable of getting better." Watch now »   Playlist of the Day Is it time for de-extinction? Is it time to bring back long-lost species? These talks tackle the possibility of a world where Jurassic Park doesn't seem so science fiction. Watch » 5 talks · Total run time 1:11:25 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM 8 tips to help you become more resilient Clinical psychologist Meg Jay shares practical ways to overcome whatever life throws your way. Read more »   Download the TED app

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