Scientists talk on the future of mankind
318We are dreamers, scouts, creators, creators, thinkers, seekers, conquerors. Human qualities we previously saw in the mind of the universe. But our ability to connect ourselves and our knowledge is perhaps the most important characteristic of mankind. When Isaac Newton made his physical discoveries worldwide, he wrote: "If I've seen beyond others, that's because I was on the shoulders of giants." Our knowledge is connected to the knowledge of our ancestors. Humans are connectors. Let’s take a look at the future of humanity.
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Jennifer Chayes launched the Microsoft Research New England laboratory in 2008. Chayes and her team are trying to figure out how networks, such as the Internet and social networks, are organizing themselves. Can we predict their behavior? What will their impact be on ourselves and society?
George Whitesides is engaged in, among other things, self-organizing molecules, new forms of energy, the emergence of life and cheap drugs for developing countries. Nanotechnology is what links all of these topics. Whether it's new materials with exotic properties on the nanoscale or nanotechnology in electronics.
Martin Rees is a brilliant cosmologist and astrophysicist. The Lord Rees of Ludlow - in 2005 Rees was elevated in the nobility - is a beloved and respected scientist. He worked on a wide variety of cosmological subjects ranging from quasars and black holes to gamma flashes. He believes that our universe is one of many, and even lets us live in a computer simulation driven by hyperintelligent alien life. Even though the chance is small. Rees calls himself a "technological optimist"; He believes that technology can come up with solutions to give the nine billion people who live in our globe in 2050 a fairly acceptable standard of living.
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Originally broadcasted by VPRO in 2017.
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Credits:
Presented by: Robbert Dijkgraaf
Editor in chief and script: Rob van Hattum
Direction & Editor: Kees Brouwer, Gijs Swantee, Sander Cijsouw
Research: Frederique Melman, Remy van den Brand, Anna Gimbrere, Wiesje Kuijpers, Gerko Wessel
Production: Madeleine Somer, Jordy van Langen (stage), May-Linn Tsiang (stage)
Cross Media Manager: Eef Grob
Redaction: Elmar Veerman, Marijn van der Waa, Bram van Dijk (stage), Imani van Oosterhout (stage), Yfke van der Ploeg (stage)
Media Manager & Assistant: Olivier Schuringa, Pardis Faqiri (stage)
Camera: Chris Blokhuis, Hans Bouma, Martijn Cousijn, Jacko van ’t Hof, Job Kraaijeveld, Sjoerd Vogel, Karsten Hohmann
Sound: Daan Arens, Dennis Kersten, Jillis Schriel, Mark Witte,Gregor Koppenburg, Bidisha Das, Pedro Rodriques da Silva
Translation: Lei Fang, Sasja Yakovleva, Alexandra de Vries
Script editing: Caroline Ligthart
Editing: Jeroen van den Berk, Sander Cijsouw, Tim van der Maden, Olivier van der Zee
Design: Jurriaan Schalken
Composition: Jos Jansen (Big Orange)
International partners and Education: Fred Mulder
In cooperation with: Tijl van Huijkelom
English, French and Spanish subtitles: Ericsson.
French and Spanish subtitles are co-funded by European Union.