TVO - The Agenda, February 3 2012: Fearing the Future

TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin, February 3 2012: Fearing the Future

The future was an exciting place, brimming with optimism. But now our movies and science fiction novels warn of dark days ahead. What happened to our optimism?

A Bright and Shining Future Awaits

We've looked into the future, and it's dark. Increasingly, we've lost a progressive view of our future. Instead of seeing promise and lives made better by technology, we're seeing lives filled with cyborgs and an uninhabitable society. Should we be afraid? Or are we being unnecessarily pessimistic?

Guests:

Jesse Hirsh - Broadcaster, Researcher and Technology Analyst

Robert J. Sawyer - Science Fiction Author and Futurist

James Hughes - Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Madeline Ashby - Science Fiction Author and Futurist

For more information on this episode, including information on the guests and various other resources and links, visit the episode webpage

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Type: mp4 file
Size: 146MB
Runtime: 00:36:40
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 480x270
Audio: AAC 32000Hz stereo 48Kbps

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http://ww3.tvo.org/video/172270/bright-and-shining-future-awaits

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TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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