In a forward-looking talk, author Bina Venkataraman answers a pivotal question of our time: How can we secure our future and do right by future generations? She parses the mistakes we make when imagining the future of our lives, businesses and communities, revealing how we can reclaim our innate foresight. What emerges is a surprising case for hope — and a path to becoming the "good ancestors" we long to be.
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This talk really did make me think more about what I will pass down…
Your iPhone?
Cheese burgers and Tacos with a ton of hot sauce, man it comes in hot , and oh boy, does it come out hot
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
hey I planted trees and Im old ..
now wtf are you saying ??!!
@ItsMeJoshuaLee everyone has seen your kind before and it’s make the world much poorer. Please delete the hate
When one plucks a 1000 roses, one has 1000 roses in one hand
@MrDragoon334 ur mum
@Dark Ether you must have really big hands.
My rule.
Try your hardest to eliminate any bias when looking at evidence and formulating a opinion
@Supernova Kasprzak what’s your opinion about the verses?
@revspikejonez you said that because you are biased yourself
@revspikejonez no you’re not the kind of person who reads, you would’ve attacked or replied to the verses and explained them and how they came to be 1400 years ago? What kind of knowledge it requires to write a book like the Quran
Supernova Kasprzak you can’t eliminate bias, but you can try and eliminate bias, big difference
@NPC #76 still didn’t answer a simple question
Wow! That Dilruba music really hit home for me.Even though it was for awhile but it touches me deep inside..Awsome!!!
The comments here are infuriating. I thought it was good.
George Washington Carver… truly a great guy
“This instrument isn’t mine… it’s my role to shepherd it in time.”
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Beautiful.
11:09 Seriously? I got goosebumps hearing the sound!
Same!! I need more!!!
it was instantly, too. I was just listening as I did other things, and BAM. just hit me.
Always think that our life in this world is affecting each other and filled with manipulation !
well, my heirloom is fricken huge
“Dilruba” was created some 300 years ago by our 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh ji
Future foresight? ain’t nobody got time fo dat
One of the greatest TED talks. ❤❤
What she taught us was simple but applicable in every aspect of this life.
i just was preparing for IELTS and looking for some great ideas or stories. The gift that she has took from her grandmother has very long and magnificently story behind it. And that made me think about memory of me. What may leave after i will die? Maby there will be something or not. I really got depressed, lmao. But i am only 15 years-old and there is a lot of time to think about it. I liked the video and your speech, Bina. Nice job and nice jokes 😉
Simple message. Yet so profound. Make the world a better place
A great message. Talk was a little unpolished, maybe she was nervous or not totally confident, but great overall!
Overpopulation where poverty breeds poverty (and crime ) , the major factor of today’s misery . Yet no one seems to bother . Think ahead ???? (sic).