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Is there a limit to technological progress?

Clément Vidal · TED

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Many generations have felt they've reached the pinnacle of technological advancement. Yet, if you look back 100 years, the technologies we take for granted today would seem like impossible magic. So — will there be a point where we reach an actual limit of technological progress? And if so, are we anywhere near that limit now? Clément Vidal consults Kardashev's scale to find out. [Directed by Balint Gelley, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Gergely Buttinger].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Clément Vidal
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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