# Back to the future (of 1994)

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED1994
- Speaker: Danny Hillis
- Year: 1994
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Biology, Computer science, Engineering, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/danny_hillis_back_to_the_future_of_1994)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

From deep in the TED archive, Danny Hillis outlines an intriguing theory of how and why technological change seems to be accelerating, by linking it to the very evolution of life itself. The presentation techniques he uses may look dated, but the ideas are as relevant as ever.

## Lectures

1. [Back to the future (of 1994)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/danny_hillis_back_to_the_future_of_1994/b8f603d9d2ef), 19 min (TED's player)