# Should we create a solar shade to cool the earth?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2017
- Speaker: Danny Hillis
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/danny_hillis_should_we_create_a_solar_shade_to_cool_the_earth)
- 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: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this perspective-shifting talk, Danny Hillis prompts us to approach global issues like climate change with creative scientific solutions. Taking a stand for solar geoengineering, he looks at controversial solutions with open-minded curiosity.

## Lectures

1. [Should we create a solar shade to cool the earth?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/danny_hillis_should_we_create_a_solar_shade_to_cool_the_earth/d33b40d5b20b), 7 min (TED's player)