# The case for optimism

- Institution: TED
- Department: Skoll World Forum 2007
- Speaker: Larry Brilliant
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_the_case_for_optimism)
- 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)

We've known about global warming for 50 years and done little about it, says Google.org director Larry Brilliant. In spite of this and other depressing trends, he's optimistic and tells us why. From Skoll World Forum, Oxford, UK, www.skollfoundation.org

## Lectures

1. [The case for optimism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/larry_brilliant_the_case_for_optimism/6b5679f11e0e), 21 min (TED's player)