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What if every satellite suddenly disappeared?

Moriba Jah · TED

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What would happen if one day all of humanity's artificial satellites suddenly disappeared? Within hours, most of the planet's traffic would grind to a halt, the world economy would shut down, and most countries would declare a state of emergency. Even in the best-case scenario, our civilization would be set back by decades. So, what are the odds of this actually happening? Moriba Jah investigates. [Directed by Darvideo Animation Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson],

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Moriba Jah
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Astronomy and space, Society and politics, 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
Attribution
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