The limitless potential of human knowledge | David Deutsch

The TED Interview

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Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In an ever expanding world, it can be easy to think of our lives as insignificant. But according to David Deutsch, we all possess one skill that gives each of us infinite reach: our ability to attain knowledge. In the final episode of this season dedicated to making a case for optimism, Chris revisits his interview with the father of quantum computing to explore how knowledge first developed, how it sets us apart and how we can use it to shape a more hopeful future.

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0:00.0	A Strangement takes many forms.
0:02.5	Sometimes we sever ties with our family or friends.
0:05.7	And sometimes they sever ties with us.
0:08.3	How many years would you say it's been since you have been in a room with your three kids?
0:14.0	2008?
0:15.5	14 years?
0:16.8	Yeah.
0:17.9	I'm Anna Sale, and this is a Strangement, a new three-part series on death, sex, and money.
0:24.0	Listen wherever you get podcasts.
0:31.0	Hi, I'm Felix Overholzer-G, and I'm one of the hosts of a podcast called After Hours,
0:36.2	from Ted.
0:37.2	Each week, my friends and colleagues from Harvard Business School break down the latest
0:41.6	in business and culture.
0:43.3	This season, we're talking about quiet, quitting, Twitter, innovation in rice farming, and
0:49.0	why recycling might be a really bad idea.
0:52.1	Stay tuned for our beat, end of the year awards, and predictions for 2023.
0:57.6	Two episodes where everything is on the table.
1:01.0	Find after hours wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:06.0	Hello there.
1:15.2	I'm Chris Anderson.
1:16.5	Welcome to the Ted interview.
1:18.5	And welcome, in fact, to the last episode of this season.
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