THE VIDEO SHELF · optimism and progress
David Deutsch on Optimism
An excerpt from an RSA event in which physicist David Deutsch makes the case for optimism as a driver of progress in the 21st century. It is a short highlight of a longer discussion.
Why HN readers recommended it
Pointed to as an antidote to pessimism about the future, tied to Deutsch's ideas in The Beginning of Infinity.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Royal Society of Arts
- Topic
- optimism and progress
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
I encourage everyone pessimistic about our future to learn about David Deutsch's infinite optimism: [VIDEO]
ridewinter on Hacker News · 2019-10
In China attacks Apple for allowing Hong Kong crowdsourced police activity appYou need to read “The Beginning of Infinity” by David Deutsch. It will help clear up all the muddled thinking I see going on when I read those lines of yours. Edit: You can also go here and watch this: [VIDEO] I still recommend the …
nubero on Hacker News · 2022-08
In “Science must respect the dignity and rights of all humans”
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