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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.69,0:00:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you ever wonder why we're surrounded\Nwith things that help us do everything
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.61,0:00:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faster and faster and faster?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.29,0:00:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communicate faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.56,0:00:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also work faster, bank faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.53,0:00:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,travel faster, find a date faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.49,0:00:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cook faster, clean faster,\Nand do all of it all at the same time?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.80,0:00:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you feel about cramming\Neven more into every waking hour?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.69,0:00:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, to my generation of Americans,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.93,0:00:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speed feels like a birthright.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.20,0:00:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I think\Nour minimum speed is Mach 3.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.57,0:00:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anything less, and we fear\Nlosing our competitive edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.63,0:00:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even my generation\Nis starting to question
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.28,0:00:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether we're the masters of speed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.80,0:00:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if speed is mastering us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.48,0:00:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm an anthropologist\Nat the Rand Corporation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.92,0:00:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while many anthropologists\Nstudy ancient cultures,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.72,0:00:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I focus on modern day cultures\Nand how we're adapting
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.76,0:00:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all of this change\Nhappening in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.68,0:01:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently, I teamed up with an engineer,\NSeifu Chonde, to study speed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.01,0:01:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were interested both in how people\Nare adapting to this age of acceleration
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.07,0:01:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its security and policy implications.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.56,0:01:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What could our world look like in 25 years
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.04,0:01:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the current pace of change\Nkeeps accelerating?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.95,0:01:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would it mean for transportation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.84,0:01:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or learning, communication,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.26,0:01:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,manufacturing, weaponry,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.72,0:01:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even natural selection?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.25,0:01:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will a faster future make us\Nmore secure and productive?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.28,0:01:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or will it make us more vulnerable?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.20,0:01:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our research, people accepted\Nacceleration as inevitable,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.23,0:01:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both the thrills and the lack of control.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.92,0:01:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They fear that if they were to slow down,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.08,0:01:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they might run the risk\Nof becoming obsolete.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.77,0:01:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They say they're rather\Nburn out than rust out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.28,0:01:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.60,0:01:54.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they worry that speed could\Nerode their cultural traditions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.82,0:01:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their sense of home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.52,0:01:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even people who are winning\Nat the speed game
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.90,0:02:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,admit to feeling a little uneasy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.81,0:02:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They see acceleration as widening\Nthe gap between the haves,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.43,0:02:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the jet-setters who are buzzing around
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.95,0:02:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the have-nots,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.34,0:02:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are left in the digital dust.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.98,0:02:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we have good reason to forecast\Nthat the future will be faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.07,0:02:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I've come to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.82,0:02:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that speed is paradoxical,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.37,0:02:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and like all good paradoxes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.20,0:02:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it teaches us about the human experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.92,0:02:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as absurd and complex as it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.90,0:02:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first paradox is that we love speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.34,0:02:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're thrilled by its intensity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.44,0:02:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But our prehistoric brains\Naren't really built for it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.14,0:02:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we invent roller coasters\Nand race cars and supersonic planes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.63,0:02:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we get whiplash, carsick,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.78,0:02:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jet-lagged.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.58,0:02:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't evolve to multitask.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.88,0:02:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather, we evolved to do one thing\Nwith incredible focus,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.01,0:02:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like hunt -- not necessarily\Nwith great speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.93,0:02:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with endurance for great distance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.70,0:03:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now there's a widening gap\Nbetween our biology and our lifestyles,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.88,0:03:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mismatch between what our bodies are\Nbuilt for and what we're making them do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.87,0:03:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a phenomenon my mentors have called\N"Stone Agers in the fast lane."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.24,0:03:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.09,0:03:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A second paradox of speed is that\Nit can be measured objectively. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.61,0:03:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Miles per hour, gigabytes per second.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.94,0:03:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how speed feels,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.20,0:03:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and whether we like it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.68,0:03:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is highly subjective.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.72,0:03:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we can document
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.50,0:03:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the pace at which we are adopting\Nnew technologies is increasing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.79,0:03:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, it took 85 years\Nfrom the introduction of the telephone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.99,0:03:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to when the majority of Americans\Nhad phones at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.44,0:03:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In contrast, it only took 13 years\Nfor most of us to have smartphones.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.63,0:03:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how people act and react to speed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.25,0:03:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,varies by culture and among\Ndifferent people within the same culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.25,0:03:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interactions that could be seen\Nas pleasantly brisk and convenient
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.43,0:04:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in some cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.78,0:04:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be seen as horribly rude in others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.82,0:04:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, you wouldn't go asking\Nfor a to-go cup at a Japanese tea ceremony
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.26,0:04:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you could jet off\Nto your next tourist stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.79,0:04:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would you?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.97,0:04:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A third paradox\Nis that speed begets speed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.26,0:04:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The faster I respond,\Nthe more responses I get,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.54,0:04:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the faster I have to respond again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.24,0:04:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having more communication
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.22,0:04:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and information at our fingertips
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.48,0:04:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at any given moment
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.12,0:04:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was supposed to make decision-making\Neasier and more rational.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.21,0:04:34.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that doesn't really\Nseem to be happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.76,0:04:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's just one more paradox:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.60,0:04:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If all of these faster technologies\Nwere supposed to free us from drudgery,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.10,0:04:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why do we all feel so pressed for time?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.99,0:04:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are we crashing our cars\Nin record numbers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.75,0:04:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we think we have\Nto answer that text right away?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.88,0:04:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shouldn't life in the fast lane\Nfeel a little more fun
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.40,0:04:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a little less anxious?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.46,0:05:01.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,German-speakers even have a word for this:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.97,0:05:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Eilkrankheit."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.44,0:05:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In English, that's "hurry sickness."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.06,0:05:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we have to make fast decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.77,0:05:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,autopilot brain kicks in,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.61,0:05:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we rely on our learned behaviors,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.28,0:05:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our reflexes, our cognitive biases,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.12,0:05:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us perceive and respond quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.50,0:05:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes that saves our lives, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.53,0:05:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fight or flight.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.13,0:05:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes, it leads us astray\Nin the long run.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.44,0:05:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oftentimes, when our society\Nhas major failures,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.96,0:05:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not technological failures.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.88,0:05:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're failures that happen\Nwhen we made decisions too quickly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.72,0:05:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on autopilot.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.26,0:05:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't do the creative\Nor critical thinking required
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.10,0:05:45.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to connect the dots
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.52,0:05:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or weed out false information
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.36,0:05:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or make sense of complexity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.35,0:05:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That kind of thinking can't be done fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.71,0:05:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's slow thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.22,0:05:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two psychologists,\NDaniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.30,0:06:02.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started pointing this out back in 1974,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.55,0:06:05.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're still struggling\Nto do something with their insights.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.34,0:06:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of modern history can be thought of as\None spurt of acceleration after another.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.79,0:06:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's as if we think\Nif we just speed up enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.16,0:06:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can outrun our problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.80,0:06:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we never do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.35,0:06:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know this in our own lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.18,0:06:22.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and policymakers know it, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.94,0:06:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now we're turning\Nto artificial intelligence
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.27,0:06:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us make faster\Nand smarter decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.70,0:06:31.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to process this ever-expanding\Nuniverse of data.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.41,0:06:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But machines crunching data\Nare no substitute
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.85,0:06:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for critical and sustained thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.31,0:06:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by humans,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.55,0:06:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose Stone Age brains need a little time\Nto let their impulses subside,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.43,0:06:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to slow the mind
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.16,0:06:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let the thoughts flow.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.04,0:06:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're starting to think\Nthat we should just hit the brakes,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.24,0:06:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that won't always be the right solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.41,0:06:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know that a train that's going\Ntoo fast around a bend can derail,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.53,0:07:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but Seifu, the engineer,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.52,0:07:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taught me that a train that's going\Ntoo slowly around a bend can also derail.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.86,0:07:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So managing this spurt of acceleration\Nstarts with the understanding
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.84,0:07:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have more control over speed\Nthan we think we do,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.40,0:07:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individually and as a society.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.60,0:07:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, we'll need to engineer\Nourselves to go faster.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.90,0:07:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll want to solve gridlock,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.74,0:07:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speed up disaster relief\Nfor hurricane victims
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.41,0:07:29.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or use 3-D printing to produce\Nwhat we need on the spot,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.86,0:07:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just when we need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.96,0:07:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, though, we'll want\Nto make our surroundings feel slower,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.92,0:07:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to engineer the crash\Nout of the speedy experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.86,0:07:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's OK not to be\Nstimulated all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.76,0:07:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's good for adults
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.29,0:07:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.04,0:07:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it's boring,\Nbut it gives us time to reflect.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.26,0:07:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slow time is not wasted time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.14,0:07:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to reconsider\Nwhat it means to save time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.32,0:08:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Culture and rituals around the world\Nbuild in slowness,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.22,0:08:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because slowness helps us reinforce\Nour shared values and connect.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.80,0:08:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And connection is\Na critical part of being human.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.39,0:08:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to master speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.06,0:08:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that means thinking carefully about\Nthe trade-offs of any given technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.63,0:08:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will it help you reclaim time that you\Ncan use to express your humanity?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.07,0:08:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will it give you hurry sickness?\NWill it give other people hurry sickness?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.88,0:08:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're lucky enough to decide the pace\Nthat you want to travel through life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.43,0:08:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a privilege.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.46,0:08:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.25,0:08:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might decide that you need\Nboth to speed up
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.99,0:08:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to create slow time:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.87,0:08:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time to reflect,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.62,0:08:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to percolate
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.28,0:08:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at your own pace;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.69,0:08:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time to listen,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.61,0:08:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to empathize,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.52,0:08:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to rest your mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.89,0:08:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to linger at the dinner table.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.40,0:08:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we zoom into the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.41,0:09:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's consider setting\Nthe technologies of speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.20,0:09:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the purpose of speed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.10,0:09:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our expectations of speed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.82,0:09:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a more human pace.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.76,0:09:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.94,0:09:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)