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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.92,0:00:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you ever wonder why we're surrounded\Nwith things that help us do everything
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.98,0:00:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faster and faster and faster?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.70,0:00:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communicate faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.88,0:00:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also work faster, bank faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.04,0:00:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,travel faster, find a date faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.63,0:00:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cook faster, clean faster,\Nand do all of it all at the same time?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.98,0:00:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you feel about cramming\Neven more into every waking hour?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.57,0:00:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, to my generation of Americans,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.93,0:00:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speed feels like a birthright.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.78,0:00:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I think\Nour minimum speed is Mach 3.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.71,0:00:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anything less, and we fear\Nlosing our competitive edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.78,0:00:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even my generation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.21,0:00:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is starting to question whether\Nwe're the masters of the speed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.80,0:00:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if speed is mastering us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.71,0:00:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm an anthropologist\Nat the Rand Corporation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.36,0:00:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while many anthropologists\Nstudy ancient cultures,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.02,0:00:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I focus on modern day cultures\Nand how we're adapting
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.21,0:00:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all of this change\Nhappening in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.31,0:01:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently I teamed up with an engineer,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.35,0:01:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[?], to study speed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.41,0:01:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were interested both in how people\Nare adapting to this age of acceleration
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.28,0:01:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its security and policy implications.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.74,0:01:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What could our world look like in 25 years
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.03,0:01:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the current pace of change\Nkeeps accelerating?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.23,0:01:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would it mean for transportation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.96,0:01:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or learning, communication,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.53,0:01:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,manufacturing, weaponry,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.04,0:01:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even natural selection?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.54,0:01:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will a faster future make us\Nmore secure and productive,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.16,0:01:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or will it make us more vulnerable?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.41,0:01:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our research, people accepted\Nacceleration as inevitable,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.36,0:01:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both the thrills and the lack of control.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.25,0:01:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They fear that if they were to slow down,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.44,0:01:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they might run the risk\Nof becoming obsolete.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.12,0:01:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They say they're rather\Nburn out than rust out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.52,0:01:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet at the same time,\Nthey worry that speed could erode
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.75,0:01:57.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their cultural traditions\Nand their sense of home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.72,0:02:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even people who are winning\Nat the speed game
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.87,0:02:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,admit to feeling a little uneasy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.26,0:02:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They see acceleration as widening\Nthe gap between the haves,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.83,0:02:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the jet-setters who are buzzing around,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.85,0:02:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the have-nots,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.62,0:02:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are left in the digital dust.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.26,0:02:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we have good reason to forecast\Nthat the future will be faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.20,0:02:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I've come to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.54,0:02:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that speed is paradoxical,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.40,0:02:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and like all good paradoxes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.53,0:02:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it teaches us about the human experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.17,0:02:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as absurd and complex as it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.11,0:02:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first paradox is that we love speed\Nand we're thrilled by its intensity,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.71,0:02:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our prehistoric brains\Naren't really built for it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.41,0:02:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we invent rollercoasters\Nand race cars and supersonic planes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.76,0:02:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we get whiplash, carsick,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.66,0:02:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jet-lagged.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.58,0:02:49.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't evolve to multitask.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.100,0:02:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather, we evolved to do one thing\Nwith incredible focus,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.24,0:02:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like hunt, not necessarily\Nwith great speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.19,0:02:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with endurance for great distance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.90,0:03:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now there's a widening gap\Nbetween our biology and our lifestyles,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.18,0:03:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mismatch between what our bodies are\Nbuilt for and what we're making them do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.12,0:03:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a phenomenon my mentors have called\N"stone agers in the fast lane."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.34,0:03:19.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A second paradox of speed is that\Nit can be measured objectively. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.94,0:03:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Miles per hour, gigabytes per second.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.18,0:03:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how speed feels,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.75,0:03:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and whether we like it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.16,0:03:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is highly subjective.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.96,0:03:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we can document
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.95,0:03:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the pace at which we are adopting\Nnew technologies is increasing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.93,0:03:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, it took 85 years\Nfrom the introduction of the telephone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.22,0:03:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to when the majority of Americans\Nhad phones at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.91,0:03:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In contrast, it only took 13 years\Nfor most of us to have smartphones.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.10,0:03:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how people act and react to speed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.38,0:03:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,varies by culture and among\Ndifferent people within the same culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.50,0:03:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interactions that can be seen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.21,0:04:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as pleasantly brisk\Nand convenient in some cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.00,0:04:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be seen as horribly rude in others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.34,0:04:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, you wouldn't go asking\Nfor a to-go cup at a Japanese tea ceremony
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.26,0:04:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you could jet off\Nto your next tourist stop, would you?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.59,0:04:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A third paradox\Nis that speed begets speed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.56,0:04:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The faster I respond,\Nthe more responses I get,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.00,0:04:21.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the faster I have to respond again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.67,0:04:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having more communication
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.44,0:04:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and information at our fingertips
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.21,0:04:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at any given moment
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.48,0:04:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was supposed to make decision-making\Neasier and more rational,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.84,0:04:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that doesn't really\Nseem to be happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.76,0:04:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's just one more paradox:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.08,0:04:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if all of these faster technologies\Nwere supposed to free us from drudgery,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.42,0:04:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why do we all feel so pressed for time?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.12,0:04:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are we crashing our cars\Nin record numbers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.20,0:04:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we think we have\Nto answer that text right away?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.18,0:04:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shouldn't life in the fast lane\Nfeel a little more fun
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.03,0:04:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a little less anxious?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.66,0:05:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,German-speakers even have a word for this:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.19,0:05:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[?]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.76,0:05:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In English, that's "hurry sickness."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.41,0:05:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we have to make fast decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.32,0:05:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,autopilot brain kicks in,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.29,0:05:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we rely on our learned behaviors,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.53,0:05:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our reflexes, our cognitive biases,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.34,0:05:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us perceive and respond quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.71,0:05:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes that saves our lives, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.70,0:05:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fight or flight.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.57,0:05:28.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes it leads us astray\Nin the long run.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.94,0:05:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oftentimes, when our society\Nhas major failures,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.32,0:05:36.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not technological failures,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.09,0:05:39.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're failures that happen\Nwhen we made decisions too quickly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.83,0:05:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on autopilot.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.26,0:05:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't do the creative\Nor critical thinking required
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.30,0:05:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to connect the dots
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.95,0:05:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or weed our false information
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.52,0:05:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or make sense of complexity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.67,0:05:54.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That kind of thinking can't be done fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.03,0:05:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's slow thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.66,0:05:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two psychologists,\NDaniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.63,0:06:02.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started pointing this out back in 1974,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.69,0:06:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're struggling\Nto do something with their insights.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.92,0:06:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of modern history can be thought of as\None spurt of acceleration after another.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.16,0:06:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's as if we think\Nif we just speed up enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.41,0:06:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can outrun our problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.91,0:06:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we never do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.79,0:06:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know this in our own lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.78,0:06:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and policymakers know it too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.18,0:06:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now we're turning\Nto artificial intelligence
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.06,0:06:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us make faster\Nand smarter decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.38,0:06:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to process this ever-expanding\Nuniverse of data,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.64,0:06:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but machines crunching data
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.57,0:06:36.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are no subtitute
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.17,0:06:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for critical and sustained thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.08,0:06:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by humans whose stone-age brains
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.27,0:06:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need a little time to let\Ntheir impulses subside,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.23,0:06:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to slow the mind
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.40,0:06:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let the thoughts flow.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.34,0:06:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're starting to think\Nthat we should just hit the brakes,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.47,0:06:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that won't always be the right solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.90,0:06:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know that a train that's going\Ntoo fast around the bend can derail,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.66,0:07:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but [?], the engineer,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.11,0:07:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taught me that a train that's going\Ntoo slowly around a bend can also derail.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.19,0:07:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So managing this spurt of acceleration
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.95,0:07:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starts with the understanding\Nthat we have more control over speed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.40,0:07:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than we think we do,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.21,0:07:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individually and as a society.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.23,0:07:21.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, we'll need to engineer\Nourselves to go faster.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.99,0:07:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll want to solve gridlock,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.74,0:07:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speed up disaster relief\Nfor hurricane victims,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.54,0:07:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or use 3D printing to produce\Nwhat we need on the spot
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.13,0:07:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just when we need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.12,0:07:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, though, we'll want\Nto make our surroundings feel slower,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.50,0:07:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to engineer the crash
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.92,0:07:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of the speedy experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.11,0:07:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's OK not to be\Nstimulated all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.80,0:07:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's good for adults, and for kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.37,0:07:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it's boring,\Nbut it gives us time to reflect.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.56,0:07:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slow time is not wasted time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.92,0:08:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to reconsider\Nwhat it means to save time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.53,0:08:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Culture and rituals around the world\Nbuild in slowness,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.20,0:08:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because slowness helps us reinforce\Nour shared values and connect,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.94,0:08:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and connection is\Na critical part of being human.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.79,0:08:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to master speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.81,0:08:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that means thinking carefully about\Nthe tradeoffs of any given technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.90,0:08:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will it help you reclaim time that you\Ncan use to express your humanity?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.34,0:08:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will it give you hurry sickness?\NWill it give other people hurry sickness?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.15,0:08:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're lucky enough to decide the pace\Nthat you want to travel through life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.58,0:08:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's a privilege.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.01,0:08:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.54,0:08:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might decide that you need\Nboth to speed up
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.99,0:08:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to create slow time:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.15,0:08:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time to reflect,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.24,0:08:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to percolate
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.47,0:08:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at your own pace,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.76,0:08:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time to listen, to empathize,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.75,0:08:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to rest your mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.16,0:08:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to linger at the dinner table.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.62,0:09:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we zoom into the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.08,0:09:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's consider setting\Nthe technologies of speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.68,0:09:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the purpose of speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.40,0:09:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our expectations of speed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.20,0:09:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a more human pace.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.85,0:09:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.05,0:09:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)