Captains of Spaceship Earth

Over a rapid montage of faces and places, Jason Silva reflects on how communication technology and cinema can act as empathy machines that bring humanity closer together.

A two-minute burst of optimism that pairs a kinetic travel montage with big ideas about technology and empathy.

Media is a tool that can program and reprogram the human bio-computer. Stories pattern the imagination. Language helps us think about our thinking. Cinema can open up new vistas for our minds.

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