Ian Goldin on navigating our global future (TED Talks, 2009)

In this TED Talk, Director of Oxford University's 21st Century School Ian Goldin looks ahead to planetary challenges and opportunities over the coming 20 years. He warns that not all people may benefit equally as globalisation and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a new integrated future, but says that if we recognise this danger we might yet realise the possibility of improved life for everyone.

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[3108711289]

is this guy telling us what our laws will be without us deciding???

[globalismfilms]

@3108711289 Doesn't seem like it. He's looking at trends for the future and making recommendations for managing them. Which laws would you be referring to?

[DaNikkiify]

I get nervous when folks starting talking globalization. Too much government is never, ever a good thing. Our govt should protect us however, we (Americans) don't need to police the world, we have enough problems to keeps us busy right here at home. We also don't need life to be so complex and difficult and EXPENSIVE! The monetary system is flawed. We don't need cameras at every street corner watching us. If there was to be one government, I imagine it would be more of this.

[globalismfilms]

@DaNikkiify I'm equally uncomfortable (or at least uncertain) about the idea of a single, global government. There have been some fairly convincing arguments made in favour of one (George Monbiot's 'The Age Of Consent', for one), but I agree that there is just too much scope for abuse on an unprecedented scale. However, I believe that people around the world need to recognise our common causes as members of the same race facing problems that affect us all - something I term as 'globalist'.

[globalismfilms]

Good points.

I would propose that predicting is often a mugs game anyway as it's impossible to see the future, but that attempting to predict the future helps to envisage ways ahead to deal with potential problems or major changes to the status quo.

This guy also seems to come from a well-researched background for attempting predictions, so while no-one can be an authority on the future, his ideas are worth considering.

Some predictions come true, just not in expected time frames.

[D3mang3l]

So... What this guy is saying is we need a New global order, or New World Order perhaps? That we need to strictly track, restrict and tax people for traveling to reduce traffic and pollution? (rather than reduce emissions by converting to cleaner energy).

I'm sorry, I'm terribly sorry, but you are all being lied to. They don't want freedom, and prosperity for anyone but themselves and the other elite, the rest of us must be restricted.

1776 version 2.0 is coming... long live freedom.

[3108711289]

retirement age and migration. especially retirement age, social security etc. these are things that have not changed yet and he is implying they will have to be modified for economic reasons. isnt retiremnet age something the representatives will decide. and i dought the people they are representing will want to abolish it. i just sensed a personal agenda there. especially given who he is. read economic hitman by perkins - world bank whistle blower

[Lordsauron12]

I mean, predictions usually dont come true in the same way as predicted.

[Lordsauron12]

Is there any evidence against these predictions not coming true besides the fact that everyone in the 60's thinking we would have hovercars by now?