Big Thinkers - Alvin Toffler [Futurist] (3 of 3)

Big Thinkers is a former ZDTV (later TechTV) television program. It featured a half-hour interview with a "big thinker" in science, technology, and other fields. Interviews were filmed in a 16:9 format and intercut with public domain material from the Prelinger Archives. This archival footage (mostly film clips from the 1940's and 50's) was used to create visual metaphors highlighting the speaker's points.

This episode features Alvin Toffler. He is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communications revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity. A former associate editor of Fortune magazine, his early work focused on technology and its impact (through effects like information overload). Then he moved to examining the reaction of and changes in society. His later focus has been on the increasing power of 21st century military hardware, weapons and technology proliferation, and capitalism.

(Text from Wikipedia)

Here are links to all 3 parts:
1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tVsXXFvhZA
2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTcikkHUluw
3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCAutRA54Ko

Category:

Education

Tags:

• techtv
• futurist
• alvin
• toffler
• big
• thinkers

[egeusz]

The Hari Seldon of our time! lol

[hamnose]

Gotta love how people from a nation with a chronic negative balance of trade are advising other world leaders. How fucking pretentious.

[wardogmobius]

Knowledge is the most powerful thing in the universe. Knowledge my friend. Read everything you can. Learn, Think and act.

[SirMalker]

Knowledge is dangerous stuff, dudes.

[Kiddolinfen09]

His books are awesome.

[Georgeqaws]

lol never used a computer...

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

out with the old in with the new the old society rules dont cut it anymore venus project

[xXxArticulatexXx]

Crisis in education systems , health systems, transportation systems, and commuting systems... Wow, all of this is happening right in front of my eyes. I see evidence of it on tv all the time. Its sad because i'm 16 and its my generation that is going to witness and then clean up this drastic and chaotic change thats currently being bought upon by humanity. Well, I guess thats just the way and pattern of life...

[D4R3W]

Name of the track playing at the very end please? =]

[670Kiester]

A period of great turbulence

Many will die, it seems