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What drives society's understanding of right and wrong? In this thought-provoking talk, futurist Juan Enriquez offers a historical outlook on what humanity once deemed acceptable -- from human sacrifice and public executions to slavery and eating meat -- and makes a surprising case that exponential advances in technology leads to more ethical behavior.
In this powerful, personal talk, author and academic Juan Enriquez shares stories from inside the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border, bringing this often-abstract debate back down to earth -- and showing what you can do every day to create a sense of belonging for immigrants. "This isn't about kids and borders," he says. "It's about us. This is about who we are, who we the people are, as a nation and as individuals."
Gene-editing tools like CRISPR enable us to program life at its most fundamental level. But this raises some pressing questions: If we can generate new species from scratch, what should we build? Should we redesign humanity as we know it? Juan Enriquez forecasts the possible futures of genetic editing, exploring the immense uncertainty and opportunity of this next frontier.
Juan Enriquez nos propone una manera de abordar la educación en América Latina para aprovechar las oportunidades de las disrupciones tecnológicas que van a cambiar las reglas de juego de muchas industrias en los próximos años.
We can evolve bacteria, plants and animals -- futurist Juan Enriquez asks: Is it ethical to evolve the human body? In a visionary talk that ranges from medieval prosthetics to present day neuroengineering and genetics, Enriquez sorts out the ethics associated with evolving humans and imagines the ways we'll have to transform our own bodies if we hope to explore and live in places other than Earth.
For four billion years, what lived and died on Earth depended on two principles: natural selection and random mutation. Then humans came along and changed everything — hybridizing plants, breeding animals, altering the environment and even purposefully evolving ourselves. Juan Enriquez provides five guidelines for a future where this ability to program life rapidly accelerates. "This is the single most exciting adventure human beings have been on," Enriquez says. "This is the single greatest superpower humans have ever had."
In this thought-provoking talk, Juan Enriquez explores the lasting impact of our digital footprint, likening our online presence to a permanent tattoo. He delves into the implications of this digital permanence and challenges us to consider the long-term consequences of our actions in the digital realm.
Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Could we be mid-upgrade now? Juan Enriquez sweeps across time and space to bring us to the present moment -- and shows how technology is revealing evidence that suggests rapid evolution may be under way.
In this thought-provoking TED talk, Juan Enriquez explores the potential evolution of the human species, examining how technological advancements and genetic engineering may shape the future of our species. Enriquez's insightful perspective challenges us to consider the ethical and societal implications of these emerging transformations.
In this thought-provoking talk, Juan Enriquez explores how the principles of biology can be applied to address the pressing energy challenges we face. By drawing insights from natural systems, he offers a fresh perspective on sustainable energy solutions that could transform the way we power our world.
Renowned futurist Juan Enriquez takes the stage at TED to explore the profound impact of the 'life code' - the fundamental building blocks of life that are rapidly evolving and reshaping our world. Prepare to be captivated as he unveils the transformative potential of this hidden code and its far-reaching implications for the future.