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How can we create futures that serve the needs of all people?
Humans are inherently social and throughout history our unique capacity for cooperation has set us apart. As we grow and evolve, the internal changes we enact have the potential to impact those around us, our broader communities and societies.
Supported by the Hoveida Family Foundation and The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation.
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Humans are inherently social and throughout history our unique capacity for cooperation has set us apart. As we grow and evolve, the internal changes we enact have the potential to impact those around us, our broader communities and societies.
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What It Means to Be Human
A Brief History of the Future explores the human ability to increase empathy and compassion, what values we are instilling into artificial intelligence technologies, and the need to create both a better world and a better humanity for life to flourish on this planet.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- We're at a period of rebirthing and remaking the world.
- If we're not tapping into shared humanity, then we're not gonna be finding the bets answers.
The best answers are the ones that allow everybody to prosper and to succeed and to belong.
- Why is this sense of togetherness so central to who we are?
How can we build on the best parts of who we are in order to create the futures we want to see and leave behind?
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Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSupported by the Hoveida Family Foundation and The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation.