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Human

Season 1 Episode 4 | 53m 02s

Ari 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.

Aired: 04/23/24 | Expires: 04/08/25
Supported by the Hoveida Family Foundation and The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation.
Extras
Ari visits Iceland, a country powered entirely by renewables.
The importance of visualizing success as we work towards building better futures.
The world-changing power of asking, “What if?”
Ari explores forms of deliberative democracy around the world that empower citizens.
Ari explores better, more sustainable ways of living together going forward.
3D printed homes pose a potential solution to addressing the growing housing crisis.
Building better cities and transportation can influence human connection and cooperation.
How can we create futures that serve the needs of all people?
What does it mean to be human in the 21st century?
Ari tries a “third thumb” and explores how new tech is reshaping our idea of being human.
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