David Deutsch on knowledge, human progress and distant quasars
TED · Talk · 20 min · 2007 · YouTube title: David Deutsch: Chemical scum that dream of distant quasars
Why it's here
Cited for its optimistic argument that there are few limits to knowledge and human progress.
What it covers
David Deutsch's TED talk arguing that humanity's survival depends on solving problems through knowledge growth. He frames people as improbable "chemical scum" capable of understanding distant quasars.