How to rebuild the world from scratch | Lewis Dartnell

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • Time for a thought experiment: Imagine for a moment that global catastrophe struck and you needed to rebuild everything. How would you do it? It’s a topic astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell has been pondering for some time, and in this talk he shares some findings related to three key areas that foster the development of civilization: food, fire and science.
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    Enjoy this unedited talk by Lewis Dartnell.
    Filmed at TED in 2015.

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  • @itstetravaal506
    @itstetravaal506 5 лет назад +65

    "We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."
    Sagan

  • @martiddy
    @martiddy 3 года назад +13

    This guy watched the first season Dr. stone and said: "Man!, I gotta make a TED talk out of this!."

    • @Prometheus7272
      @Prometheus7272 3 месяца назад

      😂 Funny reference thanks for that

  • @MagicBiber
    @MagicBiber 6 лет назад +21

    Cool, bought his book, amazing read and information! =)

  • @cptnflipflopssdk3958
    @cptnflipflopssdk3958 7 лет назад +37

    This guy did his research.

    • @Rw3DANC3R
      @Rw3DANC3R 6 лет назад

      Resilience- open source ecology

    • @cvspvr
      @cvspvr 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@Rw3DANC3Ropen source ecology sounds like the most hipster way to say survival

  • @enigmaseth
    @enigmaseth 5 лет назад +23

    One of the things Lewis does not mention as essential for the rebooting of civilization are teachers. I am a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, I find it difficult to give my knowlege to others, even when it is desperately needed. Teachers can take the "black boxes" of things like medicine, electronics, mathmatics, authority, ecconomics, libraries and agriculture, and make them accessible, understandable and indeed desirable and necessary. Being able to read, and wanting to read is essential.

    • @marpolek
      @marpolek 5 лет назад +3

      I believe it fits within "knowledge" :)

    • @alexanderchenf1
      @alexanderchenf1 5 лет назад +3

      Seth Malovany Teachers are too busy teaching Marxism these days

  • @DrLewisDartnell
    @DrLewisDartnell 7 лет назад +26

    You can find out more about this 'What If...' thought experiment on restarting everything from scratch at: the-knowledge.org

  • @Realist968
    @Realist968 5 лет назад +28

    If I left you in the woods with a hatchet, how long before you can send me an email. - Joe Rogan

  • @freyathewanderer6359
    @freyathewanderer6359 Год назад +1

    One way to help rebuild civilization is construct a Knowledge Ark. Stock it with not just how-to books, but also great literature, drama and poetry. Gather great music in various genres, and DVDs of classic movies and TV shows.

  • @AetherXIV
    @AetherXIV 4 года назад +7

    here after watching the anime "Dr. Stone"

  • @gregorflopinski9016
    @gregorflopinski9016 5 лет назад +7

    We’re so safe in our modern society, that we want the hard dangerous kind

    • @hdixkowmskwm
      @hdixkowmskwm 3 года назад +1

      thank you for your insight, pink guy

  • @zenolachance1181
    @zenolachance1181 3 года назад +8

    I had this exact conversation with someone and they asked after an apocalypse they would be thousands of cars but no gasoline I said lucky for you I can distill gasoline from crude oil with just a 55-gallon drum and a copper coil

    • @parthsalat
      @parthsalat 2 года назад +4

      That's cool! Can u please elaborate for humanity's sake?

    • @muhamadhelmi7949
      @muhamadhelmi7949 2 года назад +1

      @@parthsalat agreed!

  • @kulia3163
    @kulia3163 4 года назад +2

    Consumption, Energy, and Knowledge.

  • @DaveWard-xc7vd
    @DaveWard-xc7vd 5 лет назад +7

    Priority #1. Raid the libraries for usefull books.
    Priority #2. Fuel. Get the generators back on line, get the vehicles moving again.

    • @bearcatben4762
      @bearcatben4762 4 года назад +1

      and you can use the useless books for fuel and use the fuel to make useful books

    • @DaveWard-xc7vd
      @DaveWard-xc7vd 4 года назад +1

      @@bearcatben4762
      We may need the useless books to keep the useless people entertained.

    • @bearcatben4762
      @bearcatben4762 4 года назад +3

      @@DaveWard-xc7vd use them for fuel too

    • @krispyboi2519
      @krispyboi2519 4 года назад +1

      S e e d s

    • @Prometheus7272
      @Prometheus7272 3 месяца назад

      Sounds like the main villain in mad max

  • @ferfleur
    @ferfleur 4 года назад +7

    So, COVID-19, hu? How are we preparing for 2022?

  • @harishrathee5863
    @harishrathee5863 4 года назад +9

    Dr stone

  • @jennhill8708
    @jennhill8708 5 лет назад +2

    I just ordered the book. This has been quite interesting, esp. the part on how to make glass & grind lenses to improve vision. It would devastate me to be unable to read.

  • @tyroslayed5729
    @tyroslayed5729 5 лет назад +3

    oh my god it was my dream to do this I'm so glad I found you before I did this is so cool

  • @gokaired6594
    @gokaired6594 4 года назад +31

    😂 Dr.stone

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodhomos
    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodhomos 3 года назад +4

    I’ve always wanted to know how to make the materials like plastic, rubber, etc. we use to craft our modern day devices. It’s sad that not enough engineering jobs really teach them HOW to make the materials they use when building but instead how to put them together

    • @silver3766
      @silver3766 3 года назад +1

      Dr. Stone

    • @johnking9387
      @johnking9387 3 года назад +1

      If you want to know how look at material engineers as they are the engineers that create/research the material that engineers use

    • @zenolachance1181
      @zenolachance1181 3 года назад

      You can learn this on RUclips , that's where I learned to distill gasoline from crude oil with just a 55-gallon drum very dangerous but doable

  • @davidgomez5116
    @davidgomez5116 11 месяцев назад +1

    Find the amish survivors treat them like kings, extract knowledge, meanwhile Recreate the best weapons of offense and defense for self and your own army. Take over earth. And watch as history repeats itself again and again.

  • @thaliagraichen8312
    @thaliagraichen8312 3 года назад +2

    I literally search this and... found it

  • @DMM-cv5fh
    @DMM-cv5fh 6 лет назад

    The iPencil video is amazing! Great lecture!

  • @octaviusgalacticus2253
    @octaviusgalacticus2253 4 года назад

    ENCREDIBLE

  • @juliemillward1966
    @juliemillward1966 10 месяцев назад +1

    Schools should be taught self sustainability, if a zombie apocalypse should (he words not mine) on national geographical for kids), even CDC zombie preparedness.

  • @tarasyonka6462
    @tarasyonka6462 2 года назад +1

    GOD I HOPE SO, I DON'T GRIEVE AT FUNERALS, NEVER HAVE...HOWEVER, I ENVY DEATH AND DYING TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE THIS LOUSY EARTH!!!

  • @elizabethford7263
    @elizabethford7263 2 года назад

    There's a single episode of Apocalypse 101 on Curiosity Stream. Where can I find more episodes?

  • @iamoutofideas13
    @iamoutofideas13 Год назад +1

    Interesting how much of that artwork came from The Last of Us.

  • @Terranova0
    @Terranova0 2 года назад +1

    Infomercial?

  • @AkshayDhargave
    @AkshayDhargave 7 лет назад +2

    "a part of you.. you lot in the back, you die."

  • @alish2001
    @alish2001 6 лет назад +15

    The lady at the end sounded so disinterested lol

  • @ozymandiusthegreat9454
    @ozymandiusthegreat9454 3 года назад

    Interesting.

  • @rage_2000
    @rage_2000 3 года назад

    What about soap and antiseptics?

  • @sammcewan9544
    @sammcewan9544 6 лет назад +3

    So much effort from 11:30 onwards to film anything but the ash in his hair hahahaha

  • @rage_2000
    @rage_2000 3 года назад +1

    Well, first you have to make a town center

  • @RobotAnimals
    @RobotAnimals 5 лет назад

    Small amount of comments

  • @tedmitten8832
    @tedmitten8832 3 года назад +1

    One of the few good things that came from globalism, is the standardization of technology across the world. So even if the planet is plunged into global anarchy and strife, there is very likely will be a few peaceful beacons where our modern knowledge will remain and develop, awaiting its moment to lit up the darkened planet

  • @earlofrednecks9533
    @earlofrednecks9533 4 года назад

    With a couple cases of Redbull... 2 weeks to rebuild civilization.

  • @Mr74kaveh
    @Mr74kaveh 7 месяцев назад

    You should read history befre u talk..I stopped when u talk about roman wheel.. What do u think they did before that?

  • @ryuk5709
    @ryuk5709 3 года назад +1

    He is just explaining minecraft

  • @marshalkrieg2664
    @marshalkrieg2664 11 месяцев назад +1

    Doomsday is upon us right now. Buckle up.

  • @axilchanlin7718
    @axilchanlin7718 5 лет назад +2

    Great content, boring presentation style. The way he talks is just so repetitive.

  • @kovona
    @kovona 5 лет назад +11

    How To Make a Pencil: Take wood, pyrolyze into charcoal. Take charcoal, fire it in kiln at above 900'C to carburize into crude graphite. Take crude graphite, crush and mix with wetted clay. Form graphite/clay into pencil lead. Allow to dry, and then fire it in kiln again to harden the lead. Take a straight branch, split along grain. Cut recess sized for lead. Put lead into recess, and glue the two halves of the branch together again. Carve or turn the branch body into final dimensions. You now have a pencil (without the eraser).

    • @DontarrestmePLZ
      @DontarrestmePLZ 4 года назад +3

      You can also just use a burnt stick. That was a really stupid point. His point, not yours.

    • @shlecko
      @shlecko 4 года назад +3

      Awesome, now I can save humanity

    • @MarkFilipAnthony
      @MarkFilipAnthony 3 года назад +1

      where do you get the glue from?

    • @kovona
      @kovona 3 года назад +2

      @@MarkFilipAnthony Resin glue from the sap of conifer trees. Hide glue from boiling animal hide in water. Fish glue from fish bladders.