David Eagleman may be the best combination of scientist and fiction-writer alive. Sum, his collection of afterlife alternatives, made a stunning literary debut last year and now appears in 21 languages. Simultaneously he is a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, specializing in time perception.
In this talk he spells out how to save the world.
David Eagleman: Six Easy Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civilization | Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
