RADICAL OPENNESS for TEDGlobal by @JasonSilva

RADICAL OPENNESS – An anthem on the power of IDEAS created by Jason Silva at Therapy Studios and premiered at TEDGlobal 2012 Main Stage.

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More of Jason’s videos: VIMEO.com/JasonSilva

Inspired by the ideas of TED, Chris Anderson, Richard Dawkins, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Steven Johnson, Kevin Kelly, Ray Kurzweil, Imaginary Foundation and many others.

Dedicated to those who believe in IDEAS WORTH SPREADING!!

Special thanks to BRUNO GIUSSANI, European Director, TED Conferences.

Selected stock footage courtesy of Shutterstock. Still images provided by The Imaginary Foundation.

Music composed and performed by Bix Sigurdsson.

50 Comments

  1. Rupesh Tashildar on July 13, 2022 at 12:54 am

    i was just counting the number of words he said every second.

  2. Ian Austin on July 13, 2022 at 12:54 am

    33,815 veiws and only 819 likes wtf

  3. srinidhi s bharadwaj on July 13, 2022 at 12:56 am

    That’s some energy you got there expressing yourself

  4. Danny Labonté on July 13, 2022 at 12:57 am

    Wow.

  5. Tyler Sammy on July 13, 2022 at 12:57 am

    Great stuff!

  6. S J on July 13, 2022 at 12:58 am

    Walk into any Starbucks and this guy will be there.

  7. Sye on July 13, 2022 at 12:58 am

    this is why we need to FIERCLY oppose ACTA and the government trying to control the internet

  8. fuck on July 13, 2022 at 12:58 am

    This is VERY gay

  9. Chowder Head on July 13, 2022 at 1:00 am

    No mention of the people enslaving minds and keeping millions in a state of suffering and billions in a state of servitude, but..pleasant

  10. jeremy andrew on July 13, 2022 at 1:00 am

    is this a joke? you’re the biggest pseudo-intellectual ever. "Neet-chee".

  11. Moe Olmos on July 13, 2022 at 1:01 am

    This guy is a highly evolved intellectual and very charismatic. He seems to quote Timothy Leary quite often whom once said he was carrying out the work of the late Aleister Crowley. I wounder if he to is an extension of his work. You know the philosophy of Elevating man to Godhood through his intellect and knowledge. The eating of the forbidden fruit and the rejecting of God. I think France Bacon spoke of it and called it the New Atlantis. I think I read this in a sci fi book for christian once

  12. HackermanBlue on July 13, 2022 at 1:02 am

    Walk into every moms basement and you will be there.

  13. jonah gaff on July 13, 2022 at 1:03 am

    this guy is way out there alsome,i wounder if hes got any more thoughts on the infamous complexities of the universe hes thought up. i mean dam this guy is fucking good! !!

  14. Garth P on July 13, 2022 at 1:06 am

    ADD much ? lol

  15. Nick Nichols on July 13, 2022 at 1:06 am

    The way this man can excite you about the future is amazing. Bravo

  16. Hema Sinha on July 13, 2022 at 1:07 am

    Omg really!!!! Ideas are that much real!!!! I cannot believe it!!!! If it is why isn’t there any structural existence of it or is it?? Pls answer Jason!!

  17. NATALIE GARCIA on July 13, 2022 at 1:09 am

    Aaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhh!!!!!! I JUST WANT TO SIT AND HAVE TEA, EAT MUSHROOMS AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU!!!!

  18. Pajeet Cohen on July 13, 2022 at 1:12 am

    we’re fucked

  19. SmoocknJinx on July 13, 2022 at 1:12 am

    awesomely delivered!

  20. Patrick Warren on July 13, 2022 at 1:15 am

    Name Dropper! haha jk

  21. Drixidamus on July 13, 2022 at 1:19 am

    Checked out your stuff after checking out your interview on the Tim Ferris podcast. Great video. I’m not sure how your message attracted so many trolls.

  22. Renee Truman on July 13, 2022 at 1:21 am

    Why don’t speak in spanish, really I wan’t understeand, but this not the same sense, PLEASE JASON READ THIS COMMENT !

  23. slabbius on July 13, 2022 at 1:21 am

    Those who value this video don’t value the hierarchical system of likes and dislikes to determine the worth of the information presented.

  24. Christina Vendley on July 13, 2022 at 1:21 am

    "Imagination let’s us conceive the best future possibilities, pick the most amazing one and pull the future forward to meet it." That’s a WOW!!!!

  25. Samuel Kim on July 13, 2022 at 1:21 am

    Can anyone tell me what song is playing in the background?

  26. hueseph on July 13, 2022 at 1:22 am

    A product of LSD> Essentially speaking the obvious in a grandiose way. These ideas aren’t new. Just rehashed. The problem with acid is that when you come down, finding the resolution is not so clear. And as you grow older, the ideal is not as solid as you once perceived. The presumption that we are any more intelligent than people in past history is a misnomer. What has changed is our library of information. If we suddenly lost that, people would appear to grow more "stupid" over time.

  27. William Gregor on July 13, 2022 at 1:24 am

    neechee? are you taking the piss?

  28. Pistol Pete on July 13, 2022 at 1:25 am

    God Damn Jason!!! freaking mind blowing…

  29. ThingThought on July 13, 2022 at 1:26 am

    what’s your job? and what studies did you go through? just wondering, i haven’t started my studies yet

  30. Medusa Negrita on July 13, 2022 at 1:28 am

    So far out of the entire video…the only words that are truly Silva’s was the word…"Wow." Aside from that he’s a walking citation.

  31. Kehitysvammaisten Asiantuntija on July 13, 2022 at 1:32 am

    Not one original idea. This was the most stupid video rant ever…

  32. Elena D. Calin on July 13, 2022 at 1:32 am

    I admire you Jason <3 Sending you lots of appreciation <3

  33. Pajeet Cohen on July 13, 2022 at 1:32 am

    takeaway from this video: "ideas and technology are cool and good"

  34. OpenSource Citizen on July 13, 2022 at 1:32 am

    ….this will be the best 2mins of your day.

  35. philips1998 on July 13, 2022 at 1:33 am

    Mindblowing..

  36. Equanimous on July 13, 2022 at 1:34 am

    so good

  37. Vector Sigma on July 13, 2022 at 1:34 am

    I love you

  38. Efferan on July 13, 2022 at 1:34 am

    I love you!

  39. Hypnagogia on July 13, 2022 at 1:35 am

    Excellent. Too bad your comment was overlooked by others, I agree with you.

  40. The Real CreativeMF on July 13, 2022 at 1:37 am

    Hmmm, He’s sort of like a hip, #EMO, Latin-Jewish version of #CarlSagan – sans the #zeitgeist moments, of course …

  41. David Stack on July 13, 2022 at 1:39 am

    Sounds like "Falling Slowly" from the movie Once. Search youtube for "falling slowly piano"

  42. Sarah Christine on July 13, 2022 at 1:43 am

    lol that was fun.
    Not sure how you attracted a bunch of assholes to comment on this.
    I saw your interview with Lewis Howes. Loved it 🙂

  43. CriMxDelAxCriM on July 13, 2022 at 1:43 am

    Jason needs a book club. or at least a list of must read books cause he reads some awesome shit!

  44. Peter Jonee on July 13, 2022 at 1:44 am

    Awesome!

  45. paulhorn27 on July 13, 2022 at 1:45 am

    Dude you sound manic. Take your meds.

  46. Infinite consciousness on July 13, 2022 at 1:45 am

    Killin it

  47. Hema Sinha on July 13, 2022 at 1:45 am

    Omg really!!!! Ideas are that much real!!!! I cannot believe it!!!! If it is why isn’t there any structural existence of it or is it?? Pls answer Jason!!

  48. GreatMinds GreatQuotes on July 13, 2022 at 1:46 am

    So for me to quote him would be kind of tricky. 🙂 Great inspirational video!

  49. fortizzy on July 13, 2022 at 1:50 am

    This is your brain on crack.

  50. Gloria Garcia on July 13, 2022 at 1:52 am

    *love*

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