21st Century Enlightenment

A wonderful RSA animated talk that explores our previous endeavours as a society to create human happiness and how, in this day and age, that approach to 'happiness' is no longer valid.

Our previous priorities of driving progress through science & technology, the logic of markets and bureaucracy desperately need to be tempered with 'humanism', a deeper understanding of who we are as people and our ever increasing requirement of empathy for our fellow man in order to live in peace with each other. 

It's a bit academic but absolutely worth watching.

'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world'