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Is there a limit to technological progress? - Clément Vidal

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Many generations have felt they’ve reached the pinnacle of technological advancement. Yet, if you look back 100 years, the technologies we take for granted today would seem like impossible magic. So — will there be a point where we reach an actual limit of technological progress? And if so, are we anywhere near that limit now? Clément Vidal consults Kardashev’s scale to find out.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Clement Vidal
Director
Bálint Gelley
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Storyboard Artist
Daniel Gray
Layout Artist
Daniel Gray
Designer
Lili Korcsok
Composer
Gergely Buttinger
Sound Designer
Zoltán Vadon
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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