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A Brief History of the Future

How Moments of Complexity Offer Opportunities for Change

Boyan Slat, the founder of The Ocean Cleanup, highlights that instead of waiting for someone else to solve problems, we should actively engage in finding solutions to the issues that bother us. Ari explores how we are in a moment of tremendous change and highlights other key moments of change and disruption throughout history.

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