Journey 2050 Lesson 7: Technology & Innovation | Self-Guided Experience
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0:04 - 0:07PRESENTER: This is the Journey 2050
self-guided experience. -
0:07 - 0:11You are on lesson seven
on innovation and technology. -
0:13 - 0:16For step two of this lesson,
you're going to pause this video -
0:16 - 0:19and start watching
the TED talk that's called, -
0:19 - 0:22"A global food crisis
may be less than a decade away." -
0:22 - 0:27Note that you're only gonna watch
the t--first 2 minutes and 29 seconds -
0:27 - 0:29of this particular TED Talk,
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0:29 - 0:31and then you're going
to consider a statement -
0:31 - 0:35that Sara makes in this TED Talk
and respond to it on your handout. -
0:36 - 0:39After you're done with step two,
move right on to step three, -
0:39 - 0:43and that is to watch the "Journey 2050:
Technology & Innovation" video, -
0:43 - 0:45and then answer the three questions.
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0:46 - 0:48So with those instructions,
pause this video -
0:48 - 0:51until you finish step three
on your handout. -
0:53 - 0:57You should have just finished
the technology and innovation video, -
0:57 - 1:00and hopefully you have
also answered the three questions. -
1:00 - 1:16But just to...uh, reiterate this reflection just a little bit,
make sure that you're taking time to think about which innovation you think is most impactful, and what some of the pros and cons of these new technologies could be in relation to our sustainability. -
1:18 - 1:22For step four of the lesson, I want
to discuss just a little bit to, -
1:22 - 1:24make sure you understand the difference,
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1:24 - 1:27between a developing country
and a developed country. -
1:28 - 1:31Developed countries are
industrialized. You know, -
1:31 - 1:35they have high standards of living,
they have strong economic growth. -
1:36 - 1:40Developing countries
are typically agrarian, -
1:40 - 1:42meaning that they're not industrialized.
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1:42 - 1:45They're more centered around
agriculture, with more people, -
1:46 - 1:48participating in agriculture.
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1:49 - 1:50Um, they also have,
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1:50 - 1:56lower standards of living, and they quite
often have a weak economy with slow, -
1:56 - 1:59or even nonexistent growth.
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2:00 - 2:05So, make sure that you keep these in mind,
uh, as we move on to step four. -
2:08 - 2:12For step four of the lesson,
you're going to pause this video, -
2:12 - 2:16and go back to the TED talk
that you started in step two, -
2:17 - 2:20and you're going to finish
watching the rest of the Ted talk, -
2:20 - 2:23and answer the questions on your handout.
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2:24 - 2:27We're now on step five
of your handout. And, -
2:27 - 2:31what I want to do in this step is really
try to pull a lot of things together that, -
2:31 - 2:34we have learned throughout the
entire "Journey 2050" program. -
2:34 - 2:36We're coming to the end,
we're almost there. -
2:36 - 2:38But, I want to ask you a question.
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2:38 - 2:42How do consumers like yourself
influence what producers grow? -
2:44 - 2:45Take a minute to just,
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2:45 - 2:49think about that and think about
you, yourself as a consumer, -
2:49 - 2:52How do you influence what producers grow?
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2:55 - 2:57If you think back to lesson,
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2:57 - 3:01four, on economies, we talked
about the law of supply and demand, -
3:01 - 3:04and we discussed how
when there is a high demand, -
3:05 - 3:08that the price, prices go up and
more things are produced. -
3:08 - 3:13When there's low demand,
prices go down and less of, -
3:13 - 3:14that will eventually be produced.
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3:14 - 3:19So, you as a consumer
have the ability to influence, -
3:19 - 3:26what producers, or farmers, same thing,
what producers grow and how they grow it. -
3:26 - 3:29So your choices will impact
overall sustainability, -
3:29 - 3:31throughout your life.
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3:33 - 3:34In summary, I want to talk about,
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3:34 - 3:38three ways we can expand
our capacity to produce food. -
3:39 - 3:43The first is by developing and
implementing new technologies. -
3:43 - 3:48We talked about best management practices
throughout the "Journey 2050" program. -
3:48 - 3:52Those best management practices
are going to change throughout your life, -
3:52 - 3:56as new things are discovered, as research
is done, and we're going to continue, -
3:56 - 4:01finding better ways and better
technologies to use our resources wisely. -
4:03 - 4:08The second is to help developing countries
improve their farming efficiency. -
4:11 - 4:14The third and the last is learning
how consumer choices, -
4:14 - 4:18can either support or challenge
food sustainability. -
4:21 - 4:22To finish up this lesson,
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4:22 - 4:26go ahead and review the key points
that are found at the end of your handout. -
4:27 - 4:28Congratulations!
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4:28 - 4:32This marks the end of the entire
"Journey 2050" program. -
4:32 - 4:36You should at this point
be able to answer the question, -
4:36 - 4:41How can we sustainably feed nearly
10 billion people by the year 2050? -
4:42 - 4:43Hope you've enjoyed the path.
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