Surviving Progress

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TED Talk-addicts and anyone concerned about issues of globalization, overpopulation and environmental collapse should watch this thought-provoking look at the way human progress has put our planet in jeopardy, from executive producer Martin Scorsese. The film features interviews with Stephen Hawking, Jane Goodall and Margaret Atwood discussing the behaviors we need to change to stop progress from overtaking us before it’s too late.

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Release Date:	Apr 6, 2012
Running Time:	86 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

synopsis

Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society? Or too much of a good thing? Based on the best-selling book A Short History of Progress, this provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major "progress traps" facing our civilization. This enlightening and visually spectacular film invites us to contemplate the progress traps that destroyed past civilizations and that lie treacherously embedded in our own.