Words at Play : Words We Re-Learned at TED2015

#7: Justice

The concept of justice has gotten a lot of attention lately – it was a trending word on our dictionary in December – but we were reminded here to apply the concepts of justice not only to current events but to future planning. To cite just one example: When we have rockets that will take us to Mars, and scientists who have figured out how we will live there (yes, this was laid out for us in detail), how will we ensure that we don't replicate a system in which the wealthiest among us can afford to flee the problems here on Earth while leaving the less advantaged behind?

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