Awe as an Antidote to the Grid with Jason Silva
What if the systems we live in: the city grids, the scrolling feeds, the mental maps we cling to, are the very structures we must unlearn to reclaim ourselves from the system?
In this evocative keynote, Jason Silva invites us to reimagine unlearning not as loss, but as liberation. Blending keynote, cinematic storytelling, and visionary thought, Silva explores what happens when we step outside the algorithms and embrace the raw immediacy of awe. From ditching the car to move through cities by bicycle, to collapsing old cognitive patterns with psychedelic storytelling and AI-generated self-portraits of emotion, Silva uses himself as a test subject for unmapping the self. This is a journey through the “geometry of insight,” where unexpected collisions spark healing, and expressive rebellion becomes a survival tool.
Part manifesto, part inner expedition, this keynote is an invitation to shed inherited assumptions, reclaim wonder, and design a more intimate, more humane future.
Originally recorded November 8th, 2025
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Jason Silva
Jason Silva is an Emmy-nominated storyteller, filmmaker, and sought-after international keynote speaker. As the host of Brain Games—the global smash hit from National Geographic Channel broadcast in 171 countries—he brought the wonders of the mind to millions. He also hosted Origins: The Journey of Humankind, exploring the pivotal innovations that shaped our species.
A modern-day philosopher and “wonder junkie,” Silva’s viral video series Shots of Awe has generated over 500 million views across social platforms, captivating audiences with cinematic dispatches on creativity, technology, and human potential.
Renowned for his electrifying presentations, Silva has delivered keynote talks for Google, Oracle, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, IBM, Adobe, Bose, Accenture, PepsiCo, and even heads of state—bringing his signature blend of insight, poetry, and visual rapture to the world stage.