• Stewart Brand
• Writer & Futurist, The Long Now Foundation

• Speaking at TED2006
• February 2006
• Monterey, CA

Why squatter cities are a good thing: Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It'll take you 3 minutes to find out.