He’s among the most well-known filmmakers in the world and has some of the biggest blockbusters to his credit (Terminator 2, Titanic, Avatar). But James Cameron’s TedTalk catches you by surprise, purely by the subtext of what he chooses to talk about. Of course, he’s made billions making these superhit films, but Cameron’s experiences in his childhood, as a fan of science fiction, the great outdoors and the ocean, played a formative role into his evolution as a proponent of science and technology, and pushing both beyond the realms of human imagination.