Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)

Providing abundance is humanity's grandest challenge-this is a book about how we rise to meetÂ it.

Providing abundance is humanity's grandest challenge-this is a book about how we rise to meetÂ it.

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We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially growing technologies and three other powerful forces are conspiring to better the lives of billions. An antidote to pessimism by tech entrepreneur turned philanthropist, Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler.Â

Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. But it is closing-fast.Â The authors document how four forces-exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion-are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. Abundance establishes hard targets for change andÂ lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.

Examining human need by category-water,Â food,Â energy,Â healthcare, education, freedom-Diamandis and Kotler introduce dozens of innovators making great strides in each area: Larry Page, Steven Hawking, Dean Kamen, Daniel Kahneman, Elon Musk, Bill Joy, Stewart Brand, Jeff Skoll, Ray Kurzweil, Ratan Tata, Craig Venter, among many, many others.Â
Country USA
Brand Free Press
Manufacturer Free Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-02-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451614213

Country	USA
Brand	Free Press
Manufacturer	Free Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-02-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451614213

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)

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