Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)
by Peter H. Diamandis,Steven Kotler
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- Hardcover
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- 9781451614213
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Synopsis
Providing abundance is humanitys grandest challengethis is a book about how we rise to meet it. 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. 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 closingfast. The authors document how four forcesexponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billionare conspiring to solve our biggest problems. Abundance establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism. Examining human need by categorywater, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedomDiamandis 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.
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- Firefly Bookstore LLC (US)
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- 426602
- Title
- Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)
- Author
- Peter H. Diamandis,Steven Kotler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1451614217
- ISBN 13
- 9781451614213
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- February 2012
- Pages
- 400
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- Science/Technology/Engineering;
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