Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
Feb 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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The New York Times bestselling “manifesto for the future that is grounded in practical solutions addressing the world’s most pressing concerns: overpopulation, food, water, energy, education, health care and freedom” (The Wall Street Journal).
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—and fast.
In Abundance, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years. We will soon have the ability to meet and exceed the basic needs of every person on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp.
Breaking down human needs by category—water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom—Diamandis and Kotler introduce us to innovators and industry captains making tremendous strides in each area. “Not only is Abundance a riveting page-turner…but it’s a book that gives us a future worth fighting for” (The Christian Science Monitor).
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—and fast.
In Abundance, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years. We will soon have the ability to meet and exceed the basic needs of every person on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp.
Breaking down human needs by category—water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom—Diamandis and Kotler introduce us to innovators and industry captains making tremendous strides in each area. “Not only is Abundance a riveting page-turner…but it’s a book that gives us a future worth fighting for” (The Christian Science Monitor).
The New York Times bestselling “manifesto for the future that is grounded in practical solutions addressing the world’s most pressing concerns: overpopulation, food, water, energy, education, health care and freedom” (The Wall Street Journal).
Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have li...
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Fantastic Reality (meaning sound too good to be true, but sound valid and legitimate considering all facts provided). So I loved this book's approach to our future just because its very very positive and relies to accurate analysis.
Juan Manuel Foglia
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October 26, 2020
Good book and easy to read. It describes pretty well some concepts shared by all exponential technologies. Definitely the future is better than we think!
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July 17, 2018
This book reminded me that while the NSA, Amazon, Google, Facebook and
others abuse, exploit and profit from our trust and disrespect our privacy,
their own technology can be used to expose them. ( "People shouldn't be
afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people."
Allen Moore, V for Vendetta ) More importantly, the same modern
technologies and other forces discussed in this book can be used to grow
the light to benefit all of humanity, GROW THE LIGHT. Tim B. Green
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About the author
Peter H. Diamandis (Diamandis.com) is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of over twenty-five companies in the areas of AI, health-tech, space, venture capital, and education. He is cofounder of Singularity University and curator of Abundance360. He serves as cofounder of two $500 million-plus venture funds: BOLD Capital Partners focused on health and longevity, and Link-XPV focused on AI. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of XPRIZE which has launched $550 million of incentive prizes driving $10 billion in research and development. In the field of longevity, Dr. Diamandis is cofounder and chairman of Fountain Life. He has degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering from MIT and an MD from Harvard Medical School. He has been named by Fortune magazine as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. His Moonshots podcast focuses on AI and other exponential technologies, routinely exceeding 1 million listeners per episode.
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and the founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective, the world’s leading neuroscience-based peak performance research and training organization. The author of fifteen books—including The Art of Impossible, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, and Gnar Country—his work has earned three Pulitzer Prize nominations, been translated into more than eighty languages, and appeared in over one hundred publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Wired, Time, and Harvard Business Review.
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and the founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective, the world’s leading neuroscience-based peak performance research and training organization. The author of fifteen books—including The Art of Impossible, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, and Gnar Country—his work has earned three Pulitzer Prize nominations, been translated into more than eighty languages, and appeared in over one hundred publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Wired, Time, and Harvard Business Review.
Peter H. Diamandis (Diamandis.com) is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of over twenty-five companies in the areas of AI, health-tech, space, venture capital, and education. He is cofounder of Singularity University and curator of Abundance360. He serves as cofounder of two $500 mil...
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