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Abundance, the future is better than you think, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler

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Abundance, the future is better than you think, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Abundance
Medium
electronic resource eBook
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Responsibility statement
Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Sub title
the future is better than you think
Summary
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 and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism
Table Of Contents
Our grandest challenge -- Building the pyramid -- Seeing the forest through the trees -- It's not as bad as you think -- Ray Kurzweil and the go-fast button -- The singularity is nearer -- The tools of cooperation -- Water -- Feeding nine billion -- The DIY innovator -- The technophilanthropists -- The rising billion -- Energy -- Education -- Health care -- Freedom -- Driving innovation and breakthroughs -- Risk and failure -- Which way next?
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Future is better than you think
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