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Abundance
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Abundance

The Future Is Better Than You Think

Free Press, 2012 más...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Visionary
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

Given today’s remarkable technological and scientific breakthroughs, the world is in better shape than you might think. Medical doctor Peter H. Diamandis and journalist Steven Kotler insist that nothing is wrong that people can’t fix. They argue that society stands poised to solve its most fundamental problems – famine, disease and energy depletion – in the coming decades. Critics and cynics may find fault with the book’s optimism, but it is a well reasoned, compelling look ahead.

Take-Aways

  • Achieving “abundance” means providing the basic essentials of life to everyone.
  • “The Abundance Pyramid”: Safe drinking water and sanitation could save millions of people and fight hunger, poverty, disease and population growth.
  • The cynicism that prevents people from envisioning positive possibilities is a byproduct of how the brain processes information.

About the Authors

Peter H. Diamandis, a physician, is CEO of the X Prize Foundation and founder of more than a dozen space and high-tech companies. Journalist and entrepreneur Steven Kotler is the author of four books. His work has appeared in more than 60 publications, including Wired, The New York Times and GQ.


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