Fuller had put out this idea that there’s no use trying to change human nature. It’s been the same for a very long time. Instead, go after the tools.… - Peter Diamandis

Moreover, after thirty years of research, a great many of our GE fears have been quieted. Health concerns appear to be a nonstarter. More than a trillion GE meals have been served, and not a single case of GE-induced illness has turned up. Ecological devastation was another worry, but, overall, GE appears to be good for the environment. The seeds don't require plowing, so soil structure remains intact. This halts erosion, improves carbon sequestration and water filtration, and massively reduces the amount of petrochemical inputs needed to grow our food. Herbicide use is also down, while yield increases are up.

once a technology becomes digital — that is, once it can be programmed in the ones and zeroes of computer code — it hops on the back of Moore's Law and begins accelerating exponentially.

Africa has 1.3 percent of the world's health workers caring for 25 percent of the global disease burden.