Abundance

A nice reminder of how far we've come. --The New York Times Book Review Welcome to the feel good future. -Smithsonian [Abundance is] fascinating and inspirational -- every politician should read it (but sadly that may be too much to hope for!) --Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, UK Enough with the dystopian fiction and Mayan end-of-the-world predictions! According to tech entrepeneur and philanthropist Peter Diamandis and science writer Steven Kotler, things are getting better, not worse. --USA Today Abundance is not fantasy. It is a tale, say authors Diamandis and Kotler, of good news; a spritely and exciting collection of reasons why, despite the ever-constant refrain that Earth is on the verge of disaster, we must stay positive. --Christian Science Monitor In Abundance: Why the Future is Better Than You Think, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler offer a vision of the future that's truly awesome in both the most traditional and modern understandings of the word; it's as big as it as awe inspiring. -The Futurist A breezy case for optimism... Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think...[is] a godsend for those who suffer from Armageddon fatigue. --The Economist A 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 Our future depends on optimists like Diamandis...even the most skeptical readers will come away from Abundance feeling less gloomy. --New York Times Book Review Abundance provides proof that the proper combination of technology, people and capital can meet any grand challenge. -Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group Today, philanthropists, innovators and passionate entrepreneurs are more empowered than ever before to solve humanity's grand challenges. Abundance chronicles many of these stories and the emerging tools driving us towards an age of abundance. This is an audacious and powerful read! -Jeff Skoll Now that human beings communicate so easily, I suspect that nothing can stop the inevitable torrent of new technologies, new ideas and new arrangements that will transform the lives of our children. Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler give us a blinding glimpse of the innovations that are coming our way - and that they are helping to create. This is a vital book. -Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist Diamandis and Kotler challenge us all to solve humanity's grand challenges. Innovative small teams are now empowered to accomplish what only governments and large corporations could once achieve. The result is nothing less than the most transformative and thrilling period in human history. -- Timothy Ferris * #1 NY Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek * This brilliant must-read book provides the key to the coming era of abundance replacing eons of scarcity, a powerful antidote to today's malaise and pessimism. -- Ray Kurzweil * author of The Singularity Is Near * At a moment when our world faces multiple crises and is awash in pessimism, Abundance redirects the conversation, spotlighting scientific innovators working to improve people's lives around the world. The result is more than a portrait of brilliant minds - it's a reminder of the infinite possibilities for doing good when we tap into our own empathy and wisdom. -- Arianna Huffington * CEO, Huffington Post * I'd like readers to read Abundance, the Peter Diamandis book with his coauthor, because if they did that, they would see that while the headlines are really bad in the world today, the trend lines are pretty good. Extreme poverty is down. [H]ealth care is improving dramatically around the world. There are developments now which make me believe we might be able to do what we did in the 90s which is use technological developments to create more jobs than we lose. For the last few months, for the first time in literally more than a decade, 40 percent of the new jobs have been in higher wage categories. I think people should read this and get some good ideas. -- President Bill Clinton