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Research shows that the wealthier, more educated, and healthier a nation, the less violence and civil unrest among its populace, and the less likely that unrest will spread across its borders.
author, naturalist, and natural philosopher,
thirty-seven-volume encyclopedia describing, well, everything
Aluminum’s rarity comes down to chemistry.
Technology is a resource-liberating mechanism.
One in four mammals now faces extinction, while 90 percent of the large fish are already gone
our species has sadly discovered, top-down population control is barbaric, both in theory and in practice.
thank you for this important insight.
not about providing everyone on this planet with a life of luxury—rather it’s about providing all with a life of possibility.
our environment now provides (for free) has been calculated at $36 trillion a year—a figure roughly equal to the entire annual global economy.
creative ideas are the ultimate resource.
not money, creativity!
Teaching kids how to nourish their creativity and curiosity, while still providing a sound foundation in critical thinking, literacy and math, is the best way to prepare them for a future of increasingly rapid technological change.
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