If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do and what its potential is.

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It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per...

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per...

If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that...

If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that...

Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce...

Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce...

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain...

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain...

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is...

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is...

We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system....

One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system....

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have...

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have...

Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip,...

Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip,...

Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight,...

Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight,...

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be...

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be...

A molecular manufacturing technology will let us build molecular surgical tools, and those tools will,...

A molecular manufacturing technology will let us build molecular surgical tools, and those tools will,...

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even...

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even...

The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate...

The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate...

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will...

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will...

We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.

We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.

A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular...

A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular...

Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.

Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.

If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access...

If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access...

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in...

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in...