We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

Quote by Ralph Merkle

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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...

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...

Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level,...

Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level,...

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

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

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...

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

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

We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy.

We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy.

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...

If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances...

If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability...

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...