Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, Dr.
Peter Diamandis, shared
his research with top scientists, innovators, and captains of industry
which reveals how progress is catapulting the world into a new era of
abundance. While society tends to focus on negative news stories, and
the idea that the world has grown worse over the years, we forget about
the great advancements that have been made during the last century, he
said. For instance, human lifespan has more than doubled, the average
income for every person on the planet (adjusted for inflation) has more
than tripled, and the cost of food has dropped 13 fold.
Demonstrating
his notion of abundance, his book cover is pictured in aluminum-- a
metal once thought to be quite rare and valuable, but now considered
plentiful and disposable. In 2010, 2 billion people were connected to
the Internet, but by 2020 that number will have risen to 5 billion--
"these are new minds plugging into the global economy," and more
geniuses will be discovered wherever they might be, he declared.
He
outlined some of the amazing new technology and inventions that are
coming down the pike, which could greatly improve humanity's situation:
Dean Kamen's "Slingshot" technology can transform any type of liquid
into pure drinking water for less than one cent per liter, urban
"vertical farms" could replace traditional agriculture and eliminate
transportation costs, and a medical "tricorder" type device would put
the emphasis on preventative and predictive health care before people
get sick. Diamandis also talked about his involvement in the Zero G
Corporation, which provides flights in which passengers experience
weightlessness.
Biography:
Dr. Peter Diamandis is the
Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in
designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical
breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. He is also an international
leader in the commercial space arena, having founded and run many of the
leading entrepreneurial companies in this sector including Zero Gravity
Corporation, the Rocket Racing League and Space Adventures.
As
co-Founder & Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon
Valley based institution partnered with NASA, Google, Autodesk and
Nokia, Diamandis counsels the world's top enterprises on how to utilize
exponential technologies and incentivized innovation to dramatically
accelerate their business objectives. Dr. Diamandis attended the MIT
where he received his degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace
engineering, as well as Harvard Medical School where he received his
M.D.
Abundant life is a term used to refer to Christian
teachings on fullness of life. It is not an organized movement or a
unique doctrine, but a name applied to the teachings and expectations of
the groups and people who follow the teachings. Abundant life teachings
may include expectations of prosperity and health,[1] but may also
include other forms of fullness of life when faced with adverse
circumstances.