Ramez Naam: The Infinite Resource

What are the limits that nature imposes on human civilization? How do we live within these limits? Is it possible to continue to grow human wealth, prosperity, and capabilities without depleting natural resources?

Ramez Naam paints a picture of human civilization on a planet with incredibly vast resources, stunted by the low efficiency with which we utilize them. With innovation in key fields, he argues, it is possible for humanity to continue growing in wealth and prosperity for centuries without depleting the Earth's resources. In this provocative talk, Naam sketches a roadmap towards a future of incredible wealth on a healthy and thriving planet.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• future
• environment
• natural
• resource
• environmentalism
• energy
• population
• water
• global
• climate

[wyandersen]

Sorry about that. The camera malfunctioned and we lost the last 10 minutes of the talk.

[cameronchurch]

Seriously, can you at least *write* what the last 10 minutes were about? Direct us to your words online?? Yes, this may be the best comprehensive treatments that presents viable *solutions* that I've ever seen -- I'm in the solar energy biz -- but, More More!

[brandobean]

this is a really wonderful and fascinating talk. it's a bummer that the end is obviously truncated... just when it was getting me excited about all the possibilities. what happened?