The authors document how four forces-exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion-are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority.

Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler.

This book is an antidote to pessimism by tech-entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist Peter H. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially growing technologies and three other powerful forces are conspiring to better the lives of billions of people. 'Not only is Abundance a riveting page-turner.but it's a book that gives us a future worth fighting for' ( The Christian Science Monitor).We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Breaking down human needs by category-water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom-Diamandis and Kotler introduce us to innovators and industry captains making tremendous strides in each area. We will soon have the ability to meet and exceed the basic needs of every person on the planet. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years.

In Abundance, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. The New York Times bestselling 'manifesto for the future that is grounded in practical solutions addressing the world's most pressing concerns: overpopulation, food, water, energy, education, health care and freedom' ( The Wall Street Journal).

Abundance by peter h diamandis