WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

Technology Will Keep Us From Running Out of Stuff

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

Thirty years from now, we’ll need to feed, clothe, shelter, and otherwise provide for 2 billion more people. Human-caused global warming is going to make these tasks challenging as it produces more deserts, droughts, heatwaves, and other stresses. Even so, I believe we’ll easily meet our challenges and take better care of the people who inhabit the world of the future, without experiencing sustained shortages of food or other important resources.

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