I think as we go forward that we have in a certain sense, reaped a lot of low-hanging fruit in terms of discovery. It just takes an enormous number of hours and energy to discover the next thing. I think this is where we need to look for this amazing thing that's going to start to emerge. We are making something at a global level that has not existed on this planet before. That's immense in power. And with kind of all the global economies interlocking, it will be even greater.
Kevin Kelly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about measuring productivity in the internet age and recent claims that the U.S. economy has entered a prolonged period of stagnation. Then the conversation turns to the potential of robots to change the quality of our daily lives.