Resources: The Relationship between Atoms and Knowledge

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The universe is finite, but resources are not finite. Resources become valuable and abundant when knowledge is added to atoms.
Economics is about knowledge and the rearrangement of atoms. There is no limit to the value that can be created through the addition of knowledge to atoms.
The story of aluminum is a perfect example of how knowledge plus atoms equals resources.

In this episode, Marian, Gale, and Peter discuss the meaning of SuperAbundance, how the world is the best it’s ever been, and go over a variety of different commodities that have become increasingly cheaper and accessible to the worldwide population.

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10:16 | Everything is becoming abundantly cheaper.
35:16 | Will we be overpopulated, or will we be underpopulated?
53:36 | Screw the good old days!

Dr. Marian L. Tupy is the editor of HumanProgress.org, and the co-author of Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting. Dr. Gale L. Pooley is an associate professor at Brigham Young University–Hawaii and co-authored the Simon Abundance Index alongside Dr. Tupy. Their new book, Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet, is available everywhere.

Learn more about their book, Superabundance, and their project, Human Progress.

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