We see an entire planet which has many limitations. Ralph Merkle entirelimitationplanet Change image and share on social
As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will come out ahead, although there will be particular companies that will not be able to cope with a new environment. Ralph Merkle aheadbalancecompany share on social
Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce per acre. If we were to have intensive greenhouse agriculture, we could have much higher production. Ralph Merkle acreagricultureamount Change image and share on social
The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be physically well off. They will have a great abundance in material goods, and I think that will soften some of the conflicts we see now. Ralph Merkle abundanceapproximationconflict share on social
It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per acre are feasible if you control the CO2 concentration, the humidity, the temperature, all the various factors that plants depend on to grow rapidly. Ralph Merkle acreco2concentration share on social
A molecular manufacturing technology will let us build molecular surgical tools, and those tools will, for the first time, let us directly address the problems at the very root level. Ralph Merkle addressbuilddirectly Change image and share on social
The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering. Ralph Merkle alleviatebenefitcome Change image and share on social
We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost. Ralph Merkle costcropexpensively Change image and share on social
Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability to produce food, they are starving because they are caught in the middle of political fights and blockades that have been used as weapons. Ralph Merkle blockadecatchfight share on social