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					<description><![CDATA[The Summary of the book "Abundance / The future is better than you think" co-authored by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler!   1. "Technology will overcome all difficulties!"  2. "Building the Pyramid of Abundance"   3. “Here is to the crazy ones”]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"> Hello. It’s konkaz (<a rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/konkazuk"><strong>@konkazuk</strong></a>) here.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The book I have chosen for this time is this one&#8230; !!! 👇<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br><strong>&#8220;</strong><span class="fz-20px"><strong>Abundance</strong></span> / <strong><span class="fz-16px"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK</span></span>&#8220;</strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>The book was cowritten by&#8230;&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Peter Diamonds<span class="fz-18px"><span class="fz-20px">&nbsp;</span></span></strong>(The founder of X Prize, award winning engineer, physician, and innovator. He was also selected as one of「The world’s 50 Greatest leaders」in the FOURTUNE magazine&nbsp;&nbsp;in 2014)<br><br>and<br><br><strong>Steven Kotler</strong> (Journalist / a columnist who writes for “The New Yoker” magazine, and entrepreneur)&nbsp;<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This book has been published with the title of&#8230;&nbsp;</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="2030-prepare-for-an-arrival-of-the-world-where-everything-will-accelerate"><strong>2030；prepare for an arrival of the world where everything will accelerate&nbsp;</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>in Japan.<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>By the way, I have checked some blog posts and YouTube channels which are featuring the summary of Japanese translation of “Abundance” just as a reference. <br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>But having read the original book, it seemed to me that the Japanese version was as if the translator had simply picked some technology-related keywords from it, and just added his own knowledge with his views rather than translating authors’ opinions or information they had given in the book. </strong><br><br><br>Even a table of contents looked pretty much different!<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Since I felt some sort of “gap” between the original and the Japanese translation, (I am only judging this from the summaries with somebody&#8217;s blog posts and YouTube channels I have checked&#8230; just in case), I decided to summarise the content from the original English version! </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>Well anyway, what I found out after I have read such an overwhelming book is&#8230;<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="if-we-neglect-collecting-information-about-what-is-going-on-around-ourselves-in-this-fast-moving-time-we-will-be-left-behind-pretty-badly"><strong>if we neglect collecting information about what is going on around ourselves in this fast-moving time, we will be left behind pretty badly.&nbsp;</strong></h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>It has been almost 10 years since the book was first published, therefore the information you get from here is not the latest. <br><br><br>However, this must be an appropriate book to find out the process of how all these modern technologies have been developed to the current stage and have contributed to what is going on around the world now. <br><br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Seriously, everything is shifting way too fast these days, isn&#8217;t it?</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anyway, I need to tell you one thing before you actually start reading, which is&#8230;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span class="fz-20px">&#8220;This book is deadly rich in content!&#8221;</span></strong><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I must say it will be a pretty difficult task for beginner levels to read this book, however, it’s worth getting yourself familiarised with all these keywords of modern age in English&#8230; <br><br>So, why don&#8217;t you give it a go!<br><br></p>



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    <ul class="toc-list open"></li><li><a href="#toc1" tabindex="0">&#8220;<strong style="text-align: -webkit-match-parent;">Technology will overcome all difficulties!</strong>&#8220;</a></li><li><a href="#toc2" tabindex="0">&#8220;<strong>Building the Pyramid of Abundance</strong>&#8220;</a><ul><li><a href="#toc3" tabindex="0"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 1 (bottom level)</strong></a></li><li><a href="#toc4" tabindex="0"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 2 (middle level)</strong></a></li><li><a href="#toc5" tabindex="0"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 3 (top level)</strong></a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#toc6" tabindex="0"><strong>“Here is to the crazy ones”</strong></a></li></ul>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="technology-will-overcome-all-difficulties"><span id="toc1">&#8220;<strong style="text-align: -webkit-match-parent;">Technology will overcome all difficulties!</strong>&#8220;</span></h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Because our current society is surrounded with lots of issues such as climate change, exponential growth of human population, food shortage, disappearing resources, the danger caused by advanced technology, and so on, there is a certain pessimism in the air.&nbsp;<br><br><br>And this atmosphere has been implanting the idea like&#8230; &#8220;<strong>Our planet is heading for its ending</strong>&#8221; on people’s head.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>However, the book says that the reason why such a negative idea has been brought about among the people is because there is this section called&#8230;<br><br><span class="fz-20px"><strong>“amygdala”</strong></span><br><br>in our brain, and this nervous structure keeps us on full alert whenever we get close to danger, and it tends to react defensively.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Moreover, medias are deliberately promoting disastrous or threatening news day by day, therefore people’s pessimistic viewpoint will grow further and further.<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="but-if-you-compare-the-present-with-the-past-the-quality-of-our-life-has-become-dramatically-better-thanks-to-the-development-of-modern-technology-therefore-if-you-stay-positive-and-keep-developing-our-technologies-everything-will-be-eventually-sorted-and-we-will-be-absolutely-fine">But if you compare the present with the past, the quality of our life has become dramatically better thanks to the development of modern technology, therefore if you stay positive and keep developing our technologies, everything will be eventually sorted, and we will be absolutely fine.</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br><strong>&#8230; so, this is a sort of opening message.</strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>Up to this point,&nbsp;it looks like&#8230; such a country that has been leading the capitalism since 20<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;century, and has been abusing natural resources with causing environmental degradation everywhere, <br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Well&#8230;actually all the developed countries have been doing this including Japan&#8230;</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>is now facing with natural disasters such as flooding, forest fire, tsunami, and so on, and to avoid the criticism from the other countries, they have picked up a part of brain’s functionality to evade their pursuers&#8230;<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2752" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1.jpg 800w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1-120x68.jpg 120w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-1-320x180.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Samuel Branch<br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>and then they conveniently have placed themselves as a leader who is setting up an event to save the world by calling inventors from all over the world who could bring further technological development in time which can be the final seeds of salvation&#8230;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It seems like as if the Mafia boss surrounded by business leaders was trying to say very nicely with unnatural smile, just like&#8230;<br><br><br>“Hello people, let’s get together and save the world with us!”,&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">instead of saying like&#8230;&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Yo, you know you guys are accomplice, so you need to give us a hand, don’t ya? or otherwise&#8230;&nbsp;　do you know what I mean? We’ll cut down eating beef steaks for a few weeks and will even tell all the cattle to stop burping, so let’s do business!”&nbsp;<br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="sorry-but-i-m-completely-biased-aren-t-i-w-it-s-been-a-while-since-president-joe-biden-has-taken-office-but-because-the-impression-the-former-american-president-had-made-on-me-was-so-bad-and-huge-good-sides-of-the-country-have-been-pretty-much-overshadowed">Sorry but I’m completely biased, aren’t I? &#8230;w&nbsp; It’s been a while since President Joe Biden has taken office, but because the impression the former American president had made on me was so bad and huge,&nbsp;good sides of the country have been pretty much overshadowed &#8230; </h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>I’m gonna have to read Obama’s book&#8230;　w<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="this-book-abundance-was-released-in-2012-five-years-before-donald-trumps-presidency-2017-2021-just-in-case"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">This book “Abundance” was released in 2012, five years before Donald Trumps presidency (2017-2021), just in case&#8230;</span></h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br><br>Well, we cannot deny the fact that the quality of our life has gone up exponentially comparing with how it was hundred years, or even ten years ago&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For example,&nbsp;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>the <strong>exponential</strong> improvement in Health care</li>



<li><strong>exponential </strong>drop in infant mortality</li>



<li><strong>exponential</strong> extension of human life</li>



<li>flush toilet</li>



<li>safe drinking water</li>



<li>PC</li>



<li>mobile phone</li>



<li>air conditioning</li>



<li>electricity</li>



<li>transportation facilities,</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>and so on and on…<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">By the way, the word <strong>“exponential”</strong> which you will see every time you turn the page, means&#8230;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;<strong><span class="fz-22px"><span class="fz-18px">(of an increase) becoming more and more rapid.</span></span></strong>&#8220;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">                                                                             &nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="fz-16px"><em>From Oxford Languages</em></span><br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="907" height="700" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2755" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3-1.jpg 907w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3-1-768x593.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Mihaly Koles<br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Having said such things above, it’s true that we are all <span style="color:#4e6084" class="tadv-color">“</span><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><strong>accomplice</strong></span><span style="color:#4e6084" class="tadv-color">”</span> if we live in one of the developed countries and are getting benefits from all these modern technologies.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Besides, we are all reluctant to lower our standard of living, aren&#8217;t we?</strong><br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="therefore-we-must-believe-that-the-issues-caused-by-the-development-of-technologies-are-to-be-solved-by-further-development-of-technologies">Therefore, we must believe that the issues caused by the development of technologies are to be solved by further development of technologies&#8230;</h5>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="building-the-pyramid-of-abundance"><span id="toc2">&#8220;<strong>Building the Pyramid of Abundance</strong>&#8220;</span></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="510" height="334" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Maslows_hierarchy.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2756" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Maslows_hierarchy.jpg 510w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Maslows_hierarchy-300x196.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image from Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On page 14, the authors are featuring American psychologist&nbsp;<strong>Abraham Maslow’s</strong> <strong>“Five levels of human needs”</strong>&nbsp;which is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">(It is often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid like above.)<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>Peter Diamandis&nbsp;</strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Steven Kotler&nbsp;</strong>have remodelled the pyramid with three tiers to achieve the theme of this book “Abundance”.&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="has-watery-green-background-color has-background wp-block-heading" id="pyramid-of-abundance-level-1-bottom-level"><span id="toc3"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 1 (bottom level)</strong></span></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>&#8220;<strong>Abundance</strong>&#8221; means&#8230;</p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-situation-in-which-there-is-more-than-enough-of-something-from-cambridge-dictionary"><strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">The situation&nbsp;in which there is more than enough of something</span>.</strong> <br><em>From Cambridge dictionary</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>&#8220;Abundance is an all-inclusive idea. It means everyone. It means individual must matter, and matter like never before.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8230; This is the vision authors have got.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>The bottom level of the pyramid is fundamental demands for human being to survive, which are&#8230;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>food</li>



<li>water </li>



<li>shelter</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>While there is this fact that the Americans those who have a television, telephone, electricity, running water and indoor plumbing in a particular state are&nbsp;categorised as</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong> &#8220;below the poverty line</strong>&#8220;, </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">most Africans do not have these. <br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="and-for-instance-average-daily-living-cost-in-somalia-is-said-to-be-less-than-1-25">And for instance, average daily living cost in Somalia is said to be less than $1.25.</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>Considering the fact like this,&nbsp;to be able to achieve the&nbsp;<strong>“Abundance”</strong>&nbsp;with individual level,&nbsp;developed countries need to give a hand to developing countries so that people live there can get daily necessities to survive.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>According to Bill Gates, improving the standard of living in developing countries helps controlling population growth.</strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Because the reason to form a big family derives from their instinctive thought of how many of their kids will make it.<br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-fact-that-if-people-s-standard-of-living-in-developing-countries-improves-the-number-of-children-they-give-birth-decreases-has-been-proved-by-last-40-years-each-countrie-s-survey">The fact that if people’s standard of living in developing countries improves, the number of children they give birth decreases, has been proved by last 40 years’ each countrie&#8217;s survey.</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br><strong>Providing clean drinking water for those who need is top priority.</strong><br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="533" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kieu-Truong-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2757" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kieu-Truong-1.jpg 800w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kieu-Truong-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kieu-Truong-1-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Kieu Truong<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Most of the disease they suffer is due to the contaminated water with infectious agents they drink, and this is the main reason children over there cannot survive.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There is this guy called&nbsp;<strong>Dean Kamen&nbsp;</strong>(self-taught physicist), and he has succeeded in inventing a distiller for clean water out of his study of kidney dialysis.&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Its current version, called&nbsp;<strong>“Slingshot”&nbsp;</strong>can purify 1,000 litres of water per day with only energy to run a hair dryer.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Since 2011, he has been helping to provide clean water to developing countries by producing&nbsp;<strong>“slingshots”</strong>&nbsp;on commercial scales with the help from Coca-Cola company.<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Another guy called&nbsp;<strong>Michael Pritchard</strong>&nbsp;who is an English engineer was wondering if there were any ways to provide clean water for the survivors of natural disaster such as tsunami and hurricane other than shipping water to the site.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Eventually, he invented&nbsp;<strong>“Lifesaver bottle”</strong>&nbsp;in which the&nbsp;<strong>“nanotechnology”&nbsp;</strong>has been<strong>&nbsp;</strong>adopted with its filter. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">(The filter is said to be able to capture not only bacteria but viruses and other pathogens.)<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="by-the-way-the-nanotechnology-is-one-of-the-important-keywords-of-21st-century-we-will-have-to-know">By the way, the<span style="color:#4e6084" class="tadv-color">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">“Nanotechnology”</span></strong>&nbsp;is one of the important keywords of 21<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Century we will have to know.</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>Nano is a unit prefix meaning “one billionth / 0.000 000 001” and is about the length that a fingernail grows in one second.   <em>Wikipedia</em><br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Umm&#8230; it’s very hard to imagine!</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With the further development of nanotechnology, the company called&nbsp;NanoH<sub>2</sub>O has succeeded in extracting 70% more water with 20% less energy compared to the previous desalination method.<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="765" height="425" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/edoardo-busti-3-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2758" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/edoardo-busti-3-2.jpg 765w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/edoardo-busti-3-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/edoardo-busti-3-2-120x68.jpg 120w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/edoardo-busti-3-2-160x90.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Edoardo Busti<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The food shortage is another serious issue.</strong><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="we-will-need-twice-more-production-of-the-crops-by-2050-if-we-are-going-to-keep-up-with-current-population-growth-rate">We will need twice more production of the crops by 2050 if we are going to keep up with current population growth rate.</h5>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">However, 80% of arable land has been already used, and moreover it is estimated that the crop production will be declining by 10-20% in the next ten years due to climate change.<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We must have caught all these natural disasters happening in the news by now.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>Anyway,&nbsp;<strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">”Vertical Farming”</span></strong>&nbsp;is a positive solution to this problem.&nbsp;</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="354" height="266" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/yeinism-3-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2759" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/yeinism-3-1.jpg 354w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/yeinism-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Yeinism<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Crops can be grown inside skyscrapers or abandoned warehouses in the urban environment by using shelves.&nbsp;<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="employing-clean-room-technologies-has-also-made-it-possible-to-keep-them-away-from-pests-no-pesticides-or-herbicides-needed-and-the-fossil-fuels-used-for-delivery-can-be-cut-down-by-growing-them-near-consuming-area">Employing clean-room technologies has also made it possible to keep them away from pests (no pesticides or herbicides needed) and the fossil fuels used for delivery can be cut down by growing them near consuming area.</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br><strong>Protein</strong> from the meat is also essential to keep our optimal health.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">However, <strong>ranching</strong> is said to be one of the deadly issues which is killing our planet.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">(Cattle’s burping causes more greenhouse gases than all the cars in the world, it is said.)<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;Although we might see lots of people are going for becoming vegetarian or vegan, the carnivorous consumption in the world is actually growing yearly.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">“Cultured meat”</span></strong>&nbsp;(or<strong>&nbsp;<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">“In-vitro meat”</span></strong>) is something scientists have been working on to produce meat without slaughtering animals.<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="709" height="472" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/anya-ivanova-2-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2760" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/anya-ivanova-2-1.jpg 709w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/anya-ivanova-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Anya Ivanovo<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to the book, <strong>Winton Churchill</strong> had said in 1932, </p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="fifty-years-hence-we-shall-escape-the-absurdity-of-growing-a-whole-chicken-in-order-to-eat-the-breast-or-wing-by-growing-these-parts-separately-under-a-suitable-medium">“Fifty years hence, we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium.”</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>but this is becoming a reality.&nbsp;<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The&nbsp;<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><strong>“Stem cell”</strong>&nbsp;</span><strong>whose characteristics include differentiating itself into various types of cells and proliferating indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell</strong>, has been used to grow this cultured meat&#8230;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And it looks like the meat was already for sale in Singapore in December 2020! Wow!<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Soon it will be on our dinner plate, I presume&#8230;<br></p>



<h3 class="has-watery-green-background-color has-background wp-block-heading" id="pyramid-of-abundance-level-2-middle-level"><span id="toc4"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 2 (middle level)</strong></span></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;The next level of the pyramid is about&#8230;<br></p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Energy</li>



<li>Education</li>



<li>Access to communication and information</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>Energy shortage on our planet is deadly, however if we could overcome this field, we will be able to use electricity. <br><br><br>Hence this will lead to the development of education, creating jobs, and solution for the issue of poverty in the end.<br><br></p>



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<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="according-to-the-united-nations-one-and-a-half-billion-people-live-without-electricity-and-three-and-a-half-billion-still-depend-on-primitive-fuels-such-as-wood-or-charcoal-for-cooking-and-heating">According to <strong>The United Nations</strong>, one and a half billion people live without electricity, and three and a half billion still depend on primitive fuels such as wood or charcoal for cooking and heating.</h5>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">An American venture entrepreneur&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Beebe&nbsp;</strong>believes solar energy is the most powerful resource.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;He has been working on installing&nbsp;<strong>PV&nbsp;(photovoltaic)&nbsp;panel&nbsp;</strong>since 2003, and now that the panel has been sold all over the world.<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Roy-Buri-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2762" width="640" height="426" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Roy-Buri-1.jpg 640w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Roy-Buri-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Roy Buri<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;It is said that for every cumulative doubling of global PV production, costs have dropped by 20%.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And then, further progress has been made by&nbsp;<strong>MIT&nbsp;(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)</strong>&nbsp;with this genre. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Engineers at MIT have succeeded in creating hundred times more efficient PV panels by using carbon nanotubes&#8230; means, less panels are needed&#8230; <br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Well, not a great news for Andrew Beebe as a business&#8230;?</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br><strong>And furthermore, another company has discovered a way to turn ordinary windows into PV panels by using the world’s smallest organic solar cell!</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There is no need for installing panels on the roof anymore.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The technology for solar energy has been kept evolving!<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">People are also working on creating energy from&nbsp;<strong>Biofuels.&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There is this idea of using the&nbsp;<strong>“bio oil” extracted from algae with its photosynthesis</strong>, and now, scientists are designing an artificial photosynthesis process.<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And finally, the recent technology has created safer and more effective <strong>nuclear power</strong>, so this is another good news.<br><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Right, we are moving on to the “Education”.</strong>&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the developing countries, the issue is more about having an appropriate environment to learn rather than educational system itself.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, what is the solution to this?<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="496" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ernest-ojeh-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2767" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ernest-ojeh-2.jpg 800w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ernest-ojeh-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ernest-ojeh-2-768x476.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Ernest Ojeh<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-answer-might-be-providing-children-affordable-computers">The answer might be providing children <strong>affordable computers</strong>.</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>An architect named&nbsp;<strong>Nicholas Negroponte&nbsp;</strong>hit it off with a mathematician called&nbsp;<strong>Seymour Papert&nbsp;</strong>who had insisted that kids learnt through “doing” rather than through “instruction”, and especially when “doing” involved computer.&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After they had worked together for a few years, Negroponte took their experience further and started activity called&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>“One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)</strong>”&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">in 2005.<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="it-is-said-that-laptops-had-been-delivered-to-three-million-children-around-the-world-by-the-point-of-this-book-s-publication">It is said that laptops had been delivered to three million children around the world by the point of this book’s publication.</h4>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>On the other hand, kids’ truancy and dropout rates are dramatically increasing due to school’s unmotivating learning process in the developed country.</strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nowadays, a new learning method which could be just like playing the games with some kind of addictive element is required and having&nbsp;<strong>Khan Academy</strong>&nbsp;(Online school on YouTube channel created by&nbsp;<strong>Salman Khan</strong>) at the head of the list, the education seems to be shifting towards online direction.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For those who prefer to have learning process with something more physical but machine-based, an always-available, always-on&nbsp;<strong>AI tutor</strong>&nbsp;is on its way. (&#8230;I want to have that!)<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="426" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/koshinuke_mcfly-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2768" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/koshinuke_mcfly-2.jpg 640w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/koshinuke_mcfly-2-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by koshinuke_mcfly<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As for the “access to communication and information”, it is pretty obvious.&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The computer which came out in 1982 with the weight of almost 13kg, and the price of 2,500 dollars (approx. 217,000 yen), has been evolved a lot since then, </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">and now we have mobile phones&#8230;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And in the future, with the idea of <span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">“<strong>technologies into our bodies</strong>”</span>, </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google’s cofounder&nbsp;<strong>Larry Page</strong>&nbsp;is planning&nbsp;to<strong> </strong></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><strong>include</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Google in people’s brains</strong>&nbsp;</span></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">so that the question will be automatically sorted when it arises.&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sounds very scary&#8230;</p>



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<h3 class="has-watery-green-background-color has-background wp-block-heading" id="pyramid-of-abundance-level-3-top-level"><span id="toc5"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 3 (top level)</strong></span></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Finally,&nbsp;<br></p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Freedom</li>



<li>Health</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">comes on top of the pyramid.<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Many people (especially young children) in the developing countries are dying from a disease which has been able to be treated for almost a century in the developed countries, just because simply the infection goes&nbsp;<strong>“undiagnosed”</strong>.&nbsp;<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="481" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kristi-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2769" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kristi-2.jpg 640w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kristi-2-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Kristi<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The reason why they cannot have simple blood tests is not just because they are extremely expensive, <strong>but it’s because the public transportation does not really exist in the developing world</strong>, so it’s hard enough for most people just to get to the doctor in the first place. <br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In order to sort out this problem, currently a technology known as&#8230;&nbsp;<br><br><br><strong>Lab-on-a-Chip&nbsp;(LOC)</strong>, <br><br><br>which is a cell-phone-sized device capable of diagnosing people on the spot with a fairly short time by taking a sample of bodily fluid (very simple so that patients can do it by themselves), is under development.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On the other hand, <strong>medical errors in hospitals are another issue.&nbsp;</strong><br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="850" height="559" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Nguyen-Hiep-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2770" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Nguyen-Hiep-2.jpg 850w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Nguyen-Hiep-2-300x197.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Nguyen-Hiep-2-768x505.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Nguyen Hiep<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It is said that tens of thousands of deaths are caused yearly because of this. <br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="only-55-of-adults-receive-recommended-care-45-receives-wrong-ones-is-it-seriously">Only 55% of adults receive recommended care, 45% receives wrong ones&#8230;. (is it seriously?)</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>Even if a supercomputer, which could perfectly analyse patients’ condition from their data within a second, is created, it won’t work if the data itself is faulty. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Besides, accurate data cannot be collected just through the conversation with the patient. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Therefore, at the end of the day, you need to rely on the things like X-rays or CT scans which cost performance does not much up with the situation in the developed countries.<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="464" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roman-Triaspolsky.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6671" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roman-Triaspolsky.jpg 800w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roman-Triaspolsky-300x174.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roman-Triaspolsky-768x445.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Roman Triaspolsky <br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But here,&nbsp;<strong>the fact that when Scotch tape is peeled in a vacuum, X-ray will be generated, has been discovered.</strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This has led to an innovation of&nbsp;<strong>X-ray device which is half the size of a thumb drive and costs less than $1!</strong><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the future, it is expected that the “bra-like” object with this X-ray device will be posted to the patients, and when they receive it, they simply wear it and switch it on. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">They can simply follow the doctor’s instruction online and send it back once it has been done. Minimum cost performance!<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There are lots more from “Robot nurse”&nbsp;to “Stem cell treatment”&nbsp;and “Organ 3D printing”&nbsp;to “DNA sequencing treatment&nbsp;for injury and disease”, and so on and on&#8230;</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>It will be totally different world from how it was in 20<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;centuries.<br><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And finally, after all these necessities have been achieved, it is “<strong>Freedom</strong>”!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But “Freedom” involves lots of things such as “Freedom of expression”, “Fundamental human rights” and so on…&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As globalization progresses, to be able to exchange information freely has become crucially important for everyone in the world, therefore&#8230;<br><br><br> <strong>the</strong>&nbsp;<strong>United Nations declared that the “access to the Internet is a fundamental human right’</strong>&nbsp;in 2011. (Page 206)<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Another important keyword here is&#8230;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">ICT (information and communication technology)</span></strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The websites which adopted this&nbsp;<strong>ICT&nbsp;</strong>such as&nbsp;<strong>“Ushahidi”</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>“World is Witness”</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>“WikiLeaks”</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>“Enough is Enough”</strong>, and so on have played great roles with reporting activities against fundamental human rights, informing critical situations, monitoring elections, etc.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There are also cases that the nation’s crises were avoided by using&nbsp;<strong>SNS</strong>&nbsp;such as&nbsp;Twitter<strong>&nbsp;</strong>and&nbsp;Facebook.<br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-problem-about-the-freedom-with-ict-is-that-both-good-and-bad-can-access-them-so-things-are-not-that-easy">The problem about the freedom with ICT is that both good and bad can access them, so things are not that easy&#8230;</h4>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="here-is-to-the-crazy-ones"><span id="toc6"><strong>“Here is to the crazy ones”</strong></span></h2>



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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="510" height="638" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/armin-lotfi-1-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2773" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/armin-lotfi-1-1.jpg 510w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/armin-lotfi-1-1-240x300.jpg 240w" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Armin Lotfi</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>To be able to dedicate yourself to something uncertain whether its result could be a success or could end up with a total disaster, some sort of stimulus is required to boost up and maintain your motivations.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Like when Charles Lindbergh had succeeded in flying from New York to Paris in 1927, whenever something unprecedented was achieved,&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>incentive prize&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">has always been playing a great part.</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="340" height="227" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sharon-mccutcheon-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2772" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sharon-mccutcheon-1.jpg 340w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sharon-mccutcheon-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Sharon Mccutcheon<br><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The co-author of this book<strong>&nbsp;</strong>has set up&nbsp;<strong>X PRIZE&nbsp;</strong>for exact the same purpose to see record breaking achievement. And he is convinced that the&nbsp;<strong>ones will come from small groups</strong>&nbsp;rather than large organizations.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Large organizations have a lot to lose and cannot take risk, while small groups have not much to lose in the first place, therefore, they have a greater chance of achieving the mission impossible with even lower cost.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Another element for reaching impossible is that the ones need to be&nbsp;<strong>a little bit crazy</strong>&nbsp;and reckless who are not fond of rules and are often in the world with constraints. So that is why the prize competition is often with deadline&#8230;</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Well, this is it for the summary of “Abundance” with my version.&nbsp;<br><br>Thank you very much for reading patiently till the very end.<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Speaking English has become more and more compulsory in our current changing world. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This book is full of technology-related keywords we should know to survive an exponential future, therefore getting yourself familiarised with these words in English will be a great advantage for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I absolutely recommend you reading this book!!!<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anyway, see you soon.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">konkaz</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">👉 <a rel="noopener follow" target="_blank" href="https://www.konkaz.com/abundance-jp/">*Japanese version of this blog post</a></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[“2030年、すべてが「加速」する世界に備えよ” の英語オリジナル版 "Abundance / THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK" からの要約!!!   1. テクノロジーが全ての問題を打開する！   2. Building the Pyramid of Abundance（豊かさピラミッドの構築） 3. ”Here is to the crazy ones”　(クレイジーな奴らに乾杯！)]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>こんにちは、コンカズ (<a rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/konkazuk"><strong>@konkazuk</strong></a>) です 。<br><br><br>今回の “英語で本を読もう !” はこちら&#8230;!!! 👇<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/abundance.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2628" width="284" height="467" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/abundance.jpg 340w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/abundance-182x300.jpg 182w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Peter Diamandis&nbsp;(ピーター・ディアマンディス)</strong>さん（X Prize の創設者で、エンジニア、医者の学位をもっていて、発明家でもある。 2014年には、フォーチューン誌で「世界の偉大なるリーダー50人」のうちの一人に選出される。)<br><br><br>と、<br><br><br><strong>Steven Kotler&nbsp;(スティーヴン・コトラー)</strong>さん（ジャーナリスト、起業家。ニューヨーカー誌のコラミストでもある。）による共同著書、<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>&#8220;</strong><span class="fz-20px"><strong>Abundance</strong></span> / <strong><span class="fz-16px"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK</span></span>&#8220;</strong><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>日本語版では</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="2030年-すべてが-加速-する世界に備えよ"><strong>“2030年、すべてが「加速」する世界に備えよ”</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>の題名で出版されています。<br><br><br><br><br>参考までに、Youtubeやブログなどで日本語版の本の要約を拝見させていただいたのですが&#8230; <br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>正直なところ、たいていのものが、オリジナルの本の中から現代テクノロジーや、近未来に関連したキーワードを拾ってきて、それに対して自分が持っている知識や情報、または意見を添えて書き上げられた、何か少し別の本という印象を受けました。</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">目次もオリジナルとかなり異なっていますし&#8230;<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="という訳で-日本語バージョンとオリジナルとの間に-妙なギャップを感じたので-それならオリジナルヴァージョンに近いものを僕が皆さんに伝えられないか-と思い-ほぼ要約という形で記事を書き上げました">という訳で、日本語バージョンとオリジナルとの間に、妙なギャップを感じたので、それならオリジナルヴァージョンに近いものを僕が皆さんに伝えられないか？と思い、<strong>ほぼ要約という形</strong>で記事を書き上げました。</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>まぁ、それは置いておくとして、この本を読んで感じたことは、<br><br><strong>今の時代、長い間情報収集を怠っていると、かなりのレヴェルで置いてきぼりを喰う</strong><br><br>って事ですね。<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">この本が出版されてから、ほぼ10年近く経ってくるんで、最先端の情報本とは言えないのですが、現在得ることができる情報において、物事がそこに辿り着くまでの過程、その間に世間では何が起こっていたのか、を知るには打ってつけの本です。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">最近いろいろと、物事が変化するスピードがアホみたいに速いですし&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><span class="fz-20px"><strong><span class="fz-18px">ということで、初めに断っておきますが、</span></strong></span><span class="fz-20px"><strong><span class="fz-18px">本の中身</span></strong></span><span class="fz-20px"><strong><span class="fz-18px">死ぬほど濃いです!!!</span></strong></span><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">情報量が半端じゃないんで、英語初心者レヴェルの方にはボキャブラリー的にかなり厳しいかもしれませんが、今後英語で知っておいて損はしない用語ばかりなので、トライしてみたい方は、噛み締めながら読んでいきましょう。</p>



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    <ul class="toc-list open"></li><li><a href="#toc1" tabindex="0">テクノロジーが全ての問題を打開する！</a></li><li><a href="#toc2" tabindex="0"><strong>Building the Pyramid of Abundance（豊かさピラミッドの構築）</strong></a><ul><li><a href="#toc3" tabindex="0"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 1 (bottom level)</strong></a></li><li><a href="#toc4" tabindex="0"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 2 (middle level)</strong></a></li><li><a href="#toc5" tabindex="0"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 3 (top level)</strong></a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#toc6" tabindex="0"><strong>”Here is to the crazy ones”</strong>　(クレイジーな奴らに乾杯！)</a></li></ul>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="テクノロジーが全ての問題を打開する"><span id="toc1">テクノロジーが全ての問題を打開する！</span></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="526" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Leo-Jimenez-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2631" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Leo-Jimenez-2.jpg 800w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Leo-Jimenez-2-300x197.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Leo-Jimenez-2-768x505.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Leo Jimenez</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">現代社会は、環境問題によるクライメートチェンジ、人口の増加と食糧不足、資源の不足、テクノロジーの発展とそれに伴う危険性など、深刻な問題だらけで、<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">「<strong>地球は秒刻みで破滅に向かっている</strong></span>」という悲観的（pessimistic）な考えがはびこっています。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>しかしながら、こういったネガティヴな考えが生まれる原因は、人間の脳の一部に、</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>”amygdala・アミグダラ（扁桃体）”</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">と呼ばれる、危険な状況に対して常に警戒する神経構造があって、その部分が防衛的な対応をしようとすることによります。<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">そして更にそれらをメディアが脅したりして煽ったりするから、人々の観点はさらに悲観的になるのです。</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="でも実際はそうではなくて-人類の生活はテクノロジーの開発で-以前と比べたら世界は確実に豊かになってきているのですから-皆さんがポジティヴなアティチュードをもって-このまま更にテクノロジーの開発を進めていけば-全ては解決し-みんなで幸せを得ることができるのですよ">でも実際はそうではなくて、人類の生活はテクノロジーの開発で、以前と比べたら世界は確実に豊かになってきているのですから、皆さんがポジティヴなアティチュードをもって、このまま更にテクノロジーの開発を進めていけば、全ては解決し、みんなで幸せを得ることができるのですよ。</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>&#8230;っていうのが冒頭のメッセージですかね。</strong><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>これだけ読むと、アメリカという、20世紀から資本主義（capitalism）を先頭になって引っ張ってきて、資源（resource）を乱用し、自分の国の利益のためなら、他の国の自然さえも破壊する事を繰り返してきた張本人が、<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">実際のところ、日本を含め、どの先進国もやってきていますが&#8230;</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>実際に洪水や森林火災や津波などの自然災害を目の当たりにし、それに伴った世界中から浴びせられる非難を回避するために、脳の一部の機能を取り上げておいて、みんなが不安になるのはその神経器官が原因（でもそれって単純に人間の本能なんちゃうん？）だと主張しておくことで、世界を丸めこもうとしていうようにも見えるような&#8230;<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2637" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2.jpg 800w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-120x68.jpg 120w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-160x90.jpg 160w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samuel-branch-2-320x180.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Samuel Branch<br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>そんでもって、今度は都合のいいように、自分たちを世界を救うためのイヴェントを立ち上げているリーダーに位置づけしておいて、問題解決につながる最後の救いの種であるテクノロジーの発展を成し遂げるために、世界中の発明家に呼びかけて、賞金を出すからタイムリミット内で地球を救うことをできるすごいアイデアを出してくれ（尻を拭ってくれ）&#8230;と、</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">（お前らも結局のところ共犯なんだからちょっと手ぇ貸せや！ワシらもちょっと1,2 週間ほど牛肉ステーキ食べる量減らすからよぅ！アマゾンで飼ってる牛たちにもゲップしねぇように言い聞かせとくし&#8230;&nbsp;)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">という代わりに、</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">”みんなで助け合っていっしょに世界を救うヒーローになろうよ?！”（笑顔コワイし&#8230;！）</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ってな感じでビジネスのリーダーたちに囲まれたヤクザの親分が赤い目を光らせて、世界に呼びかけているようにもとれます。<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="スミマセン-もう完全な偏見ですね-w-バイデンさんが大統領に就任してもうしばらく経ちますが-ドナルド-トランプ元大統領の印象が強すぎて-なんかもう頭の中にアメリカの悪いイメージしか残っていません-この本が出版されたのは2012年なので-トランプ大統領就任-2017-2021-よりも5年も前です-オバマさんガンバってたし">スミマセン、もう完全な偏見ですね。w バイデンさんが大統領に就任してもうしばらく経ちますが、ドナルド・トランプ元大統領の印象が強すぎて、なんかもう頭の中にアメリカの悪いイメージしか残っていません。この本が出版されたのは2012年なので、トランプ大統領就任（2017−2021）よりも5年も前です。オバマさんガンバってたし&#8230;</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>確かに現代人の生活は、何百年、あるいは何十年も前と比べたら、<br><br></p>



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<li>保険医療の<strong>エクスポネンシャル</strong>な改善</li>



<li>幼児の死亡率の<strong>エクスポネンシャル</strong>な減少</li>



<li>人類の寿命の<strong>エクスポネンシャル</strong>な増加</li>



<li>水洗トイレ</li>



<li>安全な飲料水</li>



<li>パソコン</li>



<li>モーバイルフォン</li>



<li>エアーコンディショニング</li>



<li>電力</li>



<li>交通</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>など、（先進国の）生活の快適さのレヴェルは、全てにおいて<strong>エクスポネンシャル</strong>な勢いで上がってます。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ところで、エクスポネンシャル、エクスポネンシャルって、ページをめくるごとにエクスポネンシャルな勢いで出てくるこの単語。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><span class="fz-22px"><span class="fz-20px"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><span class="fz-18px">“<strong>Exponential ＝ 指数関数的な</strong></span></span></span></span>&#8220;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">という意味で、つまり&#8230;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span class="fz-20px"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><span class="fz-18px">“変化がもう恐ろしいほど急激に”</span></span></span></strong> <br><br><br>ってことです。<br><br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="907" height="700" src="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2642" srcset="https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3.jpg 907w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3-300x232.jpg 300w, https://www.konkaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mihaly-koles-3-768x593.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">image by Mihaly Koles<br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>まぁ上であんなこと書きましたが、先進国に住んでテクノロジーの恩恵を受けているのであれば、皆さんの誰もが<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">「<strong>共犯</strong>」</span>ですね。<br><br>今手元にある生活レヴェルを下げるのは、やっぱり気が進まないでしょうし&#8230;<br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="ということで-テクノロジーの進化によって引き起こされた問題は-テクノロジーの更なる開発が解決するってことで-頑張っていく以外方法はなさそうです">ということで、テクノロジーの進化によって引き起こされた問題は、テクノロジーの更なる開発が解決するってことで、頑張っていく以外方法はなさそうです。</h5>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="building-the-pyramid-of-abundance-豊かさピラミッドの構築"><span id="toc2"><strong>Building the Pyramid of Abundance（豊かさピラミッドの構築）</strong></span></h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">はい、この本の14ページ目で、20世紀のアメリカの心理学者、<strong>Abraham Maslow（エイブラハム・マズロウ）</strong>さんが、人間が自己実現に向かう過程に通過する５つの欲求を、五段階の階層（five levels of human needs）で表したことが取り上げられています。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">(上の図のように、それらはしばしばピラミッドの形で表されています。)<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">これをモデルにして、<strong>地球全体の</strong><strong>Abundance</strong>に努めていくために著者はピラミッドを３段階にリモデルします。</p>



<h3 class="has-watery-green-background-color has-background wp-block-heading" id="pyramid-of-abundance-level-1-bottom-level"><span id="toc3"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 1 (bottom level)</strong></span></h3>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="abundance-とは日本語で-適切な量や供給量を超えている特質-豊かさ-ありあまる-etc-の意"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">”Abundance” とは日本語で「適切な量や供給量を超えている特質、豊かさ、ありあまる, etc.」の意。</span></h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>僕の言う <strong>&#8220;Abundance&#8221;</strong> は全てを含んだ考えだ。<br><br>つまり、世界中の一人一人を含む。世界中のすべての人たちが <strong>&#8220;well-being&#8221; (健康な状態)</strong> を手に入れなければならない。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">このピラミッドの一番下の階層は、人間が生きていく上で必要なものに対する根本的な欲求”、すなわち&#8230;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>food (食物)</li>



<li>water (水)</li>



<li>shelter (住まい)</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>に関して、と言うことになります。<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ある生活レヴェルのアメリカ人が、テレビ、電話、電気、水道、室内の水道、ガスなどの配管施設などを保持しているにもかかわらず、<strong>“貧困” (poverty)</strong> という部類にカテゴライズされるかたわら、大抵のアフリカに住んでいる人々はこれらを所有していないというのが現実。<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="例えばソマリアでの１日の平均的な生活コストが1-25ドル以下と言われています">例えばソマリアでの１日の平均的な生活コストが1.25ドル以下と言われています。</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>これらの事実を踏まえると、<strong>&#8220;Abundance&#8221;</strong>という目的を達成するために先進国は、発展途上国の人々が少なくとも生活をしていくのに必要なベーシックスを手に入れられるように手助けをするべきだ、ということになってきます。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Bill Gates&nbsp;(ビル・ゲイツ)</strong>によれば、「生活水準の改善が人口増加問題の解決に直接つながってくる」とのこと。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">なぜなら、貧乏な国の家族が、たくさんの子どもをもうけるという行動をとるのは、”そのうち何人が生き延びられるか？”という確率が本能的に刻まれているからだ。<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="生活水準が改善されるにつれて生まれてくる子供の数が減るという事実は-ここ40年間の各国の調査で明らかにされています">生活水準が改善されるにつれて生まれてくる子供の数が減るという事実は、ここ40年間の各国の調査で明らかにされています。</h4>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">生活水準の改善の中でも特に <strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">&#8220;きれいで安全な飲料水の供給&#8221;</span></strong> は、重要な課題。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">発展途上国に住む人たちがかかってしまう大抵の病気は、汚い飲料水が原因で、子供達が生き残れない理由もここにあります。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ハイ。ここでちょっと英語の勉強&#8230;</p>
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<li>出生率&nbsp;<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">(birth rate)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li>



<li>死亡率<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">&nbsp;(mortality rate)</span></li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">このジャンル内で頑張っている人たちのうちの一人に、<strong>Dean Kamen</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(ディーン・ケイメン)</strong>という、元々は医師（なんと独学！）だった人がいて、腎臓の透析の研究をしている間に浮かんだアイデアから、きれいな水を生み出すための蒸留システムの発明に成功しています。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">その現在のヴァージョンの&nbsp;<strong>”Slingshot”</strong>&nbsp;(スリングショット)と呼ばれる装置は、ヘアードライヤーを使うのに必要なエネルギーだけで、１日1000リットルの浄化できるとのこと。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">彼は、2011年からコカコーラ会社の助けを借りて、スリングショットを商業スケールで生産することによって、発展途上国にクリーンな水を供給する活動をしています。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">彼の他にも、イギリスのエンジニアで <strong>Michael Pritchard</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(マイケル・プリチャード)</strong> という人が、津波やハリケーンなど、災害にあった人たちへ水を供給する際において、大量の水を現地に運ぶ以外に何か良いアイデアはないか？と考えた後、<strong>Nanotechnology (ナノテクノロジー)</strong> を取り入れた <strong>”Lifesaver bottle”</strong>(見た目はハイテクではないそうですが&#8230;)を発明。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">従来のフィルターよりもはるかにきめが細かく、バクテリアだけではなく、病原体までシャットすることができるらしいです。<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="nanotechnology-は21世紀の超重要なキーワードです"><strong>&#8220;Nanotechnology&#8221; は21世紀の超重要なキーワードです。</strong></h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>Nanoは数字で表すと、10億分の1 (0.000 000 001)で、爪が一秒間に伸びる長さと同じだそうです。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">う〜む&#8230; ちょっと想像し難い。</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">さらに開発されたものでは、水をdesalination (除塩、脱塩)&nbsp;する際に、かつては沸騰させたりするなど、コスパが非常に良くない方法が使われていたようですが、2010年にNanoH<sub>2</sub>Oという会社が、ナノテクノロジーの導入によって、70％の更なる水の確保と同時に、20％のコストダウンに成功しています。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>さて、食糧不足に関してですが、こちらも深刻です。</strong><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="現在の人口増加に対応していくためには-2050年までに今の倍の農産物の生産が必要とされるとのこと">現在の人口増加に対応していくためには、2050年までに今の倍の農産物の生産が必要とされるとのこと。</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>しかしながら、そのために使用できる土地の80％は既に使われていて、その上、クライメートチェンジによる災害で、この先10年の間に10〜20％の穀物の生産量が落ちると予想されています。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">皆さん既に現時点で、いろんな災害をニュースなどでキャッチしていることだと思います。</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>そんな中、土地の確保のアイデアとして進められているのが、<br><br><br><strong>Vertical farming<span style="color:#4e6084" class="tadv-color">&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">(垂直農法)</span></strong>。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">都市での高層ビル内や、倉庫などでシェルフなどを利用して農作物を栽培します。<br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="消費地の近くに場所を確保することによって-輸送するときに生じる二酸化炭素の排出量を削減できるという利点もあるそうです">消費地の近くに場所を確保することによって、輸送するときに生じる二酸化炭素の排出量を削減できるという利点もあるそうです。</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>健康を保つためには、穀物だけでなく、<strong>protein</strong>（タンパク質）も必要です。<br><br>しかしながら、<strong>Ranching</strong> (牧畜)による温室効果ガスの排出量（牛のゲップによる）は、世界中の全ての自動車が排出するそれよりも上回ると言われ、地球を滅亡に向けて引っ張っている大問題の一つとされています。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">近年 <strong>Vegetarian</strong> や <strong>Vegan</strong> などのムーヴメントも頻繁に見られますが、それでも肉の消費量は年々増加する一方。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">そこで期待が寄せらているのが、</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;<strong>Cultured meet<span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">&nbsp;(培養肉</span>)</strong>&#8220;<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">または &#8220;<strong><span class="fz-18px"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">In-vitro meat</span></span><span style="color:#4e6084" class="tadv-color">&#8221;&nbsp;</span></strong>(in-vitroで「試験管内での」という意味) とも呼ばれます。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">イギリスの元首相 <strong>Winton Churchill&nbsp;(ウィントン・チャーチル)</strong> が1932年に、</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="今から50年後には-チキンの羽根や胸部の肉を別々に育てる手段が生まれることによって-ただそれらの部分を食べるだけのためにチキンを丸ごと一匹育てるというバカげた行為をしなくても済むようになるなるだろう">「今から50年後には、チキンの羽根や胸部の肉を別々に育てる手段が生まれることによって、ただそれらの部分を食べるだけのためにチキンを丸ごと一匹育てるというバカげた行為をしなくても済むようになるなるだろう。」</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>という発言をしていたようですが、まさに今これが現実化しようとしています。<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ちなみに培養肉は、<strong>Stem cell</strong> <strong>(幹細胞&nbsp;/ 自己複製能力と、他のさまざまな細胞に分化する能力を持つ特殊な細胞)</strong>、を用いたテクノロジーによって作られます&#8230;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">なんてことを書いている間にシンガポールでは２０２０年１２月に既に販売が開始されているようです。<br><br>このまま行くと、私たちの食卓に培養肉が並ぶ日も時間の問題のようですね。</p>



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<h3 class="has-watery-green-background-color has-background wp-block-heading" id="pyramid-of-abundance-level-2-middle-level"><span id="toc4"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 2 (middle level)</strong></span></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>ピラミッド２段目は&#8230;<br></p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>energy&nbsp;(エネルギー)</li>



<li>education&nbsp;(教育)</li>



<li>access to communication and information&nbsp;(通信と情報へのアクセス)</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">となります。<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">地球のエナジー不足はヤバいことになっています。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8230; が、もしこの分野を克服することができれば、電気が使えるようになるわけですから、教育の発展、仕事の配給、と繋がって貧困問題の解決につながります。<br></p>



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<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-united-nations-国際連合-によると地球上では-15億人が未だに電気のない状態で生活-35億人が木材や炭を料理や暖を取るために使用しているのが現実"><strong>The United Nations (国際連合)</strong> によると地球上では、15億人が未だに電気のない状態で生活、35億人が木材や炭を料理や暖を取るために使用しているのが現実。</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>アメリカに住む <strong>Andrew Beebe&nbsp;(アンドリュー・ビービ)</strong>&nbsp;というソーラーエネルギーが最もパワフルな資源と信じているヴェンチャー起業家が、21世紀初頭から <strong>PV(photovoltaic)&nbsp;panel&nbsp;(光起電力パネル)</strong> の取り付けに取り組んでいます。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">PV panelは今や世界的な売上を誇り、ここ30年間のデータによると、生産量が二倍になるごとに、その生産コストは20％も落ちてきているとのこと。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">その後、さらに開発は進み、<strong>MIT&nbsp;(Massachusetts Institute&nbsp;&nbsp;of Technology /&nbsp;マサチューセッツ工科大学)</strong>が、炭素のnano tube・ナノチューブを使ってPV panelを百倍も効果的にすることに成功したことにより、大量のパネル設置の必要性がなくなりました。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">アンドリュー・ビービさんにとっては、ビジネスをやっていく上で、良いニュースではありませんが…</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>そしてさらには、他のカンパニーが<strong>普通の窓をPV panel化することに成功</strong>。屋根にパネルをつける必要さえなくなります。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ソーラーエナジーの開発はどんどん進んでいきます。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">一方で、<strong>Biofuels</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(生物体原料を燃料にしたもの)</strong> の分野でも開発は進められています。<br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>Algae</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(藻類)</strong> による<strong>Photosynthesis (光合成)</strong>から抽出できるオイルを燃料にするアイデアですが、この光合成自体もテクノロジーの力で、人工的に操作ができるようになることが近い将来可能かと。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>その他には、<strong>Nuclear</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(原子力)</strong>による発電も従来のものよりも安全性を含め、より効果的なものへと開発が進められています。<br><br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>続いては、教育に関してです。</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">発展途上国においては、教育のやり方がどうというよりも単純に学習のための環境が整っていません。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">では、何が必要とされるか？<br><br></p>



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<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="affordable-入手可能な-なコンピューターが求められています"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><strong>Affordable&nbsp;(入手可能な)</strong> なコンピューターが求められています。</span></h5>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">建築家の<strong>Nicholas Negroponte&nbsp;(ニコラス・ネグロポンテ)</strong>さんは、子供たちは&nbsp;”<strong>learning through doing”&nbsp;</strong>行動することによって学んでいくと確信している数学者の<strong>Seymour Papert&nbsp;(スィーモア・ペパート)</strong>と意気投合。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">そして2005年には、<br><br><br><strong><span class="fz-20px"><span class="fz-18px">One Laptop Per Child</span></span>&nbsp;(OLPC)&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;ラップトップを各子供の手に運動&#8221; を開始。<br><br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="現在-この本が出版された時点-300万人の子供たちの手に届けられています">現在（この本が出版された時点）300万人の子供たちの手に届けられています。</h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>この後ラップトップはタブレットに、そしてモーバイルフォンへと移っていくことになります。<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="一方先進国では-現在の学習過程に退屈し-学校で問題を起こしたり-ドロップアウトしたりする子供たちの増加が問題となってきています">一方先進国では、現在の学習過程に退屈し、学校で問題を起こしたり、ドロップアウトしたりする子供たちの増加が問題となってきています。</h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>この問題を打開するために、ゲーム感覚で学べて、それと同時に<strong>addictive&nbsp;(中毒性の効果のある)</strong> 学習法が求められ、<strong>Salman Khan&nbsp;(サルマン・カーン)</strong>さんがYouTube上に立ち上げた学校&nbsp;(Khan Academy)を筆頭に、教育もますますオンラインの方向へ移っていきます。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">さらには、もっと機械ベースでフィジカルな学習法を好む子どもたちのために、いつでもどこでも準備オッケーな、<strong><span class="fz-20px"><span class="fz-18px">AI tutor</span></span> /ロボット先生</strong>の開発も進められています。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>情報通信、情報収集の手段はもう明らかですよね。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">1982年当時に発売された重さ13キロ弱、当時の値段で2,500ドル（約217,000円）したコンピューターは、今となっては iPhone などのモーバイルフォーンに。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">さらに将来的には、<strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">”テクノロジーを人間の体の中に”</span></strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">、</span>ということで、Googleの設立者の一人である <strong>Larry Page&nbsp;(ラリー・ペイジ)&nbsp;</strong>は、疑問が生じたら、オートマティックに情報が届けられるように</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span class="fz-20px"><span class="fz-18px"><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color">「Googleを脳内に」</span></span></span></strong><br><br><br>という構想を持っており、賛否両論となっています。(怖ぇ〜！)<br><br></p>



<h3 class="has-watery-green-background-color has-background wp-block-heading" id="pyramid-of-abundance-level-3-top-level"><span id="toc5"><strong>Pyramid of Abundance / Level 3 (top level)</strong></span></h3>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">最後にピラミッドの一番上に来るのが、</p>



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<li>freedom&nbsp;(自由)</li>



<li>health&nbsp;(健康)</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">発展途上国内では、「診断されていない」ことが理由で、先進国ではすでに100年近くも前から治療可能になっている病気によって、たくさんの人々（特に子どもたち）が命を落としています。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">簡単な血液検査をしてもらうための金銭的な問題がどうこうという以前に、「<strong>医者に診てもらいにいく為の公共交通機関がない</strong>」わけですから、どうしようもありません。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">そこで現在、</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span class="fz-20px"><span class="fz-18px">Lab-on-a-Chip</span></span>&nbsp;(LOC)</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">「患者をその場で、しかも短時間で診断できる事を目的としたマイクロチップ上で微量の液体を扱うことができる装置」というテクノロジーの開発が進められています。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">これに自分の体液のサンプルを落とすことによって、患者本人でも診断が可能になります。<br><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">その一方で問題になっているのが、<strong>診療ミス</strong>。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>最近&nbsp;RANDコーポレーションから発表されたものによると、毎年何千人もの人たちが病院内で診療ミスにより亡くなっているとのこと。<br><br></p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="成人が適切な治療を受けられる可能性は55-と言われ-残りの45-は医師から間違った診断をされるということです-マジ">成人が適切な治療を受けられる可能性は55％と言われ、残りの45％は医師から間違った診断をされるということです。(マジ？）</h5>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">瞬時に患者のデータから情報を集め、完璧に分析することができるスーパーコンピューターを開発したとしても、データに問題があってはどうにもなりません。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">だからと言って、患者との会話からだけでは正確なデータは得られません。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">となると最終的には、X-ray や CT scans に頼らざるをえなくなってくるのですが、何しろサイズがデカイし、エネルギーのコスパは悪いし、他にも色々と高くつくしで、発展途上国では無理。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">そこでなんと、「<strong>スコッチテープを真空内で剥がすとX-rayが放出される事実</strong>」が発見されます。Wow!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">これによって、<strong>USBメモリーの半分のサイズで、コスト１ドル以下のX -ray装置が発明されることになります。</strong><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">近い将来には、患者の住所にこのX -ray装置が設置されたブラジャーのようなものを郵送し、患者がそれを体に取り付け、スイッチオンした後に、オンラインで医師とやりとりをしながら手続きを済ませた後、患者はそれをまた郵送し返すだけ、という人が移動しなくても診断ができるという、時間もコストも最小限という驚くべき世界が待っています。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">他にもロボットの看護婦さん、先ほど培養肉のところでも登場した Stem cell&nbsp;(幹細胞)&nbsp;や 3-D printing,&nbsp;そしてDNA&nbsp;sequencing&nbsp;(遺伝子組み換え)を活用したケガや病気の治療など、世の中えらいことになってきます。</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">次に、生きていくために必要なものが全てそろった上での <strong>freedom&nbsp;(自由)</strong>ですが、ここに表現の自由、人権など様々な要素が乗っかってきます。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>グローバル化が進む中、自由な情報交換は誰にとっても重要な事となって来たため、2011年、The United Nations&nbsp;(国際連合) は</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>“インターネットへのアクセスは基本的人権である”</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">と宣言します。（P206）</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>さてここでの重要なキーワードは</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><span style="color:#333333" class="tadv-color"><span class="fz-20px"><span class="fz-18px">ICT</span></span>&nbsp;(information and communications technology)&nbsp;</span></strong>です。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">この<strong>ICT</strong>を活用した<strong>「Ushahidi」,&nbsp;「World is Witness」,&nbsp;「WikiLeaks」,&nbsp;「Enough is Enough」</strong>などのウェブサイトは、人権を脅かす行為の通報、危機的な状況などにおいての通信、選挙の際などの不正行為の監視などに役立ってきていますし、Twitter や<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Facebook などの<strong>&nbsp;SNS</strong>を用いての情報交換により、国内情勢の危機が回避されたケースも見られます。<br></p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="ただ-良い人間も悪い人間もアクセスできるので-色々と大変ですね">ただ、良い人間も悪い人間もアクセスできるので、色々と大変ですね。</h4>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="here-is-to-the-crazy-ones-クレイジーな奴らに乾杯"><span id="toc6"><strong>”Here is to the crazy ones”</strong>　(クレイジーな奴らに乾杯！)</span></h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>成功するかどうかわからないことに打ち込むためには情熱だけでなく、それを押し上げてくれる <strong>incentive (動機・誘因)</strong>が必要となってきます。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">1927年にリンドバーグがニューヨーク・パリの飛行に成功した時も賞金が絡んでいたように、何かが成し遂げられる時にはいつの時代も<br><br><strong><span class="fz-20px"><span class="fz-18px">incentive prize</span></span>&nbsp;(奨励金)</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">が重要な役割を果たすこととなります。<br><br></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><br>著者の<strong>Peter Diamandis&nbsp;(ピーター・ディアマンディス)</strong>さんが<strong>X Prize</strong>を立ち上げた目的も同じです。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">アメリカの人類学者がかつて発言したように、偉大な発明を成し遂げるのは、大企業などの大きな組織ではなくて、<strong>常に小さなグループ</strong>だと著者は確信しています。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">余裕のある大企業がチンタラと余計なものに投資したり、または損害を避けるためにリスクを背負うのを避けたりする反面、小規模グループは、リスクを恐れず、しかもローコストで目標を達成する傾向にあります。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">そして参加者が、ルールを無視し、&#8221;<strong>向こう見ずでクレイジー</strong>&#8221; な発想を持った人材である事と、<br>&#8220;<strong>追い詰められていること</strong>&#8221; も大発明がなされるための要因となります。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">だから奨励金コンペティションには<strong>deadline</strong>がつきものなんですね。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">という事で、この本の要約は以上となります。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">いやぁ、ここまで付き合ってくれた皆さん、どうもありがとうございました。</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">お疲れ様です。</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">大変な内容ですが、英語能力は今後ますます必要となってきます。<br></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">この本の中には、今の時代に必要な知識がたくさん詰まっているので、是非とも手に取って英語で読んでみることをお勧めします。<br><br></p>



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