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The Risks of Technology and Climate Change
29:21 - 34:24 (05:02)
Billionaire entrepreneur and investor, Elon Musk, warns of the negative effects of technology's ability to take over and consume the world whilst discussing new risks of climate change, including lethal gas.
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Climate change could lead to new dangers we may not be aware of, such as the release of lethal gases like hydrogen sulfide that could kill humans.
29:21 - 32:09 (02:47)
Summary
Climate change could lead to new dangers we may not be aware of, such as the release of lethal gases like hydrogen sulfide that could kill humans. Learning from past extinction events, we should be prepared to mitigate these potential threats.
ChapterThe Risks of Technology and Climate Change
Episode#317: Steve Jurvetson — The Midas Touch and Mind-Bending Futures
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The increasing use of information technology will move most industries towards a "winner takes all" system, with few winners at every scale, leading to a concentration of wealth among individuals and firms.
32:09 - 34:24 (02:15)
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The increasing use of information technology will move most industries towards a "winner takes all" system, with few winners at every scale, leading to a concentration of wealth among individuals and firms. However, the negative side effect of people rejecting modernity and subscribing to different belief systems worries the speaker, as it may result in certain countries falling behind in the race of modernization.