Despite the constant doom and gloom from the media, when you look closely at the science and engineering breakthroughs that are being made, the only feasible conclusion is that the world is on the edge of a fundamental shift. Exponential increases in technology will provide every person on the planet with the basic needs for survival. Abundance for everyone is right around the corner! The gains being made in robotics, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing and medicine, just to name a few, ensure that humanity's greatest problems will soon be solved. When we consider these advances in technology and how they will compound upon each other, the end result is an end to scarcity and a new age of food security, enhanced healthcare and higher living standards for all! A Book Summary In today’s busy world it can be hard to find the time to sit down and read a complete book. This book summary presents just the most important and impactful ideas discussed in 'Abundance' but removes the padding that publishers require their authors to add. You are left with a summary that will provide all of the core benefits of reading the full book but without the time commitment. Book Synopsis Authors Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler believe that the world is moving towards abundance for every man, woman and child. They start by discussing what abundance is and how it relates to basic human needs as well as education, communication and political freedom. Next they explore a range of amazing new technologies that are rapidly changing the world for all. They explain how these technologies will soon be able to meet every person's basic needs of food, water and shelter, effectively solving global poverty. They then go on to explain the possibilities of bringing education, clean energy and global communications capabilities to the world. Finally 'Abundance' talks about personal and political freedoms and how these form the final pieces of the abundance puzzle. 'Abundance' shows that the future is bright, really bright! The amazing changes that will take place in our world over the next decade alone will amaze us and change the way we live. The positive mood of 'Abundance' shows that the future for our planet is good! This book will make you think, spark your imagination and inspire you. In One Sentence New advances in technology will soon grant every person on the planet a life of abundance. The Authors Peter Diamandis is the CEO of X Prize Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that offers millions of dollars in prizes for radical technological breakthroughs. In 2010 X Prize awarded $10 million for the development of cars that could travel 100 miles on a gallon of fuel. Peter Diamandis is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and MIT. Steven Kotler is an award winning journalist. His work has been featured in Wired, the New York Times Magazine, National Geographic and Popular Science. He is the director of research at the Flow Genome project. Steven is a graduate of John Hopkins University and the University of Wisconsin.