Ramez Naam Quotes


Americans mostly now believe the climate is changing. They believe that humans are causing it, and they believe that it is a risk. But in surveys, Americans are not willing to pay higher energy prices to tackle the problem.


Citations

Naam, Ramez. The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet. University Press of New England, 2013.

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Ramez Naam
Ramez Naam
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  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Speaker, Futurist

Ramez Naam is an American technologist and science fiction writer. He is best known as the author of the Nexus Trilogy. His other books include The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet and More than Human: Embracing the Promises of Biological Enhancement. He is currently co-chair for energy and the environment at Singularity University.