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As the population climbs to 10 billion people, food could be a serious problem in the future... Not because we don't know how to grow it or ship it across the world, but because the way we grow food is incredibly hard on the environment. Thankfully, there are many newer technologies which could make agriculture much more environmentally friendly.
Transportation is the at the heart of every economy. It's also a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and one of the largest sources of employment around the world... What will it mean for the world when transportation is handled completely by automated, electric vehicles??
Several companies are working on using drones to replace delivery drivers.. but will governments let them use it?
We probably won't see millions of self-driving cars on the road anytime soon. The hardware is totally ready, but the software used to make driving decisions needs some work, and the government will take its sweet time deciding how to change the laws around for this new tech.
Tesla sold around 100,000 cars in 2019. Ford and GM, in America alone, both sold over 2.3 million. Why is Tesla's market cap larger than both companies combined?!
Thorium could be used as a nuclear power our entire world for 33,000 years with no chance of nuclear disaster... but there's a catch! Nobody has ever used it before....
As the world moves to a future of greener energy, lithium prices could become as important as oil prices are today.
The oceans cover 70% of the Earth, but account for only 2% of the food we eat... Somehow, we are still managing to destroy underwater environments. Fish farming is not new, but 3D fish farming is a newer solution to lowering pollution, cheaply increasing food production, and saving the oceans.
The amount of solar energy that comes to Earth in one hour could power the world for a whole year. When will we finally be ready to make the full switch from fossil fuels? In short, nobody knows, but we can get a better idea of how long it will take.
As the human continues to grow, water, land use and pollution grow as well. Lab grown meat could play an important part in the future of food. There are at least three startup companies working to completely change the animal agriculture industry.
This is an audio recording for a lesson on Vertical Farming.
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