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The Technology to Save the World Is Finished, But Nobody's Allowed to Use It!
I just finished a fast-moving book called "Deep Future" by Pablos Holman.
If you want your mind opened to what’s already here, but not yet funded, scaled, or regulated, read this short book.
Holman’s tone is raw, and his call to action is clear: stop wasting hours on
Game of Thrones reruns and use that time to work on problems that actually matter.
Not a reader? Check out his podcast with Tim Ferriss: One of the Scariest Hackers I’ve Ever Met. (In Link Below)
Here’s a taste of the tech he talks about:
Borehole nuclear reactors. Toyota-sized reactors drilled a mile down, using gravity and rock for cooling and containment.
Self-healing cement. Same strength, but without belching CO₂. We learn the method from the Romans!
Self-sailing cargo ships. Fleets of smaller, autonomous vessels powered by wind and batteries instead of bunker fuel.
Space-based solar. Satellites that beam energy back to Earth.
Laser mosquito zappers. They can tell the species by wingbeat frequency and shoot only the dangerous females carrying malaria.
The Salter Sink. Giant ocean tubes driven by waves, pumping hot water down to cool the surface and blunt hurricanes.
And the wild part? Most of this tech already exists. The real barrier isn’t science; it’s that we don’t yet have the funding, systems, or regulatory courage to scale them.