Comments on: Nanotechnology: alleviate poverty or reduce inequality? http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289 examining transformative technology Fri, 03 May 2013 19:22:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Reason http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289#comment-27427 Reason Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:53:19 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289#comment-27427 I would be wary of seeking or touting technological solutions to political or socioeconomic problems. Poverty exists now in portions of the world for well-understood (and equally well ignored) reasons; nanomanufacturing will not change the underlying human and economic reasons for that poverty. A gentle introduction on this topic from Ronald Bailey can be found here: http://www.reason.com/rb/rb091802.shtml I would be wary of seeking or touting technological solutions to political or socioeconomic problems. Poverty exists now in portions of the world for well-understood (and equally well ignored) reasons; nanomanufacturing will not change the underlying human and economic reasons for that poverty. A gentle introduction on this topic from Ronald Bailey can be found here:

http://www.reason.com/rb/rb091802.shtml

]]> By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289#comment-27099 Christine Peterson Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:51:25 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289#comment-27099 Hi Ben -- I think the (1) in your comment is a typo; I think you mean (2). --Christine Hi Ben — I think the (1) in your comment is a typo; I think you mean (2). –Christine

]]> By: ben http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289#comment-27047 ben Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:48:38 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2289#comment-27047 I would go so far as to say (1) is undesirable. We should always want someone at the leading edge of science and technology research and development. In this context, "bridging the gap" is a net loss to humanity unless it can be achieved in such a way that the rich countries on the leading edge don't lose anything and aren't hindered in further development. I would go so far as to say (1) is undesirable. We should always want someone at the leading edge of science and technology research and development. In this context, “bridging the gap” is a net loss to humanity unless it can be achieved in such a way that the rich countries on the leading edge don’t lose anything and aren’t hindered in further development.

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