Futurist Paul Saffo: Think Long About Fixing Environment
Commonwealth Club - The Commonwealth Club of California
See some signs of hope in dark economic times as panelists explore some of the mind-boggling innovations that are changing our lives and can shape the future of the country. Even in the midst of economic free fall, there are signs of hope.As of January 2009, the United States has built a flying car, found ways to turn algae into fuel, synthetically reproduced organs, had face-to-face conversations with people on the other side of the planet, and built robots to do our house cleaning for us.Tune in to find out how some of the smartest people in California are trying to innovate us out of disaster.