Deep Future by Pablos Holman Creating Technology That Matters
What's it about? Deep Future (2025) argues that the tech industry has focused too narrowly on software and digital disruption while neglecting the fundamental physical industries that sustain human life: energy, manufacturing, food, and infrastructure. If we think bigger, we can enter an era of "Deep Tech," where advanced technologies will finally tackle these massive, previously ignored challenges that affect everyone on Earth. Silicon Valley has gotten really good at putting computers in our pockets and optimizing ad clicks. But while tech bros have been busy disrupting taxi companies, the really big challenges have gone untouched. Think about it: energy, water, food production and manufacturing are the foundations of human civilization. Yet in the 21st century these areas have seen marginal improvements, even as computing power has doubled every two years like clockwork. This is not for lack of scientific know-how. Breakthrough scientific discoveries have the poten...