Technological 'revolutions' don't really overthrow anything - they simply append a new and dynamic market to that which went before.
Nathan MyhrvoldNow, to find dinosaurs, you hike around in horrible conditions looking for a dinosaur. It sounds really dumb, but that's what it is. It's horrible conditions, because wherever you have nice weather, plants grow, and you don't get any erosion, and you don't see any dinosaurs.
Nathan MyhrvoldThe world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really good things will happen.
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