Today’s Solutions: June 21, 2026

“This is the best time ever to be alive,” says Peter Diamandis, co-founder and Chairman of Singularity University—a university in California that aims to change the world through technology. Today there is a longer life expectancy, better quality of life, and less poverty than the world has ever experienced—Diamandis says that if you’re under 40 you’ll probably see the end of poverty. And what’s driving this remarkable quality of life? Technology. Listen to the Intelligent Optimist interview with Diamandis.

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