Our Precarious Future

Here is an interesting essay on our world's future, near-term anyway. The first part lays out a lot of problems, the second part is as optimistic a take on our possibilities as I have seen. 

First Part:    http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-limits-of-the-earth-part-1-problems?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3e797b98a3-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email

Second Part   http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-limits-of-the-earth-part-2-expanding-the-limits?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3e797b98a3-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email

what do you think?