MIT launches “Campaign for a Better World” to raise $5 billion/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/mit-launches-campaign-for-a-better-world-to-raise-5-billionMIT wants to use the money to address issue like clean energy, food, and aiding illnesses (Photo via MIT ) MIT is known around the world as one of the top universities in America. Thanks to their field of research, they&#39;re always on the cusp ...en-USTelligent Community 12RE: MIT launches “Campaign for a Better World” to raise $5 billionhttps://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/mit-launches-campaign-for-a-better-world-to-raise-5-billionFri, 27 May 2016 16:53:07 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a414d002-ca5e-4034-828b-5381fd2cf56fclem570<p>This one I just heard about recently: </p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p><span>There are even plans to </span><a class="" href="http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/21/crispr-single-dna-letter-editing/">manipulate genes </a><span>using CRISPR-Cas9.</span></p></blockquote><p>Maybe one to watch <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-a414d002-ca5e-4034-828b-5381fd2cf56f/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]</span>!\</p><p>Clem</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1467&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: MIT launches “Campaign for a Better World” to raise $5 billionhttps://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/mit-launches-campaign-for-a-better-world-to-raise-5-billionFri, 27 May 2016 15:44:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a414d002-ca5e-4034-828b-5381fd2cf56fInstructorman0<p>If MIT can articulate a universally agreed definition of what a better world is, I&#39;m confident they will find the people and resources to make progress toward that definition.</p><p>A big problem exists when some people see a better world looking like X and others see it looking like Y, where X does not equal Y.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There isn&#39;t a lot of positive evidence that humans have figured out how to be good planet managers.&nbsp; But, I applaud the ambition shown by MIT in addressing the challenge.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1467&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">