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I think we're all in this room, probably, because we know that, in fact, Africa is the only region in the world where hunger and malnutrition are projected to go up over the next 10 years, where the food import bill is now double what it was 20 years ago, where food production per capita has stagnated, and where fertilizer use has declined rather than increased.

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Some of the best engineers would rather quit than be micromanaged, especially when the job market is hot, and it’s so easy to switch jobs.

And since I'm realistic, rather than grandiose, I don't claim that the ability to control the function of the nervous system will at once unravel all its mysteries.

Sticking wires into the brain is obviously rather crude.

We can now actually interfere with their psychology in rather profound ways, as I'll show you in my last example, which is directed at a familiar question.

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