Name: The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World
Author: Charles C. Mann

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They mentioned Mann's upcoming January release, describing it as an exploration of whether humanity can sustain ten billion people and the clash between technooptimists and restraint advocates.

He has a book coming out this January, and it's called The Wizard and the Prophet.

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They mentioned Mann's upcoming January release, describing it as an exploration of whether humanity can sustain ten billion people and the clash between technooptimists and restraint advocates.

He has a book coming out this January, and it's called The Wizard and the Prophet.

He was telling me about the book he has coming out, The Wizard and the Prophet, and it's basically about him trying to find out how we can possibly, or even if it is possible, sustain 10billion people on planet Earth.

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It explored two contrasting approaches to environmentalism, one focused on technological solutions (the 'Wizard') and the other emphasizing conservation and restraint (the 'Prophet'). It was discussed as a book that contrasts two different worldviews.

At one point I was going to call the book Toblerone for 10 billion. That was vetoed by my editor for some reason.

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At one point I was going to call the book Toblerone for 10 billion. That was vetoed by my editor for some reason.

His current interest is the modern environmental movement.

The Prophet sounds the alarm and wants us all to cut back.

The Wizard urges us to charge forward, confident that technology will solve our problems.

Its subtitle is Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World.

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The book presents two contrasting approaches to solving environmental problems: the 'wizard' who believes technology is the answer and the 'prophet' who favors restoring nature.

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It was described as a book that highlights two contrasting approaches to environmental issues: restoration of nature and leveraging technology, and was used to compare viewpoints on food.

The Prophet sees environmental destruction as a problem best addressed by restoring nature to its natural state. The Wizard, meanwhile, believes that technology can address environmental dangers.

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It explored two contrasting approaches to environmental challenges: one urging conservation and restraint, the other emphasizing technological innovation, and was discussed as a representation of a debate that had spanned decades.

The Prophet sounds the alarm and wants us all to cut back. The Wizard urges us to charge forward, confident that technology will solve our problems.

The Prophet encourages a return to nature. We need to replant and save rainforests. The Wizard finds the Prophet's suggestions naive.

Its subtitle is Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World.

So you called your book The Wizard and the Prophet, not The Wizard versus The Prophet.

But in some ways it is asking us as readers to judge the two men and the movements that they helped create against each other.

The Wizard and the Prophet Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World