Peter Diamandis

In most developed countries, the average person receives about 16 years of education. Even in developing countries, the population gets five to eight years of education.

We are living toward incredible times where the only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing.

Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space.

We're now able to 3D print in 200 different materials, from titanium to rubber, plastic, glass, ceramic, leathers, and even chocolate.

As sensors and networks continue to expand around the world, we'll see violence drop even further. After all, when there's a danger that your actions can be caught on tape and shown around the world, you're more responsible for your behavior.

At the turn of the 20th century, the disparity in literacy here in the U.S. largely came down to race. Nearly half of minorities at that time - 45 percent - were illiterate, while 94 percent of white citizens were literate.