Gale Pooley

Gale Pooley, coauthor of “Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet,” explains three foundational dimensions that differentiate perspectives regarding trends in material abundance: the definition of human progress, how progress is measured (time versus money), and timescales (short versus long term).

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jay Richards interviews economist and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Gale Pooley about how increasing knowledge and the subsequent dropping over of time prices have ushered in an era of unprecedented abundance.