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Today, Ramez Naam returns 5 years after his original appearance on the podcast. In 2003, he wrote More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement . Naam is also the author of three science fiction books: Crux , Apex , and Nexus . In addition, has also written The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet . He also has an eponymous Substack , Ramez Naam . First, Razib and Naam discuss how technological change is turning once-futuristic possibilities into everyday realities, beginning with the falling costs of solar power, batteries, and electric vehicles. Naam argues that economics increasingly drives adoption, with Texas illustrating how competitive markets…