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Bill Gates dances, blogs, and weighs in on future of humanity
Bill Gates' dance moves during a John Legend/The Roots concert at Sundance over the weekend are grabbing their share of headlines and tweets this morning, and no doubt it was quite the sight to see. But if you're interested in something more consequential, like the future of the world, it's worth reading Gates' second annual letter in his role as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair, issued earlier this morning.
"Although the acute financial crisis is over, the economy is still weak, and the world will spend a lot of years undoing the damage, which includes lingering unemployment and huge government deficits and debts at record levels," Gate writes in the introduction. "Despite the tough economy, I am still very optimistic about the progress we can make in the years ahead. A combination of scientific innovations and great leaders who are working on behalf of the world’s poorest people will continue to improve the human condition."
The letter goes on to address issues including global health, education, disease, agriculture, and innovation. Among other tidbits, Gates mentions that he talked with his friend, investor Warren Buffett, a co-trustee in the Gates Foundation, "more than ever this year to try to understand what was going on in the economy."
Puget Sound Business Journal's Clay Holtzman has more in this story.
The letter comes a few days after Gates started using Twitter, and launched his own blog-style site, The Gates Notes. He talks about the new site in the conclusion of the letter.
And for the record, regarding that Sundance concert, it sounds like the Microsoft chairman is an enthusiastic dancer, if not a particularly well-coordinated one. (But frankly, wouldn't it have been weirder if he hadn't been dancing along with the rest of the crowd?) Wrote Roots drummer "Questlove" in a message to Gates on Twitter: "pleasure meeting you. who knew you knew how to dance your arse off? lol."
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