As a backdrop, I was asked to give a summary overview presentation of a weekend conference on depletion. Many in audience were my friends/colleagues so there were quite a few inside jokes. I was also trying to squeeze a heck of alot into 60 minutes. There are several errata after a first listen:

1. Earth is 4.5 billion years old (sounded like I said trillion)
2. Brains began in simple organisms, I said 'single cell'..
3. 50% of children are expected to be obese by 2020 at current trend, (not 50% are obese now)
4. Avg height difference between men and women in human cultures is range of 4-7 inches, not 7 inches.
5. Wages rose for 15 decades (not 15 centuries...though that too is possible but data is only for certain countries)

The general thrust of lateral thinking...integration of various disciplines - is what I was aiming at. Out of all topics I discussed, I am only an 'expert' on finance (which means I'm an expert on none...;-)

Hope you enjoyed/learned something. I was happy, given my extreme lack of sleep, that I fit it all into 1 hour. There are no easy answers to these issues - it is my hope that others in business/government/academia can bring these concepts closer together...