Peter Diamandis is the co-founder and chairman of  Singularity University which runs Exponential Technologies Executive and Graduate Student Programs. Singularity University is pushing the frontiers of human progress through innovation and emerging technologies, looking to greater longevity and better health. In this recent TED talk, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism: “I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down.”