Bill Joy 
Biography
Scientist, Venture Capitalist from United States
As Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Sun Microsystems, Bill Joy pioneered the design of the computer chips and software integral to today’s internet.
Since 2005, his primary focus has been on investment in green technologies as a partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers.
He is widely known for having written the essay “Why the future doesn’t need us” (2000), where he expresses deep concerns over the development of modern technologies.
Videos
Bill Joy
How can we ensure that technological advances are good for us?
Bill Joy is fundamentally optimistic about technology and the benefits it will continue to bring to humanity. He highlights the success in decoding the human genome, and points…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Bill Joy
How do we make industry more sustainable?
Bill Joy believes that the necessary steps for industry are first to reduce the quantity of materials used in the manufacturing process, then to reuse and recycle them where at…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Bill Joy
What are the possible risks and benefits with genetic modification?
Bill Joy discusses the ethics of genetic engineering, pointing out that we have been genetically modifying the natural world through breeding techniques for centuries. Science can…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Bill Joy
What are the risks and potentials of genetic science and nanotechnology?
Bill Joy discusses the ethical implications of developments in the fields of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics. The potential for creating harmful pathogens is a particular…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Bill Joy
What is potential for investing in clean technologies?
Bill Joy talks about his involvement with a venture capital group focused on investment in clean technology solutions. Unusually the firm also works as an influential pressure group…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Bill Joy
Is the cost of fighting climate change too expensive?
Speaking as an investor, Bill Joy believes that it is entirely possible to limit carbon emissions by means of financial incentives. The key is to pay people not to emit. For industry,…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Bill Joy
Should we stop traveling to fight global warming?
Bill Joy discusses how the overall reduction of carbon emissions might be reconciled with the human need to travel. He stresses that air travel is important and necessary purely…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
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