Bill Gates

Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.

Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.

Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.

Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.

And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.

And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.

And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.

Yeah, so digestion is super complicated, and that's why these nutritional fads come along. And the New Yorker cartoon said, you better adopt this new nutritional fad quickly before they prove it doesn't work. What happens is that in your gut, there's a lot of bacteria they call the microbiome.

Yeah, so digestion is super complicated, and that's why these nutritional fads come along. And the New Yorker cartoon said, you better adopt this new nutritional fad quickly before they prove it doesn't work. What happens is that in your gut, there's a lot of bacteria they call the microbiome.

Yeah, so digestion is super complicated, and that's why these nutritional fads come along. And the New Yorker cartoon said, you better adopt this new nutritional fad quickly before they prove it doesn't work. What happens is that in your gut, there's a lot of bacteria they call the microbiome.

And we're just now, as you swallow this capsule and it absorbs all of those bacteria, we see what's going on. We finally understand what's going on. And so our foundation works on malnutrition. These big pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly work on overnutrition. And it turns out that we work together

And we're just now, as you swallow this capsule and it absorbs all of those bacteria, we see what's going on. We finally understand what's going on. And so our foundation works on malnutrition. These big pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly work on overnutrition. And it turns out that we work together

And we're just now, as you swallow this capsule and it absorbs all of those bacteria, we see what's going on. We finally understand what's going on. And so our foundation works on malnutrition. These big pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly work on overnutrition. And it turns out that we work together

on the research, because the same complex circuitry that allows poor kids to be malnourished, in the US we have horrible levels of childhood obesity. And so as we're learning that, new drugs like these GLP-1 obesity drugs, that as they get cheaper are going to have a profound effect, that's the type of innovation coming out. And yet, you know, we didn't understand that until very recently.

on the research, because the same complex circuitry that allows poor kids to be malnourished, in the US we have horrible levels of childhood obesity. And so as we're learning that, new drugs like these GLP-1 obesity drugs, that as they get cheaper are going to have a profound effect, that's the type of innovation coming out. And yet, you know, we didn't understand that until very recently.

on the research, because the same complex circuitry that allows poor kids to be malnourished, in the US we have horrible levels of childhood obesity. And so as we're learning that, new drugs like these GLP-1 obesity drugs, that as they get cheaper are going to have a profound effect, that's the type of innovation coming out. And yet, you know, we didn't understand that until very recently.

Almost certainly not. Oh, really? Yeah, I mean, our kids sit in front of the TV more than any other kids. So lack of activity alone explains most of this. Wow. And... You know, sadly, when your parents are obese, the likelihood that you'll be obese goes up pretty dramatically.

Almost certainly not. Oh, really? Yeah, I mean, our kids sit in front of the TV more than any other kids. So lack of activity alone explains most of this. Wow. And... You know, sadly, when your parents are obese, the likelihood that you'll be obese goes up pretty dramatically.

Almost certainly not. Oh, really? Yeah, I mean, our kids sit in front of the TV more than any other kids. So lack of activity alone explains most of this. Wow. And... You know, sadly, when your parents are obese, the likelihood that you'll be obese goes up pretty dramatically.

And so the U.S., in many respects, drug addiction, obesity, we're, you could say, as the world's richest country, all the problems of being rich are worse in the U.S. than they are anywhere else. We're also the most innovative, though. And, you know, that's why I'm... I'm not a pessimist at all. I do think— Wait, so it's just apathy? Is that what it is? No, your TV shows are too entertaining.