Technology saving the world

The idea of having a university which focuses on the way technology can be used to solve the big problems makes complete sense to me. While a little ranty, David Warlick makes a good argument that as technology is changing expotentionally, we will not even recognize what it will be in a few years time. The problems the university so humbly says they are going to solve include poverty, famine, global warming, the energy crisis, and disease. I am curious as to exactly how the univesity believes they will accomplish their lofty goals, but I am certain that technology is the key to fixing these issues. However, I am just glad that I have not put such enormous pressure on myself.