Speaking with Bill Gates is like reading multiple Wikipedia entries. Ask a question, and you typically get a slight pause before he delivers a thoughtful paragraph or three of an answer that, in the age of Twitter haikus, is refreshingly comprehensive. To get a sense of that level of discourse, here are some excerpts from USA TODAY’s recent meeting with Gates, co-founder of the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as he addressed a few
Bill Gates explains his optimism: ‘things are tending to improve’
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