A watershed event in human history occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark, from May 24-28, 2004, during a meeting referred to as the Copenhagen Consensus. Bjorn Lomborg, the Swedish economist, brought together a "blue ribbon" panel, including three Nobel laureates, from around the globe to discuss the world's greatest challenges. Rather than prioritizing problems, the panel was asked to prioritize potential solutions. Specifically, the panel was asked to answer the following question: If one had $50 billion, how could this money best be spent to improve the human condition? Therefore, the panel had to consider not only how severe the problems were, but also what impact could be made with this level of expenditure. For example, virtually everyone is appalled by human trafficking, but what impact could be made to end it with this amount of investment?
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