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Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Jessica Eise, Assistant Professor of Social and Environmental Challenges, The University of Texas at San Antonio
imageMusk hasn't clearly landed on a philanthropic mission yet.picture alliance/Getty Images

Elon Musk hinted on Oct. 31, 2021, perhaps jokingly, that he might be willing to donate US$6 billion of his fortune to pay for hunger relief. But there was a catch: The United Nations would have to prove that it can solve world hunger “right now.”...

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