# It's Only When We Add Knowledge to Atoms That They Become Resources by Gale L. Pooley > "It’s only when we add knowledge to atoms that they become resources." > **— Gale L. Pooley**, *Gasoline Abundance Increases with Population Growth* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2025):** [Gasoline Abundance Increases with Population Growth](https://humanprogress.org/gasoline-abundance-increases-with-population-growth/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "It’s only when we add knowledge to atoms that they become resources." — Gale L. Pooley, Gasoline Abundance Increases with Population Growth, 2025 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gale-pooley-knowledge-makes-resources ```