He Only Saved a Billion People

Dude, look in the mirror.Read Newsweek.Read Newsweek blog comments.
Then ask, "How superficial has our culture become?

Ask again.

Often it is only one man, who accomplishes more than a thousand, because he saw a better way to to do something that nobody thought could be done, and in the process helped not only himself, but all humanity as well. Bravo Zulu Mr. Borlaugs, Bravo Zulu!