Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Optimism
09/15/2022
5 Reasons Americans May Be Getting Along Better Than You Think
Americans don’t seem to agree on much these days – we’re deeply divided around a range of political issues from abortion to gun control.
09/21/2022
Imagining a better future is easy if you try. But you have to try.
Even the Smithsonian's dreary 'Futures' exhibit, in the end, made visitors more optimistic about tomorrow.
08/10/2022
The Case for Shorttermism
Concern for generations unborn is laudable and right, but is it really a pre-requisite for saving the world?
07/30/2022
What an Overly Pessimistic View of America Gets Wrong
Yascha Mounk and Eboo Patel discuss how religious differences strengthen America’s civic fabric.
07/29/2022
Overcoming American Cynicism
One thing I know is focusing only on the negative helps perpetuate a victimhood mentality that is helpful to no one, most notably to those who are actually victims of injustice.
03/31/2022
Real Ways to Predict the Future
Do you wish you could predict the future? Not in a street-corner psychic kind of way, but in a more personal, meaningful way — to know what’s coming, and to know what decisions you should make?
03/15/2022
The Future is Vast: Longtermism’s perspective on humanity’s past, present, and future
If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.
03/12/2022
America the generous: U.S. leads globe in giving
America was the world's most generous country this past decade, according to the Charities Aid Foundation's World Giving Index, which surveyed 1.3 million people in 125 countries.
02/18/2022
How to find hope in the face of the climate crisis
Amidst frightening data and frustratingly slow political action, DW asked people working in climate activism, research and science what gives them grounds for optimism.
02/07/2022
Arthur Brooks on Finding Purpose as We Age
Arthur Books talks about embracing professional transitions, fluid vs. crystallized intelligence, and finding an alternative to the "work till you die" mindset.
01/27/2022
Opinion: Let’s make the future what it used to be
We’re still waiting for flying cars, but we could be on the verge of the most expansive era of innovation in human history.
12/17/2021