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
02/20/2021
Our Common Humanity
02/19/2021
Hitting the pandemic wall? 10 ways to cope as the Covid crisis continues
The lack of a definitive end to the pandemic is dragging people down like never before. We bring together tips for staying afloat.
02/14/2021
Internet doomsayer debunked!
...or at least challenged.
02/11/2021
Open: The Story of Human Progress
Progress is inevitably related to the number of people who are connected and have a certain freedom to innovate and imitate.
02/06/2021
Noreena Hertz’s Quest to Reconnect Us
Three is the non-loneliest number, especially when talking with Noreena Hertz about the loneliness epidemic, populist politics and robotic companions.
01/22/2021
Looking for Positivity: A Special Program w/ the Progress Network
We live in a time marked by pessimism. Battered daily by negative headlines and facing a post-COVID world whose problems seem manifold and everlasting, it’s easy to assume we are heading for disaster. But what if it’s not true?
01/28/2021
Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers
Public health workers in Josephine County, Ore., said they had walked from car to car, giving shots to drivers with vaccine doses that would expire in six hours.
Can We Build a More Rational World?
In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Steven Pinker sit down to discuss why we need to look to "nature" as well as "nurture" to understand the human condition, how to build institutions untainted by human biases, and whether human beings are inherently irrational.
01/20/2021
Reasons to Hope in 2021
Amid the horrors of 2020, we saw the world awaken to the power of new technology and radical ideas, from mRNA and BLM to satellite internet and sustainable fashion.
01/11/2021
British society is more united than we are led to believe, finds study
The culture wars do not resonate with most Britons, according to a report, which says that despite Brexit the country is actually united on many fronts – especially climate change
01/07/2021
The good news hidden within one of America’s darkest weeks
This is surely one of the darkest weeks in the country’s history. But there is good news hidden within it — or at least the chance for a renewal of America’s promise.
01/05/2021