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: Progress
08/02/2021
UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance.
07/12/2021
How to prepare for the AI productivity boom
After years of decline, productivity is poised to accelerate. The next challenge is preparing workers, and making sure benefits aren’t distributed unequally.
06/08/2021
Your World Better: Talking to Kids About Global Progress, Challenges and What They Can Do To Help
06/07/2021
Why do we need to know about progress if we are concerned about the world’s large problems?
The mission of Our World in Data
06/01/2021
Hunger has declined dramatically across America in the past year
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden can take credit
05/26/2021
Cancel Culture, Communication, and the Quest for Humanism
How is the progress of humanity threatened by our inability to appreciate it? And how is that progress threatened by our inability to communicate respectfully with one another?
05/19/2021
Steven Pinker: Things are Getting Better!
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker has shown that poverty, pollution and other challenges are on the wane and we're doing better now in every one of a host of important metrics compared with 30 years ago.
05/06/2021
Your World, Better: Global Progress And What You Can Do About It
An excerpt from the new book detailing positive trends, the problems that remain and what we can do about them.
05/06/2021
What Could Go Right? The Fossil Fuel Era Is Over
File this under a "cautious case for climate optimism": a new report from Carbon Tracker declares the age of fossil fuels over.
04/29/2021
What Could Go Right? The Eradication of Malaria
Could we be on the cusp of eradicating malaria worldwide? A new, highly efficacious vaccine might be what we've been waiting for.
10/16/2020
What’s all this about progress?
An introduction and resource guide to the positive story of human existence
03/25/2021