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“Random violence makes the news precisely because it is so rare, routine kindness does not make the news precisely because it is so commonplace.” - Matt Ridley

If fusion makes energy “too cheap to meter,” we could make as much fresh water as we fancied, through desalination, to water the deserts. We could grow food indoors to release the countryside for nature. Africa could become as wealthy as America.

If fusion makes energy “too cheap to meter,” we could make as much fresh water as we fancied, through desalination, to water the deserts. We could grow food indoors to release the countryside for nature. Africa could become as wealthy as America.

In 1916, no matter how rich you were, you wouldn't be able to enjoy air conditioning, TV, smart phones, the Internet, timely transportation, contact lenses, international food, antibiotics, effective dental care, a high likelihood of surviving infancy...https://buff.ly/2JiBDt5

“Random violence makes the news precisely because it is so rare, routine kindness does not make the news precisely because it is so commonplace.” - Matt Ridley

Adam Smith is often considered the father of economics. However, Xenophon’s writing predates Smith by more than 2,000 years. In fact, lecture notes from Smith show he may have borrowed from Xenophon.

Three out of four Americans (incorrectly) think that the poor are getting poorer. Why?

People in areas that have seen dramatic reductions in poverty are most likely to know world poverty has declined. But even in China, where hundreds of millions escaped destitution, half the population is ignorant of the broader decline in world poverty. https://buff.ly/2q4dvl9

A realistic picture of the human condition should compare the imperfect present with a much more imperfect past (rather than with an imagined utopia in the future) and acknowledge the progress that humanity has already made. https://buff.ly/2GPYT3j

A realistic picture of the human condition should compare the imperfect present with a much more imperfect past (rather than with an imagined utopia in the future) and acknowledge the progress that humanity has already made. https://buff.ly/2GPYT3j