Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker

Why it was recommended

tl;dr: it's getting better. We're living longer, homicides are down, fewer wars and autocracies, etc..

Recommendationblippage · Original2021-07

What it covers

Steven Pinker's TED talk presents data on homicide, war, poverty and pollution to argue that the world has improved over the past decades. He frames progress as. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

TED

Length

18 min 33 sec

Year

2018

More in this topic

• We Were Taught to Call Death a Blessing
• Preventing the Collapse of Civilization / Jonathan Blow (Thekla, Inc)
• Jonathan Blow - Preventing the Collapse of Civilization (English only)
• Blockchains Are a Bad Idea (James Mickens)
• The LED Traffic Light and the Danger of "But Sometimes!"
• Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."