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A Case for Intelligent Optimism
Not blind, lazy optimism, but optimism built on reason and on facing the facts. The big idea behind everything on this site.
Read the case · 5 min →Topics:The evidenceThe mindThe futureEveryday practice
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The evidenceProgress in numbers
Poverty, life expectancy, literacy, child survival: how the world has changed, in charts.
3 min · Visual → 02◐
The mindWhy the news makes the world feel worse
Bad news is loud and sudden. Good news is quiet and slow. Here's why that tricks us.
5 min → 03✦
The futureIntelligent Optimism in the age of AI
Neither panic nor blind faith. What history teaches us about powerful new technology.
4 min → 04☀
Everyday practice10 habits of an intelligent optimist
A way of thinking you can practise every day, at home, at school and at work.
2 min · Cards → 05⚖
The evidenceSteven Pinker on moral progress
“Humankind's best days lie ahead.” The case from one of the world's leading thinkers.
6 min → 06★
The evidenceGood news you missed
Eight real wins the headlines skipped, each with a big number and its source.
2 min · Cards →
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