📈 Human Progress
In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.
🍟 France’s ban on single-use restaurant tableware is a fast-food “revolution”
On January first, many different fast-food chains in France, like McDonald’s, pioneered new waste-reduction laws that bans single-use restaurant tableware.
🐬 Unsustainable fishing will be banned in the Irrawaddy Dolphin's Sanctuary
One of Asia’s most threatened dolphin species exists in the Mahakam river and now Indonesia’s fisheries ministry, together with a non-profit organization, is working on plans to prohibit fishing gear that can be dangerous to the endangered species.
👶 Parental leave can protect parents against mental illness
Generous parental leave gives parents protection against depression, burnout, and anxiety.
🦆 Environmental protection for half the price
Allowing some fields to grow back and putting more resources into increasing yields on remaining cropland gives the most biodiversity for the money.
💡 Optimist's Edge: Why we should make the future come sooner
Do you think fast progress is dangerous? Use the seat belt test. What if the seat belt had been invented ten years earlier? If progress in vehicle safety had been faster, thousands of lives would have been saved.
🌺 Tropical forests ravaged by logging can still have thriving ecosystems
A new study shows that logged forests in Borneo have more abundant birds and mammals than pristine forests. This shows that conservationists should still try to protect these lands and habitats.
👨👩👧 This is why the world is getting better and better
The story of Polish prisoner of war and a Norweigan farmer shows why the world is getting better.
💸 Wishing Well gives money to the poor
The money that tourists throw into the Trevi Fountain goes to help the poor in Rome.
🦎 Pink iguana babies spotted for the first time ever
For the first time ever, pink iguana hatchlings and babies have been spotted on the Galápagos islands. This brings so much hope to scientists.