📈 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.
🌎 Optimism today?
Sometimes, staying optimistic can be hard. Especially on days like today. There's a global pandemic affecting nearly the entire world, economies are free falling, and there is a looming sense of fear when you go out and about for the day. Turning on the news only fuels that
⚖️ The world's women are getting better protection from the laws of their countries
There are still great differences between the countries of the world in terms of women's rights and opportunities, but in the last 50 years equality has increased in all regions.
₿ India’s Supreme Court lifts banking ban on crypto exchanges
The Supreme Court of India has ruled against a decision imposed by the country's central bank nearly two years ago that stifled crypto trading in Asia's third-largest economy.
✍️ Global literacy at record high level
In 1820 only 12% of the people in the world could read and write, today the share has reversed and almost 90 percent are literate.
🎉 Dr. Mouna is the Warp Institute Fact-Based Optimist of the Year for 2019
Winner of the Fact-Based Optimist of the Year in 2019 - Dr Mouna Esmaeilzadeh! We asked you in the Warp Community to nominate people for the Warp Award in the category of fact-based optimist of the year. Our team of volunteers and members of our WIP [https://warpinstitute.se/wip]
🎓 Sustainability education added to the national curriculum in Italy
Public schools will require children in every grade to study sustainability, putting Italy at the forefront of environmental education.
📰 Warp News – the news agency that gives you a balanced view of the world
“If it bleeds it leads” is a truism, a matter of fact for anyone who works with or follows the news reporting in the media. A truism we intend to change. Shouldn't the media report reality? Of course they should, but now there is a big overweight of
📉 Severe reduction of deaths due to natural disasters
The number of people dying due to natural disasters and epidemics has fallen sharply in the last 100 years.
👍 Facebook generates €208 billion economic value and 3.1 million jobs in Europe
Copenhagen Economics has done an extensive survey of European companies on how they use Facebook and what kind of economic activity that creates.