๐Ÿ“… Monthly summary

Mathias Sundin 8 min read

๐Ÿ’ก Fact-based optimistic news from September

๐Ÿ’Š Overdoses from opioids are finally beginning to decrease in the US. ๐Ÿ“‰ Large decrease in domestic violence. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš€ First private spacewalk conducted. ๐Ÿ”‹ Solar energy and battery storage set to double in the US this year. ๐Ÿฆพ AI avatars protect journalists in Venezuela.

Mathias Sundin 7 min read

๐Ÿ’ก Fact-based optimistic news from August

๐ŸŒพ Lower food prices, thanks to record harvests. โš–๏ธ Global inequality decreases. ๐ŸŒ… Wind and solar energy surpass coal power in the EU, in the US and in China. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Much lower risk of fire in electric cars. ๐Ÿฆพ AI Scientist can write science papers on its own.

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๐Ÿ’ก Fact-based optimistic news from July

๐Ÿ Insects in Sweden have not decreased. ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Crime continues to decline in major American cities. ๐Ÿ“ž Chatbots used to trick phone scammers. ๐Ÿณ AI has been used to identify a phonetic alphabet in whales

Mathias Sundin 8 min read

๐Ÿ’ก 21 fact-based optimistic news from June

๐ŸŒŽ The last ozone-depleting chemical is now decreasing. ๐Ÿš€ First crash-free test of Starship. โœˆ๏ธ Plane hijackings have decreased dramatically. ๐Ÿญ Has Chinaโ€™s CO2 emissions peaked? New stats suggest so. ๐ŸŒณ Deforestation in the Amazon reaches lowest level since 2018.

Mathias Sundin 8 min read

๐Ÿ’ก 22 fact-based optimistic news from May

๐ŸŒ We have passed "peak pollution". ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ We are close to eradicating polio. ๐Ÿง  Neuralink's first patient can control a computer with his mind. ๐Ÿš— Waymo's robotaxi has now reached 50,000 paid trips per week. ๐Ÿญ Record reduction in emissions within the EU emissions trading system.

Mathias Sundin 7 min read

๐Ÿ’ก 24 fact-based optimistic news from April

โŒ Slovakia closes its last coal-fired power plant โ€“ six years ahead of schedule. ๐Ÿข Thousands of deaths avoided in Taiwan earthquake. ๐Ÿ›ซ Successful demo flight with the first private supersonic aircraft since Concorde. ๐Ÿฆพ Chatbot convinced conspiracy theorists.

Mathias Sundin 8 min read

๐Ÿ’ก 27 fact-based optimistic news from March

๐Ÿง’๐Ÿฟ UN: Historic milestone as the number of child deaths falls below 5 million for the first time. ๐Ÿ“‰ India has eliminated extreme poverty. ๐ŸŒพ 28 years of GMO food without any harm. ๐Ÿ– Genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a human for the first time.

Mathias Sundin 6 min read

๐Ÿ’ก 23 fact-based optimistic news from February

๐Ÿ“ˆ People with Down syndrome live more than twice as long today. ๐ŸŒš A private company successfully lands on the moon for the first time. ๐Ÿ”ซ Sharp decline in U.S. murders during 2023. ๐ŸฆŸ Cape Verde reaches milestone โ€“ free from malaria

Mathias Sundin 7 min read

๐Ÿ’ก 25 fact-based optimistic news from January

๐Ÿ“‰ Fewer died in wars in 2023 compared to 2022. โšก Renewable energy increased globally by 50%. ๐Ÿ“‰ Lowest number of journalists killed in 20 years. ๐Ÿ”‹ An electric car became the world's best-selling car. ๐Ÿฅฉ World's first regulatory approval for cultured beef.