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π³ Rainforest wildlife returns to abandoned farmland. π New vaccine reduced Lyme disease cases by 70 percent. π Access to basic commodities has increased by more than 500 percent since 1980.
πͺ± Hookworm vaccine reduces infection. π€° Maternal mortality declining. π¦Ύ Startups that learned to use AI correctly generated 1.9 times higher revenue.
π« 327 million more children β a 30 percent increase β are in school today compared to 2000. βοΈ Solar cells reach 130 percent energy conversion β more energy out than in. π Artemis 2 astronauts flew past the moon β set new distance record.
π² Europe's forests are growing. πΊ The number of cats euthanized in American shelters has decreased by 75 percent in ten years. π AI scientist produces increasingly better papers β and an AI system can review them as well as humans.
π£ Terrorism deaths at lowest level since 2007. π§ Global child mortality has decreased by 60 percent since 1990. π 28 climate policies that work in all countries
π Americans who smoke has dropped to a historic low. π Americans have tripled their living space. π People who practice empathy with AI get better at showing compassion.
π UK emissions at lowest level since 1872. βοΈ Forced labor has nearly disappeared in the world. ποΈ Small chip in the eye restores sight to the blind.
π The Soviet Union drained the Aral Sea β now it's filling up again. π» GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic reduce risk of substance abuse and addiction. π¦Ύ Humanoid robots get AI brain and are put to work in car factories.
π€§ A nasal spray vaccine colds. β²οΈ New world record β fusion reactor held plasma stable for 22 minutes. ποΈ Kevin Kelly and Dan Pink launch podcast about best possible future scenarios.