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The International Court of Justice has suggested that nations could be held liable for historic emissions. Not only does this approach violate basic legal principles, but it is also practically unworkable and economically destructive. humanprogress.org/global-climate…
A four-year satellite analysis of more than 15,000 Antarctic ice cliffs found that collapsing cliffs retreated faster than modeled but quickly stabilized instead of continuing to erode the larger ice sheet. humanprogress.org/antarctic-ice-…
Your fridge doesn't last as long as your grandmother's, but it is far cheaper and more energy efficient. For the time it took to earn the money to buy one refrigerator in 1956, you get over 14 refrigerators today. humanprogress.org/in-praise-of-o…
Remittances are a crucial driver of progress against global poverty. And, unlike foreign aid, they don’t cost US taxpayers a dime. humanprogress.org/safeguarding-a…
The share of Indonesians living on less than $3 a day fell from 86% in 1984 to under 4% by 2025. humanprogress.org/extreme-povert…
Scarlet fever was once one of the most common causes of death for children in the United States, with case fatality rates ranging from 15–30%. Today, it's considered a mild illness. humanprogress.org/why-we-dont-wo…
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Half a century ago, economist Julian Simon called human beings “the ultimate resource.” Today, AI can produce mathematical proofs and scientific predictions at astonishing speeds. Has Simon been proven wrong? Not quite. The bottleneck to innovation still lies with us.
A blinkered focus on inequality distracts from more serious issues like slow productivity growth and can lead to regressive policies like wealth taxes, which primarily hit retirees. It's better to focus on expanding opportunity and lifting the bottom. humanprogress.org/lifting-the-bo…
Guinea’s health minister reports a 47% reduction in human rabies deaths, attributing it to vaccinating more than 290,000 dogs over three years. humanprogress.org/guineas-dog-dr…
When institutions align with human nature, they can guide self-interest into cooperation, aggression into justice, and tribalism into civic identity. When they ignore it, they risk unintended negative consequences, corruption, and collapse. From @AdamOmaryPhD: humanprogress.org/what-you-need-…
@GeorgeWill @chellivia Preorder your copy today: amazon.com/Grim-Old-Days-…
Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist @GeorgeWill calls The Grim Old Days a powerful rebuttal to romantic myths about the preindustrial past. Drawing on the historical record, @chellivia’s new book shows just how harsh life was before modern prosperity.
In 1830, buying the candles necessary for one hour of light at 1,000 lumens required around three hours of labor. Today, that's fallen to around 0.0735 seconds. humanprogress.org/light-has-burs…
Researchers confirmed a giant waterlily from the Inírida River in Guainía, Colombia, as a species new to science after collecting material for formal identification. humanprogress.org/new-giant-wate…
Green extremists often speak as though abundance is the disease, when in fact abundance is usually what makes environmental improvement possible. A poor society burns what it can find and dumps what it cannot manage. A rich society can afford scrubbers, pipelines, wastewater treatment, research labs, and better rules. humanprogress.org/earth-days-bad…
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Economic historian Joel Mokyr argues that the Industrial Revolution succeeded because practical knowledge and conceptual understanding advanced together. AI is transforming the speed at which we acquire the former, but the latter remains essential. To make the most of artificial intelligence, we will need plenty of human intelligence.
In a study of over 1,000 users of Replika, a popular AI chatbot, 30 reported without solicitation that their artificial companion saved them from suicide. From @AdamOmaryPhD: humanprogress.org/what-if-ai-cha…
Lab tests found optimized mixtures of western diamondback rattlesnake proteins completely neutralized rattlesnake venom’s lethal effects and protected against venom from multiple viper species. humanprogress.org/rattlesnake-pr…
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