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Visions of an AI-controlled economy ignore the essential role of property, prices, and profit in generating information.

Visions of an AI-controlled economy ignore the essential role of property, prices, and profit in generating information.

225,902 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Climate science is now moving away from the most extreme scenarios. The Honest Broker explains why on our podcast: "Our expectation for future emissions has come down dramatically, largely because there was an assumption everything was going to go towards coal... Another big factor—and it’s one that really hasn’t made its way into climate projections yet—are changing outlooks on global population. The leading climate scenarios still have 12, 13 billion people on the planet in 2100 and still growing. And demographers are now seriously talking about a global population peak soon after mid-century."

Climate science is now moving away from the most extreme scenarios. The Honest Broker explains why on our podcast: "Our expectation for future emissions has come down dramatically, largely because there was an assumption everything was going to go towards coal... Another big factor—and it’s one that really hasn’t made its way into climate projections yet—are changing outlooks on global population. The leading climate scenarios still have 12, 13 billion people on the planet in 2100 and still growing. And demographers are now seriously talking about a global population peak soon after mid-century."

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In 1968, Paul Ehrlich predicted that unchecked population growth would cause mass starvation. Instead, the global death rate fell by over a third, and famines disappeared outside of war zones. How did he get it so wrong? In short, he ignored humanity's ability to innovate.

In 1968, Paul Ehrlich predicted that unchecked population growth would cause mass starvation. Instead, the global death rate fell by over a third, and famines disappeared outside of war zones. How did he get it so wrong? In short, he ignored humanity's ability to innovate.

79,097 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Between 1900 and 2018, the amount of time a U.S. blue-collar worker had to work to buy a pound of pork fell 98%. 🐷 🍚 The time price of rice fell 97% ☕️ The time price of coffee fell 94% Learn more:

Between 1900 and 2018, the amount of time a U.S. blue-collar worker had to work to buy a pound of pork fell 98%. 🐷 🍚 The time price of rice fell 97% ☕️ The time price of coffee fell 94% Learn more:

163,203 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

The global suicide rate has fallen by nearly 40% since the 1990s. Steven Pinker explains: "a lot of that is due to urbanization." "When a woman is put into an arranged marriage, leaves her village, ... is dominated by her mother-in-law, has no friends, no way of escaping, that leads to a lot of suicides."

The global suicide rate has fallen by nearly 40% since the 1990s. Steven Pinker explains: "a lot of that is due to urbanization." "When a woman is put into an arranged marriage, leaves her village, ... is dominated by her mother-in-law, has no friends, no way of escaping, that leads to a lot of suicides."

25,328 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Without McLean's shipping containers, global trade would be far below the level that it is today, and nearly everyone would be poorer.

Without McLean's shipping containers, global trade would be far below the level that it is today, and nearly everyone would be poorer.

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Is there truly a "crisis of meaning?" Steven Pinker discusses on our podcast.

Is there truly a "crisis of meaning?" Steven Pinker discusses on our podcast.

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"The number of people living in extreme poverty globally went down from 90% to 10% over the last 75 years. Extreme poverty has halved in just the past twenty years alone." — Chelsea Olivia Follett at the Chautauqua Institution Watch the full speech:

"The number of people living in extreme poverty globally went down from 90% to 10% over the last 75 years. Extreme poverty has halved in just the past twenty years alone." — Chelsea Olivia Follett at the Chautauqua Institution Watch the full speech:

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