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A growing body of empirical research shows that open markets and cross-border exchange act as powerful constraints on violence, complementing or even surpassing the effects of democratic institutions.
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Historian Stephen Davies calls our new book, The Grim Old Days, the “definitive answer” to romantic misconceptions about the premodern past.
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"Follett’s book is an exercise in gratitude disguised as a catalogue of horrors." — @DanHugger summarizing the essence of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴.
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Humans dislike inequality even when a rising tide lifts all boats.
One reason is that, while wealth can grow through expanding prosperity rather than by taking from others, status is zero sum. If one person moves up in rank, everyone below moves down by definition.
And, as psychological research shows, humans are highly sensitive to status.
From @AdamOmaryPhD: humanprogress.org/why-humans…
Mauritius’s age- and sex-standardized type 2 diabetes prevalence fell from 23.3% in 2009 to 19.9% in 2021, the first decline shown using WHO-recommended oral glucose tolerance test criteria.
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As @Galepooley and I argued in Superabundance, value benchmark is new knowledge, not gold.
Last month, we demonstrated high-rate alchemy: turning mercury into real, stable gold, beating CERN’s record by a factor of 10.
Last week, we enriched isotopes in the world’s most powerful plasma centrifuge, beating the Soviet record that stood for 40 years.
Now, we’re building a fusion reactor in San Francisco to achieve record power density.
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.@cremieuxrecueil writes:
"So, how many Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck? It’s a judgment call ranging from ~7-18% depending on how you treat the threshold, non-nuclear families, and so on. But what it is not is an estimate like ‘65% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck.’"
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Poverty is not what needs to be explained - that was all of human history.
It's this unprecedented level of wealth starting in the 19th century that needs to be explained.
And it's not a zero sum game.
~CI Senior Philosopher @mboudry w/ @chellivia for @HumanProgress
Long-term success in the market depends on developing strong bonds of trust.
This practical necessity can eventually develop into a personal virtue.
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In 18th-century Britain, wealthy people sometimes rented pineapples just to display them at dinner parties.
The exotic fruit was so rare and expensive that simply possessing one was a status symbol.
Today, you can buy one at the grocery store for a few dollars.
Read more about the marvels of modern transportation: humanprogress.org/modern-tra…
In 1920, tires only lasted around 1,000 to 2,000 miles.
Today's tires last upwards of 50,000.
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Probabilistic Bias Correction improved the accuracy of a leading physics-based weather model from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts for 98% of precipitation targets and 92% of temperature targets.
humanprogress.org/ai-improve…
Waymo is on an exponential learning curve, with every mile driven adding to its knowledge base.
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Thanks to hybridization, nitrogen fertilizer, improved pest controls, and genetically enhanced crops, the global average cereal yield has tripled since 1961.
Explore the data: humanprogress.org/dataset/ce…
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Do you struggle with distraction, eat too much, and worry about distant crises?
Two thousand years ago, those were the problems of an emperor. Today, they’re the problems of ordinary people.
For most of human history, few people had those problems. Scarcity imposed its own discipline: food was limited, physical exertion unavoidable, entertainment scarce, and everyday survival demanded attention.
Now, calories are abundant, physical exertion is optional, and entertainment is endless. The challenge increasingly isn’t gaining access to things, but regulating our access to them.
From @AdamOmaryPhD: humanprogress.org/first-worl…
Public executions were once considered wholesome entertainment.
Crowds traveled from far and wide to watch, and spectators could even take home grisly souvenirs from the condemned.
Learn more about how attitudes toward violence and cruelty have changed in The Grim Old Days, our latest book.
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