Optimistic, Good Trends in Society, History

In our long history, how likely was it that our ancestors died as children? Historical studies suggest that around one-quarter of infants died in t... (2021)

By Bill Gates | January 4, 2018 Reading the news today does not exactly leave you feeling optimistic. Hurricanes in the Americas. Horrific mass... (2018)

Bill Gates reviews “Enlightenment Now” by author Steven Pinker. "I’m all for more reason, science, and humanism, but what I found most interest... (2018)

Why it's worth trying to make the world more optimistic Optimism is more useful than pessimism. But pessimism is more pervasive than it has a ri... (2022)