Why the World Is (Still) Better Than You Think—New Evidence For Abundance

Update

Polio to be eradicated this year!

Environment

the global annual death rate from natural disasters has plummeted over the past centuryFaster, cheaper, easier, and more accurate tracking of animals via dronesFighting deforestation via drones and machine learning

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The Billion Oyster Project

Energy

more people around the world have access to electricity than ever, and the absolute number of those without access to electricity is dropping (despite population growth).India has gone from 45 percent access to electricity in 1990 to nearly 80 percent in 2014Afghanistan [went] from 0.16 percent of the population in 2000 to 89.5 percent of the population in 2014.

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Basic Power

Alternative Energy and the Future

Food

Globally, 18.6 percent of the population was undernourished in 1991; by 2015, it dropped to 10.8 percent.Human-Free FarmsFood From Electricity

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Child and teen obesity rates soar globally, WHO reports

Bonus

IBM scientists say radical new ‘in-memory’ computing architecture will speed up computers by 200 times

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