Here are five of my favorite facts from the book that show how the world is improving: Pinker covers those areas, but he also looks at more obscure topics. I tend to point to things like dramatic reductions in poverty and childhood deaths, because I think they’re such a good measure of how we’re doing as a society. I love how he’s willing to dive deep into primary data sources and pull out unexpected signs of progress.
I was already familiar with a lot of the information he shares-especially about health and energy-but he understands each subject so deeply that he’s able to articulate his case in a way that feels fresh and new. Pinker is at his best when he analyzes historic trends and uses data to put the past into context. I’m all for more reason, science, and humanism, but what I found most interesting were the 15 chapters exploring each measure of progress. In order to download an exclusive chapter from Enlightenment Now, you must be a Gates Notes Insider. Please sign up or log in to download the chapter.
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