99 reasons why 2016 was a good year
by Angus Hervey at Tech_Crunch You’re probably reading that and thinking, “You can’t be serious!?” I mean come on. 2016 feels like a half-watched Game of Thrones episode. You pop out to get s0me...
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Colombia’s Milestone in World Peace
By STEVEN PINKER and JUAN MANUEL SANTOS The peace treaty announced this week between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, marks more than the end of one...
Actually, if you look at the bigger picture, there is a lot to be happy about right now
from TreeHugger.com It is the time of year we think of Tiny Tim, the poor child looking through the window at the things he can never have, doomed to die young due to the...
“We are laid asleep in body, and become a living soul” – William Wordsworth
By Craig Pearson, Ph.D. ON A FRESH MORNING IN EARLY JULY, a 28-year-old man sets out on foot from his home on the southwest coast of England. A writer, he loves walking, traversing the...
11 Reasons Why 2015 Was a Great Year For Humanity
Angus Hervey, political economist, science communicator @future_crunch | community manager for @rhokaustralia | PhD from London School of Economics Dec 15, 2015 We are living through the most astonishing period of human progress in...
The Best News You Don’t Know
Nicholas Kristof SEPT. 22, 2016 The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and poverty, with more children than ever perishing from hunger, disease and violence....
And now for the good news: why the media are taking a positive outlook
Increasing numbers of news providers are realising that in this grisly world, readers want to feel a sense of hope. Political tumult, crime, terrorist attacks, poverty, tragedy: news always has a habit of erring...
26 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better
by Dylan Matthews on Vox.com March 20, 2015 The press — and humans in general — have a strong negativity bias. Bad economic news gets more coverage than good news. Negative experiences affect people more,...
Maharishi on Yagya
Global Press Conference, 23.10.2002 MAHARISHI: …The yagya is a preventative program, so that any mistake done by us, can be undone by us. There are prescriptions, do this, do this. Yagya is a complete...
