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Steven Pinker Argues the World Is Getting Better Using Data

TED · Talk · YouTube title: Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker
Why it's here

Cited as a data-backed counter to doom and pessimism about the state of the world.

What it covers

Steven Pinker's TED talk presents data on homicide, war, poverty and pollution to argue that the world has improved over the past decades. He frames progress as problem-solving, not inevitability.