We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell

Although the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change Don't fret the future.A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons - we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial intelligence. A 2017 survey showed that nearly four in 10 Americans think that climate change alone has a good chance of triggering humanity's extinction. But we seem largely blind to the many profound reasons for hope - and it's not entirely our fault. Continue reading...