📈 Now we live longer than ever
In 1950, the global average life expectancy was 45.7 years. 2019 is 72.6 years. This means that we are now living longer than ever before in the history of mankind.
💉 Corona vaccine significantly more effective than expected
Tests indicate that both Pfizer's and Moderna's corona vaccine, which is now in phase 3 studies, provides significantly more effective protection than previously estimated.
👨🚀 SpaceX creates history again - four astronauts on their way to the ISS
Last night, four astronauts were sent with a SpaceX spacecraft to the International Space Station, ISS. This is the first time NASA has sent astronauts on a full-fledged mission with a commercial player.
🌍 "The Megatrends of our Time are Sustainability and Exponential Technological Development"
We have the toolbox in place. If we can both change our behaviors and benefit from the exponential technological development, we can transition to a sustainable and bright future, says Rebecka Carlsson, Warp News Expert in sustainability and Green Tech.
🏫 Now more children than ever go to school
90 percent of all school-age children are now enrolled in a school somewhere on earth. In 1970, it was 72 percent.
💉 Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective early analysis shows
Drugmaker Pfizer reports that an early data analysis of their coronavirus vaccine shows that it is more than 90% effective. This is significantly higher than expected.
☠️ Doomscrolling - How your news feed gives you a negative worldview
Murder, war, and famine. What we doomscroll happens every day on earth. But we must understand that the news is a report of the worst that happens every given day. That is why we must balance our worldview.
✈️ In the future we travel more than ever
Our current means of transport are improving at a rapid pace. But there will also be several new ways of traveling that will make us travel more than ever in the future.
🧒🏾 Never before have so few children died on earth
Child mortality has dropped dramatically in the world in 30 years. In 1990, 9.3 percent of all children died before the age of five. In 2019, it was 3.8 percent.