📉 Fewer died in wars in 2023 compared to 2022
Nearly 100,000 fewer people died in wars and armed conflicts during 2023 compared to 2022
👵 Surprise! Life expectancy in the U.S. is still going up (despite what you've heard)
Contrary to widespread reports, life expectancy in the United States continues to show signs of improvement.
💡 Premium Supporter recap + fact-based optimistic news
👵 Surprise! Life expectancy in the U.S. is still going up ⛈️ AI achieves precise weather predictions on desktop computers. 🏆 Science Breakthrough of the Year: Obesity drugs. 🛰️ Starlink's space internet traffic nearly triples in 2023.
💡 52 optimistic news from 2023
One for each week throughout the year.
💡 Hopescrolling: 52 fact-based optimistic news from every week in 2023
What were the biggest news stories of the year? If you look at mainstream media, except for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, they were all disasters. But 2023 was also full of optimistic news. Not as loud, but oftentimes just as important.
💡 Warp News #214
⛈️ AI achieves precise weather predictions on desktop computers. 🏆 Science Breakthrough of the Year: Obesity drugs. 🛰️ Starlink's space internet traffic nearly triples in 2023. ♻️ Cling Systems secures vital funding to propel battery circularity.
📚 The Angry Optimist's book recommendations for Christmas
Four reading tips for Christmas. Everything from a history of the electronic era to the creator of Spaceballs.
💡 Premium Supporter recap + fact-based optimistic news
📱 Study: No impact of screen time on children's brains. 🌞 Solar power has seen a remarkable increase in capacity worldwide - and that is just the beginning. 👩💻 New studies: No negative mental health impact from internet and social media. ⚡ World's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor starts up.
💡 Musings of the Angry Optimist: Things that will end up in the pessimist archive
Give it 15 years, and the Pessimists Archive will have two new categories: Social media and screen time.