📈 Human Progress
In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.
👩🔬 US destroys its last chemical weapons
All signatories of the Chemical Weapons Convention have now destroyed their stockpiles.
🌏 Global inequality is actually decreasing
Despite frequent claims of rising inequality, global inequality is actually decreasing. Around the end of the Cold War, global inequality reached its zenith with a Gini index score of 69.4 in 1988. By 2018, this figure had fallen to 60.1, a level last seen at the end of the 19th century.
👪 Fewer Swedish children experience separation (did the pandemic lead to fewer divorces?)
2021 and 2022 represented a break in the trend, with fewer children experiencing their parents' separation.
🛢️ Significant drop in tanker oil spills
The number of oil spills from tankers has seen a significant decrease. Also the quantity of oil spilled has decreased dramatically.
🌍 Successful trials of new meningitis vaccine in Africa
The vaccine has the potential to save up to 250,000 lives annually. NmCV-5, unlike current alternatives, provides protection against five main meningococcal strains, including the dangerous emerging X strain.
👮 U.S. murder rate sees a remarkable drop
The first five months of 2023 have seen a sharp decline in murder rate, in more than 90 cities across America.
🧭 New study: Morality not in decline
Most people believe morality is on the decline. But data shows no change in everyday morality over several decades. It might even be the opposite.
🐒 Monkeypox no longer a global health scare
Almost 90 percent fewer cases were recorded in the last three months compared to the previous three-month period.
📊 Facts change people's beliefs about terrorism - that is a fact
Americans' overinflated fear of terrorism has long driven policy responses that may not align with the actual risks. A recent study offers hope that this can change.