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💡 Optimist's Edge: The centaur's edge (how amateurs beat experts)
💡 Optimist's Edge: By becoming really good at using AI tools, amateurs can perform better than experts.
📖 Will MacAskill: Think long term - act now
We spoke to the world-renowned philosopher about what the future deserves, why the future is likely to be good - and how you can impact it.
📚 Optimistic feelgood books for the summer
Book recommendations for the beach, hammock, or deck chair.
📰 The fear-mongering news media... invited me
Warp News was invited to talk about optimistic news for the newsroom at Expressen.
🧠 Why are people so pessimistic about the future? Part 3 - our own brains
Our brains are on high alert when it comes to perceived danger. That was great thousands of years ago, but today the world is much less dangerous, and now our instinct makes us pessimistic.
📺 Why are people so pessimistic about the future? Part 2 - the news media
Good journalism is one of the most important things we have in society. But news media is unbalanced and report much more negative news than positive, which gives us a distorted and pessimistic view of the world.
🙈 Why are people so pessimistic about the future? Part I - wrong about the facts
A majority of people in the richest countries are pessimistic about the future. One reason is that they know less about humanity's progress than chimpanzees.
🤝🏽 Interconnection: a key for the 21st century challenges
How the world is increasingly interconnected and why the best results can be obtained when working not only for yourself but for the whole planet.
📰 Does the Washington Post really drive away the darkness?
The news media says they impact our worldview and the decisions we make. That is true. But the worldview they present is too negative. What does that say about the worldview we get and the decisions we make?