Is the world getting better or worse?
This week in the What Could Go Right? newsletter we're looking at this question using Social Progress Imperative's Social Progress Index, which measures 52 different quality of life indicators in 170 countries, between 1990-2020.
This week on the What Could Go Right? podcast, hosts TPN founder Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas tackle the big questions like, "What's the nature of the universe?" and "What is life?" with astrobiologist Professor Sara Walker.
What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and
An AI model took all of an hour and a half to figure out a list of 6,680 compounds that might fight the superbug, Acinetobacter baumannii.
Researchers then tested 240 in the lab, and found nine potential antibiotics.
One was incredibly successful!
"Looking deep into human history, we can see that we have been steadily—albeit at times haltingly—expanding the moral sphere to include more members of our species as legitimate participants in the moral community," writes
Michael Shermer.
Is the current state of American politics worse than ever before?
This week, hosts TPN founder Zachary Karabell and TPN exec. director Emma Varvaloucas sat down with CNN's senior political analyst John Avlon to discuss how our past can inform our present.
What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and
2018 - Women are allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.
2023 - Rayyanah Barnawi becomes the first female Saudi Arabian astronaut on the ISS.
We look forward to seeing what the next five years bring!
80% of new cars sold in Norway last year were battery-powered, up from 65% in 2021 and 3% a decade ago. Which makes sense because in 2025, they are ending the sale of cars with internal combustion engines.🇳🇴🚗
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/business/energy-environment/norway-electric-vehicles.html
The royal turtle was once thought to be extinct in Cambodia, but was rediscovered in 2000, and is now making a comeback with a new breeding program!
This year, 122 of these critically endangered turtles were successfully hatched.🐢
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-turtles-verge-comeback-official
This week in the What Could Go Right? newsletter we're talking about the rapid rise of the electric vehicle!
From 2012 to 2017, EV sales went from 100,000 to one million.
From 2017 to 2023, EV sales went from one million to more than ten million!
https://theprogressnetwork.org/electric-vehicle-sales-growth/
This week on the What Could Go Right? podcast, hosts TPN founder Zachary Karabell and TPN exec. director Emma Varvaloucas spoke with journalist Tim Mak about reporting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s spring counteroffensive, and what he has learned about resilience.
What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and
